Semua Bab The Luna My Alpha Regrets Losing: Bab 121 - Bab 130

The room stayed quiet while the High Priestess wiped years of dust away from the carved underside, revealing more of the inscription beneath.“Read it,” I said.She studied the ancient script for a long moment before finally speaking.“When two heirs awaken, the forgotten oath shall rise.”The words changed the air in that room completely. My first reaction wasn’t excitement.It was concern. I thought immediately of my children.-----“Why does it call them heirs?” I asked. “No succession has been decided.”The High Priestess explained that ancient royal terminology had never been consistent. *Heir* could mean a descendant of the bloodline, a successor, a protected member of the family, or a child connected to some ancient oath entirely separate from any throne.The inscription didn’t necessarily mean my children were destined to inherit Silverfang.I felt relief at the distinction.“They will not be given a destiny,” I said firmly, “simply because someone carved words into wood centu

I was settling into a new rhythm as the final months of the pregnancy pressed in. My schedule had shrunk considerably, but I hadn't stepped away from my responsibilities entirely. I attended the meetings that truly needed my presence and let Lucien, Aldren, and Rowan manage everything else. It surprised me how much easier delegating had become. A few months earlier I would have insisted on handling every detail myself, convinced that letting go meant losing control. Now it simply felt like trust.Most afternoons I spent in the nursery, choosing practical things for the twins rather than anything elaborate. A soft blanket instead of an embroidered one. A sturdy chair instead of a ceremonial one. My thoughts stayed with the two of them rather than with the prophecy, at least when I could manage it.Kael's presence in the palace had grown quieter too. He didn't seek me out constantly anymore. Most days he simply attended security discussions, reviewed reports from Blackwood, and spoke wi

I noticed the change in the palace the morning after the council dispute. People spoke more carefully around me. Servants who had once greeted me casually now seemed to weigh every word before saying it. Nobles who used to approach without hesitation now measured their interactions as though they were negotiating rather than simply speaking to me. I understood, without needing anyone to explain it, that the council's division had already begun rippling through every corner of the palace.What caught my attention more than any of that, though, was Rowan. He'd been reviewing security records late into the night for days, and when I asked what he'd found, he gave me an answer he almost never gave when something touched my safety.He said he was still investigating.That alone told me more than any specific detail could have.Rowan had gone back to the records from the attempted intrusion near the maternity wing, comparing every access authorization, guard rotation, servant assignment, me

I woke the morning after the attack knowing someone had come dangerously close to the maternity wing the night before. The palace was functioning again by the time I rose, but the atmosphere had shifted. Guards stood more visibly at every turn. Servants moved through the corridors with less of their usual ease. Several passages had been quietly restricted.I understood why everyone treated me differently now that word of how close the intruder had come had spread through the household. I didn't want fear to become the center of whatever months I had left before the twins arrived. My first thought that morning wasn't for myself. It was for them, still growing, still entirely unaware of the storm building around them. I decided, lying there, that I would not spend the rest of this pregnancy hiding in a room simply because other people were frightened on my behalf.The physician confirmed both babies remained healthy despite the previous night's disturbance, though he reminded me firmly

I woke earlier than usual, and knew immediately that my body felt different from the morning before. The pregnancy had grown heavier in these final weeks, and even ordinary movements now required a kind of effort I'd never had to think about before.The physician checked me and confirmed both twins remained healthy, though he reminded me plainly that I was now extremely close to giving birth and needed to avoid unnecessary strain. I listened without panicking. My thoughts sat somewhere different than they had when I'd first discovered I was pregnant, back before anyone in Silverfang knew these children existed at all. For months I had carried that secret entirely alone. Now everyone around me knew, and that shift made these final days feel strangely unreal.I thought about how much had changed since I'd left Blackwood. I'd left believing I would have to protect my children entirely by myself, with no one standing beside me. Now I had Lucien, Rowan, the physician, and even Kael nearby.