All Chapters of The Barren Luna's Secret: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Freya’s POVMira’s eyes scanned my face and then my dress. She put her hands on her hips. Her brows furrowed into a deep frown.“How did you get in here?” she scoffed.“That’s none of your business,” I said.I didn’t want to waste time arguing with Mira. We’d already caused enough of a scene. The last thing I wanted was for her to find out who I really was. The guards would take her away. She didn’t have an invitation. “Leave it. Come on,” I whispered into Elise’s ear. “Let the guards deal with it.” I pulled on her elbow. “But…” Elise started.“Please,” I said. Elise looked at me. I gave a pleading look. She sighed. Then thankfully, Elise relented and we stepped away.“Who does that woman think she is?” Elise hissed, clearly affronted. “And how does she know you?”Now that we were out of earshot, I could explain. “That’s Mira,” I sighed. “Ethan’s mistress.”The words landed on Elise. She looked from me to the door where Mira was still arguing with the guards. Her eyes widened.“You

Ethan’s POVGave it to her?My mouth fell open. I was completely stunned.Was it her? Was it really her?I’d spent the past week believing she was dead. I had nightmares about it. Freya, alone in a forest, being torn to shreds by rogues.So imagine my surprise when I came face to face with Freya. At the Alpha King’s ball of all places! In a gorgeous gown. With Luna's crown on her head!And now the prince was telling me that he gave it to her? Is this where she’d been then? At the Silvermoon Pack? Doing what? Hobnobbing with the Prince and King?Prince Kael stood in front of me. His decadent fur robe grazed the floor when he walked. He oozed authority and grace. Crowds parted for him. People bowed to him.This man had given my ex-mate a Luna tiara? But when? How? Why?Kael’s eyes were narrowed. His gaze was intense.“I don’t understand,” I said. Because it was the truth. And because my tongue felt two sizes too big for my mouth. The shock of seeing Freya alive hadn’t fully worn off yet

Freya’s POVMy father’s voice boomed through the banquet hall. People visibly recoiled. His face was wrath and full fury.Whether or not people believed it, one thing was clear: someone had slandered the Alpha King’s daughter. And whoever that was, had a death warrant now.‘It was Mira,’ my wolf said. ‘It had to be.’The ripped up poster was on the ground in shreds. Casually, other people started dropping their posters too. My father stood at the front of the crowd, his chest puffed, his fists clenched, his King aura coming off of him in waves.My wolf was right. Who else could it be? No one else hated me as much as Mira. She and Ethan had just been banned from the banquet. This had to be an act of revenge.“Slandering a member of the royal family is a challenge to our authority,” my father growled. “Who spread these vicious rumors? I will give the culprit one chance to confess.”The hall fell silent. Eyes averted. People shifted uncomfortably from foot to foot. Someone coughed.“Conf

Freya’s POVThe forest was thick with the scent of pine and moss. Birds chirped overhead. The morning sun peeked through the canopy of trees overhead.“We’ve been waiting for over an hour.” Keal sat, his back against a large tree trunk. He was annoyed.“I know,” I told him. The Moonvalley Pack border was two feet in front of us. We’d sent the letter late last night informing Ethan of our arrival.Where was he? It wasn’t like Ethan to be late.I’d made the decision late last night to talk to Ethan first. Part of me was still clinging to hope that Ethan would see the light and do the right thing. Mira deserved to be punished. I hoped that once Ethan knew about Mira and what she’d done, he’d make her apologize.It was a last ditch to maintain any semblance of a cordial relationship between us. An olive branch, as they say.But now Ethan was standing us up.“Enough of this,” Kael said. He rose to his feet. “I’m going to force my way in. No more waiting around.”Just then, we saw someone

Freya’s POVKael gathered all the Alphas at the central square. Elise gathered the pack members. Everyone stood with anticipatory expressions.Mira’s little posters had shocked everyone. There are few things people love more than a scandal. Mira’s rumors were scandalous.But even more scandalous was a public apology. So everyone flocked to the central square to watch Mira admit that she’d lie about me.Mira approached the stage, her head hung low. People whispered as she passed.“That’s her. That’s the one who made the posters. What was she thinking? What kind of person does that?”Ethan trailed behind Mira. His eyes face forward, avoiding eye contact with everyone. Mira climbed the stairs to the stage slowly. When she finally faced the crowd, her cheeks were red as a tomato.A hush fell over the crowd.Mira wrung her hands in front of her dress. She glanced at Ethan nervously. He didn’t look at her. His eyes were fixed up and over the crowd. His expression was stern. “Well go on th