All Chapters of Rise Of the Silver Luna Queen : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

"Let me remind you of something very clearly, Emily," Victoria warned in a low, harsh whisper that made Emily flinch. "Just because I am working with you to pull Lyra down does not mean we are friends. Do not get comfortable with me."Emily blinked in pure shock, her cheeks turning bright red with instant humiliation. "Victoria, I was just—""You are just a small, uneducated girl from a poor country pack," Victoria interrupted sharply, holding her chin high with supreme, unbearable arrogance. "I am Lady Victoria Sterling! I am the daughter of the richest Alpha in the southern territory, and I graduated at the very top of my class at the Royal Academy! Our levels do not match, and they will never match."She reached out her gloved finger and poked Emily hard in the chest, pushing her back."Do not address me like we are equals ever again," Victoria sneered, her green eyes flashing with cold contempt. "You are merely a useful tool I am using to get rid of that peasant. Once Lyra is gone

The morning sun came up slowly behind the high grey mountains. Cold light filled the big bedroom through the arched glass window.I was sitting on the edge of the large canopy bed, wearing a soft white dress made of clean linen. Captain Freya stood by the door, her polished black armor shining in the morning light. On the side table sat a tray with warm bread, fresh yellow butter, and a cup of warm milk.My head did not hurt anymore. The cold sweat was gone, and my skin felt warm and healthy. I held my cup of warm milk with both hands, taking slow, small sips.As I drank my milk, my mind started wandering back to everything that had happened last night.I remembered how Alpha Kael had held me in his broad arms when I fainted. I remembered how his deep voice had trembled with pure fear, shouting my name in front of hundreds of noble people. I remembered how he sat on a hard chair right beside my bed all night, watching me sleep with soft, worried silver eyes.A tiny, warm flutter touch

"Alpha Xavier," Elder Marcus said coldly, opening a large book of ancient laws lying on his marble stand. "Three days ago, you publicly signed a document of rejection and banishment against Lyra Blackwood in front of your own pack elders. Is that correct?"Xavier blinked, his smirk faltering slightly. "Well... yes, but—""By the ancient laws of the High Continental Council," Elder Marcus interrupted smoothly, "when an Alpha rejects a female and banishes her beyond his borders without a trial, he surrenders all legal rights, claims, and authority over her person and any offspring born after the severance."Xavier’s face completely froze. His brain went totally blank."Furthermore," Elder Marcus continued, turning to face the whole assembly, "last night, thirty council members witnessed the ancient Heart of the Royal Moon artifact glow with pure sapphire-blue light upon touching Lady Lyra’s skin."The old elder turned toward me, bowing his head in deep respect."This council officially

Xavier bent his head down. He wanted to kiss Emily on her mouth so he could feel better.But Emily turned her face away fast!She put her small hands on his chest and pushed him away with all her power!Xavier stepped back. His eyes went wide. "Emily! Why did you do that?""Do not touch me!" Emily yelled, her voice sounding raspy. She wiped her wet cheeks. "Stay away from me, Xavier!""Why are you yelling at me?!" Xavier shouted back, getting very mad. "I am your husband! I am your Alpha!""You do not love me!" Emily screamed, tears running down her face. "You looked at Lyra the whole night! I saw your eyes, Xavier! When she walked down the big stairs in her blue dress, you stared at her! You did not look at me at all! You still care about my stupid sister! You still want Lyra!"Xavier felt very shocked and angry when she said that. His face turned red.In his mind, Xavier was too proud to say the truth. He could not admit that seeing Lyra look like a rich queen had made his heart bea

The morning sun rose cold and pale over the sharp mountain peaks, casting a thin, silver light through the high arched windows of the grand bedroom. Outside, a bitter mountain wind howled against the stone walls, carrying dusting flakes of white snow across the dark pine forest below.I woke up early, long before the palace servants came in to light the fresh tallow candles. I lay completely still under the heavy woolen blankets, staring quietly up at the dark wooden beams of the high ceiling.My heart felt heavy and hollow, like a dry well in the middle of a brutal winter.Every single word Kael had spoken to me last night echoed in my mind with sharp, painful clarity."This is just a business contract between us, and it will remain a business contract."I took a slow, deliberate breath, resting my warm palm gently over my lower stomach. My baby was warm, quiet, and safe inside me, and in the end, that was the only truth that truly mattered in this grand, scary palace.He is right, I