All Chapters of MOON BOUND : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

The first thing Luna felt was cold.Not the ordinary cold of winter.This was different.It felt as though ice had settled beneath her skin.She opened her eyes.The sky above her was blue.Real blue.Clouds moved slowly across it.For several seconds, she simply stared.Then she heard someone groan beside her."Kael?""I'm here."She turned.Kael was lying a few feet away.His clothes were covered in dirt, but he was alive.Luna sat up quickly."Where's Selene?""I'm here."Selene pushed herself off the ground.Luna looked around.They were back in the forest.The old ruins were behind them.The red moon was gone.The normal moon hung above the trees."We're back."Kael looked toward the sky."Yes."Luna touched her wrist.The silver mark was there.But something had changed.A thin black line ran through its center.Kael noticed."What happened?"Luna shook her head."I don't know."Selene stepped closer."The Shadow."Luna looked at her."What about it?""It's still inside you."Lu

The mountains appeared darker than Luna remembered.They rose above the forest like enormous shadows, their peaks disappearing into the clouds.Luna walked between Kael and Selene, while her father followed behind them.Nobody spoke.The closer they came to the mountains, the stronger the strange pressure inside Luna became.She could feel something beneath the ground.Something old.Something awake.Kael finally broke the silence."How much do you know about these mines?"Luna's father looked toward the mountains."Enough to know we shouldn't be here.""That's not an answer.""I know."Kael stopped walking."Then give us a real one."Her father turned toward him."The Silver Mines were built more than three hundred years ago.""For mining?""No."Luna looked at him."Then what?""A prison."Selene folded her arms."You said that already.""I didn't tell you who was imprisoned there."Luna waited.Her father looked at her."Moonborn."Silence.Luna's stomach tightened."The other Moon

The first arrow flew before Luna could breathe.Kael knocked it aside.It struck the stone wall and shattered."DOWN!"The chamber erupted.Hunters poured through the entrance, their weapons flashing beneath the silver light. The wolves snarled and surged forward, but the silver chains around the walls made their movements difficult.Luna stood frozen for half a second.Then the First Wolf growled.*Choose.*Luna looked at him."What?"*Choose what you will become.*Another arrow flew toward her.She ducked.Kael grabbed her arm."We need to move!""I'm not leaving the wolves.""I'm not asking you to."He pulled her behind a stone pillar as another wave of hunters entered.Selene appeared beside them."There are too many."Luna looked across the chamber.Hundreds.Maybe more.The Nightfang wolves were fighting desperately, but the silver weapons kept forcing them backward.Lucian shouted from the center of the room."GET THE WOUNDED OUT!"Luna looked at him.Then at the hunters.Then

The mountain shook again.Dust fell from the ceiling as Luna, Selene, and Kael raced through the underground passage.Behind them, their mother's voice disappeared into the distance.Ahead, the tunnel seemed to stretch forever."How much farther?" Selene asked.Luna stopped.She closed her eyes.The strange connection inside her grew stronger."He's below us."Kael looked at the stone floor."How far?""Not far."A deep vibration passed through the ground.Then came the howl.It was louder this time.Closer.Selene swallowed."That doesn't sound like any wolf I've ever heard.""It isn't," Luna replied.Kael tightened his grip on his weapon."What exactly is the First Wolf?"Luna looked at him."I don't know.""Your mother said he was the beginning of everything.""She said the council wanted to control him."Selene suddenly stopped."Wait."Luna turned."What?"Selene pointed at the wall.There were words carved into the stone.Ancient words.But somehow, Luna could understand them.T

The darkness lasted only a few seconds.But to Luna, it felt like an eternity.Then the moon returned.Except it wasn't the moon she knew.It was enormous.Red.Hanging low over the valley like a burning eye.Luna stood at the mansion entrance, staring at the army gathered below.The Blood Queen stood at the center.Her black crown reflected the red light.Around her were wolves, witches, and creatures Luna had never seen before.Kael stood beside Luna."That's a lot of enemies."Luna glanced at him."You're supposed to make me feel better.""I was being honest."She almost smiled.Then the Blood Queen spoke."Luna Blackwood."Luna stepped forward."You're the one who wants the Moon.""I don't want it."The queen smiled."I need it.""Why?""Because without it, my people will remain trapped between worlds."Luna frowned."What people?"The queen raised her hand.The creatures behind her began changing.Some became wolves.Some became humans.Others became shapes Luna couldn't recogniz