All Chapters of The Second Life of a Rejected Luna: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

I left Alpha Hall under the eyes of half the pack.The drums continued behind me. Cassian would receive Raven Hollow’s Alpha authority tonight, and Seraphina would sit close enough for everyone to understand what place she held in his life.In my previous life, I had stood outside those doors and made excuses for him.This time, I did not stop, and I did not look back.I had planned to make the first declaration of the Moon Rejection Rite during the ceremony and reject Cassian before the whole pack. Since he would not even let me enter the hall, I needed another way.When I returned to the Alpha House, I took off the dress I had prepared for the ceremony and pulled out every protective thread I had stitched into the cuffs.They had been meant for Cassian.For years, I had noticed everything that concerned him before anyone asked. When patrol rotations changed, I organized his border maps. When he complained that his new Alpha duties kept him awake, I brewed calming herbs and left them

Ironwood Pack’s evaluation notice arrived on the fourth morning.Their border healer station had reviewed my herb records, wound reports, and work restoring old remedy notes.The last line read:If the Moon Council approves the pack transfer, Ironwood will accept Lyra Rowan as a temporary healer apprentice.I stared at that line for a long time.What I had wanted most was never really Cassian’s love. I wanted a place I did not have to earn by pleasing someone else.That afternoon, I sorted the herbs still usable in the border cabin and prepared to deliver the final documents to the Council contact. I had barely reached the forest path when Cassian forced the mate link open again.“Return to the Alpha House.”I pressed my fingers to my temple.“I’m busy.”“My parents are back. They want to see you.”Alistair and Eleanor.Those names silenced me for a moment. They were not my blood, but they had brought me into Raven Hollow when I had no one. In my previous life, they had failed to save

When I woke, I was no longer in the Alpha House.The room was quiet, and the air carried a faint scent of cedar. Nera stirred deep in my mind, her body finally loosening after being tense for too long.The man in the raven mask sat beside the bed. He had removed his coat, and the sleeves of his black shirt were rolled to his wrists. Silver hair fell over one shoulder. When he noticed I was awake, he lifted his head, his violet eyes cold under the lamplight but without hostility.I pushed myself up against the edge of the bed.“Where am I?”“My temporary residence,” he said. “A healer has already seen you. You have a mild concussion, and the wolfsbane residue in your wrist has been cleared. Do not shift for the next two days.”I looked down at the fresh bandage around my wrist.“Thank you.”“You do not need to thank me. You agreed to let me take you away. I only did what should have been done.”That sense of boundary felt strange for a moment. Cassian had always been used to deciding ev

After Lyra left, the hearing moved into its second phase. Because her case had been filed under Alliance protection, the Council ordered an emergency review of Raven Hollow’s archived complaints.Seraphina was ordered to remain. Her ring, the ritual silver blade, and three years of abnormal Raven Hollow records were placed under temporary seal.Cassian stood across the room, his expression dark. Seraphina tried to move toward him several times, only for an Alliance guard to block her each time.“I only want to speak to Cassian,” she said, her eyes red.The examiner opened an old file.“You should be speaking to the Council.”The first record concerned the herb-room fire at the pack academy.That night, Seraphina had been trapped inside the herb room. Lyra broke the door open and pulled her out, burning her arm in the process. The original record stated that Seraphina suspected Lyra of locking the door and setting the fire. Cassian, then the Alpha heir, requested the investigation be cl

The Moon Rejection Rite was set for three days later at the Moon Council altar on the border between Ironwood and Raven Hollow. The Council examiner, Alliance guards, and representatives from both packs were present. Because Cassian had continued refusing to accept the rejection, the Council classified the rite as a mandatory witnessed procedure.I stood inside the moonstone circle. The wound on my wrist had scabbed over, and the bruise on my face had faded. Nera was still weak, but she felt steadier than she ever had in Raven Hollow. Over the past few days, Seraphina’s case had thrown Raven Hollow into disorder. The Voss family was under Council investigation, and the pack elders had begun reviewing Cassian’s past rulings. When the news reached Ironwood, I was changing bandages for patrol wolves. I listened, then moved on to the next wound.Cassian arrived early. He wore formal Alpha robes, and his face looked worse than the last time I saw him. After he entered the altar grounds, his