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Chasing my Luna CHAPTER 10
Chapter 10: The Tides TurnThe sound of approaching vehicles accelerated my pulse. The cabin walls made it seem like they were closing in, and the air felt like it was thick with something — impending violence? Ethan’s fingers paused on the final stitch of my wound before he hastily stowed away his medical tools. Crouched near the window, gun steady, Mark peered through the slats.“They’re spreading out,” Mark whispered. “He’s got at least eight enforcers with him.”Ethan swore under his breath. “We can’t absorb that many in a head-on battle. Not like this.”My arms instinctively closed tighter around the twins, my body still weak but my mind racing. “Then we fight on our terms, not on theirs.”Mark looked at me. “You got something in mind?”I smiled, my decision weighing heavy in my throat. “They want the twins. Bryan will do whatever it takes to get them.” I met Mark’s sharp gaze. “So we use that.”Ethan stiffened beside me. “Jessica—”“There is no other option for us.” I pushed the
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Chapter 11: The hunter becomes the huntedThe second Bryan stepped outside of that cabin, the air grew different. That tension didn’t dissipate — it coiled, it twisted tighter, like a trap poised to spring.His arms encircled me, his hold safe but strong, his pulse steady against my forehead. My body was more than exhausted, but my mind was racing, assessing, calculating. Bryan had given in too easily. I had won this battle, but I was smart enough to know that the war was far from over.He locked the door and exhaled. “I don’t like it.”“Me neither,” Ethan said, his fingers grazing a wayward strand from my face. “He’s got something planned.”I forced myself to sit up. “He’s going to regroup. He won’t approach us directly — not after what just happened. He’ll attempt to close off our options, put us in a corner.”Mark nodded grimly. “And when that happens, we either surrender or we die.”A shudder ran down my spine. My babies whined against my chest, and I turned inward, around them, i
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Chapter 12 A Mother’s VowThe fiery glow of Bryan’s burning estate receded into the dark as we drove. The road lay ahead, dark and unknown, but for the first time in years I felt something like freedom.But my relief was brief. Because in the backseat, tucked in the crook of my arm, was my babies — those tiny, fragile lives I had fought so hard to keep safe. And I knew for certain that the war was not over.Ethan turned to me from the driver’s seat. “You’re too quiet.”I ran a soft finger across my son’s cheek, and then my daughter’s. Their soft breaths, their tiny fists curled against my chest — it grounded me like nothing else could. “I’m thinking.”Mark, in the passenger seat, snorted. “That’s dangerous.”I ignored him. “We need somewhere safe. Somewhere permanent.”Ethan’s fingers gripped the wheel. “We’ll figure it out.”I turned to him. “No. We have to decide now. Bryan may be out, but he’s not away. He won’t stop. Not until he gets them.”Mark sighed. “She’s not wrong. We took
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Chapter 13: Bloodlines and BetrayalsThe lodge was hazy with unspoken words. Outside, the morning sun filtered through the dense tree line and cast long shadows across the wooden floor. Finally my babies were asleep, safe in a hand-carved crib near the fire. I should have been felt safe, but the weight on my chest started to settle.Beside me, Ethan’s expression was inscrutable. His mother, Helena, hovered at the window, her gaze cutting the perimeter like an old woman used to this many wars. Mark paced by the door, fingers twitching against the grip of his gun. It was a very tense room to be in.“Bryan’s enforcers are pushing the borders,” Ethan said quietly. “They’re not going to strike yet, but they are watching. Waiting.”Helena faced him, her eyes aflame. “They’re looking to exploit weaknesses. We can’t give them any.”I swallowed hard. “What if they’re not simply watching?Mark stopped pacing. “And you think there’s a traitor?”Helena’s lips pinched to a thin line. “There’s alwa
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-21Chasing my Luna CHAPTER 14
Chapter 14: Forged in FireThe air that night crackled with expectation. The instant the decision had been made, a wave went through the pack. They looked like wolves moving with purpose, preparing, fortifying, whispering among themselves. War was not merely coming — it was already here.I lingered by the edge of the main hall, following Helena as she organized her warriors. She was effective, respected without having to raise her voice. Even Mark, who rarely followed orders, didn’t protest.Ethan had returned from his perimeter sweep, his face stony. “There’s been no movement yet, but it’s too quiet. Bryan isn’t waiting. He’s planning."I shifted the blanket over my sleeping daughter, my mind whirling. “Then we have to do it first.”Mark crossed his arms. "That’s a hell of a risk."I met his gaze. “It has been a gamble, everything about this.” But we weren’t going to sit here and wait for Bryan and the Elders to make a move. We have to act."Helena rounded the desk, her sharp green e
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Chapter 15: The Aftermath of the WarThe stillness in the house was thunderous. Bryan’s still body lay, golden eyes blank, his once-dominating presence nothing more than a corpse. Blood filled the air with a metallic, corrosive scent that was far too familiar.Ethan was still holding onto his sword, gripping it so tightly his knuckles were white. His chest heaved as he looked down at Bryan’s inaudible state. Mark was bent over with his hands on his knees, panting. Adam leaned against the wall, bruised and battered but alive.I should have felt triumphant. I should have felt relief. But all that I felt was fatigue.I placed a shaking hand against my stomach, my body still pained from all it had been through. My mind was spinning. My daughter. My son. I had done all of this for their sake. Had I done enough?It was Ethan’s voice that first disrupted the silence. “It’s over.”But was it?Mark straightened, wiping sweat from his brow. “Yeah, but I wouldn’t start celebrating quite yet.”I
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Chapter 16: The Night Is Always DarkWhen the wind ripped through the trees and whistled through the rafters of the lodge, the air that rushed in blew the tension and denial right out the windows. Whispers murmured in hushed tones, and barely heard over the crackling fire. Warriors walked with quietly chosen purpose, honing blades, rechecking munitions, bolstering strategies that would shortly be put in motion.This was no longer just about Bryan.This was bigger.We were going up against the very foundation of pack law—the hierarchy that had ruled us for generations, the rules that told you who was in charge and who bowed to it. The Elders had not yet retaliated, and yet their silence said more than any declaration of war.It was only a matter of time.I sat next to the fire and the flames flickered and danced, the heat hardly helping with the chill coming into my chest. Mine were bundled next to me in thick blankets, and their soft breaths were all that tethered me to the moment. My
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Chapter 17: A Mother’s IntuitionIt was a night colder than most nights.Even within the safety of the lodge a deep chill had seeped into my bones. The werewolf disappeared into the night with Bryan’s body, like a ghost, stuck with more questions than answers. But I didn’t have time to dwell on it. Not when my kids needed me.”I was sitting by the fire holding my twins. The soft, rhythmic wheezing of their breath was the only thing grounding me to reality. My son moved, his little fist closing around the fabric of my shirt. My daughter made a pleased noise in her sleep and I caught sight of her tiny little face with its beautiful features, so serene, even as the world around us spiraled out of control.Ethan stood by the window, scanning the tree line like a hawk. He hadn’t calmed down since we’d come back from the grave site. Mark was outside, strengthening our defenses, and Helena was training the warriors to be ready for whatever came next.But I was here, with them, thankfully.My
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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
Chasing my Luna CHAPTER 64
Chapter 64: An Uneasy PeaceThe meeting concluded, though the energy in the room did not.The council had no further quibbling, but its silence said a great deal. They weren’t convinced. They weren’t satisfied.They were watching.Waiting.For me to slip up. For me to prove them right.And I never doubted that when it came down to it, they wouldn’t give a second’s thought to turning on me.Elias walked beside me, his signature smirk still intact as we left the meeting hall. But I knew him too well now not to see the keen watchfulness behind it.“They didn’t say it,” he muttered, “but they still don’t trust you.”I exhaled. “I know.”He tilted his head. “And that doesn’t concern you?”I shrugged. “I don’t need their trust. I just need them to be scared of losing to me.”Elias let out a low whistle. “Now that’s the spirit.”We walked outside and the cool mountain air hit me like a breath of clarity. Kade was waiting, already, a few paces from the fortress wall, his silver eyes fixed on
Chasing my Luna CHAPTER 63
Chapter 63: A Figure in the DarknessThe air was thick inside the pack the day after Lucian left.Tense.Like the whole settlement was expecting something to happen.I felt their staring, the judgment burning through my skin each time I walked outside. The council didn’t trust me. The warriors maintained a safe distance.And while Kade had been there for me, I realized he couldn’t shield me from everything.Not forever.So that meant I needed to insulate myself.And it began with learning who in this pack was already working against me.I wasn’t stupid.Lucian had made himself clear — he was not giving up.And if he weren’t coming for me tonight, somebody else would be.Elias Shows Up When You Least Expect HimFor the rest of the evening I didn’t leave my cabin though I paced the cramped quarters mulling through my options.I needed a plan.I needed to know who in this pack wanted me dead.And if I couldn’t get that info out of Kade—I knew exactly who to ask.The knock on my door cam
Chasing my Luna CHAPTER 62
Chapter 62: A Pack DividedThe morning came too soon.Sleep had been amist and impermanent, catching sand in my hands. My body was tired, but my mind was racing. I could feel the weight of Kade’s words, hear the golden-eyed figure’s whispers every time I closed my eyes, see the flames of my old home burning behind me.I wasn’t safe.Not here.Not anywhere.But I had nowhere else to go.Kade had saved me. He had taken me in.Now he was leading me to his pack.I was not sure if that was a blessing or a death sentence.The ArrivalKade’s pack was unlike any I’d ever seen.It was well into the mountains, tucked away in a large valley that rose to steep cliff faces. The land was broad with cabins and farms, but there in the center loomed a fortress — tall, ancient, hewn into the rock itself.A true stronghold.A pack built for war.Kade rode ahead of me as we entered through the gates, his silver eyes darting over the settlement. Wolves eyed us from afar, some shuffling from their human sh
Chasing my Luna CHAPTER 61
Chapter 61: The Dark KnightThe silence didn’t last long.I had hardly started to register the presence there inside when the air began shifting.A growl. Low. Hungry.Not from within me.From the trees.I pivoted abruptly, my sore shoulder protesting the motion. Dark figures emerged from the shadows — rogues — and my breath caught.Four of them.I could see their eyes glinting in the moonlight, their bodies tight and tensed, ready to strike.I was bleeding. Injured.They could smell my weakness.I gulped and forced myself to my feet. My legs wobbled, my balance faltering, but I wouldn’t go down without a fight.One of the rogues—larger than the others—stepped forward, baring a feral grin. “Looks like we got a stray.”I balled my hands into fists, claws extending. “Turn around and leave.”The rogue chuckled. “Or what? You can barely stand.”I bared my teeth. “Try me.”His grin widened. “Gladly.”And then—He lunged.I barely avoided it, my injured shoulder screaming in protest. My cla
