Novel & Cerita Elena Ben 10

she chirped, her full lips parting in a dazzling smile as her rich brown eyes fixed on Elara. "Elara," Alpha Riven said smoothly, "meet your mother. Selena. Selena, meet the lovely, charming, and totally not crazy former Luna, Elara" Elara debated punching him in the face, hard, but the older lady, Selena, strode toward Elara. Each step was assured and steady, graceful, and … grounded. It wasn't guarded and restrained like hers. Her eyes spoke of strength. She was someone who didn’t need weapons but could cause deep, soul crushing pain to her enemies if she wanted.

Raw power erupting without warning or control. Ben was standing closest. He saw the silver flames engulf her and instead of running, he stepped forward. Trying to help. Trying to calm her. The flames caught him before Elena even registered what was happening. I saw her face in the memory—not malicious, not cruel. Just terrified. Confused. Desperately trying to make the power stop and having no idea how.

She’d kept it locked away, just as I’d tried to do with mine. “You were?” Elena’s eyes grew distant, lost in memories she’d probably tried to forget. “Long ago, before you were even born. I was young then, foolish enough to believe that love could conquer the barriers between social classes.” She moved to sit down, suddenly looking every one of her years. “I fell in love with someone I shouldn’t have. Someone far above my station.” An Alpha? A Beta at least. “Who?” I asked. “Alpha Benjamin.” The name came out like a prayer, full of old pain and older love. “Ulysses’s father.”

"It was a moon of Jupiter. I learned about it when I was a kid. It's not the biggest, it's not the brightest, but it's the quiet one. The one that stays in orbit no matter how the universe shifts. Just… always present." Lily looked at him, eyes un-tensing. "Elara," she said softly, experimenting with the word on her tongue. Brenna smiled. "Elara James-Carlston. She fits that." "She will be an artist," Helena said. "Or a revolution. Perhaps both." Lily rested in against Vandaulf, her cheek against his shoulder as she wrapped her arms around Elara. "She'll be whatever she wants to be. But she'll always be ours."

"Under what name?" I understood what he was asking. Was I still Lina Vale, the woman with no past, or Elena Valenti, the daughter who had walked away? I tightened my fingers around the mug. "Elena Valenti."

Melissa mumbled but Taylor didn't say anything, instead he faced his food, and his eyes were glued to the plate. "Oh, I am loving this." Elena grinned. "Anyway, do you think anyone can have an encounter with the moon goddess?" Elena shifted her attention away from her poor mate. "Well, you've got to have a special case before that happens." "Like what, Aunt?" Melissa frowned, "Can you just continue having your dinner in silence?" She scolded her and Elena looked down grumpily while Taylor smiled at their interaction. ★★★★★ Ben walked into the dungeon nonchalantly, he did not bother wearing a mask to hide his identity anymore. He looked at the ladies scornfully, this time around Jennifer had

Again. Elena is finally mine!

Her head felt light, her thoughts unfocused. “What are you doing?” she asked, growing wary. Ben stepped closer again. “Relax. I just want us to be closer.” “No,” Elara pushed against Ben’s chest with the strength she had left. “I’m here for business.” Ben’s expression changed. His smile vanished. “You think you can come to a place like this and just leave?” Elara struggled to stand. “I’m leaving.” Ben suddenly shoved her shoulder roughly. Elara nearly fell. “Sit down,” Ben snapped. “Don’t act so pure.”

I asked, confusedly. "Oh, you thought you had already won, right? I'm sorry to disappoint you! Today you will be the one to die instead. " Elena huffed and flapped her wings with her eyes sparkling with fire. "What is your connection with King Bane?" I was stunned at how she got all these powers like that of Bane. "She is his daughter, so get to hell!!!" Miriam huffed, and I turned to her in shock, trying to question her when a great force hit me so hard that I fell to the ground.

Lena's POV. “You are nothing but a clown I raised. You will die worthless and nobody will think you ever existed, not me, not even Dominic,” Elaine fumed at me with a knife in her hand. I pulled back breathing rapidly. She launched at me, screaming furiously, and I ran in any direction, my heart throbbed and my hands trembled. She was a few inches from thrusting the weapon at me when I tripped on my feet and fell to the ground.