All Chapters of The Dead Luna's Secret Son: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

•Milo•The first thing I noticed was the smell.Medicine.It always smelled the same.Clean.Cold.Lonely.I slowly opened my eyes and stared at the white ceiling above me. My chest felt sore, and every breath reminded me of the surgery. The room was quiet except for the steady beeping of the heart monitor beside my bed.I turned my head.“Mom?”No answer.I blinked a few times.She wasn’t sitting in the chair beside my bed.She wasn’t by the window either.My fingers tightened around the blanket.“Mom?”A nurse hurried into the room after hearing my voice. She smiled warmly as she walked to my bedside.“Good morning, sweetheart.”I looked past her.“Where’s my mom?”“She’s… away for a little while.”“When is she coming back?”The nurse hesitated before gently adjusting my blanket.“Soon.”“She promised she wouldn’t leave me.”Her smile became softer.“And your mother always keeps her promises, doesn’t she?”I nodded.“She does.”Even when she was tired.E

•Desmond•The paper refused to stay still.I wasn't sure if it was because my hands were shaking or because everything I had believed for five years had just been turned upside down.I looked at the admission form again.Patient: Milo.Mother: Lisa.Father: Not Listed.My eyes dropped to the birth date once more.The numbers hadn't changed.Neither had the truth they were beginning to reveal.I slowly reached into my pocket and pulled out my phone. Opening the calendar again, I entered the date Lisa had supposedly died. Then I entered Milo's birth date.The gap between them appeared on the screen.I counted it again in my head.Once.Twice.Three times."No..."The word escaped before I realized I had spoken aloud.The records clerk looked up from her desk."Sir?"I quickly locked my phone."Nothing."She nodded and returned to her work.I leaned back in the chair, forcing myself to breathe.If Lisa had given birth only months after disappearing, then there was

•Ronan•Being Alpha had taught me one lesson.Power never brought peace.It only gave people more reasons to challenge you.The council chamber was already full when Desmond and I arrived.The elders sat around the long oak table, their expressions unreadable. Some greeted me with respectful nods. Others barely looked in my direction.I took my seat at the head of the table.No one spoke at first.The silence stretched until Elder Mike finally cleared his throat.“Alpha.”“What is it?”“We’ve waited long enough.”I leaned back in my chair.“For?”“A decision.”“There are many decisions made every day. Be specific.”His eyes hardened.“The woman.”I already knew where this was going.“Lisa.”Several elders exchanged glances.Elder Rowan folded his hands on the table.“She disappeared five years ago.”“I know.”“Everyone believed she was dead.”“I know.”“Now she returns without explanation.”I kept my expression calm.“And?”“And you brought her into pack te

•Milo•The pencil slipped from my fingers.I reached for it again and continued drawing.The nurse had given me a whole box of colored pencils that morning, but I only wanted the black one.I pressed it against the paper and drew the wolf’s head.Big ears.Sharp eyes.A long nose.Four strong legs.Then I drew myself beside him.I made the wolf much bigger than me because that was how he looked in my dreams.The nurse walked past my bed and stopped.“What are you drawing?”“My dad.”She looked at the paper.“Your dad?”I nodded.She pulled a chair beside my bed.“Can I see?”I turned the paper toward her.She stared at it.A huge black wolf stood beside a small boy beneath a large moon.I had drawn the wolf’s paw almost touching my shoulder.The nurse smiled.“He’s very big.”“He’s strong.”“Does he protect you?”“Yes.”She glanced at me.“Have you met him before?”I shook my head.“Not awake.”Her smile faded slightly.“What do you mean?”“He comes wh

•Lisa•I couldn't stop thinking about Selene's warning.Not everyone who smiles in this pack is your friend.I had repeated those words so many times that even when I tried to sleep, they followed me into the darkness.Milo was still recovering, and I had spent most of the evening beside him, watching him sleep. Every few minutes, I reached over to touch his forehead, checking his temperature even when there was no reason to worry.He had finally fallen into a deep sleep.I pulled the blanket higher around him and stood from the chair.The villa was quiet.Too quiet.I stepped into the hallway and closed the bedroom door behind me, leaving it slightly open so I could hear Milo if he called for me.I walked toward the sitting room, but something caught my attention.A faint sound came from somewhere beneath the floor.I stopped.There it was again.A soft metallic sound.Clink.I looked around.Nothing moved.I took another step.The sound came again.I followed it d