The Alpha's Mafia Luna novel Chapter 138

The mist turned black.

Thick, heavy shadows crawled around my feet, dragging the warmth from the air. The Elder’s presence pressed down on me like chains–cold, suffocatin;

clutched the necklace in my fist, the metal burning against my skin.

“You’re not real,” I whispered.

“I’m more real than you’d like to admit,” the shadow said, stepping closer. Its voice was no longer just a voice–it was a presence, curling into my ears li

smoke. “We are the ones who shaped this world before you even drew breath. You think you’re special, Serene? You are dangerous. You are a key that

shouldn’t exist.”

“I didn’t ask to be any of this,” I snapped.

“Exactly,” the figure his

You don’t know how to control it. And now… you’ve dragged him into your mess.”

t stung

ne shad

“sh

Damian.”

dying. Slowly. Painfully. And it’s because of you.”

Break the bond. Walk away. Leave the legacy buried.”

es shut. My knees buckled. The pressure was unbearable–like gravity itself had turned on me.

Warm. Familiar.

y name–Serene–echoed faintly through the fog, not from the creature, but from him. Damian.

It wasn’t just a sound. It was a memory. The way he looked at me when I smiled. His arms around me the night I cried. His voice when he said he wasn’t

going anywhere.

I opened my eyes.

The shadow recoiled slightly.

The necklace in my hand glowed–not silver now, but gold, Bright. Defiant.

“You can’t stop what’s coming,” the Elder hissed.

“No.” I said quietly, standing straighter. “But I won’t let you take him.”

The shadow lunged.

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I threw the necklace forward like a shield, and light exploded from my hand.

The Elder shrieked–a terrible, piercing sound–and staggered backward, the mist ripping around him like torn paper.

I stumbled back, heart hammering.

I didn’t know how I did that. But I knew why.

Because of him. Because of us.

Real World – Damian’s POV

Her body jolted on the bed.

“Serene!”

lders. “Come on, baby, wake up–please!”

Dook open, frantically chanting a stabilizing incantation. Her hands hovered above Serene’s chest, glowing faintly.

g her,” Mira said. “Her pulse is erratic–her spirit’s at war with something inside the dream. This wasn’t supposed to happen!”

around Serene’s throat glowed gold, just like the first

her–the same glow I’d seen before she collapsed.

does it mean?” I asked.

means she’s fighting back,” Mira whispered. “But th

I clutched Serene’s hand. “I’m right here,” I mur

Her fingers twitched.

Dream Realm Serene’s POV

The shadow staggered, its form

“You’re not strong enou

I took a step for

I pressed

one.”

growing–if she doesn’t control it, it’ll tear her apart.”

Please.”

hot and the shadow screamed as

disintegrated into mist, the darkness evaporating around me.

ing where I’d first seen my mother–Elira. But this time, she wasn’t there.

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Only the necklace in my hand, pulsing softly.

My knees buckled and I collapsed to the grass, breathing hard. “It’s done,” I whispered. “I found it…”

The world began to spin.

I clutched the necklace tighter.

“I’m ready to go home,” I murmured.

Real World – Damian’s POV

Her hand squeezed mine.

I stared. “Serene?”

Her eyelids fluttered.

“Come on,” I said, voice thick. “That’s it, baby. Come back to me.”

She gasped.

Her whole body arched off the bed with a cry–and then collapsed again.

“Serene!” Mira rushed forward.

Her eyes opened.

Bleary. Confused.

Alive.

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