All Chapters of The Broken Luna's Surrogate: Chapter 71 - Chapter 79

POV: VivianFlames appeared through the split wood of the kitchen shutter before I even heard the arrow hit.The iron tip struck the pine casing with a thud, and the smell of burning pitch filled the kitchen. I stumbled away from the window, My both hands flying to my belly. My heart was beating so fast I could barely catch my breath. The four guards rushed to the door, forcing the iron bars into place to keep anyone from breaking through.The roof was catching fire. I could see the orange glow spreading beyond the shutter, and my mouth went dry. I swallowed hard, fighting the nausea rising in my throat.Outside, the wind carried the fire instead of putting it out. I heard men shouting, followed by the clash of weapons and the sickening sound of steel cutting into flesh. Silas hadn't sent a few men to test the perimeter. He had brought twenty armed mercenaries past the gatehouse while the high keep council was too busy with its political fight to stop him. Their torches were alr

POV: GideonBlood covered the porch steps, steaming in the freezing air as it mixed with the slush beneath my feet.I stepped out of the cottage, my knuckles still dripping blood. My chest rose and fell beneath my torn black shirt, but I barely felt the cold. My Alpha aura spread across the lawn, and the men around me began to retreat. For six years, those migraines had kept me from using my full strength. Now the pain was gone, and there was nothing left to hold my wolf back. My eyes had turned black, and I could barely recognize the rage inside me.‘They tried to hurt our family,’ my beast snarled. ‘Kill them all. Leave none standing.’Four mercenaries in the boiled leather armor of Silas’s regiment backed away across the clearing. Their boots slipped in the bloody slush. None of them raised their crossbows or reached for their hunting blades. They had seen me step over their dead comrade at the bedroom window, and fear had taken over their faces.I charged the nearest man before he

POV: VivianVivianGideon stood over the mercenary, his claws covered in blood. The man's body fell to the floor with a heavy thud, but Gideon barely spared him a glance. His crimson eyes moved across the room until they landed on me.For a second, he didn't move.Then he saw me sitting on the floor, my dress covered in blood, my face bruised, and one hand pressed against my belly.“Vivian!” He screamed his his eyes flashed gold colors.He rushed towards me and dropped to his knees, his hands reaching for me before he seemed to remember how badly I could be hurt. His eyes moved over my face, taking in my swollen cheek and the blood around my mouth.“Look at me. Vivian, look at me.”I tried to answer, but my throat felt tight. My lips parted, yet no words came out, couldn't see his face correctly as well.He cupped my face with both hands, his fingers trembling as he checked my cheeks and brushed away the blood beneath my nose. His gaze dropped to my arms, searching for injuries, the

POV : VivianThe fire crackled in the hearth, forming a golden glow across the cottage. Warmth filled the room, but I couldn't stop shivering beneath Gideon's gaze.He hadn't looked away from me for several minutes.Every time I lifted my head, I caught him staring. His eyes followed my movements with an intensity that made it difficult to breathe normally. Even when I pretended not to notice, I could feel his attention on me, unwavering and unnerving.What was wrong with him?Was this obsession real? And if it was, why me, an ordinary Betas daughter?I had come here for gold, not to become entangled with an Alpha who looked at me as though I were something he had lost and finally found again.“You have a small scrape on your arm.”I glanced down. A thin red mark crossed my skin, barely worth noticing.“It's nothing, Alpha.”Gideon didn't seem to hear me. He leaned closer, his gaze fixed on the tiny wound. Before I could pull my arm away, he caught my wrist and brought it toward his

POV: VivianThe sensation of Gideon's warm palm against my skin lingered in my mind. I parted my lips to speak, but the words refused to come. Instead, my gaze drifted toward the fire burning in the fireplace, the wood cracking softly as the flames danced.Gideon turned back to me and lifted his hand to brush away a strand of hair resting across the bridge of my nose. His eyes looked tired, his brows drawn together. There was guilt in them, but something else was there too, something he hadn't been able to hide from me lately.I leaned back slightly when the door suddenly slammed open.“We have a problem, Alpha. Apologies for the interruption.” Beta Marcus stood in the doorway, his grey cloak spotted with blood. A fresh scar ran across his cheek, leaving the skin around it red.Gideon immediately withdrew his hand and turned toward him. “You're badly injured”“It's nothing serious.” Marcus touched the cut on his cheek before lowering his hand. “We have a situation that needs your atte