Marked by the Alpha Team (Luna Merrick) novel Chapter 81

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Chapter 81

Chapter 81

Luna’s POV

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If anyone had told me just a few weeks ago that my life would turn into this, I would have laughed right in their face without even trying to be polite about it. I would have called them crazy, maybe even asked them what they were smoking, because here was no way any of this could ever fit into the life I knew. My life had been simple, not easy, but simple

had goals, I had plans, and everything I did had a reason behind it. Getting into Blackridge had been one of the biggest noments of my life, and I had thought that was where everything would finally start to make sense for me I thought I would be happy, properly happy, not just the kind where you smile because you have to but the kind where you feel it in your chest. I had worked so hard for that, for a chance to change my life and my mom’s life. That had been the whole point of everything I did, but now… none of that felt simple anymore.

As I pulled myself through the window and stepped into my room, I paused for a second, my hand still on the frame as I ooked back outside like I was trying to make sure I had actually just done what I did. I had climbed up, not just a little jump or something normal, but actual windows and balconies, like it was nothing. If someone had told me I could do that before oday, I would have laughed until my stomach hurt, but now, my body had moved without hesitation, like it knew exactly vhat to do, and I had followed that instinct without even thinking about it.

Wow…” I muttered quietly to myself, my voice sounding strange in the silence of the room.

stepped fully inside and closed the window behind me, my fingers moving quickly as I shut it properly. For a moment, I ust stood there, taking in the silence. I had expected Orion to still be here. I had even prepared myself for that awkward noment where I would have to face him again after everything that had happened earlier, but the room was empty ompletely empty.

The relief that hit me was instant, and I let out a slow breath. “Thank God…” I whispered under my breath, my shoulders elaxing just a little.

didn’t waste any time after that. I turned and walked straight to the door, locking it quickly. The sound of the lock chicking nto place felt louder than it should have in the room, but it also made me feel a little safer, like I could finally breathe for a econd without worrying about someone walking in on me,

leaned back against the door for a moment, my head tilting slightly as I stared ahead, and that was when it really hit the hat Ivy wasn’t here.

he had gone back to the dorms earlier, and even though I had been overwhelmed betore. I didn’t realize how sh vould miss her presence until now. The room felt too quiet without her and for the first time since all of this skate ctually wished she were here with me. I wished I could just sit with her and talk, even if she hd ander vnd versTOMIK it least I wouldn’t feel this alone, but I was alone, and that made everything feel so much harder than die why chú

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pushed myself away from the door and walked further into the room my army crossing loosely over my head dem houghts started to pile up again Everything had happened so fast that I didn’t even feel like Thandu pare LIVORNE THETA efore something else came crashing in One moment I had been a normal girl worrying abou shoot ma!

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let out a quart scoff shaking my head as I sat down on the edge of the bed Now I was a wrs well

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and never even come close to doing anything like that with anyone, and now… now I didn’t even know what I was anymore Half virgin? That didn’t even make sense, but it was the only way I could describe it.

I didn’t remember it proper hadn’t been fully in control, and it wasn’t my body exactly, and yet, it had still happened That thought sat with me for a while, heavy and confusing, before my mind shifted again, this time to something I had been avoiding since everything started.

My mom.

I swallowed slightly, my fingers tightening a little against my arms as I thought about her. Now that I knew what I was, now that I was slowly starting to accept it, I couldn’t ignore the question anymore. Should I call her? Should I tell her everything?

Any normal person would have done it immediately. Any normal person would have picked up their phone the second they found out something like this and demanded answers, but I hadn’t done that. I hadn’t even tried.

It wasn’t because I didn’t want to talk to her, that wasn’t it at all. If anything, I wanted to hear her voice more than anything right now. I wanted to ask her why she never told me, why I had to find out like this, why I had been living my life thinking I was something I wasn’t, but I knew my mom.

She wasn’t strong, not in the way that she could handle something like this over a phone call. This wasn’t a simple conversation, and it wasn’t something I could just say in a few words and move on from. If I was going to talk to her about this, it had to be in person. I needed to see her, to understand her reactions, and most importantly, I didn’t want to risk hurting her from a distance where I couldn’t do anything about it.

‘I’ll talk to her…” I said quietly to myself, my voice softer now. “Just not like this.”

I leaned back slightly on the bed, my hands resting beside me as I stared up at the ceiling. My thoughts were all over the place, jumping from one thing to another without any clear order, and it was exhausting trying to keep up with everything, and then, just as I was starting to settle into the quiet, I heard her again.

“Do you want the memory?”

I stiffened slightly, my eyes blinking as I adjusted to the sound of her voice in my head. It was still strange, hearing something so clear and confident that wasn’t exactly me, but also wasn’t separate from me either.

“The memory?” I asked slowly, both out loud and in my head at the same time. “You mean… what happened earlier?”

“Yes,” she replied simply. “Do you want to see it? I’ll be happy to show you what happened with Ace”

I frowned slightly, my thoughts shifting immediately, but instead of answering her question, something else came to mind first. “Wait… who’s Ace?” I asked, confused.

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There was a pause, and then I felt it, the clear sense of annoyance from her. “Are you serious” she asked

I blinked, “What?”

“Ace is our mate,” she said like it was obvious. “The one you were just with

“Oh…” I muttered, my brows furrowing slightly as it clicked “Jace’s wolf Can’t believe he has a cutlery se

“Yes, he does,” she said. Then after a short pause, she added, “You should give me a name to

That made me pause completely “Why would I do that?” I asked, gemuncly confused Youre the

“We are one, but not the same in every moment,” she replied calmly I will be casier if your call the southg

I stared up at the ceiling, thinking about that for a second. It still felt wond to me naming a you in my own head, bu in

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