A Luna Freed After Nine Lies นิยาย & เรื่องราว

Under Andes's direct manipulation, the pack council had no choice but to take the matter seriously. Leonard was no longer the Alpha he once was. He was as broken as a madman. How could the pack appoint such a wolf as Alpha? He was banished. When Serina learned of Leonard's banishment, she was trying on the Luna gown she had long prepared in front of the mirror. She instantly turned deathly pale in the mirror. She staggered back two steps and collapsed to the ground. "How is this possible? I told Andes everything about Lydia's dirty deeds. How could he still protect her?"

He’d let me go? My legs felt weak. I stumbled back and sank onto the bed. The mattress dipped under my weight. My hands pressed against my temples. How had my life twisted like this? Just hours ago, I was a prisoner. A girl who could be killed at any moment. Now… I was Luna of Moonveil. Announced. Claimed. Thrown into pack politics and power games I didn’t understand. He even promised to let me go. After childbirth. Could I trust him? A man who killed his own father.

“We stand at the forge of truth. Traitors have poisoned our blood, twisted bonds, spilled innocent lives for greed. No more shadows. Witness.” At my nod, the enforcers hauled the prisoners forward from the treeline, where they'd been held in iron-barred wagons. Lisa came first, stumbling on numb, blistered feet, silver cuffs burning her wrists raw red, weeping sores that dripped crimson trails down her arms. Her once-golden hair hung matted and filthy, framing a face gaunt from a day without sustenance, hollowed cheeks streaked with dried tears and grime. The rags barely preserved her modesty, clinging to curves now mottled with bruises—purple blooms from rough handling, yellowing welts from

With just a bit more pressure, she could snap my neck. "I said say it!!" She ordered again. "I...I fell in love with Alpha Harrison and wanted to whore myself to his bed," my voice was hoarse and broken after years' torture, but I still managed to spit out the lies, "Out of jealousy, I...hired rogues to...rape and murder his mate and our Luna...my best friend Elisa. I'm unforgivable. Alpha Harrison would...never forgive me. I will spend the rest of my life in jail.."

“Yes. The first time anyone’s seen him bring someone home. That’s why everyone’s whispering. They think you’re the new Luna.” A bitter laugh escaped me before I could stop it. “I’m not Luna. I was… bought.” Her brow furrowed in confusion. “Bought?” “Never mind.” I looked away, the memory of chains flashing like a scar behind my eyes. “Tell me something else instead. What really happened to her, the previous Luna. Do people think she was murdered?” Clara hesitated, chewing on her lip. “You should eat more first,” she said finally. “It’s not good to talk about such things on an empty stomach.”

"The Healer confirmed there was no wolfsbane in my system. My body simply... failed to carry the pup. It was a tragic loss, but it was an act of nature. Not an act of treason." The silence in the Great Hall was deafening. The elders looked completely blindsided. They had come to watch an execution, and instead, their pristine, perfect Luna was publicly admitting to a hysterical, false accusation. "The human did not poison me," Selena choked out, the final, humiliating admission tearing out of her throat. She refused to look at me. "She is entirely innocent." Cassius didn't show a single ounce of pity. "Let the official record reflect the Luna’s statement," Cassius declared, his voice echoing

"You don't. But I am not forgiving you because you deserve it. I am forgiving you because I would rather be free of it." It was true. I realized it as I said it. All those years, I had carried the weight of their silence like a stone in my chest, believing I could not set it down until someone made it right. And no one had. And I had put it down anyway. The old man took my hands in both of his. His fingers were dry and fragile, and they shook. "You are the greatest Luna this territory has seen in three generations," he said softly. "I want you to know that. Whatever is written in the records, whatever the Council decides, I want you to know that I saw it with my own eyes."

“It’s done. Control yourself. Let reason lead, the wolf follows. Not the other way around.” I swallowed hard, jaw tight. “And what if it doesn’t? What if I lose control?” My eyes stayed fixed on the body. I lifted my gaze to her, pain burning in my eyes. She looked at me with piercing blue eyes, so awfully similar to his. Persia’s gaze didn’t waver. “He didn’t reject you out of disdain. He feared what you could become. He’s scarred by the past, someone he once trusted, a Luna who betrayed him. Left marks he hasn’t healed from.”

“I… I didn’t do anything! I don’t know! I just… I came here to get some herbs and…” “LIES!” The beta spat, teeth bared. Before I could respond, he barked, “Guards. Seize her!” “What?” My eyes went wide as I instinctively stepped back. Two guards moved quickly, grabbing me harshly. I struggled, screaming. They dragged me forward, taking me away. Tears rolled down my cheeks as they dragged me forward. “Beta Alaric, please… listen. I didn’t do anything. I didn’t kill anyone, I’ve never hurt anyone before. I’m innocent!” I pleaded, my voice cracking.

"If you were a fake sent by my enemies, you would have lied. You would have agreed with me just to please me. You would have made up a story and said the tattoo was burned away or erased while you were in the forest. But you did not do that. You told the exact truth. You told me you never had one." He let out a long, shaky breath, closing his eyes for a second. "I know you are truly my wife. My beautiful, perfect Luna. You are finally home." A massive wave of relief washed over my entire body. My muscles finally relaxed. I was safe. The mission was not destroyed. I had passed the Alpha's trap. But as I sat there looking at his romantic smile, I realized I could not just smile back. If I forg