Todos os capítulos de THE LUNA HE TOOK FOR GRANTED: Capítulo 21 - Capítulo 30

The letter trembled in Lyra's hands.She read it once.Then twice.Then a third time.Each reading left her with more questions than answers."Beta Rowan has been gravely injured. If you wish to see him, return immediately."There was no official Mooncrest seal.No signature.Just hurried words and a smear of wax.Mrs. Elara studied Lyra's pale face."What does your heart tell you?"Lyra closed her eyes."My heart tells me Rowan would never ask me to come back like this."She looked down at the letter again."But if he's truly hurt..."Her voice cracked."What if I ignore this... and regret it for the rest of my life?"The room fell silent.---Across the boutique, Adrian stepped forward."May I?"Lyra handed him the letter.He examined it carefully.His eyes lingered on the wax seal.Then on the paper.Finally, on the handwriting."This isn't official correspondence."The rider shifted uneasily.Adrian noticed."So you're saying it's fake?"Lyra asked."I'm saying..."Adrian looked d

Chapter 24An Uninvited GuestThe rain began before sunrise.It wasn't the kind that pounded rooftops or flooded streets. Instead, it fell gently over Ashvale, washing the dust from cobblestones and leaving the flower gardens glistening beneath a gray sky.Lyra stood by the boutique window, watching droplets race down the glass.Rain had always reminded her of Mooncrest.On days like this, she'd wake before dawn to make sure the manor was warm before Kael returned from patrol. She would prepare breakfast herself, even though there were servants eager to do it.She used to wonder whether he noticed.Now she realized something painful.He probably never had."You're miles away."Mrs. Elara's voice pulled her back.Lyra smiled apologetically."I was remembering something.""Something good?"She thought for a moment."No."Mrs. Elara nodded as though she'd expected that answer."Then leave it where it belongs.""In the past."---By midday, the rain had stopped, and the streets filled onc

Banners of deep blue and silver fluttered from every balcony. Carriages lined the streets, carrying nobles, merchants, Alphas, and renowned artisans from neighboring territories. Inside the Grand Exhibition Hall, excitement buzzed like a living thing. The final preparations were underway. Lyra stood behind the velvet curtain of her exhibition space, smoothing invisible wrinkles from the sleeve of one of her gowns. Her hands trembled. Not from fear. From disbelief. She never imagined that the sketches she'd once hidden beneath the mattress in her room at Mooncrest would one day be displayed before people from all over the region. Mrs. Elara noticed immediately. "Nervous?" Lyra let out a small laugh. "Terrified." The older woman linked their arms. "Good." Lyra blinked. "Good?" "It means this still matters to you." Emma, who had insisted on making the journey with them, peeked through a gap in the curtain. "There are so many people!" She spun around dramatically. "And

The Arrow That Changed EverythingThe applause inside the Grand Exhibition Hall was deafening.Lanterns cast a warm golden glow over polished wooden floors as guests returned to their seats for the evening's awards ceremony. Conversations filled the room, rising and falling like waves against the walls.Lyra slipped quietly through the entrance.No one noticed how deeply she exhaled.Seeing Kael again had unsettled her more than she wanted to admit.Not because she wished to go back.She didn't.But because she had expected to find the same proud, distant Alpha she'd left behind.Instead, she had met a man carrying the weight of every mistake he had ever made.She pushed the thought aside.Tonight wasn't about the past.It was about the future.Emma spotted her first."There you are!"The little girl ran over, nearly tripping over the hem of her own dress."I thought you got lost!"Lyra laughed, kneeling to straighten Emma's ribbon."I was only outside for a few minutes."Mrs. Elara a

"Don't move!"The shout ripped through the morning air.A Riverhaven guard skidded to a halt at the edge of the northern cliffs, his boots sending loose stones tumbling into the roaring river below.Twenty yards ahead, a woman stood dangerously close to the edge.Her dark cloak whipped violently in the wind.One more step...And she would disappear into the gorge.Two more guards surrounded her from opposite sides."Drop your weapon!"Instead of obeying, the woman laughed.It was a cold, brittle sound."You've already lost."Before anyone could reach her, she threw herself backward.The guards lunged.Too late.Her body vanished over the cliff.A heartbeat later—Splash!The river swallowed her whole.The guards rushed to the edge, staring into the raging current below.Nothing.No body.No cloak.Only white water crashing against jagged rocks.One of the guards cursed under his breath."She chose death."The captain's jaw tightened."No."He stared downstream."She chose silence."By