All Chapters of The Human Luna's Goodbye: Chapter 101 - Chapter 110

Elara's POVWhen I walked out of the prison, Samuel was in the middle of leading his gammas forward, ready to storm the place, his whole formation braced for a fight. They stopped the second they saw me.Samuel shifted back to human form and crossed to me fast, anxious. "Well? Did he give you trouble?"I smoothed the crease between his eyebrows and smiled. "He didn't give me trouble. I gave him trouble."The worry drained out of his eyes. He stared at me, stunned. "How did you manage that, Elara?"I laughed and looped my arm through his. "I'll tell you on the way."He nodded, then glanced back at his gammas. "You can head back. Thank you for coming."The Golden Crown gammas lined up on the spot, sharp and precise, fists to their shoulders. "Yes, Alpha," they said, in unison, voices carrying across the lot.I was a little stunned watching them. Samuel had just given an order that had nothing to do with pack business, an order that had already turned out to be unnecessary, and not one o

Elara's POVMy father said he'd get to Newland as soon as he could, and told me to start asking around for Julian in the meantime. I told him to be careful too, though the words felt useless the second they left my mouth, thin and inadequate against whatever was actually happening.The second I hung up, whatever mood I'd had left completely died. All I could think about was Julian, hurt somewhere, or worse. I had to go find Orion.Samuel had caught enough of the call to piece it together. He stopped me before I could reach the door. "I think we need to stay calm here. From what I know of Orion, this doesn't sound like something he'd actually do."I pulled free of his hand. "I'm sorry, Samuel. But from what I know of him, I think he would."Samuel grabbed my bag anyway and followed me out, talking me down the whole way, asking me to tell him more. I knew how sharp he was. I also knew he trusted Orion's character more than I could ever afford to. Gui

Elara's POVJulian was leaning back on the couch like he owned the office, one ankle crossed over his knee, a laptop balanced there showing a chart that kept sliding red. He hadn't bothered to change out of his racing suit either. Grease still lined the creases of his knuckles, the same way it had since he was seventeen and I was covering for him with our father about a car he'd taken apart in the garage without asking."Kneel," he said, not even looking up. "Apologize to my sister. Or I keep pulling the trigger on this until White Moon Group doesn't exist anymore."Behind him, the wall of monitors in Orion's office kept flickering, red numbers dropping in real time, like a countdown nobody had asked to watch.Orion stared at him like he was trying to work out whether Julian had lost his mind entirely. "You're insane."I was still trying to work out the same thing myself. Where had Julian gotten this kind of money? Enough to move a market. Enough t

Elara's POV"Not even a little," Samuel said, laughing, holding the car door for me before circling around to his own side. "I actually liked him. Funny, sharp, paid attention to details most people miss entirely." He shook his head, still turning it over. "I'm starting to believe the eight companies. A guy like that, I'd buy it."I thanked him for the compliment, even though I still didn't quite believe it myself. "I hope he actually gets there someday," I said, smiling.We picked up Mia from the pool and went back to my apartment for dinner and rest. It had been a long day, more than I wanted to think through twice. But with Samuel there, everything felt lighter. That constant hum of tension under my skin, the one I'd carried so long I'd stopped noticing it was there, had finally gone quiet.Samuel didn't do anything dramatic. He just held me until I fell asleep.......Fiona was already grinning when I came down for breakfast the next mor

Elara's POVI hadn't expected him to explain that much. Something in him really was shifting, and I hated that some small, stubborn part of me had noticed it. I looked at those blue eyes I'd once drowned in, and my heart skipped, one traitorous beat, like a scrap of the mate bond was still tugging at the line between us, trying to reel something back in.I looked away before the feeling could grow teeth. Whatever it was, I wasn't giving it room to become anything else.Victoria and I made a point of working the room, talking to anyone who wasn't Orion, hoping distance would do what words couldn't. When we finally circled back, more than an hour later, he was still standing exactly where I'd left him, like he'd never once considered leaving."Anything else, Alpha Orion?" My voice came out flat.He held out another glass of wine, warm in a way I'd never once seen him be in public. "I know we've severed the bond. I'm not disputing that. But Elara, you