All Chapters of Eventual Luna: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Ryan POV I left Elena's room, my heart a bit heavy. I didn't have to burden her with that news. But I did. Because for some reason, Elena felt like the only one I could really trust. I moved gently through the hallway. Every step burned, my back and arm screaming, pulling, tearing, but I had to bear it. I had to return back to my room before the guards return from their shift. The last thing I want is for them to get worked up more over me. I reached my room, and with a small nudge, I carefully pushed the door open, the creaking noise disturbing the silence. “Hey handsome.” I heard a soft voice. I snapped my head to the direction. Crystal! My eyes cracked wide open as I turned to her. A thin dress clung to her frame, light, deliberate. Her golden hair cascaded over her shoulders, her eyes dark, gleaming with intent.She smiled. “You’re finally back.”“W..what are you doing here?” I asked, my breath shaking. “Can't a wife a come check on his husband?” She asked, her tone lust

Ryan POV I laid flat on my bed, eyes looking up at the ceiling, the thoughts circling in my head. My wedding to Crystal was less than three days away. But at the moment I couldn't even care less about that.I needed to speak with Elena. For some reason she's been difficult to find. Maybe she could be avoiding me? But she has to understand that I had choice. Crystal practically blackmailed me. But even more importantly I needed to find the mole in my pack. I needed to… But, there was a mole, that much I was sure of.I did all pros and cons, and all analysis possible. No way the Shadow Blood pack could have planned for our arrival unless they had earlier information. So it had to among the warriors and higher ups. The other members of the castle only knew about the ambush that night, making it impossible to get a message to the Shadow Blood pack before we arrived.For me, the sooner I get the mole, the quicker I get closer to the Shadow Blood pack. And then… I will have anothe

Elena’s POVRyan turned to me, and I knew what was coming next. He was going to walk out on me and leave me in the dark, like I wasn't fit for discrete information. “Wait here!” he said, hisvoice firm. “But I want to know.” I shot back. And for a second, I saw something flicker in his eyes.Realization. He knew I wanted to. “You'll know.” That was it. And then he walked away with Trevor.I lay there. Still. Empty.Staring at the ceiling like it could give me the answers.It didn’t.Because all I could think about was him.Ryan.His voice. The way it cracked. The way he looked at me last night, like he wanted to say more, like it mattered.But it didn’t.Because at the end of all this—He wasn’t mine.He never was.Never would be.He was going to marry her.Crystal.It was already written, already decided, already killing me.I squeezed my eyes shut, hating myself.Hating that I let myself think, for one second, that maybe—just maybe—this meant something.That maybe I meant somet

Elena POV The bright sun shone through the curtains. I justify laid here in my bed, my mind a complete mess. I barely slept last night. I could only play in my head, all the possible ways today could go. The marriage. It was finally today. The day I loose my mate bond with Ryan. And then, I'll just be another werewolf in another pack who can't shift. Crystal would only make my life here even more hell. And, Ryan…talking with him after, will feel like I'm talking to a complete stranger. The only certainty is that after today, my misery will only grew. Just then, my eyes cracked wide open. And there she was… Crystal, dressed in her silk robe. ‘What do you want?!” I asked, my voice came out sharper than I intended. “To warn you!” She said, her voice cold. My breath hitched. Warn me? “Warn me from what?” I let out a dry laugh. “Today is my marriage. The most important day of my life.”Crystal stepped foward and stood a few steps from me. “Do not. And I mean… Do not! Try anyt

Ryan POV “Alpha Ryan, do you accept this bond? This duty? This Luna?”The words hung there.Silence.The whole world seemed to have frozen for a minute. The elder’s words still lingered in the air. “No, I can’t.”The words fell from my lips, low and soft.A sharp gasp from the crowd. A murmur, a ripple of confusion, shock amongst them.Crystal stiffened, her eyes wide open. “Ryan… ”I stepped back, looking at her, my eyes filled with pity.The elder’s brow furrowed, his gaze sharp. “Alpha.. ”“I can’t,” I said again, louder this time, clearer and more sure. The crowd went dead silent. Crystal’s eyes went wide, her breath hitching. “You—this is—Ryan, you don’t mean that.” Her voice shook, but not with sadness. With rage.“I do.” My jaw clenched. “I never should have—”I exhaled sharply. Shook my head.“This was a mistake.”The whispers became shouts.Chaos. Shock.I didn’t care.Because for the first time in forever—I wasn’t lying.I turned to Elena, the shock on her face wasn't