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CHAPTER 52

Penulis: Kelvin Foster
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-03-08 17:36:30

Chapter 52: (The Path of No Return)

The morning was cold.

Too cold.

As I stood at the edge of the Shadowfang fortress, looking out over the yawning mouth of the world, it sunk deep down into my bones. It was a path of no return for me.

The ruins of the first laboratory, the place where the Order’s experiments had begun, lay deep in the mountains, hidden in the land of the dead. No pack controlled it. No kingdom claimed it.

Because no one returned from where they went.

And now I was walking directly into it.

Ethan didn’t speak, standing next to me. He was steady, grounding, but I knew he hated this plan. I sensed it in the way his fists tensed at his sides, in the way his jaw stayed clenched.

Finally, he spoke. “You don’t have to do this by yourself.”

I exhaled, shaking my head. “I do.”

He glanced at me, his golden eyes shadowed with irritation. “No, you don’t. You just think you do.”

I swallowed hard. “Ethan—”

“You always do that,” he interrupted, voice gravelly. “You bear the weight
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    Chapter 53: Into the AbyssThe ruins swallowed us whole.As soon as we passed the threshold, the cold intensified. It was not the kind of chill from the mountain air or out of the stone walls — it was something else. Something alive.Something watching.The doors behind us creaked, the sound echoing through the ancient stone, and then —They slammed shut.The clang reverberated down the dark hall, trapping us behind it.No turning back now.Ethan took a deep breath and firmed his grip on his sword. “I really hate places like this.”Selene shot him a look. “And yet, here you are.”Elias smirked. “I think we should all pause for a moment to appreciate just how much Ethan must love Jessica to chase her straight to hell.”Ethan didn’t pull his gaze from the blackness ahead. “If you don’t stop talking, I’m leaving you behind.”Elias grinned. “You say that, but we both know I’d be the only one who’d survive it.”Selene sighed. “I will stab you.”Rsha voices her sharp tones to cut the bicker

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  • Chasing my Luna    CHAPTER 54

    Chapter 54 The Door to OblivionWhen the ancient doors swung open, they emitted a slow guttural noise that made my bones vibrate. That knowing way that the air shifted around the moment I saw the passage—the thickness that pressed against my lungs as if the air itself wanted me turned away.Or keep something in.Ethan gripped my arm more tightly from behind me, his breath shallow and quickening. “Jessica, don’t.”I didn’t look at him. I couldn’t.Because I knew — the second I turned away, the second I hesitated, I would never step through those doors.And I needed to.I needed to know what awaited inside.I swallowed hard, the lump in my throat forcing my voice steady. “I have to do this.”Ethan’s jaw tightened. “Then I’m going with you.”“Not a chance.” I faced him, my eyes hard. “You stay with the others.”His face contorted with disbelief, frustration. “Are you serious? You’re entering an ancient hellhole, full of god-knows-what, and you expect me just to stand here?”I exhaled. “Y

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  • Chasing my Luna    CHAPTER 55

    Chapter 55: Truth Which Should Not Be KnownThe vision had broken something in me.I gasped in short, breathless jerks and the reality of what I’d seen hit me at full force. My mother—here. Holding me. And the golden-eyed figure, standing quiet amid the wreckage like he had been waiting thousands of years for this moment.This war did not only concern power.This was not merely about revenge or bloodlines.It was about me.And it had always been.I stepped back shakily and felt my fingers tingle with the residue of whatever the book had felt me. My legs were shaking, my heart pounding in my chest.The golden-eyed figure stood in silence, as though giving me time to process the gravity of my finding.Then, finally, he spoke.“You see now, don’t you?”I forced my breath steady. “See what?”His golden eyes shone in the fading torchlight. “That you were never meant to be simply a wolf.”I clenched my fists. “You’re lying.”He exhaled, then tilted his head slightly, as if I were a childish

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    Chapter 56: On a Throne Of Blood and ShadowThe moment my fingertips skimmed the surface of the book, the world crumbled.I wasn’t falling. I wasn’t flying. I was unraveling.A million shards of reality shattered around me, warping, folding in on themselves, each with a flickering image—glimpses of things that were, things that could be, things that never were.And at the center of it all—Me.But not just me.Versions of me.One where I was on a battlefield, blood on my hands, shredded wolf and human bodies strewn at my feet.One where I was caged, a collar of silver set about my throat, screaming as the fire ran through my veins.One in which I sat upon a throne of black stone with golden eyes that shone with a malevolence that was the embodiment of inhumanity, a voice that reverberated with power.I gasped and pulled my hand away —But it was too late.The voice of the golden-eyed figure curled around me like smoke."Now you understand."I recoiled, my heart pounding, the pulse thu

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  • Chasing my Luna    CHAPTER 57

    Chapter 57: The Burden of an Invisible WarWe ran and we ran until the ruins were far behind us.Until the air stopped being that heavy.Until the murmuring faded to whispers in my brain, leaving a void that felt almost as heavy.But the damage had already been done.I could feel it.Not in my body — in my soul.”Something in me had shifted.I didn’t say anything.Not as the others slowed. It was not as Ethan finally turned to meet my gaze, his golden gaze sweeping over my face as if he could see the war going on inside me.Not as Selene, Dorian, Rhea, and Elias all sat in a loose circle around us, panting, waiting for someone—me—to say something.But I couldn’t.Because I did not know what to say.So Ethan spoke first.“Jessica,” he breathed, voice low and controlled, but I could hear the tension under it. “What happened in there?”I let out a sharp breath, running a hand through my hair. “I—”But the words wouldn’t come out of my mouth.What was I supposed to say?That I had touched

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  • Chasing my Luna    CHAPTER 58

    Chapter 58: A Way Made Clear in DarkMorning came too soon.I barely slept.Not that I expected to.Not with all that transpired in the ruins. Not after the whispers, the visions, the figure with the golden eyes whom told me truths I hadn’t wanted to hear.Because even now, the sun rising beyond the horizon, warming the fortress walls, I could still sense it.”That shift inside me.The door that had opened.And I didn’t know how to close it.If I really am one of them, anyway, I amended as I stood at the lip of the courtyard, observing the others as they buckled their gear onto their packs.Instead, Elias checked his weapons, the mischievous smirk that was usually plastered to his face replaced with deep thought.Dorian did not speak, though he sharpened his axe, grim-faced.Selene was busy packing up medical supplies, sharp and efficient and when she thought I wasn’t looking, her eyes flicked to me.Rhea stood slightly away, whispering in Ethan’s ear.And Ethan—He stood at rigid att

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  • Chasing my Luna    CHAPTER 59

    Chapter 59: The Haunted MirrorsThe figures were at the very edge of the firelight, their shapes only vaguely solid, roiling like shadows on water.Their voices were no more than a whisper in the darkness, but they filled the night like a choir of ghosts.“You are what you could have become.”The words landed upon me like a weight.Cold. Final.My fists tightened, I forced my breath steady.“Who are you?”The lead figure angled its head, its bright eyes inscrutable. “You already know.”Ethan moved in front of me reflexively, his sword glittering in the firelight. “If you want to tangle, you got one.”The figure didn’t move. “We are not here to fight.”Elias hummed from behind me. “That’s disappointing.”Selene shot him a glare. “Shut up.”This figure paid them no mind, their focus remained throughout on me.“You’re at the crossroads, Jessica.”I forced my voice steady. “I don’t believe in fate.”The figure let out his breath, a sound bordering on laughter. “It doesn’t matter what you

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  • Chasing my Luna    CHAPTER 60

    Chapter 60 The Night the Wolves ArrivedLong after the figures turned to smoke, the warning echoed in my mind.“If you don’t claim your power… someone will.”It haunted me. Refused to let go, clung to me like a second skin.But I didn’t have time to think about it.Because the real nightmare was just getting started.The First SignWe made our way back to the fortress just ahead of dawn.The air felt… off.Too still. Too quiet.As if the whole world was on pause.Selene noticed it first. Beside me, the woman tensed, her predator green eyes going laser focused on the treeline. “Something’s wrong.”Ethan frowned. “I don’t hear anything.”“That’s exactly the problem.” Her voice was tight. “There are no birds. No insects. Nothing.”My stomach twisted.The woods were never silent. Not unless there was something to hunt.A chilling tingle shot up my spine.We weren’t alone.Elias spoke next, his signature smirk missing. “We need to move.”Rhea's violet eyes narrowed as she reached for her d

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    Jessica stood paralyzed between Kade and Lucas, her heart hammering against her ribs and her past and future colliding before her.She should be relieved. After all these months running away, just trying to survive, desperately trying to stay alive—her pack had finally found her.But why did it feel so wrong?Lucas’s eyes were hopeful, craving for her to conform, to go back to what she used to be. Kade, however, remained unmoved next to her, barely shrouded dominance barely leashed, refusing to budge.She gulped, wavered on her feet. “Lucas… how did you find me?”His face gave nothing away. “We never stopped looking.”A twinge of guilt knotted in her chest. Had they really been searching for her all along? Or was there another reason for their mysterious re-emergence?Kade growled low next to her, catching Lucas’s ear. “She is not leaving without the truth.”Lucas’s jaw tightened. “This doesn’t concern you, Alpha. She belongs with us.”Jessica exhaled sharply. “I decide where I belong

  • Chasing my Luna    CHAPTER 72

    Chapter 72 – The AwakeningJessica’s body was weightless, floating between this world and another. This energy flowed in her veins as nothing she had ever known: primal, ancient, wild.Her wrists no longer ached. The burns had vanished, her skin as unmarred as if silver had never sullied her. But she knew better. She had experienced the pain, the torture. She had been tied up, powerless to struggle, could hardly breathe as her captors smothered her.And now?She was free.As she steadied herself, her breath came out in slow measured exhales. Lucian had run. Lucian had run from her. This man, who had tormented her, who had taken pleasure in her pain, had seen into her eyes and ran.Why?The question twisted tight in her mind, but just as she was able to settle into it, footsteps sounded in the corridor beyond.They were coming.Think, Jessica. Think fast.Her body may have healed, but she wasn’t naïve enough to believe she was invincible. Not yet. Whatever power had set her free, whate

  • Chasing my Luna    CHAPTER 71

    Chapter 71: The Trap We Never Saw ComingEmerging from the dense thicket of woodland, bursting through brush, my objective flashed through my mind, in a sing song sort of chant, skull, skull, skull. Kade was standing next to me, his fingers clenched around my wrist, his body rigid and prepared for anything. Elias trailed closely, his customary smirk replaced by grim concentration. The rogue Alpha, Maddox, hovered just outside of range, his icy gaze scanning the trees as if he were expecting a brawl.Because something felt off.The air too still, the forest too quiet. My wolf paced restlessly under my skin, her instincts prickling with that special kind of warning that got the hairs on the back of my neck to stand on end.I swallowed hard. “Something’s wrong.”Kade nodded, his silver gaze sliding over to me. “I know. Keep moving.”But the feeling just got worse.With every step we took, the discomfort tightened like a spring in my belly.We were stepping into something, and it has felt

  • Chasing my Luna    CHAPTER 70

    Chapter 70: Giving In To FateUnlike most of the time though—I was half the way through the black sticky forest when I felt the knot between Kade and me, deluging the space with the pulse of connection, thick and unyielding. Whenever I walked away, it pulled me back. It was all I ever wanted, and every time I tried to shove it down, to ignore it, the damn thing flared hotter, burning up my veins like wildfire. I hated it. Hated how my body reacted to him, hated how my wolf purred in response to his presence, how she wanted him regardless of what he was.Elias must have felt it, too, because he sighed dramatically behind us. “So, are we all just not going to acknowledge how you two are giving off enough sexual tension to burn this whole forest down, or —”“Elias,” I snapped, my patience already threadbare.“What? All I’m saying is, if you two don’t deal with this, like, soon, I’m going to have to step in and —”A growl ripped through Kade’s throat so fast, so savagely, that Elias actua

  • Chasing my Luna    CHAPTER 69

    Chapter 69: Bound in Blood and FlameWe doubled up and ran through the very green forest, the plants meeting us and loosening up. It was sharp air, full of damp earth and pine, the wind cutting through my cloak as we staggered toward the unknown.We’d been running for hours at a punishing speed, which I didn’t mind at all. Every second I spent was another second closer to losing my kids.Kade jogged next to me, his silver eyes raking the shadows for threats. He made no sound, just concentrated, but I could sense him, a fire licking my skin. The mate bond throbbed between us, raw and undeniable, a tie neither of us had asked for but could no longer ignore.Elias matched me on my other side, the usual smirk gone. Even he knew the stakes now. The rogue Alpha—who’d finally introduced himself as Maddox—lagged just behind, studying us with inscrutable eyes.The tension was thick. We all knew what we were getting ourselves into.But we did not speak it openly.Not yet.The Moment the World C

  • Chasing my Luna    CHAPTER 68

    Chapter 68: Tethered by Destiny, Severed by DesireKade’s utterance lingered between us, dense with unvoiced weight. Come back with me. Three little words, and yet they pierced like a knife to the ribs. My pulse thundered in my ears as I fought to suppress the heat in my chest, ignore the primitive fire burning all the more brightly in his silver gaze. I had run from one betrayal to another for years, had spent my entire life knowing how to survive without depending on anyone. Now fate was brazen enough to gift me a second mate? And not just anyone—Kade. An Alpha. A man I couldn’t afford to let into my life.I clenched my fists. “You do not get to demand this of me.”Kade’s jaw ticked. “No right? Jessica, you disappeared. No warning. No explanation. You gift me with a pack council on my heels defending you as you marched straight into rogue territory armed with a fucking dagger and nothing else but your stubbornness.”“I didn’t ask you to defend me,” I hissed, my voice slicing the air

  • Chasing my Luna    CHAPTER 67

    Chapter 67: Into the Lion’s DenAs we drew closer to the river, the noise of rushing water grew louder, the current filament weaving between dense foliage like a silver snake under the moon.As Elias and I passed through the bank, we looked around. The air was heavy with the smell of damp earth, pine, and something else — something unnatural.“We’re almost there,” I gasped, the adrenaline surging.Humming, Elias rubbed the back of his neck. “Yeah. Too close.”I frowned. “What do you mean?”He shot me a look. “I mean, we’ve been walking through rogue territory for hours, and no one’s tried to kill us yet.”I exhaled. “You sound disappointed.”Elias smirked. “Not disappointed. Just… suspicious.”I didn’t blame him.Rogues weren’t the sitting-waiting kind. If they knew we were coming — and I had no doubt they did — then why hadn’t they revealed themselves?I glanced at the area again, my wolf stirring under my skin.Something wasn’t right.As I stepped forward, a deep voice came from the

  • Chasing my Luna    CHAPTER 66

    Chapter 66: On the Road to the UnknownThe fire was low, crackling quietly in the still night. The weight of exhaustion lay against my bones, but sleep just wouldn’t. Not when my brain wouldn’t shut up.Not when I saw my children’s faces every time I closed my eyes.Elias had settled easily into the rhythm, gazing into the flames with a dazed sort of concentration, but I could tell he wasn’t entirely at ease either. He was waiting. Watching. Not for threats — though those would surely come — but for me.He was there waiting for me to crack.I wouldn’t want to give him the satisfaction.Instead, I curled in tight at the knees and looked into the darkness past the firelight. The forest surrounding us was silent, but it was a deceptive kind of silence. The kind that listened.That waited.“We should leave at first light,” Elias murmured, breaking the stalemate of silence.I exhaled. “Agreed.”“Unless, of course, you’ve suddenly decided to head back.”I shot him a sharp look. “You know th

  • Chasing my Luna    CHAPTER 65

    Chapter 65: A Mother's SacrificeThe fire crackled quietly and threw fluttering shadows on the trees. The night was quiet but my mind was anything but.I sat with my back to a fallen log, my cloak tightened around me, the flames dancing in my eyes. The heat barely reached the chill lodged deep in my chest.Because I allowed myself to think of them for the first time in days.My babies.My heart squeezed painfully at the vision of their little faces; I curled my fists.Their smell was still fresh in my mind — soft, new, unhindered by the world. The way they curled into me while they slept, the way their little hands grabbed for me outside of their understanding of what was happening.And I had left them.I had left them.Some nights, the guilt was unbearable.Like now.“Elias moved next to me, eyes fixed and unreadable on the fire. He had been quiet for some time, but I could feel his curiosity, how he was waiting for me to say something.I exhaled slowly. “They’re safe.”Elias looked

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