All Chapters of Loving Luna : Chapter 181 - Chapter 187

As the sun rose, the city to the east was gone. It didn't vanish in a final, dramatic explosion or get swallowed by the sea. Instead, it slowly sank beneath dark waters as the ancient systems that had protected it for thousands of years failed, one by one. The frozen surface cracked into massive, drifting sheets, silver towers disappeared below the waves, and the last lights in the depths flickered out until the ocean was just the ocean again.Luna stood on the cliffs, watching until there was nothing left to see. Thousands of survivors huddled on the shoreline behind her. Some were crying, others just stared blankly. Children stayed close to their families, while former city workers attempted to round up food, blankets, and materials for temporary shelters. Arguments had already broken out about which coastal communities could handle so many people and if anyone should even try to salvage supplies from the sinking city.Nobody seemed to be in charge. For once, Luna thought, maybe tha

The morning after choosing dawned with sunlight warming the floor. Luna blinked, taking a moment to adjust. Nothing ached, no one was yelling, and blessedly, no frantic bells, wolf howls, or ancient voices were interrupting her peace. The silence felt so unusual, she almost didn't trust it. Beside her, Darius was still fast asleep, which in itself was a novelty. For years, he'd woken before dawn, his body conditioned by a sense of constant responsibility, as if Blackwood might crumble if he dared to sleep too long. Even after stepping down as Alpha, the habit lingered. Now, he lay on his back, an arm flung over the pillow, looking far less imposing than the traders' tales might suggest. A smile touched Luna's lips.Then, Darius cracked open an eye. "You're staring.""You snore," Luna replied."I do not.""You were just doing it a second ago.""That was breathing.""Very… dramatic breathing."He opened both eyes and turned towards the window. "What time is it?""Late enough that Blackw

A letter arrived just after midnight, and Darius had a bad feeling about it even before he opened it. Nobody usually got mail delivered that late, and the young rider outside looked like he’d pushed his horse to its limit. Luna came downstairs as Darius broke the seal.“What happened?” she asked.He read the first few lines, then reread them. The weary amusement on his face vanished. “Cassian.”Luna was instantly alert. “What about him?”Darius handed her the letter. It wasn’t from Cassian.“Darius Blackwood,Your brother asked me to send this if he did not return by nightfall.Three days ago, two children disappeared from our village. Cassian went with the search party. They found the children yesterday morning. Cassian did not come back with them.The children say he stayed behind because someone was following them.Below the message was a name: Mara Veyne.Luna looked up. “When was this sent?”“Yesterday morning.”“Then he’s been missing for at least two days.”Darius was already g

Spring finally arrived in Blackwood, not with a bang, but with a quiet melt. No dramatic omens, just snow turning to water, the forests waking up in green, and roads getting so muddy Darius complained about them every single morning like the weather had personally insulted him. Luna, though, loved spring right away. Their garden actually survived this year, mostly. Three rows of veggies were poking through the dirt, though Darius insisted it was more his doing than Luna’s improved green thumb.“You moved my plants,” she accused one morning.“I saved them.”“They were fine.”“One was growing sideways.”“That was its choice.”Darius just stared at her.“You can’t use our whole political philosophy to justify bad gardening.”“I just did.”He shook his head and went back to fixing the fence. Luna watched him, remembering a time when seeing Darius Blackwood with dirt on his hands would have been unthinkable. He used to walk into a room and just *change* it, surrounded by guards, duties, an