All Chapters of Rise of the Chubby Lunar Queen : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

POV: ELENAThe palace was quiet that night, but I couldn’t sleep. I sat on the edge of the bed Ava gave me, staring around the room and thinking about how badly everything went.Ava was the queen of Silvercrest now. My supposed daughter. The same girl everyone pushed aside while Gareth treated her like she was nothing. Somehow, she had ended up with the throne, while I was the one sitting in her palace, trying to convince her that I was sorry.How the hell did things get this far?I lost my position, my security, and the life I thought I would have. Yet somehow, I was expected to sit here and feel grateful because Ava had allowed me into her palace.Kael fucking ruined everything. If he had simply kept his loyalty to Gareth, none of us would be in this mess.“Damn you, Kael,” I muttered. “You fucking idiot.”Blaming Kael wasn’t going to change anything. Gareth was dead, Ava had the throne, and I was the one left trying to protect myself. Cursing him in my room wouldn’t bring back th

AVATwo days after Elena was locked up, I was still buried in palace matters. Reports covered the table in front of me, and I had barely finished reading one when I shifted in my chair, trying to get comfortable. My pregnancy was hard to ignore. My belly felt were heavy now, and sitting through long meetings left me tired faster than usual. The healer already warned me that the baby could come at any time, so I was trying to handle as much as I could before I had to stop and focus on the birth.I reached for another report when the throne room doors opened and a guard hurried inside. He stopped several feet from the throne before bowing his head.“Your Majesty, there’s a man outside begging to see you.”I looked up from the papers. “Who?”“Ronan.”My fingers rested on the edge of the report. “My father?”The guard nodded. “He says he needs to speak with you. He’s also begging for his wife to be brought back.”Of course he was.I leaned back in my chair and looked at the guard. “Brin

AVATwo weeks after Ronan’s death, they still couldn’t find his killer. The investigation turned up no suspect and no witness who could explain what happened in that alley. I pushed the matter aside and focused on the map spread across the war room table. Silvercrest was already at war, and the fighting was closing in on the capital. Several commanders stood around me, pointing out troop positions and sharing updates while soldiers moved through the doors with reports from the defensive lines.An explosion shook the palace, making the windows shake. Before anyone could react, a soldier rushed through the doors, his armor covered in dust from the fighting. “Your Majesty, the rebel packs are getting closer to the capital. They broke through one of our outer defenses, but our soldiers pushed them back.”I moved a marker across the map. “Send another unit to reinforce the eastern line. Tell them to hold their position. If the rebels retreat, they stay where they are.”The soldier nodded

POV: AVAThe throne room was already full when I walked in. The surviving elders and nobles sat facing the throne, their quiet conversations fading when they saw the old record under my arm. I carried it to the table and set it down.“I called you here because you deserve to know what we found beneath the palace.”I opened the book to the page I marked earlier.“Four Alpha Kings.”Several people shifted in their seats.“They worked with Gareth to wipe out the Lunar Dynasty,” I said. “Their actions led to my parents’ deaths and destroyed my family. They helped take the throne from my bloodline and left what remained of the Lunar Dynasty to survive on its own.”Getting the words out became harder. I rested my hand on the record and forced myself to continue, but my voice began to shake.Mira noticed and stepped closer. “Ava, let me—”I lifted my hand. “No, Mira. I’ll be fine.”He stopped beside the table.I closed the record and faced the nobles again. “The four Kings will answer for w

POV: AVA~~~~~~The Central Wolf Council chamber~~~~~~~~The council chamber was already filling when Mira and I walked in. Representatives from the major territories occupied most of the seats, talking quietly as attendants moved between the rows.My attention went straight to the four Kings.Matthias sat near the center beside Zade, while Raymond and Bernard took the seats on either side. Several representatives sat behind each of them, wearing the colors of their territories. Their support was clear without anyone needing to announce it.Then I recognized a few of those representatives. They were nobles from the southern territories that recently broke their allegiance with Silvercrest.Mira leaned toward me. “Look at where everyone is sitting.”I followed his direction. The four Kings sat in the center of the chamber, while my seat was several rows away among the rulers who brought cases before the council.“They placed me here on purpose,” I said quietly.Mira nodded. “They’re tre