All Chapters of Moon Fire Reborn : Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

KAI’S POVI had been too blinded by emotions to close the gap between us. The kiss had been reckless. My lips barely brushed her soft ones, but it was enough to send heat through my entire body. The moment I tasted her natural flavor from those pink plump lips, the pain and exhaustion from Elara’s attack all disappeared, leaving only the softness of Selena’s skin against mine. But the kiss was over almost as soon as it began. Selena didn’t pull away, nor did she kiss me back either. When her wide, stunned eyes met mine, reality slammed into me like a silver-tipped dagger.What was I thinking?“I…” My voice shook as I stood back, releasing her from my grasp. “Selena, I’m sorry. That was—”She shook her head quickly, cutting me off as her cheeks turned red with a flush. “Don’t apologize. It’s fine.”No, it wasn’t fine! Nothing about this situation was fine!The silence on our way back to the pack was very unbearable. Every time I glanced at her, she avoided my eyes with an unreadable

KAI’S POVEvery fiber of my being ached from the fight with Renn. But despite the pain, I couldn’t bring myself to rest. They way Selena had intervened for me kept replaying in my mind like a broken record. Her amazing power, her desperation, and the way she ignored how I told her to stay back—all of it infuriated me.I ran a hand through my hair, my sharp claws extending slightly as Nyx growled in the back of my mind.‘She disrespected us,’ Nyx mumbled in an angry tone. ‘Selena had no right to step in. She doesn’t understand the intensity of an alpha challenge.’‘She was just trying to help,’ I muttered under my breath to defend her, my voice laced with frustration as I paced outside the pack health physician’s quarters.‘Help?’ Nyx scoffed at me. ‘She embarrassed us! Do you know what this will do to the pack’s belief in us? How will they respect us if our mate can’t stay in her place?”I stopped in my tracks, glaring at the nowhere exactly as if I could find the answers in sought fo

KAI’S POVDays had passed, or maybe weeks. The scent of rain was all I could perceive as I stood near the cliffs, overlooking the forest in our territory. This was one of the few places where I found myself, whenever I couldn’t think clearly. This was the only ground far away from the noise of preparations for the coming war. My pack needed me to be strong… prepared, but my mind was far from clear. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw her.I always saw Selena.Those sad and questioning eyes of hers haunted me, lingering in my head like a ghost I couldn't scare away. I clenched my fists, my nails screwing into my palms. “Focus,” I muttered to myself, controlling my thoughts back to focus on the present situation.‘You’re running from her.’ Nyx observed, talking softly in my mind.“I’m protecting her,” I countered at his words, but even as I said the words, they felt like a lie.‘Protecting her by ignoring her?’ Nyx shot back in question. ‘That’s rich.’I sighed, leaning against a nearb

KAI'S POVI could still remember how exactly Renn had reposted Selena's reply to me. His tenoric voice echoed in my mind, and each syllable being replayed felt like a sharp blade in my chest. “She said she’s done chasing you, Kai.”Her rejection shouldn’t have stung as much as it did, but I have to admit, it hit me harder than I cared. Nyx snarled in frustration as we both reminisced about our rejection. ‘You’re a damn fool, Kai,’ he growled. ‘She’s your mate. The only one who will ever understand us, and you’re letting her slip away from your fingers.’“Don’t start again, Nyx. Give me a break.” I muttered under my breath, pacing to and fro the length of the dimly lit hallway outside the war room.‘Oh, I will start,’ Nyx snapped at me. ‘Do you know how hard it is to sit here and watch you push her away? Every time you shut her out, you shut me out too.’I clenched my fists, trying to ignore the guilt rising within me. “It’s not that simple,” I hissed, though it felt easy. “You know

DAMON'S POVPain.That was all I felt, and It was all-consuming. The ache felt like flames of fire licking at my insides, burning intensely at every muscle and bone. I gripped the edge of the ornate desk in my room, my knuckles turning white as I struggled to walk closer to the bed. I had no idea how I managed to put up a good act during the meeting with the pack elders, but now that I was alone, the pain penetrated into me like a thousand needles in my heart.And I knew why.I knew exactly why I was going through this agonizing moment. I knew that it was as a result of the dark energy I had stolen through Yasmine just to defeat Elara. Now I was ‘enjoying’ the side effect of having an unmatched power within me as it was ripping me apart from the inside.“You’re losing control,” Demon, my wolf whizzed inside my mind, heavy disapproval laced in his voice. “I told you this would happen.”“Shut up,” I growled aloud, my voice coming out hoarsely. “You think I don’t know that?”Another rus