Todos os capítulos de The Luna I Was Never Allowed To Be: Capítulo 61 - Capítulo 69

RONAN Life in Moonblade had changed while I was away but not enough for an outsider to notice away.The same guards stood at the gates, the same wolves gathered on the training grounds each morning, the same voices filled the market and the same bells marked the beginning and end of council hours.Beneath all of it, something had shifted.People knew about the summit and they knew about what triggered Elara's leaving. They knew questions had been raised about Seraphine’s actions, my brother’s death and the things that had happened after it.No one said much in front of me and they didn't even have to.I could feel the questions trailing behind me through every corridor I hated it not because I thought the pack had no right to know what was happening. They did.I just hated that something I had once considered my private family life had become something people discussed in lowered voices.The elders had also begun reviewing Seraphine’s position as Luna.Nothing had been decided yet

RONAN The folded piece of paper was still on my deskIt was just one name and nothing else. I had turned it over so many times that I had begun to wonder if I was trying to find another meaning hidden in the ink but there wasn't oneAfter everything, I had already learned it meant something different nowI wasn't starting over and I knew who Elias wasHe had served as a messenger attached to my brother's commandI had known him for years just as I had known most of the men who worked closely with us.What I didn't know was what he had been trusted to do on that particular day and that was the part that matteredI already knew his final military assignment had never been closed and I knew he had been carrying a message from the command tentI knew the other messengers assigned to that route had returned while Elias hadn'tI had spoken to soldiers, I had heard memories that didn't completely agree with the official account and now, his name had appeared among my brother's belongings.

ELARAMy brows drew together and he continued.“I can't undo what happened and also can't bring back the child you lost nor can I change what Ronan did or didn't do.”His voice softened.“But I can tell you that you weren't imagining Seraphine's intentions.”I looked down and a strange ache settled inside me, it wasn't happiness or anger but validation.I had never needed someone to tell me that my pain was real but maybe a part of me had always needed to know that I hadn't been completely alone in seeing what happened. Seraphine had always been careful, she rarely said enough for anyone to accuse her openly. She knew exactly how to make cruel words sound like concern and how to turn a simple conversation into something that stayed in my head long after she had walked away.Somehow, I had carried those words with me.Perhaps, that was why hearing Elias speak about them now affected me more than I expected.He had seen and noticed everything.I took a slow breath and forced myself to

ELARA I looked down for a moment, yesterday, Tomas had looked terrified when we found him.For a brief moment, I had wondered what could have happened to him out there but I now understand better.He had been frightened because he had stumbled across someone who was frightened himself.“You should have told him you weren't going to hurt him.”“I know.”There was regret in his voice.“I should have but at the time, I was thinking about surviving, not about how a frightened child would understand my words.”I couldn't blame him entirely for that.“But you didn't harm him?”“No.”“And you didn't threaten him?”“I just told him to keep quiet, I probably sounded threatening.”He looked at me, “But I never touched him.”I believed him, at least about that. “And what about the metal box?” I asked.“Is it the one your patrol found?”“Yes.”“The metal box belonged to the military.”“Moonblade military?”“Yes.”My attention sharpened, “What was inside?”“Mostly old supplies, a few papers and

RONAN I continued. “And I am not interfering because I want to protect her or punish her.”One of the elders nodded slowly, “That is reasonable.”I sat back.There was a difference between refusing to defend someone and demanding their destruction.I had begun to understand that.For most of my life, I had thought protecting family meant standing between them and anything that might hurt them.But sometimes, standing in front of someone only meant preventing them from facing consequences they had to face themselves.Seraphine's position was not mine to save, the twins were and those were two different responsibilities.I could love my children without pretending their mother had done nothing wrong.I could understand her grief without allowing it to decide what Moonblade did next.That was uncomfortable but it was honest.After the meeting, I called the household staff together.“The family room needs to be changed.”They looked at me.“The tables stay, but anything within the twins