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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.
The Returned Luna Chapter 19: Tempted
Basil didn't ask anything else and they finished dessert in silence. Adolph ushered her from the dining room. They walked for a while before she asked her where her room had been moved."W-Why?""So I can escort you to your room.""That's really not necessary.""It's my castle, is it not?""Well, yes…"Adolph quirked an eyebrow at her and she sighed."The blue guest suite…."He smiled and led her through the corridors towards the guest suites. It was still a bit grating, but she was getting used to his high-handed tactics."What if you had been put in a maid's room again? I would never let my mate sleep in a place like that."Laurel's face burned with embarrassment. She wanted to tell him she wasn't his mate, but Alice's growl of contentment was threatening to escape if she said anything. "I was very happy.""What do you mean?""When you came to the dining room, you ran straight to me…" His voice turned low and sultry, making her heart race. "You smelled great, and your face was like
The Returned Luna Chapter 20: The Orphanage
She tried to push the thought away, but it persisted and morphed, drawing up the potential ways they had found where she ran to. Had they been lying in wait for her in the forest? Had they bribed someone to follow her and kill her? What did they get out of her? Was it possible that they were in league with Basil?The more she thought about it, the darker her mood became. None of the questions were answered easily and she despaired at the thought of any of it being true. Sarah seemed to notice it and stood with a cheerful smile. “My luna is in a better place now, and she wouldn’t want us to spend such a lovely day inside discussing such morbid things.” Laurel looked at her, a little hopeless but charmed by her change in mood. Sarah had always been able to brighten her mood. “Let’s go for a walk! I can show you around the castle.”Laurel smiled and agreed. She was right. Had she remained dead, she would have wanted Sarah to find all the happiness she could. As it stood, Laurel wanted
The Returned Luna Chapter 21: The School
“Miss Laurel left with her maid, Sarah to tour the city,” Chasel told him and Adolph frowned. He had seen Sam and Lynn still on the castle grounds. Chasel huffed, “While I’m sure they’ll be fine in the Imperial City, I wish she would have taken her escort.”Adolph chuckled and left Chasel. He lifted the hood attached to his vest over his head and left the palace with a few nods to the guards. The road into the Imperial City had been cleaned, but the flowers still littered the lower streets and colored the air with a soft floral scent. It was pleasant enough and made him remember that he should go take a look at the orchard the late luna had established. With any luck, it hadn’t fallen too far into disrepair and could be used to continue producing food for the army and whoever else needed it. He sighed. It was such a tragedy that he had never met his daughter-in-law. Based on her efforts, she had been such a bright young woman. He hoped his lecture had settled in Basil’s mind, and t
The Returned Luna Chapter 22: Second Chance Mate
She wouldn’t know who else to trust with the school. She’d planned the orphanage system, the school, and the hospitals, after all, but as far as Adolph knew, she was just a young woman from the country. Why would he give her the job? Why would he think a young woman could handle so much responsibility? Maybe he just wanted to push it off on someone else, or maybe he didn’t care about having it all done well so much as getting it done. Anger burned in her chest and she huffed.“You must be joking, Your Majesty. Are you trying to ruin this school by asking a country girl to handle all this?”Adolph winked, “I didn't mean that, Laurel. You're my mate--”Laurel glared at him, “So you’re giving me all this work just to show me how much you value me as your mate? I don't want that! How can you casually give the lives of so many people as a gift to a girl?”Adolph stared at her, his expression was near placid as she glared at him and it only angered him more. There wasn’t a flicker of guilt
The Returned Luna Chapter 23: The Invitation
After leaving the minister’s office, Laurel threw herself into her work. If she kept busy, she wouldn’t have time to worry about Adolph, mates, or anything else.Basil and Delia's wedding was coming up, so the entire castle was alive with movement. Sarah had been called from Laurel’s side to help due to the staffing shortage. Tina’s voice, shouting orders, echoed down the luxurious hallways of the castle as servants scrambled to put up decorations everywhere. The air was thick with the scent of lilies and roses.The sight of it made her sick. Every newly shined candelabra and polished piece of silverware made her want to run back to her room and avoid the festivities altogether. Basil's attention to this wedding made her and Basil’s wedding looked like a joke. Roses were everywhere on the palace grounds for Delia, yet the only roses in Laura’s wedding had been the four in her bouquet.She supposed that was the difference between a marked mate and a true mate.She stopped at the grand
The Returned Luna Chapter 24: The Dress
She had closed the box, put them on her table, and gone to bed without much preamble. In the morning, she called Sam and Lynn to her chambers.“Good Morning, Miss Laurel,” Sam greeted. “How can we help?”“Good Morning. If you could return all of this to His Majesty that would be wonderful.”She gestured to the stack of boxes and the invitation’s envelope on top. Sam and Lynn glanced at each other and winced.“Well…” Lynn started.“I’d be happy to do anything for you, Miss Laurel,” Sam said, giving her a tense smile. “But we would rather be dropped into a den of vampires without a sword than return what the king gave you.”“But—”“No one can refuse the king's kindness.” Lynn shuddered, “Doing so would only make him angry.”Laurel wasn’t sure what to make of it. Why were they all so afraid of him? The common people’s fear was a bit more understandable, but Sam and Lynn had been on the battlefield with him. Surely, they knew him well enough not to fear him like this.With a sigh, she nod
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