All Chapters of Second chance luna: Chapter 11 - Chapter 19

Zinnia’s POVI stared at the words scratched into the stone.“The boy belongs to the true blood. Come home before the full moon or we take him.”The Frost Pack seal was pressed into the mud beside it. But Joseph was right. The handwriting was not Draven’s. Draven’s writing was sharp and controlled. This was messy and rushed.Christiana crouched and touched the edge of the seal mark. “Someone from the pack did this. But not the Alpha.”Joseph stood with his arms crossed. His eyes moved through the trees. “Baelor. Or someone working for him. They killed Ciro’s trackers to send a clear message. They want you scared enough to come back.”June held my hand tight. “Mama, what does it mean?”I kept my voice calm for him. “It means some people are still looking for us. But we are not going back.”Joseph looked at me. “The full moon is in six days. That is their deadline.”Christiana stood up. “We should not stay here. The ones who left this could still be close.”We moved again. Deeper into t

Zinnia’s POVThe quiet did not last long.I had only closed my eyes for a short time when Christiana’s voice cut through the dark.“They are close.”I sat up fast. June was still against me. Joseph was already on his feet, moving to the edge of the stone circle.Christiana stood very still, listening. “Four, maybe five. Moving quiet. Baelor’s scent is mixed with them.”My blood turned cold. “How did they find us so soon?”“The power surge,” Joseph said. His voice was low and hard. “It lit you up like a signal. Even this place could not hide all of it.”I woke June gently. His eyes opened, still heavy with sleep. “Mama?”“We have to go,” I whispered. “Stay close to me. Do not let go.”He nodded and grabbed my shirt with both hands.We moved out of the circle as quiet as we could. The trees were thick, but the moon gave enough light to see shapes. Joseph took the front. Christiana stayed at the back. I kept June between us.We had only walked a short distance when a howl rose behind us.

Zinnia’s POVBy the time the sun was high, my legs felt like stone.June was tired and quiet. Christiana still limped a little. Joseph kept us moving until the trees thinned and an old cabin came into view.It sat alone near a narrow dirt road. Smoke rose from the chimney.Joseph stopped us behind a line of bushes. “This belongs to a man named Harlan. We fought together years ago. He owes me. We can rest here for a few hours.”I looked at the cabin. Something in my stomach felt tight. “Are you sure?”“As sure as I can be,” Joseph said. “He hates the Frost Pack. That should keep him on our side.”Christiana did not look convinced, but she nodded. “We need the rest. The boy cannot keep this pace much longer.”We walked up to the door. Joseph knocked twice, then once more.The door opened. A big man with a thick beard and small eyes stood there. He smiled when he saw Joseph.“Storme. Been a long time.”“Harlan,” Joseph said. “We need a place for a few hours. Food. Water. No questions.”H

Zinnia’s POVMorning came slowly and gray.June was still asleep against me. His face looked peaceful for the first time in days. I carefully moved my arm and sat up. My body felt stiff from the hard ground.Joseph was already awake. He sat near the edge of the hollow, watching the trees. Christiana walked back from a short check of the area and sat down across from me.She looked tired. The scar on her leg from the earlier fight was still red, but it held.“We should talk before the boy wakes,” she said in a low voice.Joseph glanced over but stayed quiet.I rubbed my face. “About what?”Christiana took a slow breath. “About your mother. And about Draven. There is more I never told you.”My stomach tightened. “I am getting tired of new secrets.”“I know,” she said. “But this one matters. It may help you understand why things happened the way they did.”I waited.Christiana looked down at her hands for a moment, then back at me. “When Draven was ten years old, he almost died. It was d