All Chapters of The Alpha's Chosen Luna : Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Mendoza The overlook fire was still burning when I reached the lower trail again. From down here the flames looked small—too small for the weight they carried tonight. Just a pinprick of orange against the dark ridge, flickering like it wasn’t sure it wanted to keep going. I stopped under the pines and leaned against the rough bark of the tallest one. The new bottle of wine was gone from my hand, left behind like an offering I wasn’t sure would be accepted. I could still smell the elderberry on the breeze, mixed with cedar smoke and the faint, sharp trace of Benjamin’s tension. And her. Always her. Olivia’s scent lingered strongest...lavender from the garden, earth under her nails, and that quiet, electric thread of gold that had started weaving through her ever since the cage fell. It used to make my wolf pace with something close to hope. Now it just made him settle....calm, resigned, like a guard dog finally lying down at the gate he knows he’ll never walk through. I

Olivia AndersonThe Blackmist pack house smelled like cedar smoke and cinnamon for the first time in days.Someone had finally opened the windows. Sunlight poured across the wide oak floors, catching dust motes that danced like tiny sparks. The common room was alive again..low laughter, the clink of mugs, pups chasing each other around the long table. I stood near the hearth, cradling a mug of chamomile tea, letting the warmth seep into my palms.I was trying to feel like I belonged here again.Trying.A woman I slightly recognize slipped into the room carrying a tray of fresh scones. She was tall, maybe twenty-five, with warm brown skin, a cloud of tight curls pulled into a high pink ponytail, and a smile that looked like it had never met a stranger. She set the tray down and caught my eye immediately.“You’re the Luna,” she said, wiping her hands on the apron tied around her waist. “I’m Tasha. I do most of the baking around here. And apparently now I’m on official ‘welcome Olivia

Mendoza'So this is it? You will just give up on our mate?' My wolf whimpered.I quickly ignored him before I got any fancy ideas.The room I’d called mine for the last three years was large luxurious walls, single huge bed, a scarred wooden dresser, and a huge window that looked out over the training yard to Olivia's study room. I’d never needed more than this. I'd often watch her write on her computer each time my shift was done. How she would mind link me funny stories, and now... Now the space felt too small to hold everything I was trying to leave behind.I folded the last black shirt and shoved it into the duffel bag. The zipper caught halfway. I yanked it harder than necessary. The sound grated against the quiet.Behind me, the door creaked. I looked and saw Rico and Jace...my patrol roommates for the last year...They leaned against the frame with their arms crossed, watching me like I’d grown a second head.“You’re really doing this?” Rico asked. His voice was low and caref

Olivia AndersonThe world tilted sideways.One moment I was standing in the east-wing corridor, Marcus’s words still ringing in my ears...."He’s on the north ridge tonight”..and the next the floor rushed up to meet me.Darkness swallowed everything.When awareness returned, it came in fragments: strong arms lifting me, the scent of fresh-baked bread and cinnamon, a soft voice murmuring, “I’ve got you, Luna. Stay with me.”Tasha carried me like I weighed nothing...long strides, steady breathing...up the main staircase, past the stunned faces of pack members who parted without a word.I tried to speak. Nothing came out.My lungs felt shallow, starved. Every breath was thinner than the last.The incomplete bond.Mendoza was running..farther every second and the thread between us was stretching, tearing, pulling something vital out of me with every mile he gained.Tasha kicked open the door to Benjamin’s private suite...the one he’d insisted I share with him after the proposal.She laid m

The massive iron gates of the Black Mist Pack opened wide.Word had spread quickly through the territory. Wolves gathered along the courtyard and the stone paths, their faces tight with worry and confusion.Nothing like this had ever happened before.One pack…Two Alphas…One Luna.It was unheard of.The sound of engines broke the uneasy silence as the convoy of vehicles rolled through the gates. The Betas jumped out first, moving quickly to open the doors.Benjamin stepped down unsteadily.His clothes were still damp, his body drained from the freezing river and the desperate fight to keep Mendoza alive. Yet his arm remained firmly wrapped around Mendoza’s shoulders, supporting him as they walked.Mendoza wasn’t in much better shape.His breathing was shallow, his body still trembling from the cold and exhaustion.The gathered wolves instinctively stepped aside, creating a wide path for them.Their eyes followed the two Alphas as they moved through the courtyard toward the pack house