Novel-novel oleh Halle

AVAMorning finds me beneath layers of silk, drowning in the weight of roses and responsibility. Light spills through the tall windows, golden and soft, but it doesn’t warm me. I’m Luna now.And I feel like a prisoner in a crown.There’s a sharp knock at the door. Before I can even call out, it opens, revealing a girl with thick black hair twisted into a braid down her spine. Her movements are fluid, practiced. She bows low.“My name is Jatine. I’ve been assigned as your personal maid, Luna.”Luna.It still sounds like a lie.I nod, eyes scanning her for hidden motives. Everyone here smiles too easily, speaks too softly. Like every sentence hides a blade.Jatine begins her tasks with silent precision…folding clothes I haven’t worn, arranging shoes I didn’t choose, tidying a room that isn’t mine. I watch her quietly, my hands curled into fists beneath the sheets.“I want a tour,” I say, finally.She glances up, startled. “Of the pack?”“Yes. All of it.”She hesitates. “The Alpha prefer

SEBASTIANThe night air presses against my skin like a second layer, cold and unrelenting. I stand beneath the shadows of the trees outside the Luna’s mansion, arms folded tightly, as if that could contain the chaos roiling inside me. The celebration is over. The laughter, the toasts, the charade. All that’s left now is silence. And her.Ava.She’s in there, behind those walls. Alone.I see the dim flicker of candlelight in her chambers. I see her shadow move occasionally behind the silk curtains. And I do nothing. I don’t knock. I don’t enter. I just stand here like some ghost of a man who doesn’t know how to be what he’s supposed to be.Luna and Alpha.King and Queen.Duty and bond.When her father approached me earlier today, just before the ceremony, he said four words."Take care of her."Simple. Quiet. But they slammed into me like a blade to the ribs. He didn’t threaten. He didn’t roar or puff his chest like most Alphas would. He just looked me dead in the eye and placed the we

AVAI haven't seen my father in weeks.Not since I'd screamed at him, called him a tyrant, and stormed out of the house with Dante's hand in mine, drunk on rebellion. Not since I'd burned bridges without looking back.And yet….here he is. Standing at the edge of the clearing in full Alpha regalia, watching me as though I’m still his little girl.The minute I see him, something in me cracked.I step away from the celebration, the weight of the Luna crown pressing against my scalp like a punishment. My gown trail behind me as I cross the stone path towards him, ignoring the whispers, ignoring Sebastian’s dark gaze burning into my back.He doesn't stop me. Of course, he didn't. He got what he wanted….me as Luna. My feelings are irrelevant.My father's expression is unreadable, the same stone face he wore when disciplining warriors. But his eyes….they are softer. Sadder.“Father.” I breathes.He open his arms. I didn't hesitate.I walk into them like a child lost in the woods.“I'm sorry”

SEBASTIAN “Don't die, Don't die” I yell, my heart aching with fear “Nooo” I scream as I hold her lifeless body close to my chest.My tears fall like it no longer has control.Her fair, milk skin became still….. “dove, dove, dove” I scream her name hoping she'll answer.No response, the thunder strikes and lightning splits the sky with a roar.I jolt awake from the nightmare, breathing heavily.My hand clenches my chest tightly.It's never going to end.Never.Dove comes to me every nightI just can't let go of her “I love her, she was mine before death took her away”Her death still stings, her death shattered my world.I could no longer bear it, I ran to the moon goddess, begging her for another mate.A substitute for Dove.I opened the slide door of my balcony, with a glass of wine in one hand, I casually slip the other into my pocket.I stare at the moon.It's brighter than any other night, the new Luna's coronation is happening this morning.The look in her eyes, replayed itsel

AVA HAYES My tears roll down, as Dante groans for the tenth time, his voice weak, unable to contain the pain anymore. “You bastard!” Sebastian kicks him in the mouth, then roughly rakes his hand through Dante's hair before turning to me. “Are you sure this is what you want?” He glares, his face darkening as he steps closer to me. I can't be mated to him. Noo, this must be a mistake, a big mistake. This is not fate. I'm not fated to suffer like this. “ I’M TALKING TO YOU” he yells, I flinched, my legs trembling so hard. I sniff and gather my courage to meet his eyes “I said REJECT YOU” I shouts, then break down again. I'm scared, I'm scared. I need my father, I need him. I reject disobeying him. I reject not listening to him, I shouldn't have tried escaping. “How dare you raise your voice at me?” He grabs my hair before I can react and slams me against the wall. “Stop” I hear Dante's weak voice say. My back screams in pain, like I've been hit with a hamme

CHAPTER FIVE | REVELATION FROM HELL.AVA HAYES Everytime I say no to Sebastian, he stands Dante, doing more damage to his already battered body. I have begged and screamed for him to stop but the more I do, the worse Dante's punishment becomes. Sebastian wants one thing and one thing alone- he wants me to accept him as my mate and he wouldn't stop until I do so. Dante's life is at the palm of my hand and I had two choices, accept Sebastian or watch Dante transition to the moon goddess. “Please, stop. You are hurting him." I choke out, my voice shaky and horse from the amount of times I have screamed my lungs out. Sebastian chuckles like an evil man on crack, his eyes crinkling with mischievous evil and amusement. “I have told you, Ava. It's all up to you. I'll stop once you promise to accept me. By the way, I don't think he has more than a few seconds to live." Sebastian laughter echoes around the cell, the chest of the woman restricting me from helping Dante also vibrating in