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All Chapters of Reborn As The Enemy’s Luna: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

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DAPHNE'S POVThe sound of shattering glass echoed through the hall. Everyone gasped, their heads snapping toward the direction of the noise.A wine glass lay crushed in Zachary Ackerman’s bleeding hand.When my gaze fell on him, for a moment, I wished the ground would swallow me whole. His eyes burned with rage, and the atmosphere instantly became hot and tense.My pulse spiked painfully, as if my body recognized danger before my mind did.Blood dripped from his hand, falling onto the broken shards scattered across the floor.He began walking toward us- slow, deliberate, unstoppable and my foolish brain chose that moment to go numb. I couldn’t move. Not a single step.When he reached us, his gaze dropped to where Ken’s hand rested on mine.I waited for it.I knew he was going to do something terrible, maybe hit Ken, maybe drag me away by force. If he did that, it would be over. I would reject him publicly, and I wouldn’t care about his ego.His eyes lingered on our joined hands, and t

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ZACHARY'S POVTonight was supposed to be controlled. Civil. Forgettable.Then another male touched my mate.“I had planned to get through the night quietly, without drawing attention.But then he touched her.”When she walked in with her yellow dress, which hugged her body tightly, and complimented her skin, I was lost staring at her.Other guys had their eyes on her, and that got me pissed off. They were lucky we were out in the open, I would have pluck off their eyes for daring to look at her.I was interrupted by some council members from Bateview, and when I looked back at her, she was looking at me.Those blue eyes of hers sparkling under the moonlight. I wanted to cover the space between us and kiss her, but I had to hold back. I couldn't lose control or I lose her.But, she suddenly became friends with this strange guy.How dare he try to claim her as his? How dare he question me? How dare he put his arm around her shoulder?I had no idea where the motherfucker came from, or wh

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ZACHARY'S POVI tore the suit jacket off and threw it across the room.Another male’s scent still clung to my memory.I needed answers — now.I have been waiting for days to receive a report from him, but it's been too quiet.I read it, and clenched my jaw. "The guest list was manipulated. A lot of guest present at the event weren't on the list. I will send the list to you."A minute later, he sent it. I went through it, taking note of the people who had attended. Kennedy name wasn't on the list, so were many others. It doesn't make sense.The names on the list were twenty and the people in attendance were close to sixty.Eleanor must have infiltrated the guest list. But why would she do that?I quickly typed a message: "Find out more about Kennedy. He attended the event and was close to Daphne the entire time. His face would be captured in the CCTV footages."I leaned back waiting for his reply. This couldn't be a coincidence. The annual festival is well known and celebrated by the p

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DAPHNE'S POV Pain woke me before my eyes even opened.It sat heavy in my chest, in my bones, in places I didn’t know could hurt.Two days later, my body still felt like it was paying for something my heart had done. It felt as if there was a block of pain churned somewhere in me, which exploded. I swallowed hard and leaned back, trying to steady my racing heart, but to no avail. It's been two days now. I shut my eyes and rubbed my hurting temple. Zachary's action, coming so close to me, stirred something in me. Not the bond or anything, but a deep seated emotion I couldn't place my hand on.It was evening and I had barely slept for an hour, making it worse. The wind blew heavily into my room. I got up and walked to close it up, but gasped and moved back when I saw him leaning against a tree close to my window, and his hand folded against his chest, like a statue carved from shadow and moonlight.My heart slammed so hard it hurt, instincts screaming danger before my mind caught up

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ZACHARY'S POVI shouldn’t have come back. But the thought of leaving her alone in this state was worse than any punishment I could face. I did promise myself, especially being the reason for her weakness. I had pushed her to the extreme and she let out a lot of emotions. But I couldn't help it.Here I was again, standing beside her with my face close to hers, staring into those blue eyes that had ruined me long before I realized it. One look from her was enough to unravel every piece of control I had built over the years.“If you leave me,” I whispered, voice rough, “there will be nothing left of me to save.”The words hung between us, heavy and dangerous.For a second, I thought she might lean closer.Instead, her hands slammed against my chest.I meant every word I said. Damn, she was the reason I breathe. It's funny how we went from being enemies to lovers. Now, my world revolves around her.She stared at me with those pretty big eyes of hers, as if searching my soul, but I guess

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DAPHNE'S POV“You’re not the first mate I was meant to have,” his words echoed in my ear.Getting a second mate was extremely rare. It almost never happened unless in rare cases. Hearing it happened to Zac was like a bomb, exploding in my ears.I was his second mate.Don't know what to feel about that."Who was she?" I asked, trying to sound unbothered about it as possible. "Was it her husband who made her sick? Did they find evidence? Was he arrested?" I asked all at once, and realized how curious I was.I cleared my throat and folded my arms. "I am just curious, that's all."He smirked. "I know," he answered. "But let's leave it at that. I don't want to bore you with my boring story."Then you shouldn't have started it, I almost yelled out but that would be foolish of me. I had pushed him into spilling the truth.She was his first mate.I was the second.Not chosen.Not destined first.Just… next.I swallowed the ache rising up my throat and turned away from him. “I want to sleep no

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DAPHNE'S POVShe was murdered?I drew my brows as I walked away. Could it be Zachary's enemy? Was that why he was being protective?What if I was targeted by this same enemy too? I stopped walking and searched around, trying to see if someone was watching me.I had a feeling someone has been watching me, even though I've never caught the person. What if they were targeting to kill me?The thought of it got goosebumps crawling up my skin."We need help in the kitchen," one of the volunteers said, distracting me from my thoughts which I was grateful for.I nodded and quickly went to the kitchen.Even though this was the meeting of the elders, Zachary wasn't present. Since he left my room, he hasn't returned.Helping in the kitchen kept me busy, and for an hour, I didn't think about what the elders said or anything happening to me."Miss Daphne," the head chef called for my attention. "Get table nine order."I nodded and walked out of the kitchen. I got the guests order, and left. I go

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DAPHNE’S POVThe freedom I had imagined was nothing like what I was facing.I thought I would finally have the free will to live and make my own choices. Instead, I was locked inside the house like a prisoner.Ever since I received the letter, my parents had refused to let me step outside. They were convinced something would happen the moment I did.And as if that wasn’t enough, Zachary made it worse by stationing guards around the house.There was no way out. But I needed fresh air. I needed to breathe.Someone was clearly playing games with us. No one would try to harm me in broad daylight… right?Still, I couldn’t ignore the messages Willbed foundation had been sending me. I needed to meet Thelma.She was the only one who might know what the Willbed Foundation really wanted from me.My parents had told me to quit my job, but that wouldn’t be easy. Work has been the only thing keeping me sane these past few days.I pulled on my hoodie and walked quietly to the window. Peeking outsi

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I drove at a reckless speed, swerving past cars, ignoring the blaring horns and shouted insults thrown in my direction.I didn’t care. Nothing mattered except her. She was in danger.If I lost her-No.I wouldn’t survive it a second time.The bond pulsed violently in my chest, erratic and sharp, like it was tearing through my ribs from the inside. Every beat of my heart screamed the same thing.A faint trace of her scent finally reached me, slipping through the open window like a cruel reminder that I was close, but not close enough.I took a sharp turn, nearly colliding with an oncoming vehicle. The other driver barely avoided impact. Tires screeched, and more curses followed.I didn’t look back. I couldn’t think straight.All I could feel was the violent pounding of my heart which was too fast, and too frantic.“She’s alive,” I muttered, though the frantic pounding of my heart told me she wasn’t safe.I pulled up in front of an abandoned warehouse and jumped out before the car fully

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Zachary’s POVThe look she gave me last night refuses to leave my head.It wasn’t anger. It wasn’t disappointing. It was fear. Daphne was afraid of me.Not of what I might do -but of what I am.I had shifted. I had lost control and done something barbaric right in front of her. I can still see the way her eyes widened, the way she stepped back as if I were something dangerous.I know she will never look at me the same way again.The drive back home was suffocatingly silent. She kept her gaze fixed outside the window the entire time, even when her hand brushed mine on the console, she pulled away like the contact burned refusing to even glance in my direction. When we arrived, she forced a small smile before stepping out of the car, but it didn’t reach her eyes.It was fake.She sees the truth now.Not the man.The beast.A low growl escaped my chest as I tossed on the bed. An hour ago, I sent her a message asking if she was okay. She read it, but she didn’t reply.Are we strangers ag

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