All Chapters of THE LUNA YOU REPLACED IS AN ALPHA QUEEN NOW : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

SableMaris slept for most of the morning, and I used the quiet hours to examine the building we had chosen for shelter. The roof covered only half the main room, while broken boards and fallen stones blocked the doorway to a smaller space at the back. The windows had no shutters. It was not comfortable, but it offered more protection than sleeping outside.Maris had offered to help once she recovered. I wanted to believe her, though I had no reason to depend on someone I had met only hours earlier. She had been honest about being driven from her pack, and the wound at her side showed that her troubles had not ended when she crossed the border. I knew how it felt to have other people decide what place you deserved.When I returned, she was sitting against the wall with one arm protecting her injured side. Her face looked pale, and she had pushed the blanket away from her legs.“You should still be resting,” I told her.“I have rested enough.”“You have been asleep for only a few hour

Sable Morning arrived with the sound of rain striking the damaged roof. I woke before Maris and Tomas, then sat up and checked the blankets covering them. Both were still asleep, and neither appeared to be in distress. For a few minutes, I allowed myself to enjoy the quiet before remembering everything we needed to accomplish that day. The rain had already found its way through the broken section of the roof. Water dripped onto the floor near the entrance, and part of the cloth I had placed over the doorway was soaked. If the weather continued, our shelter would become difficult to use. I rose carefully, picked up the empty containers, and stepped outside. The rain was light, but the sky remained dark. I needed to find better materials before the weather became worse. The settlement contained several buildings, and I had not inspected all of them. Some had collapsed completely, while others appeared stable enough to explore. I decided to check the nearest building first, carry

Sable “Someone is outside.”Tomas's quiet announcement made Maris and me turn toward the entrance. We had been sorting the supplies when he noticed a figure standing beyond the damaged doorway.“Who is it?” Maris asked.“I do not know. He has not come closer.”“Did you speak to him?”“No. He looks tired, and his clothes are dirty.”I stood and reached for the small knife beside the table. “Tomas, stay behind Maris until we know who he is.”“But what if he needs help?”“Then we will hear him out. You still need to be careful.”Maris rose slowly, keeping her injured leg straight. “Let me speak to him with you.”“You should rest.”“And you should not face a stranger alone. My leg does not prevent me from talking.”I could not argue with that, so we approached the entrance together.The man raised both hands when he saw us.“I am not here to cause trouble,” he said. “I only need a place to rest.”“Who are you?” I asked.“My name is Garrick.”“Where did you come from, Garrick?”“The north

SableWe left the shelter together, just as I had said we would.Maris walked beside me with the empty basket looped over her arm. I carried the small cloth we used for collecting anything edible. Tomas walked ahead of us, trying to look like he was guarding the path, even though I had told him not to run.Garrick remained behind at the shelter. He did not like it."Are you sure you do not need me to come?" he had asked before we left."I am sure," I told him. "You need to rest your shoulder. Maris was clear.""I can still keep watch from the tree line.""Tomas already volunteered to keep you company, and you promised Maris you would rest. Resting means sitting, not standing guard."He had nodded, but I saw the way he looked at the door after we stepped out. He was not used to being told to do nothing.The air outside was cool and damp. The morning had not yet become warm."Do you remember where the fenced area was?" I asked Maris."I think it was behind the old storage building," she

Sable I woke up before the others.The fire had gone out in the night. Only gray ash remained in the circle of stones. The air inside the shelter was cold enough that I could see my breath.Tomas was still asleep, curled tightly under the thick blanket we had shared. Maris lay beside me, her breathing slow. Across the room, Garrick was awake. He was sitting up with his back against the wall, looking at the door."Did you sleep at all?" I asked him quietly, so I would not wake the others."A little," he said. "My shoulder woke me up a few times."I sat up and pulled the thin blanket around my shoulders. My legs were stiff from sleeping on the hard floor."You should have woken me," I said."You needed to sleep. You did not sleep well the night before."He was right. I had not.I stood up and walked to the door. Outside, the morning was foggy. The old storage building with the rusted door was barely visible through the mist. The ground was damp."Do you think it will rain?" Garrick ask