The Alpha King And His Chosen Luna novel Chapter 270

(The name on the tree

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The name on the tree

(Isla)

I kept the book against me while Tavian returned to the chest. Frostvale was another name I’d never heard before today. My mother had gone there searching for Corvin and never returned to Evercrest. I needed to know everything Tavian could tell us before we followed her.

“How far is Frostvale?”

“About a day’s journey from here.”

I looked at Caius. There were still several hours of daylight left, and we had no reason to remain in Evercrest until morning. We could cover part of the distance before stopping. I wanted to keep moving.

“We should leave.”

Caius nodded.

“I agree.”

Tavian looked at the book in my hands. He didn’t ask for it back, and I knew he never would. Lyrienne had left it for me. It belonged with me now.

“Is there anything else I should know before we go?”

Tavian thought about my question.

“Only that your mother didn’t trust easily by the time she left here.”

I waited for him to continue. Lyrienne had already discovered someone connected to the High Council knew about me. She had also begun to believe her search was being watched. That explained why she’d stopped recording names.

“Did she travel alone?”

“Yes.”

I looked down at the book. My mother had gone after Corvin without knowing what waited for her. She had already spent years searching for me. Nothing had convinced her to stop.

“Did you try to stop her?”

Tavian looked at me.

“She wouldn’t have listened.”

I smiled. From everything I’d learned about Lyrienne, I could believe that. Once she decided she was going after Corvin, nobody would have changed her mind. Vaela seemed pleased by the thought.

‘She sounds like us.

I was thinking the same thing.

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Tavian walked to one of the maps orrthe wall. He removed it and brought it to the table. Unlike Elara’s map, this one showed the land north of Evercrest. Frostvale had been marked near the top.

“This is the route she took.”

I moved closer.

“You know that?”

“I watched her leave.”

Tavian pointed to a road that followed the river north. It continued for several miles before turning toward the mountains. From there, it crossed into land I didn’t recognize. Frostvale was beyond them.

“Can we take the vehicles?” i

“For most of it.”

Caius looked at the map.

“Where does the road end?”

Tavian pointed to the mountain crossing. The road became too narrow there for vehicles, but he said there was another route around the mountain. It would take longer. Caius studied both options.

“We’ll decide when we reach it.”

I nodded.

“Then we should.go.”

Tavian gave us the map. I thanked him before looking around the building again. My mother had spent part of her life here. Now I was leaving through the same door she had used when she went looking for Corvin.

We stepped outside. Zeron, Raith, and the two warriors were waiting near the bridge. They looked toward us as we approached. Zeron noticed the book immediately.

“We have another destination,” Caius said.

Zeron looked at him.

“Where?”

“Frostvale.”

Raith glanced toward the path behind us. The other two warriors were still waiting with the vehicles. We had enough supplies to continue without returning to Silvermere. There was nothing keeping us in Evercrest.

We crossed the bridge. I looked at the divided circle carved into the post as I passed it. Lyrienne had left marks that had eventually brought me to Tavian. I wondered whether there would be more on the road to Frostvale.

‘There will be, Vaela said.

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< The name on the tee You sound certain.

“I can still feel her

I stopped.

‘Even now?’

‘Yes.’

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I looked toward the north. Vaela’s connection to whatever Lyrienne had left behind hadn’t disappeared after finding the book. If anything, she seemed more aware of it now: My mother had gone in the same direction we were about to travel.

Caius noticed I’d stopped.

“What is it?”

“Vaela can still feel her.”

His attention moved toward the north.

“Then we follow her.”

We returned to the vehicles and found the other warriors exactly where we’d left them. Caius explained that we were continuing toward Frostvale. Nobody questioned the decision. Within minutes, we were ready to leave.

I climbed into the passenger seat with Lyrienne’s book on my lap. Caius placed Tavian’s map beside him before starting the vehicle. Zeron and Raith returned to the second one. We continued through Evercrest.

Wolves watched us as we passed. I wondered how many of them had heard stories about Lyrienne. Tavian had known exactly who I was when I gave him my name. Maybe my mother had spoken about me to more

wolves than I realized.

Soon the homes became fewer. The road followed the river exactly as Tavian had shown us. Evercrest began disappearing behind us. I opened the book again.

Isalienne Rowan.

I read the name without speaking. It still felt strange, but it didn’t feel wrong. Ista had always belonged to

“Are you thinking about the name?” Caius asked.

“Yes.”

He glanced at me.

“Do you want to use it?”

I looked at the cover. Isalienne was the name my parents had chosen, and I wanted to keep it because it was part of me. But Isla was the name I’d heard every day of my life. I didn’t need to decide anything yet.

“I’m still Isla.”

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