THE LUNA WHO CONQUERED DEATH novel Chapter 42

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He pulled up footage from last night “We caught someone trying to breach the northern perimeter. Not a warrior. A wolf with no combat training, acting alone.”

“Who?”

He switched to a different camera angle, and I saw her face clearly.

“Vivian.”

My stomach dropped. “She was spying?”

“I don’t think so. Look.” He played more footage. She’d been caught immediately, didn’t resist, and asked to speak with me specifically.

“Where is she now?”

“Holding room three. Refused to talk to anyone but you.” Marcus looked concerned. “Sera, this could be another trap. After yesterday…”

“I know. But Vivian fought honorably in the trials. She’s been working on her healing.” I headed for the door. “I’ll talk to her. Alone.”

“At least take a guard.”

“Marcus. Alone.”

He sighed but didn’t argue.

Vivian sat in the holding room, looking exhausted and scared. When I entered, she stood immediately.

“Alpha Sera. Thank you for seeing me.”

“Why were you trying to breach our perimeter in the middle of the night, Vivian?”

“Because I have information. About Harrison’s coalition.” She moved closer to the barrier between us. “I’ve been working with my father, gathering intelligence. We found something you need to know.”

“Your father is helping us?”

“My father believes in your reforms. He’s seen how they’ve helped his own pack, how omega families are thriving.” She pulled out a flash drive. “This contains everything we’ve discovered about the coalition. Names, locations, financial records, battle plans.”

I stared at the drive as it might explode. “Why not just call? Or come during daylight?”

“Because we have a traitor. Someone high–ranked in Crescent Moon is feeding information to Harrison.” Her eyes were serious. “I couldn’t risk anyone knowing I was coming. Couldn’t risk the traitor intercepting

this.”

My blood went cold. “A traitor. In my pack.”

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“I’m sorry. But yes.” She held out the drive. “Everything’s on here. Including evidence of who it might be.”

I took it carefully. “If you’re lying, if this is some kind of trick…”

“It’s not. I swear on the Moon Goddess.” She met my eyes. “You gave me a second chance when I deserved nothing. Let me repay that. Let me help save what you’ve built.”

I studied her for a long moment, searching for deception. Found only sincerity and determination.

“Thank you. Truly.” I pocketed the drive. “You can leave through the main gate. I’ll make sure everyone knows you’re a guest, not a prisoner.”

“Actually…” She hesitated. “I’d like to stay. Offer my services as a warrior, if you’ll have me. The coalition is coming, and you’ll need every fighter.”

“You’d fight against the traditionalists? Against wolves who share your father’s Council seat?”

“I’d fight for the Alpha, who showed me what real strength looks like.” Her voice was firm. “For the pack, that’s building something better. If you’ll let me.”

I made a decision. “You can stay. But Vivian, if you betray me again…”

“I won’t. You have my word.”

Back in my office, I plugged in the flash drive with Marcus, Katherine, and Elena present. Adrian was still

tracking financial leads in Seattle.

The information was extensive. Harrison’s coalition had twelve Alphas confirmed, with three more considering joining. Their battle plan was sophisticated: simultaneous strikes on five reformed packs, overwhelming them before help could arrive.

Then came the financial records. Money flowing from shell companies to Harrison’s accounts. Millions of dollars are funding weapons, bribes, and information networks.

And there, buried in transaction records, was a name I recognized.

Council Member Torres.

“Torres,” Katherine breathed. “He’s been voting with the progressives. I thought he supported reform.”

“He’s been playing both sides,” I said, scrolling through evidence. “Publicly supporting change while privately funding those who want to destroy it.”

“Why?” Marcus asked.

“Control,” Elena answered. “If reform succeeds, he’s positioned well. If the coalition succeeds, he’s their

financier. Either way, he wins.”

“Not if we expose him first.” I copied the files, preparing to send them to every Alpha, every Council member, every pack that would listen.

Then I got to the last file. The one labeled: CRESCENT MOON INFORMANT.

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Lopened it.

The traitor’s identity stared back at me from the screen.

Lucas.

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My Gamma. My trainer. The wolf who’d sworn loyalty to me, who’d helped prepare me for the trials, who’d stood with me against the Council.

“No,” I whispered. “This has to be wrong.”

But the evidence was there. Encrypted communications with Harrison. Reports on our defenses. Details about the school, the students, and my pregnancy.

Everything.

Marcus looked like someone had punched him. “Lucas had been with this pack for twenty years. He’s loyal. He’s…”

“Been compromised.” Katherine’s voice was heavy. “Look at the dates. It started three months ago, right

after the trials.”

Around the time, Lucas’s mate had been diagnosed with a rare illness. An illness that was slowly killing her despite our best healers.

mate,” I said quietly. “Promised to cure her if he cooperated.”

“They got to him through

“What do we do?”

asked.

I thought about Lucas. About his loyalty, his training, his genuine care for this pack. About how desperate I’d be if Adrian were dying and someone offered to/save him.

“We use it,” I said finally. “We feed him false information. Let him report back to Harrison. Make the coalition think we’re weaker than we are.”

“And Lucas?” Marcus’s voice was tight.

“We confronted him. Give him a chance to explain, to choose.” I met their eyes. “But if Harrison, if he chooses to keep betraying us… Then we treat him like a traitor.”

The words tasted like ash.

But I was Alpha.

And sometimes being Alpha meant making impossible choices.

TO BE CONTINUED…

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Dewumi Ezekiel

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