The Alpha King And His Chosen Luna novel Chapter 117

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That seemed to satisfy her more than the rest had. She settled back against the pillow but her eyes didn’t leave mine. “Fine.” Then her mouth lifted slightly. “But I still know you’re using this to avoid answering me.”

“I never said I wasn’t.”

“No,” she said. “You were honest about that part.”

“Don’t force it,” I told her. “Think my name but don’t push the words. Let them move through the bond instead.”

“That sounds vague.”

“It is.”

Her lips curved slightly. “Very helpful.”

“It’ll make sense once you feel it.”

The room settled around us and I felt her focus shift inward, careful at first, then stronger. The bond responded immediately but no words came through. Her expression shifted with

concentration.

“Don’t fight it,” I said quietly.

“I’m not.”

“You are.”

“You can’t see inside my head,” she said.

“No, but I can feel you trying to shove the words through the bond like you’re ordering them across a battlefield.”

That earned a look from her. I held her gaze without apology. “Try again,” I said. “Softer this time.”

This time her breathing slowed more naturally and I felt Vaela move beneath the surface of the bond, watchful but not resisting. A moment passed. Then warmth moved through the bond, followed by something faint and unfinished. Not a word yet. The shape of one. My name, almost there, but not fully formed.

“I felt something,” she said.

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“So did I.”

Her eyes sharpened immediately. “You did?”

“Yes.”

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That pleased her more than she tried to show. The bond carried a small burst of satisfaction from her before she could hide it.

“Again,” she said.

“You need a moment first.”

“I don’t.”

“Isla.”

“Caius.”

I studied her for a second before nodding once. “Fine. Again, but don’t push harder because it almost worked.”

She gave me a look that said she had already planned to do exactly that. “I mean it,” I said.

“I heard you.”

“Then listen.”

This time the bond answered faster. Her focus came through warmer, clearer, more controlled. I felt the edge of my name before I heard it. Then her voice moved through my mind, quiet but unmistakable.

‘Caius.’

My entire body went still.

She felt it land. The bond confirmed it between us instantly and her expression shifted with something that was more than satisfaction. Not surprise. Recognition. Like she’d known it was possible and feeling it confirmed something she’d already decided was true.

“It felt different,” she said quietly.

“How?”

She was quiet for a second. “Closer.” Then her eyes returned to mine. “Not louder. Just

closer.”

The link stayed open between us for a few seconds afterward, fragile but real. I could feel the

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edge of her thoughts, not the words themselves, but the emotion beneath them. Curiosity. Pride. A little irritation too, still sitting there from earlier.

“You’re still annoyed with me,” I said.

Her brows lifted. “You felt that?”

“Yes.”

“Good.”

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