All Chapters of The Alpha’s Banished Luna: Chapter 121 - Chapter 130

❀° ┄───────╮ Sylphiette ╰───────┄ °❀I shouldn't have said those words to Cassius. But anguish had a way of muddying your mind, until you regretted it.I had come to regret mine.They had been cruel, bitter, gutting words that stung harder than any deep wound. I wanted to take them all back… if only I could reverse the hand of time… but even then, I wasn’t even sure if I wouldn’t say the same cruel, selfish words.My weakness ate at me like a parasite, ebbing deeply into my bones. At times, it felt hard to breathe against the ache that ruled me. But I knew the truth, even when it hurt even though it threatened to devour me.Cassius had been doing his best. Even putting it that way was saying it lightly. He had sacrificed a lot for my—and Kian’s—sake. It didn’t matter that I was his mate or that I was innocent of the crimes I was accused of; another Alpha might have pushed me away, fed me to the wolves. Another man might have chosen his pack over us.I was the only variable t

❀° ┄───────╮ Sylphiette ╰───────┄ °❀The air sizzled with tension. The evidence of Zenya’s presence and the echo of her sinister laugh, swirled in the air before fading away.I sat still on the floor, my hands the only limbs holding me up from crashing from both relief and exhaustion.Then his scent reached me, like a breath of freshness in the chaos that I needed. Cassius knelt beside me, one of his hands wrapped around my side as the other one cupped my face gently, tipping my head back a bit so my gaze dragged up to meet his warm hazel green eyes.“Sylphie,” he murmured, “Are you alright?” his eyes were soft with worry as they raked over me, searching for injuries. They hardened when they fell on my throat, his jaw locking so tight—a vein ticking on it—I thought it might pop. The burn from Zenya’s dagger must have left a bruise.I haven’t seen him in the past three days, it felt almost as if he was avoiding me, even though I knew better. And he had rushed in once again to

❀° ┄───────╮ Sylphiette ╰───────┄ °❀Zenya stepped out of the shadows like my worst nightmare—Creeping forward from the very abyss of hell itself.She stepped out from behind the trees that shrouded the night with even darker shadows, blocking out the barely slipping splay of moonlight.“I didn't think you’d actually come here.” Her voice was sharp and cold like an ice shard, and if my mind weren't playing tricks on me, a little distorted.My heart clamped on itself before picking up pace again as she slowly started to circle me like vultures or crows waiting for their prey to drop dead.“I’ll admit that you're quite bold. It takes guts to be so… reckless.” Her voice fell right into my ears and I spun, reflexively, my skin prickling with goosebumps as I felt her behind me. Her hot breath against my skin caused my body to rock with a shudder. Zenya smiled—wide and wicked—at me like she was enjoying this twisted game. It was as if I were prey and she was the predator. “It's am

❀° ┄───────╮ Sylphiette ╰───────┄ °❀ Time felt frozen for a moment; Cassius’s eyes captivated mine. My heart palpitated so hard and loud, I thought it might burst out of my chest any second. My skin burned, simmering with heat beneath my cloak, and something else… relief. But it was only for a fleeting moment until he started towards me—his gait, slow, measured, quiet, even beneath the forest debris. He held Kian in his strong arm, cradled against his torso, and clad in an all-black combat outfit; a black t-shirt that hugged his powerful muscles and black cargo pants matched with black boots made for stomping his enemies. The chaos faded into muffled, distressed sound, behind him—Zenya’s struggles and screams subdued by Gilles’s arresting form beside her—momentarily forgotten, and all I felt was him. Each step he took forward pulled my body backward, until I felt the hard, rough bark of a tree against my back, sealing my feet to the ground. There’s a look in his eyes that I c

❀° ┄───────╮ Sylphiette ╰───────┄ °❀ I woke up to only Kian lying next to me. Cassius was gone. Of course he was. I didn't think my plea was enough to keep him locked in bed either. He had a pack to run and a villain to look out for. And after what had transpired last night, he’d probably get even busier. I reached for my son, still sound asleep beside me, my fingers sweeping through his soft hair, and the soft curves of his face. I'd only looked at him for less than two seconds, and the memories of last night flooded into my head like a looping nightmare. My eyes stung with impending tears and I closed them, resting my forehead against his smaller one and fighting the burn away. I couldn't let myself break down anymore, not after we survived that ordeal. I was just grateful that Kian made it back to me, alive and in one piece. My lips curved with a smile as I nuzzled into his warmth. That smile, however, froze on my face when I heard a voice behind me, my eyes snapping op