From Betrayed Luna to Wolf Queen (Lillian) novel Chapter 399

Chapter 399

Chapter 399

Lylah’s POV

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The accusation was so absurd that for a moment, I genuinely wondered if Rowan was drun

But the sharpness in his eyes told me otherwise.

There was no haze in his scent. No instability from alcohol. Only rage. And the desperate, violent certainty of a wolf cornered before an entire territory.

He truly believed he could accuse Ezra in this manner.

A heavy silence spread across the moonlit garden before one of the nobles finally spoke.

“But Alpha Rowan… you and Alpha Ezra have never worked together before, have you? How would he even know about your idea?”

I felt secondhand embarrassment crawl beneath my skin.

Enough.

I was already preparing to pull Rowan away before he humiliated himself further when his gaze snapped toward me.

“Not him.” Rowan said darkly. “Her.”

A cold ripple passed through the crowd.

“Lylah knew about it.”

“Me?” The word left my lips before I could stop it, stunned disbelief flashing through me

“You all may not know this,” Rowan continued, “but before Ezra, she was with me.” His eves locked onto mine with suffocating intensity: “She lived in Blacktang far longer than she ever did here in Lunaris.

“She witnessed how I built Corls Prune, my tech company, from nothing. She knew about my ideas. She knew what I was working on His gaze sharpened with accusation. So tell me, if Ezra suddenly created the same system afterward, then where else could he have gotten it from?”

Around us, whispers erupted almost immediately

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“Is that true? Luna Lylah was once involved with Alpha Rowan?”

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The voice came from somewhere within the gathered nobles, hushed but impossible to mis: beneath the suffocating tension.

“That explains why her mating with Alpha Ezra was always surrounded by mystery. No one even knew where Moonclaw’s Luna came from before she appeared beside him.”

“And there was never any formal announcement about their mating ceremony either…”

“That would explain it If she truly used to belong to Alpha Rowan.”

“But then what happened? Why didn’t they end up together?”

The words spread through the gathering like wildfire beneath dry leaves.

And Rowan heard every single one.

I watched something ugly flare brighter inside him as the reactions fueled his wolf.

“Before you left Blackfang,” he said hoarsely, “before you left me… we used to share so many things.” His voice lowered. “Don’t tell me you’ve forgotten that.”

For a moment, all I could do was stare at him.

If this had only been about me, I would not have bothered explaining anything.

If he wanted to drag our past back into the light, to rip open old wounds in front of the entire continent to satisfy his pride, then fine. Let them talk. Let them speculate. I could endure it.

But this no longer involved only me.

Rowan had dragged Ezra’s name into it.

And that

That I could not allow

“Yes,” I said quietly “I remember”

The crowd fell still again

“I remember watching you build Corlis Prime while Blackfang was collapsing around us.” My voice remained calm “I remember those days very clearly, Rowan”

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A strange flicker crossed his face, almost triumphant.

But then I continued.

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“But your ideas? How would I know them well enough to steal them for Ezra when you never shared your work with me in the first place?”

The triumph vanished instantly.

“You never involved me in your discussions, Rowan.” I said. “Not once.”

The memories rose sharper now, cutting through me like winter wind.

Back then, Rowan had been consumed by rebuilding Blackfang. Corlis Prime had become his obsession. His pride. His escape.

And me?

I had simply stood beside him, trying to hold together everything that was already slipping

away.

Even when I myself was still bleeding inside.

A lost teenage girl cast aside by her Pack. By the very wolves I had once believed were my family.

“I supported you with my own savings,” I continued, my voice growing colder. “I offered suggestions. Resources. Foundation ideas for your company.” My gaze locked onto his. “And every time I asked if there was anything you wanted to share with me about your work, you told me that what I’d already done was enough.”

A faint murmur rippled through the nobles again. Because they understood now

Rowan had thrown a spear in desperation,

only for it to turn back toward him

“You seem to have forgotten that.” I said quietly

But I hadn’t I remembered everything

The sleepless nights tending his injured legs

The hunger was spreading through Blackfang while Rowan buried himself deeper inside

ambition.

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The way I stretched every coin I had was to feed his struggling pack members while he chased survival through business deals and expansion plans.

I never demanded access to his work.

Never forced my way into his world.

Never tried to pry open doors he chose to keep shut.

Because while he fought to save Blackfang in the only way he knew how, ran off searching for sparks,

I was already the ember keeping the fire alive in the dark.

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“Lylah… is that truly all you remember?”

Rowan’s voice cut through the garden, strained thinner now beneath the weight of humiliation. What had begun as controlled indignation was beginning to fracture int something far more dangerous.

Panic.

“You’re bringing up the fact that I didn’t include you in my discussions? Was that really necessary?”

Lylah merely looked at him.

Moonlight spilled across her silver-blue gown while the garden lights flickered softly aro her like fallen stars. Yet there was nothing fragile about her now. Not

“I only told the truth,” she said calmly with a small shrug.

Around them, whispers spread rapidly through the crowd.

“So Alpha Rowam shut her out after taking her support?”

“She helped fund Blackfang during its collapse, didn’t she?”

“And now he’s accusing her of betrayal?”

“The nerve…”

anymore.

The murmurs struck Rowan from every direction like invisible claws. His expression paled by the second as the weight of public judgment pressed down on him.

A crushing aura rolled across the banquet lawn.

Violent enough to silence the entire gathering instantly.

“What the fuck happened here?!”

The voice thundered through the gardens like a wolf’s roar beneath a blood moon.

“If any of you dared trouble Lylah, I won’t hesitate to hang your heads one by one.”

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The crowd parted immediately.

Heads lowered on instinct.

Ivar stood at the edge of the marble path beside Vargan. Though long retired, the leg War God still carried the presence of a predator.

And tonight-

His wolf was awake.

The temperature itself seemed to drop as his gaze slid toward Rowan.

“Do not insult my intelligence, Blackfang,” Ivar said coldly. “I heard enough before arri Do not attempt to lie or cover your tracks now.”

The hostility rolling off Rowan’s wolf sharpened instantly in response, but before the te could ignite further, Lylah stepped forward quickly.

“No, Commander Ivar,” she said gently. “There’s no problem here.”

Several wolves blinked in surprise at the softness in her tone.

Lylah offered Ivar a reassuring smile, “We were only having a discussion. And Alpha Rowa simply joined us.”

Ivar’s hard expression didn’t soften immediately.

His wolf clearly disliked allowing the matter to rest.

But after a moment, his gaze settled on her face.

“Are you certain?”

“Yes,” Lylah said.

A stunned silence lingered for a heartbeat before someone within the crowd suddenly blurted

out,

“Wait, Luna Lylah knows Commander Ivar personally?”

Another noble stared openly now. “Not only knows him, but Commander Ivar is also clearly protective of her. What exactly is her background?”

“She’s Alpha Ezra’s mate, close to Ivar the fearless, she’s favored by the Goddess herself…”

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