All Chapters of The Unattainable Luna: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

The winter night wind seeped in through the window frame, turning the entire room into an icebox. After three years as a ‘jinx’, I was now getting a new title.The wolf inside me curled up even more, burying her nose into her tail. She hadn’t whimpered in a long time. After all, there was nothing left to grieve about.No one remembered that it was also my eighteenth birthday today, and no one believed that I had never touched Chloe.On the sofa, Chloe reached out and gently patted Mom’s shoulder, acting the part of a deeply understanding angel.“Mom, please don’t talk about Aurora like that. No matter what, she’s your biological daughter, your own flesh and blood. I’m just an adopted orphan who’s been hogging yours and Caleb’s love for years. It’s only natural that she doesn’t like me. I completely understand–”“I’m sorry,” I cut her off suddenly, my voice flat.The house fell silent once more. Both Mom and Caleb froze for a second. Even Chloe blinked in surprise.I sighed and r

The moment Mom saw me, she wrapped her arms around me and burst into tears, refusing to let go for a long time. Caleb, who was seventeen back then and already bore the broad shoulders of an Alpha, stayed by my side all night. The air was thick with the comforting pheromones he unconsciously released, low and steady.Fifteen-year-old Chloe even held my hands with both of hers, tears rolling down her cheeks.When Mom found out my name had been casually given to me by a human orphanage, she urged Dad to take me to the city hall that very day to change it. She wanted me to have a real name of my own, a name that belonged to the werewolf bloodline—Aurora. However, we never made it back home in the car.On the county road, a rogue slammed into us. It was a feral stray, driven mad by blind aggression. Dad shielded me behind him, but the rogue tore his throat out before reinforcements could arrive.By the time Mom and Caleb rushed to the scene, I was covered in blood. They looked at me,

I made it home around noon, with three hours left before my departure.No matter how much Mom and Caleb hated me, I wanted to have one last meal with them. Once I left, I didn’t know when we would ever see each other again or if we’d ever get the chance to.With that thought, I plucked up my courage and spoke up. “I’ll make pizza for lunch today. You guys can choose the toppings.”Caleb snorted. “You? Cook? I’m afraid I’ll spend the rest of the day on the toilet.”Mom kept a straight face as she replied, “You’re not trying to use cheap tricks like this to butter us up so you can go on freeloading here after graduation, are you?”With every sentence they said, the color drained from my face a little more. Still, I forced a smile.“We didn’t get a chance to cut the cake for Chloe’s birthday yesterday, so let's make up for it with this meal.”Mom and Caleb’s expressions grew even uglier.“How dare you bring up yesterday? If you hadn’t pushed Chloe, her coming-of-age ceremony would

A rare trace of panic appeared on Mom’s face. “Why is Aurora’s phone number not in use? And we haven’t heard a single word from her for so many days… Could something have happened to her?”Caleb snorted, looking unconcerned. “She’s the one who said she wanted to leave. Nobody forced her at gunpoint. She’s just playing hard to get. She’s waiting for us to bow down and beg her to come back.”Mom’s lips twitched as if she wanted to say something, but Caleb had stood up and headed for the garage. He said he was going to clean out the trunk of the old pickup truck tonight. That truck had been parked in the corner of the garage for three whole years. No one had touched it since Dad died, but tonight, he felt like clearing it out. There was no special reason; he just felt maybe it was time. The garage light was dim and warm, illuminating the pickup truck parked in the corner, coated in a thick layer of dust. Caleb pulled the door open and began hauling out the old items piled inside,

Mom walked down the stairs, her footsteps so light it seemed as if she had forgotten how to bear her own weight. She walked up to Chloe and leaned down to look at her.Chloe tilted her head up, her tear-stained face still wearing that vulnerable and innocent expression she had used for over a decade, like she was a wounded little animal.“Mom, I know I was wrong for doing that. I’ve had nightmares every night about Dad’s death for three years now. Don’t worry, I’ll treat you like my real mother, serving you and atoning for my sins for the rest of my life. Please forgive me, okay? I’m your sweetheart—”Mom said nothing at all. She simply pulled the hem of her skirt out from Chloe’s grasp, her voice hollow.“I raised you like my own daughter for fifteen years, and you killed my husband. Yet, I treated my own flesh and blood like an enemy, neglecting her for three years. What would the Moon Goddess say? If Arthur were still alive, what would he say?”The moment she learned the truth,