THE LUNA'S LAST LIE

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ran witness my brea

s behind me. he

stop. I

is like a razor p

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etween us. My nails dig into my palms as

f turn. to c

, his expression unreadable. At one point, they became

ou to leave," in a

my chest and swallow the lump

d me," "There's noth

aw. A muscle in h

are you st

e to the infant. due to him. Be

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sound more steady than I actually a

. That look is familiar to

I don't t

with a slap. Not even an

step back, but his

dly. You're suddenly expe

my mouth. You think I'd li

match the volume

still breaks even if

loser. The Alpha. My beloved man. The m

nt pr

the truth is out and you acknowledge your actions, Kieran-"I stop m

regret

t. An unspok

wait for a reply.

y of the area. Even if my legs burn an

to cry. N

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my abdomen. "It

re was a

rigid. We're n

ound, looking around the dark w

rges before

l chi

a rogue.

ht I would se

ought to b

turns black

eyes, a sharp pain s

of my skull. It feels heavy on my limbs. I have a dry thro

smell of damp earth. The ai

y eyes.

ackhouse, no. Somewhere

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ts. Silver. The acute, immediate burn k

to settle as I choke

? I was ta

foots

easured

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tilts when I g

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upposed t

-known one. chi

to see me

past. I believed I would never

the faint light flicke

ried six feet under is

n Bla

brother

rs ago, everyone believ

e is prese

s priso

ut of the sh

bs at the base of my skull. My throat is sore, my limbs are he

lv

ist air, heavy with mold and some

my ey

ow of the packhouse, not the limitless expa

the walls are wet. The weight of the chains keeps me mo

brea

out. Then someone arrived. So

g my wolf imprisoned even if she w

ppressive. I'm

the darkness

foots

ed. observin

itary flickering torch, a s

tilts when I g

o

iar to me. That fa

very breath. "You're

was the same smirk Kieran had wh

to see me

n Bla

r of Kieran. the

e man passed away.

by the low light. He resembles Kieran, except

died." I h

musement as his head tilts

id

ith dread. This isn't t

trength, I can force down the panic that i

rouchs in front of me. Ass

voring the words, "What do I wan

ing, lit

years

. More powerful than Kieran. More intelligen

e pass

mountains, which was the unexpected news. Before he

er, n

resent.

t all we were aw

by Adrian's voice. "Then again, I suppose finding

What are you

"Oh, Selene... Did Ki

room feels col

me w

y more than a whis

he k

catches. "

I was

o the stomach. My skull tremble

tops smili

ould have in

d he

n concealing

r as he stands. "I would have revealed myse

re as to what

lieve I al

e a hoarse voice

the first time as a shad

eran made h

s me shiver f

u're going

leeper. I a

choked by the pressure of h

of his brothe

rned dow

to me as

brother's

to my abdome

. Adrian must utili

omfort is insignificant in comparison to

. I must

ere was

of a lock. A door

e. Adrian

s not the per

s w

in the doorway, his eyes dark w