The packs outcast Luna (Kaia and Theo) novel Chapter 50

Chapter 50

–Kaia–

I was early.

Earlier than I’d ever been.

I couldn’t sleep the whole night, my heart kept hammering at the thought of training with Theo.

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When I arrived, the training grounds were empty except for the squad leader, who was in charge of the training fields.

He was arranging the training weapons for the morning drills.

I did my stretches, warmed up, and waited by the training grounds, my pulse still buzzing from anticipation.

I kept scanning the entrance like an idiot, pretending I wasn’t… waiting.

Waiting for Theo.

After everything that happened last night…

The almost-kiss, the way he’d held me, the way his voice softened when he was scolding me –I stupidly thought things might finally be shifting back to normal.

Maybe even better than normal.

I caught myself smiling at nothing.

Then footsteps approached, heavy and clipped.

Not Theo’s. I turned to look.

Captain Alaric stopped in front of me, his expression tight. Too tight.

“Kaia,” he said, his expression remaining firm.

My stomach scooped. “What’s wrong?”

“The Alpha won’t be training with you today,” he carefully said.

Oh…What?

I blinked, my stomach dropping. “What? Why?”

“There’s… an emergency,” Alaric said, as if that explained everything. “A delegate from Elara’s father’s pack has arrived. The Alpha is needed elsewhere.”

I tried to keep my face neutral. I tried not to show the stupid wave of disappointment that rushed up.

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I frowned. “Did something happen?”

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Captain Alaric hesitated. His gaze flicked away for a second, which was unlike him.

He always looked people square in the eyes, especially nobodies like me.

“I don’t know yet,” he said carefully. “But it sounded urgent. And politically serious.”

My chest tightened. Political.

That’s not good. The Goddess knows what Elara is up to this time.

I swallowed, trying not to let it show. “So he won’t be here at all?”

“Not today.” Alaric’s voice softened, which somehow made it worse. “I’m sorry, Kaia.”

I forced a small smile. “It’s fine. I will just train with

you

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But it wasn’t fine. It hurts that this happened today.

“Sorry, Kaia. I’m not a good sportsman like the Alpha but I will try” Alaric said, chuckling.

“Who said that?” I asked, joking. “Should I tell you something?”

Alaric nodded, looking at me with curiosity.

“You are a way better sportsman than Alpha Theo, if we are being honest” I whispered in his ear.

“Oh stop flattering me, Kaia” Alaric says.

“Hey. Who says I’m joking? I’m telling the truth” I argued.

“Maybe you’ll be the reason Alpha Theo will have my head for dinner” Alaric expressed

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean that. Captain but you’re the best coach I’ve ever had” I said.

“Just kidding,” Captain Alaric said. “Alpha Theo is not so petty”

“Oh what a relief” I sighed.

“Haha” Alaric laughed, patting my shoulder. “I will go get ready for our drill. You should too”

“Okay. I will just get ready”

When Alaric left, my mind returned to Theo.

This especially hurt me because of last night. After everything, a part of me thought we were starting something again.

Now he is gone, and we are back to square one.

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I stood there for several seconds too long, staring at the spot where Theo should have been.

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“If he doesn’t want to train me… fine,” I muttered to myself. “I will just train with Captain Alaric. It’s better this way, anyway”

And for the first time in days… I felt that old, familiar ache in my chest.

I slapped my hand, scolding myself.

“Kaia, you were foolish to hope for anything” I shook my head at my pitiful self.

–Theo–

Elara wasn’t blabbering when she said she would go to any length to win me back.

I sat in the council hall with the parchment trembling slightly in my hands.

The seal of the Circle of Alphas gleamed ominously in the morning light.

My stomach churned before I even broke it open.

The words hit me like a punch to the chest:

“Alpha Theo, you are hereby ordered to marry and crown Elara as Luna within five days. Failure to comply will invoke the Circle’s full intervention. Your father’s promises and debts leave no room for negotiation.”

I slammed the letter onto the table in front of me, the wood rattling under the force.

The Circle didn’t bluff.

Not when it involved old oaths or Alpha honour.

Elara’s father… I shouldn’t have been surprised.

He’d never let go of his obsession with tying our packs together. He’d wanted Elara as Luna since we were teenagers. And my father, guilty, grateful, and too trusting, had agreed.

Now, I only have five days. Five days to make a decision I didn’t want to make, five days to choose a Luna that my heart had already rejected.

And all because of my father’s promise. A debt he owed to Elara’s father, a powerful Alpha who had aided him during the last attack on the pack.

A favor was exchanged like currency-and now I was the payment.

My father didn’t think it would come to this.

He didn’t think I would grow up and love someone else.

I dragged a hand through my hair, pacing the room.

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Kaia’s face flashed across my mind.

Fuck

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“What do they expect me to do?” I snarled into the empty air. “Bend over? I won’t be forced. I won’t choose her”

I ran a hand through my hair, my frustration boiling over.

My pack… my people… they didn’t deserve to be dragged into this. And I certainly didn’t deserve to be ordered like some pawn on a chessboard.

I stood up abruptly, pacing the room.

“Five days,” I muttered, my voice low and dangerous. “What the hell does Elara think she’s doing?

“This is a serious matter, Alpha Theo” Elder Matthew said, looking worried. “We have to do as they say otherwise, we will risk a war”

I scoffed. “So, they think they can force me to make Elara my Luna in five days? What a joke”

“This is the only way out, Alpha Theo” Councillor Daren urged.

I fell silent and listened as the council argued among themselves.

It wasn’t just the Council.

It was my father’s promises weighing me down.

I clenched my fists. “No. I won’t let them decide what my heart wants. Not her. Not anyone.”

Yet even as I said it, I knew the war wasn’t just a threat—it was real.

And if I refused… if I defied the Circle… the consequences could be catastrophic.

“Everyone leave. The meeting is adjourned”

When they all left, I sank back in my seat.

My heart conflicted, thundering with uncertainty

I have only five days.

Five days to make sure the trust my pack has in me is not broken.

I have to do everything to stop the war.

And the pack always came first. Even before my heart.

I hope I do not break Kaia’s heart in the middle of this.

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