Second Chance For The Barren Luna Novels & Stories

"Maya, what? Is my mother getting into your head again?" For years, the former Luna had been whispering to the Elders that a barren Luna was a useless one. Every time, Fred had bared his teeth at his own mother to defend me. "I'm not severing anything," he whispered, leaning in to kiss my knuckles. "I don't need a pup. I just need you." I yanked my hand away. That mouth had spent the night on my sister’s skin. Those lips had whispered filth into her ear.

The black moon pulsed. And something beneath the Earth answered. A second heartbeat. Then a third. Then thousands. Emily looked around. Every person on Earth suddenly stopped. Every animal looked toward the sky. Every ocean became still. Every star disappeared. And from beneath the ground came one final whisper: “Welcome back, Emily.” Luna squeezed her hand. “Mom…” Emily looked down. Luna's silver eyes had changed. They were no longer silver. They were gold. And Luna whispered: “I remember why we ran.”

~FLORA~ MY HEART WAS thudding in my chest as I watched Cameron storm away. It was like a curtain fell over his eyes and he became a changed personality in a second. "Luna?" I looked up to Bonnie, she held up a hand to help me up which I accepted. Adam came forward slowly. "Luna, perhaps we can -" I shook my head and gave him the staff. "I have trained enough for today. Thank you Adam." He bowed and retreated, sending all the onlookers away to continue their training.

Because he was right. I was chosen. By myself first. And then by him. The world once called me the dying Luna. The one who lost everything. The one who was supposed to disappear. But they were wrong. Because I was never a story about what was taken from me. It was a story about what I survived. What I rebuilt. What I became. I looked at the sacred ground one final time. And I finally understood. I was never the dying Luna… I was the one who refused to stay dead.

Luna's face transformed with such pure joy that my heart ached. "She made a noise. Did you hear? She's so perfect." Luna looked up at me, tears streaming down her face. "Mama, she's so perfect and tiny, and I love her already." I took a picture with my phone, capturing Luna holding newborn Alice, both their faces showing the vulnerability of new life and fierce love. A moment of pure hope in the middle of preparing for war. That night, Luna finished the blanket. She worked until dawn, stitching protection wards with shaking fingers, whispering prayers to the Moon Goddess over each symbol. When she finally collapsed from exhaustion, the blanket glowed faintly with magic.

I froze, I didn’t mean to tell him, the words had escaped before I could stop them, and now I couldn't take them back. I swallowed, trying to steady my voice. “I just found out too.” Marcus remained silent for several seconds; the surprise on his face slowly gave way to something I couldn't quite identify. “When exactly?” “When I met with the moon goddess.” “You’ve seen the moon goddess?” “Yes that’s was when I was given the second chance” He turned away, running a hand over his face. Whatever he was thinking, he didn't seem prepared for this revelation. When he finally looked at me again, his expression was different, not frightened exactly, but deeply troubled.

"It's the middle of the Pacific Ocean. There is no land there. No island. Nothing." Kai frowned, holding his father's old knife. "How can someone do a ritual in the middle of the ocean? You need a temple, a circle, stones." Luna walked forward and touched the holographic table. The moment her fingers touched the light, her eyes went completely white. Her Blue Moon power. Everyone went silent. Luna's visions were never wrong. Luna whispered, but her voice echoed like it was coming from deep water. "Not a ritual... a birth... something is being born... not human... a tree... a big tree... alone... for ten years... waiting..."

"But Luna, why hasn't he come to me? Doesn't he understand the depths of my suffering, the fear that grips my every breath?" Luna's eyes held the wisdom of ages as she leaned closer, her voice filled with unwavering certainty. "My dear Kara, trust the forces that guide our paths. Sometimes, circumstances conspire to test the strength of our love. A mixture of confusion and determination washed over Kara, her emotions ebbing like the tides of the sea. Upon Luna's departure, Kara closed her eyes, relinquishing herself to the healing embrace of rest. As the moon ascended the night sky, casting a silvery glow through her window.

“Please, we swore we would never leave. We will serve a human Luna, at least our son in law is half wolf.” “Son in law. We have three sons, we should have daughters in law,” Mr. Barren runs his hand through his hair. “Graham and his mate can serve as Betas?” “Of course,” Milo answers. “As the moon goddess intended.” The Barrens nod and ask to leave. “Not too bad,” Milo smiles. “Better than I expected,” Graham exhales. “So, Reynolds is opening up?” “Yes, a whole new world is about to happen,” Milo smiles.

"Stop!" Tomorrow is the day that Luna will be offered to the Moon Goddess, Mayari. Her ancestors came from a long line of servers for the temple of the Goddess, and seventeen years ago, Luna was born on the day of the Lunar Eclipse. For them, it means Luna is the fateful one, the one to save the world by meeting the son of the Sun. Which, by the way, they have no idea who.