All Chapters of The Alpha Luna’s True Mate : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Elira It turned out the delegate had forced himself on the young man's sister, forcing her to become his third wife. The poor girl had no choice, and her family had to sit back and watch her life get ruined by a powerful man. The younger man had wanted to get revenge on the delegate for a very long time, and he finally saw his chance at the festival. He didn't care about the politics or the pack rules; he just wanted the monster dead. He just wanted to end the life of his sister's monster. He wanted her free. I couldn't even blame the kid for what he did, honestly. If someone did that to my family, I would probably try to slip poison into their food too. The delegates left the following day, packing their bags before the sun was fully up. They didn't want to be anywhere near our pack after almost losing one of their own leaders to a rogue servant. The entire courtyard was empty by noon, leaving behind a sticky mess of spilled wine and ruined decorations. The heavy silence in the

ELIRA The door unlocked with a quick click, and my heart instantly leaped into my throat. Ares stepped back inside my room, holding a small scrap of grey torn fabric between his long fingers. His dark face looked hard, his jaw set in a tight angry line as he walked straight up to where I was sitting on the edge of the bed. "Look at this, Elira," Ares said, his voice dropping low as he held the scrap out toward me. "Does your personal maid wear this kind of material?" I reached out with trembling fingers, taking the coarse cloth from his hand and rubbing it between my thumb and index finger. It was rough , and unrefined. "No," I whispered, shaking my head as I handed it back to him. "My maid wears soft blue linen, not this rough grey cotton. This looks like the fabric from the lower kitchen staff or the laundry servants." "That's what I thought," Ares growled, slipping the scrap back into his pocket. "Someone is trying to frame you, and they used a low-ranking maid to do the dirty

ELIRA I didn't think. The second I saw his shadow slip through the doorway, my body moved on its own. I ran across the room and threw my arms around his neck. Ares caught me easily, his hands wrapping around my waist to pull me tight against him. My breath hitched. My face was inches from his, so close I could feel the heat radiating off his skin and the faint smell of rain sticking to him. For a second, neither of us moved. His eyes dropped to my lips, and my heart hammered against my ribs like a trapped bird. I leaned in, just a fraction, and he tilted his head toward mine. But before our lips could touch, the cold weight of everything going on slammed back into my head. I pulled back, my feet touching the floor again, though I didn't let go of his arms. "How are you back already?" I asked, keeping my voice low. "Leon sent you out of the kingdom. You were supposed to be gone for days." Ares frowned, brushing a stray lock of hair out of my eyes. "It was a wild goose chase. He sen

ARESI stood in the middle of the council room, my hands clenched tightly at my sides as I glared at the old bastards who were trying hard not to seem smug."I demand for the evidence and witnesses to be cross examined immediately," I said, my voice echoing off the walls. One of the bastards scoffed, leaning forward in his chair with a look of annoyance on his face."There's no reason why you should be given an audience of that kind, Ares," the elder said, waving his hand dismissively. "The council has already heard enough to make a proper decision.""I'm the general commander of the royal army," I shot back, stepping closer to the long table. "That position gives me more than enough right to demand a cross examination before any sentence is passed."Leon narrowed his eyes at me from his seat, his jaw tightening as he gripped the armrests of his chair."You're being partial, Ares," Leon said, his tone dripping with accusation. "You're just trying to help her evade justice because you'

ELIRAThe first thing I saw when my eyes cracked open was Mona’s face hovering directly above me."Luna? Stay still. Don't try to sit up too fast," Mona whispered, her hands catching my shoulders before I could thrash against the floorboards.The room was spinning in sickening circles. The taste of copper and bitter dust coated my tongue."Mona..." My voice was barely a croak, scraped raw from whatever had been pressed against my mouth only minutes before. "What happened? Where is—""Gone," Mona said, though her own voice was strained, wavering with an unsteady edge. "I came back from the kitchens just in time. The bastard had you by the arms, dragging you toward the service corridor. I hit him with the iron fire poker, but he clipped me before he bolted through the rear passage."It was only then that I noticed the dark, wet sheen running down the side of her temple. Blood was pooling beneath her hairline, thick and crimson, dripping steadily down her jaw and staining the collar of h