The True Luna Payton Novels & Stories

She doesn't bother telling Ava the truth—that the damning video hadn't miraculously leaked itself, or that the trending hashtags demanding Stella's immediate cancellation were currently being sustained by a massive, untraceable influx of Luna's own money. Without the limitless, terrifying resources of the Caldwell or Vane dynasties at her disposal, Luna has to rely on the shadows. Sometimes, the dirtiest, most underhanded shortcuts are the only ones that actually work. Does Stella really deserve her picture-perfect life? Absolutely not. Luna is going to peel that porcelain mask off, piece by bloody piece. "But the price you paid..." Ava frowns, her gaze dropping to the thick white gauze heav

After a brief pause, he typed in his own birthday. The phone unlocked. He was instantly met with a barrage of text messages from Elena. “Sheilah, you’re a pathetic loser! You care so much about Killian that you’re making medicine for him even when you're sick. But all I have to do is snap my fingers, and he leaves you behind like a dog to cook for me!” “You will never have Killian’s love!” “If you know what’s good for you, give up the Luna position. Otherwise, I’ll make sure you experience a living hell!”

"I know for a fact that you are not the Luna. You are not Evelyn." A forced laugh escaped my lips. "Are you out of your mind, Beta? Look at me. I have her face. I have her silver hair. I have her voice. I look exactly like the Luna, and yet you stand here insisting that I am not her. Are you feeling well?" Lucas didn't answer right away. He moved toward me, standing so close I could feel the intense, radiant heat coming off his body. "That is exactly what I want to know," Lucas whispered, his voice vibrating with a shocking truth that shattered my entire world.

“You couldn’t even manage pack duties properly.” Luna laughed softly. The sound unnerved everyone nearby. “Pack duties?” She stepped closer. “You mean organizing banquets while your son cheated on me?” Ophelia’s face darkened. “You ungrateful—” “Do you know,” Luna interrupted smoothly, “what I was doing before I married into your family?” Nobody answered. Because the truth was—they had never asked. Luna looked around the ballroom. “At twenty-three, I headed the most advanced private cyber-intelligence unit in North America.” Her voice remained calm. “At twenty-four, I created defense systems currently used by seven governments.” She tilted her head slightly. “At twenty-five, I disappeared be

“You will get your payment when we deliver her breathing. So stop hitting that door and let me drive.” A pause. “They are paying a lot for one woman,” the first one said. He did not bother lowering his voice. They were not worried about me hearing. Either they thought I was still unconscious or they simply did not care. “She must be important.” “She is the Luna.” “Was the Luna,” the first one corrected. He laughed. It was not a pleasant sound. “After tonight she will just be a problem someone paid us to disappear.” My blood went cold.

I remember her very well. She was the daughter of the former Gamma and believed the role of our Luna was hers by right. Her father also tried everything he could to put her and Damien together, but it didn’t work out. I guess I have my father to thank for that. He is the one who made me know all he had to battle to make sure I became Luna. Most of the fights were between him and Celine's father.

The status of being a Luna held significant weight and influence. “Trust me, I desire help just as much as you do. But who’s to say they would even want to help us? It would be suicide to provoke a conflict with the Moonstone pack,” I averted my gaze. The Moonstone pack was one of the most powerful and influential packs in the Western region. While they may not be friendly towards our pack, they were not our enemies either.

“More than you will ever know. But I can’t. I’m bound to him. He saved my life. He trusts me. I swore an oath.. I am his Beta—” “What about the oath you made to me?” My voice shattered. “What about the nights you promised you’d never let anyone hurt me? What about when you said I’d never face the world alone?” He closed his eyes like the words pierced him. “You’re not alone,” he whispered. “I AM!” My voice cracked. “Because right now I’m not your lover. I’m not even myself. I’m just—” My breath trembled. “A substitute Luna.” The words tasted like poison.

Briella smirked. “What? Is it really that hard to believe I’m Luna?” Paige snapped. She laughed manically. If things had come to this, she might as well drag Luna down with her. If she couldn’t win, at least she could ruin Luna’s reputation! Facing the audience like a madwoman, she shouted, “That’s right! Luna didn’t plagiarize me! But she did plagiarize someone else! My sister! The Sawyer family’s third daughter! An adopted daughter named Briella!”

She gripped her throat and coughed dramatically to get their attention and it worked because all eyes immediately went to her in concern. The bitch, I snorted and shook my head. “What will be her punishment, alpha?” she asked. “Ask your future mate,” Alpha Robert grunted. Natalie’s eyes went wide in shock as she looked at Robert Jr. “I will be the future Luna?” she gasped. Then she gave me a look and repeated, “I will be the future Luna.” It was like a normal statement, but I knew better than that. I knew it was a promise that she was going to make my life miserable when she became the Luna.