Novel & Cerita The Rejected Luna, The Hidden Heiress

"Then send for him." "The border cannot wait on a girl's convenience." "It is not a story, it is four days of patience, that is all I am asking for." "Four days," Damon said from the front bench, "in which the pack must sit with the knowledge that its Luna's stone was taken from a locked vault." "It was not taken from any vault." "Then the heir is a liar, or Miss Vance is." He spread his hands. "Which would you prefer we conclude?" Isadora stood up. Her white gown was creased from the ball, and she had washed her face, and it had not helped. She would not look at me, not at my eyes, not at my hands, not at any part of me.

Was Luna not an only child after all? She looked up at the house, where Grayson's office light still burned. Did he know about this? Was this another secret hidden in the files his family had inherited along with her mother's patents? The photograph fluttered in her trembling hands as a terrible possibility occurred to her: what if her mother's disappearance hadn't just been about the patents? What if someone had wanted to ensure that Elise Winters' entire bloodline vanished? And if so, why had Luna been spared when her potential sibling might not have been? Was her mother still alive somewhere, or had she met a different fate trying to protect this second child?

Luna Jessica continued, seemingly unaffected by my shock. “I know that you believe you’re an orphan and that your parents are gone. But the truth is, you have a mother. You have a history that has been hidden from you and everyone else for years.” “And that history is that my mother is alive and she is Queen Morwenna?” The words felt foreign on my tongue and I stared at Luna Jessica, wondering if she had gone insane. What the hell was she even saying? Luna Jessica nodded, her face unreadable. “Yes. She was young, rebellious, willing to follow her heart in a way few shifter witches ever dare. She was in love with a werewolf and they had a secret affair that led to you being born.”

I felt how Talia stiffened beside me, trying to hold in her surfacing anger. Meena's voice came again. Swift. “You seem to forget that you're no longer the future Luna, isn't it?” She turned her back now, facing me directly. “You're that rejected mate. I think I should remember you.” The words hit hard. Entering deep into the right places. It still hurts even now. Even after everything. “I know exactly who I am, Meena, you're not in the place to tell me.” She laughed. That sarcastic laugh of hers. “Really? Do you? If that was supposed to be true, I trust you wouldn't keep acting like this pack still belongs to you.”

The vision of Selene appeared once more, her expression softening. “You have faced the trial of the northern peaks,” the voice said. “You have proven your courage and your bond. But the true shadow remains… it lies within the heart of the first Luna’s sanctuary, beyond the mountains where the Moon never sets. There, you will confront what was hidden even from your ancestors.” Aria exhaled, her chest heaving. “Then that is where we go.” Kael nodded, sheathing his sword. “And we face it together. No hesitation, no fear. Whatever it is, it will not break us.”

It never ended quietly. The distant howl of a wolf echoed outside. The maidens flinched, glancing toward the windows. “Go back,” Luna said. “Hide that oil. Forget this rebellion.” But they didn’t move. Instead, Mara reached out and brushed Luna’s wrist, her fingers trembling. “You should understand better than anyone. You wear his mark, but your eyes say you don’t belong to him.” Luna pulled away. “You don’t know what you see.” “Then tell us what you are,” Mara challenged. “Prisoner or queen?”

"I, Sera Ashford, accept your rejection, Alpha Lupus." More gasps erupted from the crowd. Shame and fury burned inside me, but I kept my posture perfect. The moment the words left my mouth, the bond snapped completely. Lupus's expression flickered for just a fraction of a second. Something like a flash of regret passed through his eyes, but it vanished before anyone else could see it. "Good," he said flatly. "Now get out. Angela and I will be announced as Alpha and Luna at the next full moon. Do not embarrass yourself by showing up."

"Marcus will transfer some money to your account. It'll be enough for you to live on for a while." He left without a backward glance. The sound of the engine faded into the distance. I stood in the empty study and pulled out my phone, dialing a number. "Elder Aldric, it's me, Carys." "I need to confirm the details of the rejection papers one more time." A deep, solemn voice answered on the other end. "Luna, the agreement has been signed by both parties and witnessed by the Moon Goddess. It is sacred and irrevocable. It will take effect automatically on the night of the full moon, in three days."

I knew just the right one to visit. Carla was sitting by her window when the I walked in. She had once been a Luna of another pack, but was rejected by her mate when he caught her in the arms of another. “What can I say – my mother was a whore, I’m no different,” she had said to me as she narrated her story, blowing out smoke from her mouth, a thin cigarette held In her hand.

"Luna, I finally see it now. You're so worked up about whatever happened between me and Andrew. Could it be you're scared that there's something between us, something you don't know about? "So that's why you're anxious, suspicious, even scared. You came all the way here to confront me because you're terrified there's more between me and Andrew than meets the eye. Am I right?" To Andrew's surprise, Luna stepped forward. She frowned and said, "You're absolutely right. Valerie, you're a noble lady from the powerful Chetvine family. You're the precious heiress of the Reyes family, adored by your father and the elites of Chetvine. But that doesn't mean I'm afraid of you.