All Chapters of THE ALPHA'S FORBIDDEN LUNA: Chapter 1 - Chapter 7

The pack house rose out of the trees like a fortress built to intimidate rather than shelter — stone walls three stories high, iron gates that groaned when they opened, and dozens of eyes watching from windows as Kael marched her up the front steps with his hand still locked around her arm."You can let go of me now," Selene muttered. "Unless you're worried I'll make a run for it in front of your entire pack.""I'm not worried about you running." His voice was low, clipped. "I'm worried about them."She followed his gaze to the wolves gathering at the edges of the courtyard — dozens of them now, drawn by whatever silent network passed news through a pack faster than any phone call. Their expressions ranged from curiosity to open hostility, and more than one set of eyes had shifted gold, wolves fighting for control at the scent of a stranger inside their Alpha's territory."They lost people today," Kael said quietly, reading the tension in her spine. "And now they're watching their Alp

The scream had come from below the west stairs, and by the time Selene caught up to Kael, half the pack house was already awake, doors flying open, wolves spilling into the corridors in various states of undress and alarm."Where?" Kael barked at the first guard he passed."Cellar, Alpha. It's—" The guard's face had gone pale, his voice unsteady. "It's Miriam. The kitchen girl."Selene's stomach dropped. The girl who'd brought her food. The one who'd whispered about the Ashford line before fleeing down the hall as she'd said too much.She pushed past two startled pack members and followed Kael down the narrow stone steps into the cellar, where a small crowd had already gathered around something on the floor, lantern light throwing jagged shadows across the walls.Miriam lay crumpled between two wine racks, throat torn open, blood pooling black across the stone. Her eyes were still open, fixed on nothing.Selene's hand flew to her mouth. She'd spoken to this girl twenty minutes ago. Sh

"One of us won't survive it." Kael's words hung in the air between them, and Selene felt the ground tilt beneath her feet all over again."Explain that," she said, voice low and dangerous. "Right now."Kael's jaw worked, gaze flicking to the wolves still gathered around them in the courtyard, ears straining despite the pretence of looking away. "Not here.""You don't get to keep doing this." She stepped closer, close enough that the pull of the bond hummed insistent and furious beneath her ribs, twisting fear and longing into something almost unbearable. "Every time something matters, you say not here, not now, later — and I am done waiting for the version of the truth you decide I'm ready for."Something in his expression cracked — not anger, but exhaustion so deep it looked like grief. "Come with me," he said quietly. "Please."The please undid something in her more than any command could have. She followed him through the house, past pack members who quickly found reasons to be els