The Rejected Luna's Redemption

Awakening

ssa'

fused to give up. With my palm resting on my sto

rustling. Through the bars, I could see the renegade in

"You're new here.

in his eyes. I muttered, "I was coerced into a marriage I didn't want."

l jerk. Caleb is my name. I have a plan to le

d in my chest

fications have a weakness. I've spent weeks working on it. In addit

nside of me, I bit my lip. "W

yes." "You're different from the others." Damon

All right. Tell me

ding how to move quietly, how to read the guards' routines, and how to remain com

m isn't just about getting away." The goal i

g through me, I nod

escape. When the guards were most distracted, t

he mu

queezed through the small opening that Caleb had been work

ing. We were recognized by a guard, whos

of my hand, Cale

into the woodland. My legs burned and my breath came

! Caleb yelled. "There, they won'

er to the riverbed, the air was pierced by a harsh

and shoved me forward

ned around

ave to protect that baby and yours

when I heard the noises of a scuffle, I didn't turn around. I was troub

An old and weathered stone shrine stood in the m

ring. A weird sensation crept through my body as I got closer. The fatigue

rubbed my fingertips over t

are more than what they have taught you. The wolf godde

flicts, triumphs, and a lineage I had never known were

h me. I wasn't merely a victim of Kane's rejection or a t

to consciousness by the sound of footsteps and ira

erupted once more, sending the fi

uttered as I looked

to doubt it. I h

my inner strength fading like a dying spark. My legs wou

dland floor. I muttered to my unborn c

e I passed out, I smelled something f

s powerful arms rais

nt and something else-concern?-w

" His voice was thick wi

l him everything, but I was

omatose body. Even though he had rejected her, he

he murmured, "What ar

k to safety. Who had harmed her like this? And why d

ight, and Kane felt the weight of

ed. "Even if it means confronting