All Chapters of The Last Luna: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

EllieHitting the water had felt like slamming into a concrete sidewalk from two stories above. Ellie's back hurt so badly, she could barely stand it, but she didn't have time to worry about that now as the rapids from the river washed her downstream.Ellie had always been a good swimmer, but now, with the water rushing at her so quickly, and the breath knocked out of her, she was doing everything she could just to keep her head above water. From time to time, she'd slam into a large rock or a huge tree branch, losing her breath again and suffering scrapes and what were sure to be dark bruises.The current was moving so quickly, she didn't think it was possible for her to make her way to the side of the river, to the shore, especially since the river ran through a ravine here, where the sides of the shore were so high she would have to climb out. For now, she just continued to fight to keep her head above water and fill her lungs with air the best she could as she tried to go around t

RiverRunning as fast as he possibly could, River took off for his car, unable to believe what was happening. How had Blade managed to pull something like this off? Was he simply lying in wait, watching for Ellie to leave her village alone so he could attack her?He couldn't believe the other Alpha would be so brazen. He had to know he would pay for this. But then, Blade had always been a hot head who thought he was invincible. He was about to find out that he was far from it.River saw his car in the distance and picked up speed, pushing himself to run even faster. He scooped up his pants as he ran, leaving the rest of his clothes lying where they'd fallen, and shifted as he reached his car, taking only a few seconds to practically leap into his pants as he stretched to open the car door and fall into the seat. River started the car, slammed it into drive, and made a U-turn on the gravel road, shooting up dust and rocks as he squealed his tires and headed back toward his village.Pa

EllieRiver was standing at the foot of her bed, yet Ellie couldn't even concentrate enough to hear what he was saying. She wanted to. After all, she'd carried on a conversation with her dad, but as he opened his mouth to speak, she felt a wave of exhaustion overtake her, and her eyes were closed again.Some time later, she began to become conscious again, trying to put everything back together, but she was having trouble remembering everything. Something was very wrong. Ellie knew that before she even completely awoke. While she was still drifting back into consciousness, she realized that her body was in a lot of pain. Her back was killing her, her head was pounding, and her stomach was churning. Thoughts of what had transpired came flooding back to her, almost causing her to bolt upright on the bed she was lying on, but she couldn't do that because her back hurt so badly, so she lay there, staring at the ceiling, praying that she was safe now, even though she didn't know where she

EllieResting was a good idea, but as Ellie lay there reflecting on what River had said, she couldn't get her brain to stop for long enough to fall asleep. She was glad she'd remembered everything this last time she'd woken up. At least she didn't have amnesia. Still, she'd been through so much. To hear him apologize and say he had just been scared to get too close to her made her feel better about their situation in general, but it didn't actually change anything. How was she supposed to trust him with her heart again after he'd let her go so easily?Ellie glanced around the room, trying to figure out what to do since she couldn't go to sleep. She spotted her cell phone on the nightstand. "How did that get here?" she wondered. The last time she'd seen it, the phone had been in her car--and then it disappeared. She wondered if someone had gone out to her car and found it while she was unconscious. That was the only explanation.Picking up her phone, she saw that she had several misse

EllieShe had been very rude to River the last time he'd come to check on her, and she felt bad about it. The moment River had left her room, Ellie had cringed at her behavior. Why did she have to be so ugly to him? Why did she have to be so stubborn?The truth was, he cared about her, and she cared about him, too. So… she should just say that. She should just forgive him for misinterpreting what he saw and heard and recognize that everyone makes mistakes. It's not like she was perfect after all.But that was so hard! Telling someone she was sorry was never something she was good at. She'd been raised to be the proud leader of her pack, so saying she was sorry felt like admitting she wasn't as strong as she thought she was. Granted, River had just said he was sorry to her, and it didn't make him seem any less like a man. So why couldn't she just tell him how she was feeling?Ellie's thoughts were interrupted when her phone rang. Seeing that it was Hans, she answered right away. She'd