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The Golden Luna Seven: Lady Petrova
I froze as Emily stepped inside, her confident stride and sharp gaze filling the room with a tension that made my heart pound. I didn’t know whether to stand, speak, or simply shrink into the chair I was perched on. My fingers gripped the armrests tightly as I stared at her, unable to mask my wariness.Emily’s eyes swept the room before landing on me. Her lips curled into a smirk that made my stomach churn. “So,” she began, her tone dripping with mockery, “this is where they’ve decided to stash you. Not bad, I suppose. Though, I’m surprised they didn’t opt for a broom closet. That’s probably more your speed.”Her voice was cold and haughty, her words hitting me like a slap. My throat tightened, but I couldn’t summon a response. I was too scared. I felt small under her sharp gaze, too meek to challenge her, too unsure of my place to even politely ask her what she wanted. I didn’t know her very well, but I could certainly tell why she’d taken the trouble to come here. All my life I’ve b
Last Updated : 2024-12-14The Golden Luna Eight: The council
The council chamber was stifling, filled with the murmur of discontented voices as the elders filed in and took their seats. Each one carried an air of authority, their expressions stern and expectant. I stood at the head of the long oak table, my back straight, arms folded behind me. Beside me, Sean stood like a sentinel, his presence steady and reassuring. My brother, Luke, leaned against the far wall, arms crossed but silent.Even before Elder Haverson, the oldest and most powerful of the councilmen, cleared his throat and began, the room was heavy with unspoken judgment.“Alpha Lucien,” he started, his tone clipped and laced with reproach. “We bid you welcome from your recent travels. However, we have learned you came with some concerning news, about decisions you have taken concerning the question of your Luna.”I cleared my throat and stepped forward. “Yes.”“So it is true then? You have taken some unknown girl as mate?” This came from Elder Marlow, a rail-thin woman with sharp
Last Updated : 2024-12-16The Golden Luna Nine: Garden Gossips
Cara’s POVThe morning light filtered through the heavy curtains, casting faint streaks of gold across the dark wooden floors of my room. My eyes fluttered open, the heaviness in my chest returning as soon as I stirred. I hadn’t slept much—how could I, after Emily’s tirade? Her words still clung to me like thorns, each one pricking at my already fragile sense of self-worth.The sound of a gentle knock broke through my thoughts. Before I could respond, the door creaked open, and Alice entered, carrying a tray laden with breakfast. Her ever-present smile was a small comfort amidst the storm brewing in my mind.“Good morning, my lady,” she said, setting the tray down on the small table near the window. “I thought you might like something to eat. You barely touched dinner last night.”I sat up slowly, brushing my hair away from my face. “Thank you, Alice. I wasn’t very hungry yesterday.” To say the truth, I wasn’t very hungry today either, but I didn’t want to talk about why. I wanted des
Last Updated : 2024-12-18The Golden Luna Ten: Jealousy
The fire in the hearth cast uneven shadows across the stone walls of my office. The flickering light was barely enough to make the stacks of papers on my desk legible, but I didn’t care. I had a wolf eyes. I could see in the dark just fine. Besides, there was nothing I really could do right now. The mountain of reports, requests, and demands could sit there for all I cared. It wasn’t as though anyone expected me to fix things overnight—not anymore.My hand rested on a letter I had half-read, the contents mattering little in the face of my troubles. The words blurred together, their meaning lost against the tide of memories that kept clawing their way to the surface. Lucy would have scolded me for ignoring the work piling up. Then she’d flash that smile, the one that made the worst days bearable, and she’d find some way to make the burden seem lighter.The ache in my chest deepened, the need for what was nearly overwhelming. I closed my eyes and leaned back in my chair, the leather cre
Last Updated : 2024-12-20The Golden Luna Eleven: Darthrow Pack
Lucien’s POVI returned to my study after leaving Cara, still infuriated by her encounter with Luke. I knew I was being a bit irrational, but I couldn’t help my reaction. It appeared the mate bond was in full effect already, despite my best intentions. I swore viciously under my breath, frowning hard at correspondence I could hardly pay attention to. I had been through a mate bond before. I recognized the need. The yearning. The desperation to possess and annihilate anyone who so much as breathed the same air as my mate. I was being completely unreasonable, but reason had little hold over the raw intensity of a mate bond. It clawed at my composure, shredding my attempts to focus on the mundane reports littering my desk earlier in the day. Every glance at the neatly stacked papers felt futile. I knew that my irritation wasn’t rooted in Luke himself but in the primal pull that bound me to Cara—a bond I still wasn’t ready to embrace fully.Her absence haunted the edges of my consciousne
Last Updated : 2024-12-21The Golden Luna Twelve: An alternate arrangement
Once we were alone, Theo gestured for me to sit. I obliged, settling into one of the leather chairs opposite his expansive desk. His shrewd gaze remained fixed on me, his eyes as calculating as ever.“I appreciate your apology Lucien. That you could come before me and admit your wrongs shows you are not as without integrity as I thought.” He rumbled and I bowed my head slightly in a gracious nod. “Thank you Theo. I am honoured that you can still think so favorably of me. All things considered.” I murmured and Theo nodded. “I am confused as to one thing though. I had thought we had some sort of understanding.” He said, eyes boring into mine. “Why did you then bind yourself to this girl who, as rumor has it, isn’t nearly as proficient a wolf as my daughter?”The weight of his question hung in the air. I hesitated. I couldn’t give him the same vague non-answer I’d provided my pack. Theo Petrova wasn’t a man to tolerate half-truths, and I had already strained his patience enough.I clear
Last Updated : 2024-12-21The Golden Luna Thirteen: Gatecrasher
Cara’s POVI had been given more luxuries in Lucien’s palace than I’d ever experienced before. Gowns of fine silk, meals fit for royalty, and quarters that seemed far too grand for someone like me. And yet, none of it mattered. Not when the man who had claimed me as his mate treated me as if I were invisible.For a week, Lucien had all but vanished. After the bizarre intensity of our initial encounters—the bond pulling us together, his anger, his cold indifference—he’d left me to stew in a sea of confusion. I’d tried to make sense of it all, to understand why he had bound himself to me only to disappear. And then, as if to further baffle me, he’d appeared out of nowhere two days ago with a ridiculous anger and an unbelievable demand.“Stay away from my brother,” he’d said, his voice sharp and unyielding.The command had left me reeling and not in good ways. All I’d done was exchange a few polite words with Sean at the garden. Sean had been kind, a rare glimmer of warmth in an otherwis
Last Updated : 2024-12-24The Golden Luna Fourteen: Let me go
Lucien’s POVCara’s eyes widened, disbelief crossing her features at my refusal. I bit the inside of my cheek to keep from saying anything else, aware that I was not exactly of sound mind at the moment. “I don’t understand. What do you mean no?” She asked, her voice sounding incredibly hurt. I gritted my teeth against my rising emotions, her wave of vulnerability stirring something in me. “I mean no Cara. What’s done is done.” “Done? How can it be done when you’re here planning to tie yourself to someone else?”She shrilled a fire lighting behind her gaze.“I’m grateful that you saved me that day. I doubt I would have wanted to be King Darius’ slave. However, I don’t think I want to be bonded to you considering the circumstances. So please, let’s just annul it.” The words sounded reasonable, but they infuriated me which confused and frustrated me all at once, leaving me in a tizzy of emotions. “We can’t. This discussion is over!” I growled, growing inexplicably angry and she blin
Last Updated : 2024-12-27
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The Golden Luna Nineteen: The fight
Luke looked at me like I had two heads when I approached him that morning. I couldn’t blame him. After all, I had been the one to quit, abruptly declaring that I didn’t need his help. Now here I was, practically groveling to be taken back.“I know I was… rude before,” I admitted, shifting awkwardly on my feet. “But I was… overwhelmed. I shouldn’t have lashed out at you. I’m sorry.”His dark eyes studied me, skeptical and wary. It wasn’t like Luke to hesitate. He was usually all charm and easy confidence, but today he seemed… hesitant. Uncertain, even.“You don’t have to do this,” he said finally. “If you’re only here out of guilt—”“I’m not,” I interrupted firmly. “I’m here because I want to learn. Please, Luke.”He exhaled, rubbing the back of his neck. “Fine. But we’re changing things up. No more laps.”Relief flooded me, and I nodded eagerly. “Anything you think will help.”He led me to a cleared patch of grass, explaining basic combat stances and defensive maneuvers. “The first ru
The Golden Luna Eighteen: The madness of need
Lucien’s POVI was trapped all day in a meeting dragged longer than I anticipated, a tedious affair of negotiation and posturing with Alphas who couldn’t see beyond their egos. The invasion of my lands was becoming unbearable and I was determined to do something about it without reverting to war, but the other’s weren’t making it easy. The Alpha whose wolves kept intruding hadn’t even bother to show up, a clear sign that he disdained me and my request. I had promised myself I was done fighting. The last time I’d waged war, I had won my opponent, but had ended up with my mate assassinated and five years later, I was yet to catch the culprit. My elders and packmembers didn’t understand it, but I wasn’t in a hurry to return to that violence, especially now that I had a new mate that someone could target. By the time I returned to the castle, the sun was well on its descent, casting long shadows through the corridors. I had barely stepped inside when I spotted Sean pacing near the grand
The Golden Luna Seventeen: Strength is hard
Cara’s POVThe sun was yet to rise when I slipped out of my room. My steps echoed faintly in the silent corridors. The castle was eerily quiet, the usual hum of activity replaced with a stillness that felt almost sacred. For once, eyes didn’t follow me as I passed and I was thankful for it. I wore britches—a decision that had taken more courage than I cared to admit. They weren’t exactly ladylike, but practicality won out over propriety. I needed to move freely, and skirts simply wouldn’t do. If anyone saw me, I’d probably have more rumors trailing me than I already did. Thankfully, the halls remained empty aside from an occassional guard or two. The sparse security had me wondering again about this Pack and how easy it would be to escape. I didn’t dare risk it though. It would be dangerous for a wolfless woman like me to trudge through wolflands. It wouldn’t take long before I was hunted and I would likely find myself in the possession of a far more deplorable Alpha. Maybe when I wa
The Golden Luna Sixteen: The offer
Cara’s POVThe morning sunlight filtered through the thin curtains in my room, painting the floor in muted gold. I sat at the edge of the bed, staring down at my hands. They weren’t trembling today, and that felt like an accomplishment— a small victory in a sea of neverending misery. Several days had passed since Emily’s threats and Lucien’s coldness that had nearly broken me. Somehow, I managed to survive. I’d moped for most of the time, but after deep thought, I had finally come to the conclusion that I couldn’t keep waiting for someone to save me—not Lucien, not anyone.If he didn’t want me, there was nothing I could do about it, bond or no. The bond couldn’t force us together after all. It was only powerful if the people it bounded together accepted it. If even one partner rejected it, there was very little the other could do. It didn’t care for the consent of the couple or pretty much anything else. Whether we wanted it or not was irrelevant. It was an ever constant thing that wo
The Golden Luna Fifteen: Warmth and warning
Cara's POVThe hallway felt impossibly long as I walked away from Lucien. My hands trembled at my sides, and my heart was still racing from our confrontation. Anger and humiliation burned under my skin, warring with an ache I couldn’t quite place. Hurt, betrayal; both? Why did I even care? He didn’t want me—that much was clear—and yet, his refusal to let me go made no sense. I had begged him for freedom, and he… he had just walked away.The thought made my throat tighten. I needed air. I needed space. I needed to be anywhere but here. My feet carried me down a series of corridors, unfamiliar and winding, as I sought refuge in the sprawling estate. The silence of the castle pressed in on me, broken only by the occasional whisper of wind through the windows. No one bothered me as I passed, all the wolves watching me from the corner of their eyes but not saying a word. I heard feet move, voices whisper, silver clatter from a distance. I moved as if in a trance, propelled by my frustratio
The Golden Luna Fourteen: Let me go
Lucien’s POVCara’s eyes widened, disbelief crossing her features at my refusal. I bit the inside of my cheek to keep from saying anything else, aware that I was not exactly of sound mind at the moment. “I don’t understand. What do you mean no?” She asked, her voice sounding incredibly hurt. I gritted my teeth against my rising emotions, her wave of vulnerability stirring something in me. “I mean no Cara. What’s done is done.” “Done? How can it be done when you’re here planning to tie yourself to someone else?”She shrilled a fire lighting behind her gaze.“I’m grateful that you saved me that day. I doubt I would have wanted to be King Darius’ slave. However, I don’t think I want to be bonded to you considering the circumstances. So please, let’s just annul it.” The words sounded reasonable, but they infuriated me which confused and frustrated me all at once, leaving me in a tizzy of emotions. “We can’t. This discussion is over!” I growled, growing inexplicably angry and she blin
The Golden Luna Thirteen: Gatecrasher
Cara’s POVI had been given more luxuries in Lucien’s palace than I’d ever experienced before. Gowns of fine silk, meals fit for royalty, and quarters that seemed far too grand for someone like me. And yet, none of it mattered. Not when the man who had claimed me as his mate treated me as if I were invisible.For a week, Lucien had all but vanished. After the bizarre intensity of our initial encounters—the bond pulling us together, his anger, his cold indifference—he’d left me to stew in a sea of confusion. I’d tried to make sense of it all, to understand why he had bound himself to me only to disappear. And then, as if to further baffle me, he’d appeared out of nowhere two days ago with a ridiculous anger and an unbelievable demand.“Stay away from my brother,” he’d said, his voice sharp and unyielding.The command had left me reeling and not in good ways. All I’d done was exchange a few polite words with Sean at the garden. Sean had been kind, a rare glimmer of warmth in an otherwis
The Golden Luna Twelve: An alternate arrangement
Once we were alone, Theo gestured for me to sit. I obliged, settling into one of the leather chairs opposite his expansive desk. His shrewd gaze remained fixed on me, his eyes as calculating as ever.“I appreciate your apology Lucien. That you could come before me and admit your wrongs shows you are not as without integrity as I thought.” He rumbled and I bowed my head slightly in a gracious nod. “Thank you Theo. I am honoured that you can still think so favorably of me. All things considered.” I murmured and Theo nodded. “I am confused as to one thing though. I had thought we had some sort of understanding.” He said, eyes boring into mine. “Why did you then bind yourself to this girl who, as rumor has it, isn’t nearly as proficient a wolf as my daughter?”The weight of his question hung in the air. I hesitated. I couldn’t give him the same vague non-answer I’d provided my pack. Theo Petrova wasn’t a man to tolerate half-truths, and I had already strained his patience enough.I clear
The Golden Luna Eleven: Darthrow Pack
Lucien’s POVI returned to my study after leaving Cara, still infuriated by her encounter with Luke. I knew I was being a bit irrational, but I couldn’t help my reaction. It appeared the mate bond was in full effect already, despite my best intentions. I swore viciously under my breath, frowning hard at correspondence I could hardly pay attention to. I had been through a mate bond before. I recognized the need. The yearning. The desperation to possess and annihilate anyone who so much as breathed the same air as my mate. I was being completely unreasonable, but reason had little hold over the raw intensity of a mate bond. It clawed at my composure, shredding my attempts to focus on the mundane reports littering my desk earlier in the day. Every glance at the neatly stacked papers felt futile. I knew that my irritation wasn’t rooted in Luke himself but in the primal pull that bound me to Cara—a bond I still wasn’t ready to embrace fully.Her absence haunted the edges of my consciousne
