Rebirth of the Broken Luna A Second Chance at Luna's Heart novel Chapter 413

Chapter 413

LUMINA

“Promise,” I said firmly.

Footsteps on the stairs announced Ollie and Shawn’s return. Shawn lked transformed-clean, dressed in borrowed clothes that were slightly too short but infinitely better than what he’d been wearing. His r was still damp from the shower, and some of the haunted look had

faded from his eyes.

“Thanks,” he said awkwardly. “For the clothes and the shower and… everything.”

“You’re pack now,” Ollie said matter-of-factly. “Or you will be once this mess is sorted out. Daddy said anyone who survives trauma with our family automatically gets adopted. It’s like a rule.”

“Is that actually a rule?” Riley asked skeptically.

“It should be,” Ollie defended. “We’ve adopted like six people in the last year.

“Three, Riley corrected. “Me, Lake, and Carol. That’s not six.”

“Plus Lyn and Lynn and Zade if you count alliance families,” Ollie arg

“That’s not adoption, that’s alliance formation.”

“Same difference.”

I listened to them bicker with fond amusement, grateful for the return to something approaching normalcy. This was good-this was what they needed. Distraction and routine and the comfortable rhythms of sibling arguments.

Xenois appeared in the doorway, his expression serious but not panicked. “We have the plan finalized. We’re moving out in three hours- gives us time to position scouts, confirm intelligence, and get everyone in place before we execute.

“Three hours, I repeated. Longer than I’d expected, but I understood the logic. Better to wait and do it right than rush and make fatal

mistakes.

“The kids are going to run communications from here,” Xenois continued. “Carol is coming over to supervise-she has experience with tactical coordination from her work with Marcus. You’ll be our home base, bur backup, our emergency contact if things go wrong.”

“Understood, Riley said immediately, already pulling up communication protocols on his laptop.

“And Lake,” Xenois added, “I need you to study these photos. He handed over his phone, which displayed several aerial shots of a mountainous area. “This is the approach to where we think they’re being held. I need you to be able to open portals to these exact locations if we need emergency extraction. Can you do that?”

Lake studied the images with fierce concentration, his earlier fear channeled into determination. “Yes. I can do that.”

“Good.” Xenois’s gaze swept across all of us. ‘I need everyone to understand something. This is dangerous. There’s a real possibility that not everyone comes home. But we’re doing it anyway, because that’s what amily does. We show up for each other, no matter the cost.”

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We understand, I said, spunkung am all of us. And we’ll be here,iding down the fort and ready to support however you n

Xencis nodded, then moved to pull each of the boys into individual hugs-lingering a moment longer with each une, memorizing the roo

of them in case things went wrong..

When he got to me, he heid om tight enough that I could feel his artbeat racing against my chest.

If something happens- he started!

“Nothing’s going to happen., Literared firmly. You’re coming fuck. With your parents. Because I’m not raising three bays alone white you’re off being a heroic idiot.”

That surprised a laugh out of him. Hernin

“You heard me, I said. Come home safely so Team yell at you přehrly about giving me a heart attack.

“Deal, he agreed, then kissed me like he was g

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Taste of me.

When he finally pulled away, his eyes were bright with miser

“We know,” I said. Now go. Save your parents Come hume

along the way.

Love you.

of you. Everything I’m doing is to protect this family.

6 let your mother insult too many ancient nightwalkers

“No promises on that last one,” Xenois said, his simile in

between her and Jerome.”

and dark numo. If she starts a diplomatic incident, that’s really

He headed back to the office where his strike team

magical preparations, Rivers coordinating communic

The machinery of a rescue operation grinding into muri

I looked at the four boys-my three sons and Shawn who was aud

a decision.

heard Zades voice giving orders, Lyn confirming

ming murt of ou tamily whether he realized it or not-and made

Alright,” said. “We have three hours before they move out.. We’re or gemeen spend me spiraling into anxiety. We’re going to be

productive”

Productive how? Ollie asked.

Were going to make sure this house is ready to receive traumatize exhausted, pussy injured people when they get back.” I said. “That meat preparing the guest rooms, making sure the medical supplies are stocked, having found any. Riley, need you to coordinate with Lynn aden what medical equipment might be needed. Lake, you’re going to map out every pussaille portal nation from here to the rescue site so You can seat instantly if called. Ollie, you’re helping me with logistics And Shawn-

Sex” be sued engerty

Youre going to rest I said firmly. “You’ve been through trauma.u need to recover. Lauas fake me f you or me.

But I want car thep. be protested.

You can bup by being ready to provide emotional support to Sam and Silvia when they got thick,

suu, There ging to need to see

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that you’re safe and okay. That their concern for you wasn’t misplaced. Can you do that?”

Shawn nodded slowly. “Yeah. I can do that.”

“Good. Then everyone has their assignments. Let’s move.”

The boys scattered to their various tasks, grateful for direction and purpose. I headed to the kitchen to start preparing food-comfort meals

that could feed a small army of exhausted warriors and traumatized former alphas.

As I worked, I let myself think about Samuel and Silvia. About the complicated, painful, evolving relationship we’d had over the years.

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