All Chapters of The Unmarked Luna: Chapter 31 - Chapter 39

Eliana's POV The Council chambers were silent. Five Alphas sat on their stone thrones. Theron of Ironclaw. Freya of Frost moon. Marrok of Shadowing. Selene of Night river. Darius of Emmerdale. And me. I sat in the sixth seat. The seat they had given me. The seat I had earned. In the center of the chamber, chains around her wrists, stood Kaylee. She was thin. Pale. Her hair had turned white. Her eyes were hollow. But she was alive. "Kaylee of Rhinewood," Theron said. "You stand before this Council accused of attempted murder, conspiracy, and treason against the Crescent Line. How do you plead?" She lifted her head. "Guilty." The room stirred. I leaned forward. "All charges?" "All of them." --- Theron studied her. "You understand the penalty for your crimes?" "I do." "And you accept it?" She looked at me. "I accept whatever she decides." Theron turned to me. "Alpha Eliana. The accused has pleaded guilty. The penalty is yours to determine." I stood. The room watche

Eliana's POVThe messenger stopped talking, and nobody in the room moved.I stared at him. His face was bloody and his eyes were wild, and he couldn't stop trembling."Say it again.""Your daughter. The one you never had. The one who was never born. She's leading the packs. She wants to destroy the Old Guard. She wants to destroy you."I shook my head."No.""I saw her myself. She was standing with the other Alphas, giving orders, planning attacks. She looked like you. She spoke like you. But her eyes were empty."I stepped back."You're lying.""I'm not."Killian caught my arm."Eliana. Breathe."I pulled free."Where is she?""The southern border, near the Silverpine Mountains. They've gathered an army."I turned and headed for the compound."Eliana, wait."I didn't stop.---I found Lyra in the healing house, tending to my darker self. Her hands were steady and her face was calm, but her eyes flickered when she saw me."What happened?""My daughter. The one I never had. She's leadi

Eliana's POVThe messenger stopped talking, and nobody in the room moved.I stared at him. His face was bloody and his eyes were wild, and he couldn't stop trembling."Say it again.""The Creator. The one who started it all. The one who was there before the first wolf. The one who made the bond. He's leading the packs. He wants to destroy the Old Guard. He wants to destroy you."I shook my head."No.""I saw him myself. He was standing with the other Alphas, giving orders, planning attacks. He looked like nothing I've ever seen. He looked like everything."I stepped back."You're lying.""I'm not."Killian caught my arm."Eliana. Breathe."I pulled free."Where is he?""The southern border, near the Silverpine Mountains. They've gathered an army."I turned and headed for the compound."Eliana, wait."I didn't stop.---I found Lyra in the healing house, tending to my son. Her hands were steady and her face was calm, but her eyes flickered when she saw me."What happened?""The Creator

Eliana's POVThe messenger stopped talking, and nobody in the room moved.I stared at him. His face was bloody and his eyes were wild, and he couldn't stop trembling."Say it again.""You. The one who lived. The one who rose. The one who became the wolf you are today. She's back. And she wants to destroy everything you've become."I shook my head."No.""I saw her myself. She looked like you. She spoke like you. But she was harder. Colder. She was you without mercy."I stepped back."You're lying.""I'm not."Killian caught my arm."Eliana. Breathe."I pulled free."Where is she?""The southern border, near the Silverpine Mountains. They've gathered an army."I turned and headed for the compound."Eliana, wait."I didn't stop.---I found Lyra in the healing house, tending to the one who was never born. Her hands were steady and her face was calm, but her eyes flickered when she saw me."What happened?""The living me. The one who rose. She's leading the packs against us."She stared

Eliana's POVThe messenger stopped talking.Nobody in the room moved.I stared at him. His face was bloody. His eyes were wild. He couldn't stop trembling."Say it again.""You. The one who was whole. The one who was unbroken. The one who never knew pain. She's back."I shook my head."No.""I saw her myself. She looked like you. She spoke like you. But she was different."I stepped back."You're lying.""I'm not."Killian caught my arm."Eliana. Breathe."I pulled free."Where is she?""The southern border. Near the Silverpine Mountains. She's gathered an army."I turned and headed for the compound."Eliana, wait."I didn't stop.---I found Lyra in the healing house.She was tending to the reborn me. Her hands were steady. Her face was calm.But her eyes flickered when she saw me."What happened?""The unbroken me. She's leading the packs against us."She stared at me."That's not possible.""I know what I heard.""You are the unbroken you. You are the one who survived."I looked at