Lahat ng Kabanata ng His Dying Luna Became His Greatest Enemy : Kabanata 71 - Kabanata 74

ARIA POV"Explain."The word came out low and deadly. The silver in my eyes hadn't faded. If anything, it burned brighter, fueled by the rage coursing through my veins.The Elder was still on his knees, trembling under the weight of my command, but that hateful smile hadn't left his face. "You already know," he spat. "You're living proof of it.""I want to hear it from you," I said. "Every detail. Why my mother? Why me?"Damon's warriors closed in tighter around us, a ring of claws and teeth waiting for a single reason to tear the Elder apart. Damon himself stood just behind my shoulder, bleeding, breathing hard, but radiating a deadly quiet that was somehow more terrifying than his earlier fury.The Elder looked around at the circle of wolves. His arrogance cracked. Just a fraction—a hairline fracture in the mask of superiority he'd worn since he walked onto this battlefield. He knew he wasn't walking out of here unless he gave us something."The White Wolf bloodline," he started, hi

ARIA POV"Help him!" I screamed. "Someone help him now!"My voice tore through the silence of the battlefield, raw and desperate. I was on my knees in the dirt beside Damon, his head cradled in my lap, his face ashen. His breathing was shallow, ragged, each exhale sounding like it was fighting its way out of a crushed chest.Marcus and Torren were there in seconds. They lifted him carefully, his limbs hanging limp, and I couldn't stop the sob that ripped out of me at the sight of him so helpless."Inside," I ordered, my voice cracking. "Take him to Whitfield. Now."I followed them, my own legs barely holding me, my mind spinning with a terror that had nothing to do with the Elder or the Council or the curse. All I could see was Damon hitting the ground. All I could hear was the sickening thud of his body giving out.We laid him on the bed, the same bed where I'd woken up cured, where Dr. Whitfield had given me the Moonvine that had saved my life.Whitfield rushed in, his face grave, h