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Chapter 31

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‘Winter’

My fingers traced the lines of the word engraved on the mask as I drank liquor from the cup in my hands.

Ten years ago, I was still in the pack and was doing my strength training behind the side of the pack when I spotted Selene approaching me. The sight of her caused me to trip and I had broken an arm, but I didn’t acknowledge it.

I was focused on making an impression on the lady, so I held my aching hand while feigning a smile. She ran out of a meeting held by her father and mine and wanted to spend some time alone. That day was the first day we had the longest conversation and the day I fell deeper in love with her. She called me summer because it was her favorite season of the year.

I didn’t have a favorite season before that day; it was a nickname she teased me with, but it was all a ploy to get to me, but not anymore; summer died the day she betrayed me, leading to the birth of winter.

‘You are paranoid, Lucian, she can’t be, she’s smarter.' Escarno whispered, We were d
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  • The Disabled Luna’s Vengeance    Chapter 32

    Selene's POVThe sight of Emily in a blood-deranged cloth almost gave me a panic attack; the sight of the little girl in her arms made me think it was Ella at first until Joan walked in with a boy in her arms. There faces were coated with blood and I only knew who they were when I got the opportunity to get closer to them; it was the blind boy and his little sister. They were murdered mercilessly. While in a state of shock, I staggered backward; my heart palpitated even faster. The first thing that crossed my mind was Ella, my baby. I walked out of the room in search of her, just to make sure she was safe and whatever pandemic was going on in the pack, she wasn't a part of it.I rushed out of the tent, my weary eyes searching through every child in the pack, till I met Ella among the other children. I rushed her, and my desperate arms embraced her in a hug. I thought something must have happened to her.My body quivered as tears slid down the corners of my eyes.“Mummy, are you oka

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  • The Disabled Luna’s Vengeance    Chapter 33

    Lucian’s POV“You are not going anywhere.” I reached out to her hands again, this time with a stronger grip. She needed to admit it—that she had betrayed me again; she had to cover her tracks by killing those people; she must have had help and she didn’t want to say the name of the person.“Let me go, Lucian!” If we stayed here, we were going to wake the little girl up, and I couldn’t afford to do that; her presence would be an easy escape for Selene to leave, and I couldn’t let that happen. I pulled her away from her hut, then towards mine. I pushed her in, then locked the door behind; now she had no excuse and she couldn't escape me.“How much did she offer you? A position in her pack? Gold and luxury? She promised to give your child more than she is receiving here, right? spill it!l” I asked curiously; all she had to do was admit it, but she wanted to make a fuss about it, I was certain she was the one who did it.“Did you bring me out of the pack to crucify me, Lucian? If that's t

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  • The Disabled Luna’s Vengeance    Chapter 34

    Lucian’s POV"Nothing,” she lied through her lips. I had known her long enough to know when she was telling the truth and lying too, and as I watched the staggering lady barely holding on to her emotions, I saw a pathetic liar. She was a bad liar.“Joan, what did you do? I know you are lying so go ahead and say the truth.” “It doesn’t matter; the deed has been done; get over it. Not like it changes anything because she was in your room a while ago, so whatever I did was useless. Leave me alone, goodnight.” She stood up to leave but I pulled her body back to the chair.I saw tears forming in her eyes as she stared into mine; my heart fell into the pit of my stomach, not knowing what else to say. But I was on the verge of losing it; I wanted to know the atrocity she had committed.“I told her to stay away from you; that’s it. A day after I came back, I told her to stay away from you and that you belonged to me... You belong to me... Just me, not her. Why is it such a big deal?”My legs

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  • The Disabled Luna’s Vengeance    Chapter 35

    Selene’s POVI saw myself in the dungeon again, crucified like an assassin and Alex's cohorts fed me wolfsbane. Everything within me felt the terror of the liquid as it burned my flesh; the sound of my bellowing voice echoed in my mind as tears trickled down my eyes.I felt myself being dragged to the pile of dead bodies at the back of the dungeon.The stench of rotten corpses wafted above my nose. And just when I thought everything was lost, I felt strong arms around me.Lucian? I thought to myself before I jolted from the bed.My eyes popped wide open, my heart pounding like war drums. I surveyed my surroundings; everything felt normal. I was totally fine, and not only that, I was far from Alexander’s reach and my baby was lying beside me in good health.I cupped her chin, and I kissed her forehead; waking up to her was the best part of my day.I heaved a euphoric sigh of relief as I fell back on the bed. I wiped the teardrop in my eyes as I stared at the straw rooftop above me. My th

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  • The Disabled Luna’s Vengeance    Chapter 36

    Selene’s POVSuddenly, he cared about my health. Funny.“Ella, can you go and play? Mom and Uncle Lucian need to talk.” I dropped her down but she went ahead to hug Lucian before leaving. Her innocence was adorable.After making sure she was considerably far, I focused on Lucian, who stood gallantly before me.“What do you want, Lucian?Playing with Ella doesn’t change the fact that you were planning on executing her mother yesterday.”“I wasn't; I had my suspicions and I took them out." He said so passively; he couldn’t see his own wrong, and I wasn’t prepared to let him rub his cocky words on my face. I took a turn and I moved away from him just to have him blocking my path.“You haven't answered my question. Are you sick?”The closeness of his body to mine suddenly made me nauseous. I stepped back while trying to curtail the urge but it overwhelmed me the next second. I was throwing up at the corner of the pack. “I will get you something to treat yourself,” he said before turning t

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  • The Disabled Luna’s Vengeance    Chapter 37

    Lucian’s POVI was in conflict with myself and I had taken out the distress on the sheet of paper I had been trying to draw the new house plan on—nothing seemed good enough to suit the image in my mind without making it seem like I was doing her a favour. She must be sick because she wasn’t used to the harshness of the wild. The insects here were hybrid and the water wasn’t as purified as the one in the pack. I knew how hard it was for me to adapt to the foreign change of lifestyle and Joan was to thank for that.When I was resurrected by the goddess, my wolf had gone wild for some days and was in grave need of comfort and somehow I met Joan, who was a slave to a beta in the pack, she met me near the borders of the pack on one of her heists, and she had snuck me into the pack afterward.She kept me in a storeroom in the same room she was given to rest, and we shared the remains of her master's food for months. We developed a tight bond till we finally decided to start this pack togeth

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  • The Disabled Luna’s Vengeance    Chapter 38

    Lucian’s POV‘Kyle that bastard, out of all the females in pack , he chose Selene.' Escarno said, agitated by Joan's words, the sudden rumble of my wolf threw me off balance. Escarno didn’t find it appealing that she was being courted and I didn’t like the fact that a major suspect was with the other.“I knew it.” Joan concluded. “Don’t stress yourself; Kyle is not the culprit here, I am certain.”Funny how a word had ruined the enthusiasm I felt not quite long, and bitterness resided in my mind. I tapped my finger simultaneously on the desk as I tried to get my thoughts together. I could not let such a coincidence upset me. This time, if I suspected, I had to have enough proof rather than acting on impulse.But I hoped she wasn’t the cause of death, and she stayed true to her words this time. “It is well; let’s move on to something else, shall we? ?The expansion of the pack is necessary; we haven't made much plans about it.”I brought out the map of the territory we resided in, and I

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  • The Disabled Luna’s Vengeance    Chapter 39

    Selene’s POVI lay on the bed, my eyes curiously reading through each line of the book before me. I fought through the dizziness and weakness that I felt since there was nothing to do so far.Emily had told me to rest, and so did Lucian. Even if I protested, the pack members were going to pick me apart. It felt like all my blood had been drained out of my body, the pack members would pick me apart with their criticism if I stepped out.I had gotten to the middle of the book I was reading when I felt a familiar presence in the room; my body tensed. I turned immediately just to meet Joan staring at me.She had her back against the wall, her legs and arms crossed, her brows furrowed in a frown. Her visit was predicted, and after what happened between Lucian and me last night, I would say her visit was rather late.She had promised to cause harm to me if I made any advances toward Lucian and she must have come to make sure she fulfilled the promise, and if that was the case, then I wasn’t

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  • The Disabled Luna’s Vengeance    Chapter 125

    Selene’s POVI had lost count of my bad mornings. If I was given a pebble each time I woke up to a disheartening news, I would have built a tower by now, and it sucked so much because it was so random.I sat outside my hut, looking at the scattered fertilizers, it took two days of hard labour to fermit the natural chemicals used for it and Alice had the audacity to destroy it to spite me.It was going to be hard to get another resource for a new fertilizer. We can’t afford to wait and gather them again, the sessions were changing, this was all we had to make it grow a little bit faster than the usual process.I sighed then placed my head on my thighs, it was so hard having to start something from scratch again, and it killed my hopes. Now it seemed like my effort was going to waste, my enthusiasm and the work the pack members put into making the greenhouse and planting the seeds.I exhaled a breath of relief as I tried to calm my mind down, if Alice had succeeded to escape she would h

  • The Disabled Luna’s Vengeance    Chapter 124

    Lucian’s POV After six years of being a rogue, I have learned a lot, from the betrayal of a sibling to that of commoners. I knew people who could betray me just by looking at them, and after my last conversation with Alice, I knew she was going to do something.For a wolf like her, suffering from detachment from her mate, it was going to take her more than the death of her mother to make her see that not every mate bond could be rejected passively.After I hinted that Alex wasn’t the reason for the drought and the fire outbursts I suspected I had given her enough reasons to forgive him. And waking up to the news that the borders of the pack were intruded at night was my confirmation.She was smart, I would give her that, but not smart enough to know no one leaves the pack, not under my watch.Earlier today, the guards noticed a sneaky move at the borders. Alice tried to run away with her little niece as an accomplice, which happened to be futile in the process because I was also info

  • The Disabled Luna’s Vengeance    Chapter 123

    Selene’s POVThe task carried out by the pack was impeccable, the farmers had outdone themselves, soon this pack would be a functioning pack, like the rest, it might have not been official marked as a true pack with a real territory but I wanted to make this people gain a familiar sense of belonging and it was only going to work when we have finally have a stable food source, and resources to provide shelter.The greenhouses were built, and the soil had been tilled. Tomorrow we must plant the seeds now that the soil hasn't been exposed to harmful effects of the weather change, I could already feel the success, the sensation of seeing my mutated crops grow sent chills down my spine.This was my guilty pleasure. “Selene… are you in there?” Alice called out from outside, I closed the sketch then gathered the seeds in my table before reaching out to her.“Alice, how can I help you?” It was dark outside, and from the looks of it, people were already retiring to their huts, she should be

  • The Disabled Luna’s Vengeance    Chapter 122

    Lucian’s POV I watched as she came out of her room, then headed toward the exit of the pack, still confused about her retaliation. I tried to call her back but she ignored me.Confusion settled in my heart as I tried to make sense out of it, but everything was out of place, why would she be angry if I knew she was pregnant? I never said anything about living her alone. I might hate my brother but his offspring had nothing to do with the hatred for him.I flexed my jaw again, her fingers on my face caused a whole new level of pain. Everything about her just had to be complicated each time, she was impossible.Or maybe these were just those little issues that came with pregnancy? How would I know? I leaned on the wall of my chambers, as I watched communicate with the people in the pack, totally disregarding my presence.The chef had mentioned that she woke up feeling sick, maybe she was having mood swings. She couldn't comprehend anything and must have expected me to be shocked, it was

  • The Disabled Luna’s Vengeance    Chapter 121

    Selene’s POVI stared at myself in the mirror. The view of my belly protruding almost gave me a heart attack, it was almost two months, and I could already feel the bump.Gradually I rubbed my belly, as I stared at my reflection in the mirror, I glanced at my side view and how well it had grown in the past few days. I knew it was nothing more than pregnancy bloating, but it was something.I wouldn't be able to hide it after this month and after so much pondering, I have finally decided. He could do whatever he wanted after today but I wasn't going to keep it to myself anymore.So as I wore my garment, I took my plan that I had drawn for the farming project, and a little herb to help with the bloating and nausea before I walked outside, the view was as breathtaking as always.“Good morning healer?” “Good day Donald.” I responded to a pack member who had volunteered to assist with the weight I had on my shoulders, I gave it to him, and I searched eagerly for Lucian, it was already mid

  • The Disabled Luna’s Vengeance    Chapter 120

    Lucian’s POV My eyes popped wide open, as I felt a sudden pang in my chest. Panting hurriedly, my eyes darted around curiously, as I placed my hands on my chest, I felt a painful zit in my wrist, which I had concluded was the reason for the sudden heart palpitation.Every limb in my body felt weak, and the room took a slow spin as perspiration trickled down my body, this was just a sign that it was time for me to get theirs and the final stone.For every day that I delay, I get a step closer to going rogue, and as much of the knowledge of my pitfall was laid down I could not leave without setting up a proper place for the pack.These and many more were my exact thoughts as I tried to stand up from the bed. My day was already planned and as I prepared to partake in it, something random crossed my mind. I had to bring carrots for Ella’s bunnies today, I mentally added it to my to-do list before leaving.A refreshing wave of air blew over me followed by the looks of a busy pack. There w

  • The Disabled Luna’s Vengeance    Chapter 119

    Selene POV Lucian stood before me with a plate of food. His face was less grumpy and soft. I didn't know if he was acting or just being good to me for goodness sake."Here, eat this. You missed your lunch which shouldn't have been." He dropped the plate in front of me, his tone strict."I thought you promised to eat properly from now on? You shouldn't go back on your words, Selene. It is not good for your health to skip meals," he scolded."Did you come here to give me food or argue with me because I feel you came for the latter.""Don't turn this into a fight, Selene. You did wrong by skipping your meal. I have every right to be angry at you for neglecting what's important to you.""I didn't do it on purpose. It's not like I had a choice..." I defended myself but he cut me off with a slam on the table."You had a choice, Selene. We agreed that no matter what, you will stick to your eating routine for efficient training. Don't give me that excuse of not having a choice," he muttered

  • The Disabled Luna’s Vengeance    Chapter 118

    SELENE'S POVAs I sat in my quarters, surrounded by the comforting scent of old books and the soft glow of candlelight, I was deeply engrossed in the pages of my worn leather-bound book of herb remedies, the intricate illustrations and detailed descriptions of various plants and their medicinal properties a soothing balm for my frazzled nerves. The sound of a gentle knock at the door broke the spell, and I looked up to see Donald, a member of our pack, standing in the entrance, a small, neatly wrapped package clutched in his hand. He smiled hesitantly, his eyes crinkling at the corners, as he approached me. "Selene, I brought you something," he said, his voice low and rough, as he held out the package. "I made it myself. It's a scent leg cream. I thought you might find it useful."I took the package from him, feeling a surge of gratitude and appreciation for his thoughtful gesture. "Thank you, Donald," I said, my voice sincere. "That's very kind of you." As I unwrapped the package,

  • The Disabled Luna’s Vengeance    Chapter 117

    Selena's POV “After the interlude with Lucian I went to tend to the nightingale flowers. As the days went by they required more care which was a little bit tasking thus by the time I got home,I fell head first into the warm,cozy comfiness of my bed. I was having a weird dream where I was able to actually best Lucian in the training field! I really loved the surprised look on his face and was just about to tease him when a loud knock on my door jolted me out of my sweet dream. “Who was that now?" Grumbling,I grudgingly rose up from my bed with my eyes still heavy with sleep. Opening the door I was surprised to discover Lucian at the door. It was still early morning with the sky still dull. Heck,the sun was not even out yet!However,with one look I knew why he was here, dressed up in training gear he was here to call me out for my usual training. “Come in.” I said as I turned back inside but before I could go far he spoke up. “No need for that,I came her so that we can

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