Semua Bab The Last Luna: Bab 51 - Bab 60

EllieWalking down the front porch steps with her heart in her throat, Ellie hurried back to where she'd been when she'd found out River was gone. It was the last place on earth she wanted to go, but she had no choice. Her father had called for her, so she was going.Patricia was coming, too, but Ellie didn't wait for her. Whatever it was, it was serious, or else her father would've told her over the mind-link. Her mind was running wild with possibilities, but when she arrived in the meadow where the archway with the flowers on it was still standing in preparation for a wedding that would never happen, she couldn't believe who she saw.Blade was back, and by the looks of things, he wasn't happy. He was squaring off nose to nose with her father, and both of them looked angry enough to throw punches. Ulysses was there, too, as well as her little brothers, all of them trying to keep the peace, but it was clear that whatever was going on, Michael was about to punch Blade in the face."Bla

EllieIt was supposed to be the happiest day of her life. Instead, it was one of the worst. Ellie sat in her living room, staring blankly across the room as her friends and family tried to console her. Despite their best efforts, it wasn't doing any good. She felt a vice tightening around her heart. All of this trouble, and it had been for nothing. She never should've agreed to the tournament in the first place."I'm so sorry, honey," Michael said for at least the hundredth time. He was sitting in his chair, across from her. "I should have never have come up with this crazy idea to begin with."She didn't want her dad to feel bad, but Ellie couldn't get the words to come out of her mouth to insist that it wasn't his fault. It came from Shelby instead. "You didn't know, Alpha Michael. How could you have ever guessed that something like this would happen?"He shook his head. "I never would've thought that anyone could treat another person this way, especially not someone like River. He

RiverHis house was dark as River walked inside, dropping his car keys in a bowl by the door. He stood still for a moment, listening. He heard a faint, slow heartbeat coming from the kitchen and realized his mother was sitting in the dark in the other room. He headed that direction, crossing through the foyer, living area, and dining room before he saw her, sitting in the nook, staring out at the window, a cup of tea on the table in front of her. No steam rose from the cup, so he could only imagine how old it was. He doubted she'd finished it.She knew he was there, too. "You're finally home," she said, her tone melancholy. "I was getting worried.""Sorry, Mom," he said, not sure whether he should pull out a chair and talk to her or just run upstairs and bury himself beneath his blankets. "I didn't mean to worry you."Patricia turned to look at him, and even though it was dark in the room, only the moon and starlight filtering in through the window illuminating her face, he could tell

EllieRamming head first into an unexpected wall of muscle was jarring. Ellie stumbled backward, almost colliding with the door. Two strong hands took hold of her on either shoulder, straightening her out and making sure she was firm on her feet. "Sorry, Ellie! Are you okay?"She looked up into Ulysses's familiar, dark eyes and breathed a sigh of relief that it was him. As much as she wished River would come back and talk to her, she wasn't ready for that, not yet, anyway. "I'm fine, thanks," she said. "What are you doing here?""I came to check on you," he said. "How are you doing? I mean, after what Blade did yesterday, how could I not check on you?"Ellie gave him a small smile. She was so thankful for his friendship. "That's really sweet of you. Thank you. I'm fine. I just… need some time to think about what happened and decide how to proceed.""You can't let him get away with this," Ulysses warned. "He'll take it to the next level if he thinks he can get away with coming into you

EllieAll of the construction that had gone on for the tournament was coming down. Ellie was sitting in her office, trying not to pay any attention, but it was hard. Not only could she hear the tools being used to take down the bleachers her father had worked so hard to put up in the meadow south of the village, all of the trucks moving the lumber and other items drove right past her office, so she had to see it, too.Working was nearly impossible. She was trying to look over maps of Blade's territory, trying to come up with a plan for the attack she would most definitely be launching soon, but her eyes kept wandering to River's packlands instead, and thoughts of him continued to interrupt every other idea she tried to focus on.Finally, she gave up and went to fold up the map on her desk, sighing in frustration. It didn't quite fold right, so she straightened it out and tried again. One corner was still sticking up. "You've got to be kidding me!" she whispered, unfolding the map comp