All Chapters of THE MOONBORN LUNA: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

The blade fell from Queen Seraphina's hands. As she stumbled backwards. "What did you just say?""It was Aria, Your Highness," Maiden Vivian said. Her voice shook.Aria could not believe what she was hearing.Did Maiden Vivian just lie against me?Maiden Vivian continued. "One of the palace girls told me she saw Aria in the royal kitchen, Your Highness. Even after I warned her not to enter. It means she had intentions of harming the princess. Perhaps she is still angry about what the palace did to her parents.""What?"Aria stepped forward. Her eyes locked on Vivian. Her mouth opened. No words came.Then she turned to Queen Seraphina."Your Highness, I swear I did not do anything. Please believe me."Queen Seraphina slapped her.Aria hit the ground. The Queen did not stop. She dragged her up by the hair and slapped her again. Harder this time. The sound echoed through the courtyard.Blood gushed from Aria's mouth. Her eyes swelled shut.The Queen pulled her up again. Her hand closed

The pup whimpered and pressed closer. Its tiny nose burrowed into her sleeve. Its paws kneaded her arm as though it understood every word she said.Aria smiled, but the happiness on her face slowly faded.The King had released her from prison, but her punishment had not been cancelled. Worse, Queen Seraphina had every reason to hate her.Aria glanced towards the door.What if someone discovered that she had been secretly taking care of a pup in the palace? In a place where even the smallest mistake could cost someone their life, finding it abandoned might not be enough to save her.What if this is all a setup?The thought made her stomach tighten.Someone had been feeding the pup while she was imprisoned. Someone had also been leaving food and water in her prison cell.What if the two things were connected?A sigh left her lips. She couldn't afford to trust anyone carelessly, not after everything that had happened."I'm sorry, little one," she whispered.She placed the pup gently insi

Aldric couldn't believe what he had just heard.Lucian was dead.The same Lucian he had spoken to only yesterday. The man he had laughed with, trusted, and relied on whenever he needed someone to handle his secret affairs. He was one of the few people Aldric could trust with the truth about his wolf and his plans to regain control of his dormant power.And now, he was gone.Tears gathered in Aldric's eyes as he struggled to hold them back."What do you mean Lucian is dead?" His voice came out low and weak. "How is that possible?"Richard lowered his head."Your Majesty, we found his body near the old storage room. He was severely injured, and..."He stopped, struggling to continue.Aldric stared at him, waiting."Speak!"Richard swallowed hard, but the tears falling from his eyes betrayed his grief."He was beheaded, Your Majesty."For a moment, Aldric couldn't move.Then, the tears he had been fighting to hold back began to fall. He shook his head in disbelief, refusing to accept wha

Seraphina moved toward Aria, her lips curved into a smile that did not reach her eyes."You are awake."Aria nodded slightly. The sight of the Queen made her stomach turn. Her plan had been to remain unconscious for as long as possible to take a break from the endless cruelty of the palace. She had always looked for opportunities to escape her duties, but she could not pretend for long. As long as she lived, her only goal was to keep the one thing that made her happy alive—even if it meant taking risks.She could not explain why she kept protecting the pup, especially when she knew someone else had been secretly caring for it. She had even pretended to remain unconscious, hoping to catch the person feeding it, but the King had ordered that no one was allowed inside.She had heard him speaking to the royal physician, begging him to keep her alive. She had heard him instruct the guards to stand at the door."How are you feeling?"Seraphina's voice pulled Aria out of her thoughts.Aria s

Before she could make sense of the accusation, a small creature rushed into the open courtyard.Her eyes widened.It was the same pup she had been taking care of. The pup burst into the spotlight. It started scattering food and knocking plates to the ground with ferocious energy. Aria shook her head in disbelief.How is this possible?The pup she knew had never behaved like this.It was playful and affectionate, but it had never shown such aggression.She remembered closing the wardrobe before leaving her room. The pup had already settled down, and she had been certain it would remain there until she returned.So, how did it escape?And why was it acting this way?The pup charged towards the royal table, knocking over plates and cups. Its eyes were wild, almost glowing. It moved like a creature possessed. Guards tried to catch it, but it bit them. Most of them started bleeding from their hands.Aria stared helplessly, unable to understand what she was witnessing.What has happened