All Chapters of THE LUNA'S ECLIPSE: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

VALERIA’S POVThe guards gripped my arms like I was some wild animal, dragging me down the dimly lit corridors toward the Shadow Fang dungeons. The cold, damp air wrapped around me, sending a shiver up my spine. My steps faltered, but I forced my legs to keep moving. I wouldn’t let them see my fear, even if it bubbled just beneath the surface.This was it—the place I had only heard about in hushed whispers as a child. The dungeons were reserved for the worst criminals, the irredeemable. And now, I was going to be one of them.The iron bars creaked open, and they shoved me inside a small, dark cell, slamming the door shut behind me. The metallic clink of the lock echoed in the confined space, making Vyara growl low in my mind. The air was thick with a strange, faintly acrid smell. Wolfsbane. Of course. Dimitri wouldn’t leave anything to chance.My body already felt heavier, slower, like the strength I had worked so hard to build was being drained away bit by bit. I clenched my fists, s

VALERIA’S POVThey couldn’t see it, but I had already cast an invisible protective barrier around myself. The power hummed softly beneath my skin, a shield fueled by my resolve. No matter what they tried to do to me now, their weapons would never touch me.I stood still, my chin raised, as Dimitri barked orders to the guards. The two men positioned themselves behind me, their whips in hand. I could hear the leather snapping against the air as they tested their weapons, but I didn’t flinch.“Begin!” Dimitri commanded, his voice sharp and commanding, cutting through the tense silence.The first lash came down, the whip slicing through the air with a loud crack. I braced myself out of instinct, but when it landed on my back, there was no pain. Nothing. The barrier absorbed the force completely.Another lash followed, harder this time, but again, there was no pain, no sting, no burning sensation on my skin. I stood tall, my expression calm, and my body unflinching.The murmurs began almos

VALERIA’S POVI sat in the center of the room, my fingers tapping idly on the polished wood of the long conference table. For someone who claimed to be clever and calculating, Alpha Dimitri had been stupid enough to leave me here unattended. Or so it seemed.The room was cold, sterile, with an air of detachment that made my skin crawl. This wasn’t a place for strategy; it was a place for intimidation. Everything about it screamed control—the long, imposing table, the rows of identical chairs that lined it, and the faint scent of leather and cigar smoke lingering in the air.I tilted my head slightly, pretending to adjust my hair as I focused my hearing. I strained, listening for the telltale shuffle of feet or the hushed whispers of guards posted outside the door. But there was nothing. The silence beyond the walls was deafening, and that told me one thing: Dimitri didn’t need guards. He was either supremely arrogant, or he thought the surveillance he relied on was enough to keep me i

MAGNAR’S POVIt was well past midnight, and the silence in the packhouse was suffocating. I leaned against the wall outside the meeting room, my arms crossed, my thoughts racing. My father had been in there with Valeria for hours, and I couldn’t shake the unease that had settled over me since they disappeared behind those soundproof walls.I had tried everything—pacing the hallway, sharpening my hearing to pick up any hint of their conversation, but it was useless. Whatever they were discussing, my father had made sure it would remain a secret.What the hell could they possibly be talking about for this long?My wolf was restless, pacing in the back of my mind. He wasn’t used to being kept in the dark, and neither was I. The very idea of my father and Valeria locked in that room, discussing something I wasn’t privy to, was driving me insane.By the time the door finally creaked open, it was close to 1:00 AM. I straightened immediately, my frustration barely contained. My father steppe

MAGNAR’S POVThe restless thoughts I had been carrying since last night still swirled in my mind as I sat on the edge of my bed, my hands clasped together. No matter how many times I replayed the scene in my head, I couldn’t make sense of it. Valeria wasn’t the same person I remembered, and there was no denying that. The quiet, submissive slave who once trembled at my mere presence was gone, replaced by someone with fire in her eyes and an aura that demanded attention.I couldn’t shake the feeling that she was up to something. My instincts screamed it, but there was something else—a pull I couldn’t ignore. It wasn’t the mate bond. That had been severed, or at least I thought it had. No, this was different. I didn’t want to admit it, but I was drawn to her in a way I couldn’t explain.And then there was what happened in the field. The protection barrier. The way she had stood there, unflinching under the lashes, daring my father to do his worst. It didn’t make sense. Unless…Unless she