All Chapters of THE LUNA HE SWORE TO KILL: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Chapter OneSoldRain hit the roof in hard, angry drops.Ariana sat quietly on the floor beside the kitchen wall, her fingers wrapped around a cracked cup of cold tea. The house smelled like smoke, old wood, and wet clothes. Somewhere upstairs, music played softly while laughter echoed through the hallway.None of it belonged to her.“Ariana!”Her stepmother’s voice cut through the house sharply.Ariana stood immediately. “Yes, ma’am.”“Bring the wine.”She moved quickly toward the dining room, keeping her eyes low. Three men sat around the table with her stepmother and stepsister. Expensive coats. Gold rings. Wolves with power.Men who never looked at servants twice.Yet tonight, every single one of them looked at her.Ariana placed the bottle carefully beside the table.Her stepmother smiled. “Pour.”She obeyed silently.One of the men leaned back in his chair. “She’s prettier than I expected.”Ariana’s hand paused briefly.Her stepmother noticed.“She should be,” the woman replied.

Chapter ThreeThe Mark on the WallThe ballroom exploded into chaos.Voices rose from every direction at once.“Seal the gates!”“Protect the Alpha!”“Who got inside the estate?”Ariana stood frozen while fear spread through the room like wildfire.Kael’s face became dangerously still.“What symbol?” he asked quietly.The servant swallowed hard. “A silver crescent surrounded by wolves.”Ariana frowned immediately.For some reason, the description twisted painfully inside her chest.Like she had seen it before.Kael grabbed the servant’s arm sharply. “Who found it?”“The eastern patrol.”“Alive?”“Barely.”Kael released him instantly.“Ronan.”His beta appeared beside him almost immediately. “Already moving.”“Lock the estate down. Nobody leaves.”His eyes shifted briefly toward Ariana when he said the last part.She noticed.“So now I’m a suspect?”Kael’s expression revealed nothing.“A threat appeared using your family’s symbol on the night of our wedding. What exactly were you expec

Chapter FiveSilver EyesAriana’s heartbeat stumbled.“Silver eyes?”The council woman kept staring at her without blinking.Ariana frowned slowly. “I don’t know.”The older man beside the woman immediately spoke. “Enough.”But Kael stepped forward before the conversation could end.“No,” he said calmly. “I think we’re continuing this discussion.”The atmosphere inside the hall turned dangerously tense.The female council member straightened slightly. “There are things better left buried, Alpha Kael.”“That stopped being true the moment assassins entered my estate.”Nobody answered immediately.Kael’s patience was visibly thinning now.“You recognized her,” he continued. “Why?”The woman hesitated.Then...“She resembles someone.”“Who?”Ronan moved subtly closer to Kael.Even the guards looked uneasy now.Finally the woman answered quietly.“Queen Selene.”The name hit the room heavily.Ariana frowned immediately. “Who?”Kael’s expression darkened slightly.“You’ve never heard that n

Chapter SevenAriana LunarethSilence swallowed the council chamber whole.Ariana stood frozen in the center of the room, her own words echoing loudly inside her head.My last name isn’t Vale.The realization felt unreal.Like speaking someone else’s life aloud.Kael stared at her carefully. “What did you say?”Ariana’s throat tightened.“I remembered something.”The older councilman immediately stepped forward. “What exactly did you remember?”Fear flashed across the woman beside him. “Don’t pressure her.”But it was too late.The memory was already breaking through.Ariana pressed trembling fingers against her temple.“There was a woman.”Kael’s voice lowered slightly. “Your mother?”“I think so.”The council members exchanged tense looks.Ariana continued quietly.“She called me Ariana Lunareth.”The female council member closed her eyes briefly.Like hearing the name physically pained her.Kael noticed immediately.“You knew.”The woman slowly looked toward him. “We suspected.”“Y

Chapter NineThe Wolf Who KneltThe gunshot echoed through the forest.For one terrifying second, everything stood still.Then chaos exploded.The silver wolf staggered backward as blood stained its pale fur.Ariana screamed."No!"The surrounding wolves immediately sprang into action, growling and circling protectively around the wounded wolf.Kael's black wolf let out a furious roar that shook the entire clearing.The sound alone sent birds flying from the trees.Another gunshot rang out.This time Kael moved.His massive black form shot into the darkness like a shadow, disappearing between the trees as he hunted the shooter.Ariana barely noticed.She was already beside the silver wolf.The enormous creature struggled to remain standing.Blood dripped steadily onto the snow-covered ground.Tears filled Ariana's eyes."Please don't die."The silver wolf looked at her.Those pale silver eyes were filled with something she couldn't understand.The wolf slowly lowered itself onto the g