All Chapters of The Rise of the Rejected Luna : Chapter 11 - Chapter 19

Cassian's P.O.V.Mara shook her head and looked down at the bracelet she was still holding. "I can't tell you everything, Alpha. There are things I promised to keep to myself, and I have kept that promise for eighteen years.""Then start with something," I replied, trying my best to keep my anger under control. "You came here knowing things about my daughter that Seraphina and I have spent eighteen years wondering about. Surely you can understand why I don't intend to let you walk away without giving me anything."She glanced at Adrian for a moment before turning her attention back to me."The first thing you need to know is that Selene loved her daughter. Whatever Lyra believes about why she ended up here, she should never think that her mother abandoned her because she didn't want her. Nothing could be further from the truth.""Then why was she left at my border?"Mara's fingers tightened around the little bracelet, and for a moment, I thought she was about to refuse to answer me ag

I stared at the open suitcase on my bed for what felt like forever, yet despite the pile of clothes around me, only a few things were inside it.This was ridiculous.I had decided I needed to leave Lunar Crest for a while. Mum and Dad weren't happy about it, but they understood.And now I couldn't even decide what to pack."You're pathetic," I muttered.We are not pathetic, Luna complained immediately.A small smile appeared on my face. At least she was talking to me again.For the first couple of days after Alessandro rejected us, Luna had barely spoken, hiding in the back of my mind. I couldn't blame her. I didn't feel like talking either.You're thinking about him again."I'm trying not to."Try harder.I grabbed another shirt and threw it into the suitcase."There. Happy?"Not particularly.A knock interrupted our argument."Come in."Ethan walked inside carrying two mugs. He handed one to me, then looked at the suitcase."Going well, I see.""Very.""You've packed enough for appr

"Selene was a descendant of the Moon Goddess," Mara finally said.For a moment, I thought I had misunderstood her.Seraphina went completely still beside me."A descendant?" I repeated."Directly through the Ardent bloodline. There aren't many left, and even eighteen years ago, Selene's family kept mostly to themselves because they understood what could happen if the wrong people became interested in what their blood carried."I stared at Mara, trying to understand what she was telling me. Every wolf grew up hearing stories about the Moon Goddess. She was part of our history and traditions, but descendants of her bloodline were something I had always assumed belonged more to old stories than to the world I lived in."And Darius knew?""Not at first. He knew Selene Ardent was different, and he knew her family guarded secrets that went back generations. That was enough to make him curious.""Curious?" I asked.Mara's expression hardened. "Obsessed would probably be a better word.""Dari

LYRAI knew something had changed before anyone said a word.Mum was too quiet at breakfast. Dad was worse.He sat at the end of the table with coffee he barely touched, pretending not to watch me. Mum kept finding reasons to touch my hand or shoulder, as though she needed to make sure I was still there.By the third time, I put my fork down. "All right. What happened?"Dad looked at Mum, Mum looked at Dad, and Ethan concentrated on his food."That is never a good sign.""Nothing happened," Mum assured me, but her smile appeared too quickly.They had been like this since last night. I knew Mara had been in Dad's office because I had heard voices, although I couldn't make out what anyone was saying.Part of me wanted to demand answers again. Why did Mara recognise me? What did she know?"If you're both going to stare at me like I'm heading towards my death instead of leaving Lunar Crest, you could at least try to be less obvious."Mum's expression changed immediately."I'm fine," she s

LYRABy the time Mara and I reached the address Dad had given me, I had learned two things.Mara could drive for hours without complaining.The second was that she could spend those same hours pretending she wasn't curious about Ronan.She had asked only three questions about him, which might not have sounded like much until I remembered what Mara was like."So Cassian didn't tell you what he does?" She asked as we turned onto a narrow road surrounded by trees."No.""Or why he lives out here?""No.""Or exactly how they know each other?"I looked across at her. "That's four questions now."Mara kept her eyes on the road. "I'm making conversation.""Of course."We had crossed into unfamiliar territory hours ago, and everything outside the window felt different. Even the wolves we passed carried scents I didn't recognise.Luna had been restless since we crossed the border.We're far from home."I know."Do you regret it?I looked out of the window.Not yet.The house appeared at the