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Chapter 10: A Suitable Gift
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The Returned Luna Chapter 11: Golden River
The army traveled at a decent speed towards the Imperial City. As they neared the next city, Laurel realized there was something different about this one, something familiar. The sign declared the next city to be the city of the Golden River Pack, named after the river that seemed to glow gold in the setting sun thanks to the golden silt that formed the river bed. She remembered for her life as Laura that it was one of the kingdom’s most prosperous trading cities as it was the perfect midpoint between the border and the Imperial City. “Look ahead!” Someone near the front called. People were gathered along the sides of the road and a vaguely familiar man stood in front of them all with a large smile that did not reach his eyes. It reminded Laurel of the nobles of the Imperial City.The closer they grew, the more she recognized him. He was the alpha of the Golden River Pack, Daniel. Alpha Daniel greeted them warmly, “Welcome and hail to your victory! A feast is to be held in your hon
The Returned Luna Chapter 12: Orders
Laurel returned to her tent and got ready for bed, but her mind wouldn’t rest. The scent of blood was still lingering in the air. The bonfire had burned out, but the fear the display had evoked in the soldiers remained. She didn’t hear anything outside of her tent beyond the quiet footsteps of the patrol. Her mind kept turning over what she knew, trying to make sense of it. Adolph’s gentle smile and warm words didn’t match the cold fury she’d seen in his eyes. How could he embrace her so gently and use those same hands to kill a vampire slave so quickly and brutally? How could his sweet voice that made her swoon order Daniel’s fingers to be cut off? From fury to tenderness and ruthlessness to tenderness: what made him change for her? Being his mate couldn’t be enough. Was it a real change or just a mask to keep her at his side? How long would it last?Those beautiful women were dragged out of the camp so roughly by the soldiers, the same way that Sarah had been at Basil’s order. She
The Returned Luna Chapter 13: Corrupt
Adolph rose with the sun, mounted his horse, roused his retinue, and rode into the Golden River to deal with the Golden River pack’s alpha. He’d subdued Daniel for the time being, but his actions spoke to a greater problem that Adolph had to deal with before reaching the Imperial City. Daniel was still being treated for the loss of his fingers, so there was no one around to try to stall for time as he ordered for all the records of the pack’s economic movement, taxes, and every piece of paper detailing Daniel’s policies. It took all of an hour to find proof of Daniel’s greed and corruption: bribery, tax evasion, illegal slave trade, etc. If there was something an alpha should not do, it seemed that Daniel had done it.“Go out among the people and find an honest man to take his place,” Adolph said. “And restrain Daniel for formal sentencing. He is not fit to be alpha.”Soldiers jumped to his command. Chasel busied himself organizing all the records that would need closer attention an
The Returned Luna Chapter 14: Lost Mate
Laurel hid from Adolph for the rest of the day, barely sneaking to get something to eat before returning to her tent. She had to be careful since his tent was right next to hers, but it seemed that something was keeping him away from his tent for most of the day. She hoped her luck held out. The next day, Laurel decided to brave leaving the tent to go see Sam. The guilt was gnawing at her from not seeing him the first time she heard about him being unwell. After dressing for the day, she listened for any sign of movement from Adolf’s tent. She thought she heard Adolph leave his tent much earlier, but she had to be sure. It sounded as though the coast was clear, so she left her tent and headed towards Sam’s tent, but Adolf stepped from behind another tent and into her path with a little smirk. She guessed her luck had to run out sometime.*Mate!* Alice cheered. Laurel wanted to roll her eyes and sneer at Alice’s excitement, but she remained still as Adolph approached her. It seemed
The Returned Luna Chapter 15: Return to the Imperial City
*Was it all a lie?*It couldn’t be. There had to be something wrong with the situation. Adolph never married after losing his late wife. She remembered being a young girl and hearing about his great love story. She remembered wanting such an undying love for herself. People still talked about their romance like a fairytale: the handsome young king meeting a young noblewoman on his way to training and falling in love at first sight. Sure, the king of the fairytale was in the midst of war and was honor-bound to leave the Imperial City, the noblewoman waited faithfully for her beloved to return. Laurel remembered stories of her going to the border to see him despite the danger. They had been married at the border before he’d sent her back to the Imperial City for her safetyThe entire kingdom had mourned their separation and their story had added to the hatred of the vampires. When the late luna had died giving birth to Basil, the people wept in the streets and the king had refused eve
The Returned Luna Chapter 16: Idiocy
Basil beamed up at his father, overjoyed to see him. He didn’t think he could have ever been happier than the moment the news came that his father had defeated the vampires, but seeing his father back in the Imperial City and being able to hug him made his heart swell with joy. When the news had arrived, he embraced Delia and commissioned new gowns for her to celebrate how much luck she seemed to have brought to the kingdom and prepare her to meet his father. Their wedding would be the perfect capstone and celebration of the werewolf kingdom’s victory. “Father,” Basil said, placing his arm around Delia and presenting her to Adolph proudly. “This is my mate and soon-to-be wife, Delia.”She trembled a bit but didn’t resist. Delia had been nervous since that morning. She’d washed her hair three times, changed at least five times, and went through her entire jewelry collection trying to find an outfit that would make her look like the perfect daughter-in-law-to-be. Basil had tried to t
The Returned Luna Chapter 17: Affirmation
Laurel followed Tina through the palace, barely listening to anything she was saying to the servants or what the knights were saying. Seeing Basil with Delia again had been harder than she imagined. She didn’t feel herself stepping back into her old memories, but it was a dreadfully uncanny feeling. They were getting married soon which meant Laura had been dead for maybe two or three months? Four months at the most as Basil was known for his extravagance and would certainly make their wedding far more luxurious than his and Laura’s wedding had been. She had been swept away by his handsome face and his power. As the heir to the kingdom and an alpha wolf, he had been the perfect fairytale prince. She’d seen in his acceptance a chance to prove that she was worthy of her place in the world. She had thought she would find love too, but none of those feelings remained. She hadn’t even felt a twinge of jealousy seeing them together as she had then. All of Laura’s bittersweet feelings of
The Returned Luna Chapter 18: The Dinner
“Are you alright, miss?”She couldn’t answer the guard or acknowledge his concern. She didn't have the words to express what she was feeling. It was threatening to burst out of her chest. She couldn't face Adolph like this."I think you can enter now."She shook her head, whirled around, and ran back to her room as fast as she could manage. If the soldier meant to follow her, she didn't hear him.Grief and relief warred in her. If only Adolph had been around to say such things when she was Laura. If only things had been different, they would have been in a completely different place and she would have never had to suffer the last few moments of her past life regretting being luna. The goddess had given her a chance to live again, but the affirmation of her worth and her efforts had come too late. She was grateful that Laura would be remembered by at least someone as having a meaningful life, but it wasn’t enough to lay her to rest. She reached her room and closed the door behind her.
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