The Luna Queen's Rebirth (Ellie and Dominic) novel Chapter 237

Chapter 237

Ellie’s POV

Pine Hollow was a quaint little pack tucked between two hills, with a main road running through the center and a lake surrounded by pine trees at the far end. It was peaceful, and especially beautiful at this hour, with the sun setting over the water.

Lucas pulled up to the pack house and cut the engine. We sat there for a second.

“You want me to do the talking?” he asked.

“No,” I said, and got out of the car.

The Luna of Pine Hollow was a woman named Sera. She opened the door and gasped when she saw us standing there.

She looked at me, then at Lucas, then back at me.

“Luna Ellie,” she said. “This is… unexpected.”

“I know,” I said. “I’m sorry for showing up like this. I wouldn’t be here unannounced if it wasn’t important.”

She studied me for a moment, then stepped back and let us in.

We sat in her front room. There was a stack of books on the side table, a blanket folded over the arm of the couch, and a half-finished cup of tea going cold on the windowsill. Sera sat across from us with her hands folded and listened without interrupting while I explained what I had seen at the festival. The hooded figure. The sigil on the fabric.

Since I had to leave out the part about how I recognized him, I had no choice but to bend the truth a little. I said I saw a knife in his hand and he seemed to have an intent to harm either Dominic or myself. Technically not a lie; just not something that happened in this life.

When I was finished, Sera was quiet for a moment. Then, she said, “You’re sure it was one of our Gammas?”

“The sigil was a Gamma rank marker,” Lucas said. I handed her the fabric, and she took it, studying it.

“Hm,” she said, furrowing her brow. “This does look like our sigil…”

She looked up at me with confusion written clearly across her face. “Ellie, I… I hope you know that I have absolutely no clue why one of my Gammas would be on your property with a knife. Please believe me.”

I watched Sera’s face, searching for a lie, but honestly, I found none. She seemed genuinely taken aback, and frankly a little frightened. Not like a guilty woman.

Besides, I already knew that this woman had nothing to gain from killing Dominic. Our packs were far apart, and Pine Hollow was always friendly with us. We traded goods regularly. It would only hurt her pack to do something like that.

“I believe you,” I said.

To her credit, Sera didn’t waste time after that. She made two phone calls, spoke to someone, and within

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