Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Luna's Rogue: Kabanata 61 - Kabanata 70

Despite Kalen’s offer to bring me breakfast, I went to the cafeteria instead. I didn’t like feeling locked up. Kalen followed me and, ignoring my protests, told me to sit down and he would get my food for me.Sitting down at a table, I tried to fight off my irritation at this sudden change in Kalen. It didn’t feel real or authentic. I glanced around the room, then realized more than a few of the people here were watching me. I shifted uneasily, the weight of their attention pressing down on me like a tangible force. The looks seemed to range from suspicious to respect. “Kalen, why are people looking at me?” I asked once he had returned with our breakfast.As soon as he looked around, everyone averted their gaze. “I guess they’ve heard something about what happened these days and are curious.”They did? What exactly had they heard? I was used to gossiping. In Crimson Fang, gossip seemed like the favorite pastime, but there I always knew what to expect. Here, not so much, and that was a

It was barely before sunrise when Danielle came to call me to begin training. Dressed in a long sleeve shirt and yoga pants, we went outside in a small field. “To begin,” Danielle said. “You need to get right with yourself before you do anything else.”“Right with myself,” I repeated, not bothering to hide my skepticism.“Yes, you need to be honest with yourself. Facing the things you’ve been avoiding. The doubts, the guilt, anger, the fear, whatever it is you’ve been pushing down. You’ve got to sit with it, understand it, and then make peace with it.”I let out a breath through my nose, a mix of frustration and resignation. “Make peace with it? How exactly am I supposed to do that?”Her smile grew a little warmer, like she’d been waiting for me to ask that. “Start small. Sit here, think about everything that’s happened, let the emotions wash over you. Scream, cry, shout, or whatever you feel like doing. Just let it out and know you’re safe to do so.”“How is this teaching me how to fi

I sat on the blanket cross-legged, enjoying the feel of the sun on my skin as I ate lunch with Kalen. He had gone all out and prepared, or someone prepared for him, all of my favorite foods. “You went all out, didn’t you?” I said as we ate. “Not really,” Kalen said with a shrug. He was sitting across from me. “Just wanted to ensure you enjoyed lunch.”“I’m curious. What did you bribe Marcel with to get him to make all this for you?” I asked with a grin before I took a bite of my egg salad sandwich.“What? You don’t think I did this all myself?” he asked with feigned offense.“Not a chance,” I said. “I still clearly remember the last time you tried to cook.”“First off, I didn’t bribe him,” Kalen finally admitted. “I didn’t need to. All I had to do was say I would do it myself before he practically begged me to step away from the food prep area.”I laughed, able to see the horror on Marcel’s face. “He’s a smart man,” I say with a shake of my head. “Well, thank you for this, Kalen. I a

Once Kalen and I were alone, he handed me a folder. “This is the report we have on your father,” he said, a look of guilt on his face. “Sorry. I am so sorry, Alyssa. From the beginning I should’ve told you, but… I didn’t want to give you a mysterious tragedy. Instead, I wanted to…” he sighed and shrugged. “I wanted to play the hero. Find the one responsible, punish him, then deliver his head to you… I know how stupid that is now.”Taking the folder from him, I nodded. “I appreciate the thought, Kalen. I really do, but you made me feel like an idiot. Like someone, no one feels the need to take it seriously. Just a toy to lay claim, play with when someone felt like it, then put me on the shelf until they’re bored again. You have no idea how demanding and dehumanising that is.”Kalen winced, his shoulders slumping as if the weight of my words pressed down on him. “You’re right,” he said quietly, his voice tinged with regret. “I was wrong to treat you that way. You deserved the truth from

The rogue king sent six of his wolves, along with Adelaide and Thomas with me to meet the Lycan King. The closer we got to the meeting point, a hunting lodge in the middle of nowhere, I was getting more than a little nervous. “Don't worry, you got this,” Thomas said, giving me I guess what was supposed to be a reassuring smile.“He's right,” Adelaide agreed. “The king wouldn't send you here if he didn't think you could do it.”“You're right,” I said with a smile that was only mostly forced. The king also believed a slap on the wrist was enough for his misdeeds. Yet James was running amuck, so I didn't put much stock into what the king believed. “Let's do this.”We arrived almost at the same time as the lycan king did. To my surprise he came in person. &ldqu