The Luna They Buried のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 41 - チャプター 50

The Last BloodlineAurelia’s POVMoonstone Forest looked different at night. Or perhaps I was the one who had changed in such a short period of time. The last time I had walked beneath these trees, I had been searching for answers, but tonight, I knew someone else was searching for me.The thought followed me with every step. My boots pressed against the damp earth as Lucien walked beside me, his presence steady enough to keep my thoughts from spiraling.Julian and four of the guards followed several paces behind us.No one spoke. The forest was too quiet, but not a peaceful kind of quiet. It was as if someone was watching.I glanced between the trees. Something about the silence bothered me.Moonstone Forest had always felt strange to me, but tonight the feeling was different. Almost familiar as if some forgotten part of me recognized where I was.“You’re doing it again.”I glanced at Lucien.“Doing what?”“Looking at the trees like they’re about to answer you.”I almost smiled. “Ma

Aurelia’s POVThe doors exploded inward.Stone shattered across the chamber as dozens of figures poured through the opening. For one frozen second, nobody moved. I don’t know if they were too shocked or if they were anticipating what would happen. Then suddenly, everything happened at once.“Protect Lady Lia!”Julian’s voice thundered through the chamber. The guards moved instantly, forming a wall between me and the attackers. Swords collided. Arrows flew. The chamber filled with the metallic sound of weapons striking against one another.They could have shifted but because of the fragile structure of the chamber, their wolves wouldn’t be able to move properly. Lucien pulled me behind him.“Stay close.”I gripped his hand. “I can fight.”“I know.” His eyes met mine. “That doesn’t mean I want you in the middle of this.”Before I could answer, a blade came toward us. Lucien blocked it effortlessly. The impact sent a sharp sound through the chamber. He twisted, kicked the attacker backw

Aurelia’s POVThe corridor seemed to stretch endlessly.Silver light followed every step we took, illuminating the walls before fading behind us. The deeper we went, the quieter the palace became.Too quiet.I could still hear the faint sounds of the attackers somewhere behind the sealed doors, but they seemed impossibly far away now.Lucien stayed beside me. His hand never left mine. Not once. Caelan walked several steps ahead. He hadn’t said a word since we entered the corridor.Something about him bothered me, not because I didn’t trust him. But because every time I looked at him, I felt something I couldn’t explain.A strange familiarity. His eyes. His expressions. The way he looked at me whenever I spoke about my real parents. It was almost as if he knew something about me that I didn’t know about myself.I finally broke the silence.“You said you were brought here when you were five.”Caelan stopped. I could see him giving me a side glance from my peripheral vision.“Yes.”“By w

A little lighterAurelia’s POVI woke up to sunlight hitting my face. For a moment, I didn’t know where I was.The ceiling above me wasn’t the familiar dark wood of my room in Rogue Kingdom. It was silver, covered with tiny carvings of stars that seemed to shimmer whenever the morning light touched them.Moonstone. The thought came quietly.I’m in Moonstone.I stared at the ceiling.My supposed kingdom where I was born with my family. My mother and father. My brother.The last thought made something flutter inside my chest.My brother.I still wasn’t used to saying it.Twenty-three years of my life had passed without knowing he existed. Now, somehow, I had woken up in the same palace where he had once run through the halls as a child.It was strange, yet beautiful and terrifying. I sat up slowly.The room looked different in daylight.Last night, everything seemed almost magical beneath the moon. Now I could see the little details—the faded curtains, the old furniture, the small mark

The FirstbornAurelia’s POVThe last silver light ignited above Moonstone.For one breath, the entire kingdom was silent that even the smallest take of breath seemed like a loud hiss. Then the horn sounded agai, but it was much closer this time.Caelan immediately moved toward the window.“They’re not coming from one direction.”I followed him. Beyond the ruined walls of Moonstone, three red lights burned in the distance. One stood near the eastern forest. Another appeared along the northern road. The third was moving toward the western side of the kingdom.They were surrounding us.“They knew exactly where to find us,” Julian said and I felt my stomach tightened.Not just where we were. They knew where I was.I closed my fingers around my mother’s ring. I had always thought my enemies wanted me dead, then I learned they wanted me alive. Now I understand that it was somehow worse because death would have been an ending.Being kept alive meant I was useful to someone and I hated the th