The Rise Of The Betrayed Luna (Amorah and Holmes) novel Chapter 144

Chapter 144

Amorah POV

My hands shook slightly as I stared at the anonymous file Bethany sent through Conrad’s encrypted system. Conrad stood beside the desk watching the screen carefully while twa security wolves scanned the contents remotely from the lower command floor.

“I want the files cleared first,” Conrad said quietly. “Bethany could still be manipulating you.”

I looked up at him slowly and crossed my arms over my stomach. “I’m tired of people deciding what truths I can handle.

“I’m trying to protect you,” he replied.

“I know,” I whispered. “But everyone keeps protecting me from my own life.”

“Then I’ll sit beside you while you read it,” he said.

I swallowed hard before opening the first file. The screen immediately filled with old territory movement records carrying my mother’s name under at least four different identities.

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“She used fake names,” I murmured. “Why would she need fake names?”

Conrad stayed close enough that his leg touched mine beside the couch. His hand rested gently against my thigh the entire time like he already sensed I was starting to spiral emotionally.

The deeper I searched through the files, the worse the truth became. Hidden payment transfers appeared repeatedly across multiple territories connected to wolves assigned to escort unnamed juvenile bloodline assets.

“These were protection payments,” I whispered. “She was moving children between territories.”

Conrad leaned closer to study the records carefully. His scent shifted darker the longer he read.

Then another file opened automatically.

My official childhood census records vanished for nearly six months when I was seven years old.

I stared at the missing timeline without blinking.

“That’s impossible,” I said softly. “I lived inside the pack territory my entire life.”

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Conrad frowned immediately while scrolling lower through the archived reports. “Someone restored your records afterward under altered classification codes.”

The room suddenly felt too small around me. I pressed trembling fingers against my mouth while memories started resurfacing unevenly inside my head. Strange houses.

Long car rides at night. My mother constantly telling me not to speak to strangers. I thought all children lived like that back

then.

“Oh my God,” I whispered.

Conrad immediately pulled me closer against his side when my breathing started breaking apart. His hand rubbed slowly over my back while I struggled to process the information.

“My whole life feels fake now,” I admitted shakily. “I don’t even know which memories were real anymore.”

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Honrad kissed the side of my head gently before answering. “The lies around you were fake, Amorah.”

I lowered my eyes toward the files again silently.

“You were always real.”

That almost hurt worse somehow.

Tears burned my eyes before I could stop them completely. I hated crying lately, especially after spending so many months rebuilding myself piece by piece after Holmes destroyed me publicly.

Conrad carefully took the tablet from my hands before guiding me toward the bathroom attached to our room. I sat on the floor beside the bathtub while trying to calm my breathing.

Conrad sat beside me immediately without hesitation.

I leaned forward and covered my face with both hands. “What if my entire life was controlled from the beginning?”

His arm wrapped around my shoulders instantly. “Then the people controlling it still failed.”

I looked over at him weakly.

“You survived them,” he continued quietly. “You built yourself again after everything they did to you?”

Fresh tears slid down my face anyway.

“I don’t feel strong right now,” I admitted.

Conrad gently pulled my hands away from my face before kissing me softly. There was no urgency behind it tonight.

“You don’t need to perform strength with me,” he whispered against my mouth.

That finally broke the rest of my control completely.

I cried quietly against his chest while Conrad stayed on the bathroom floor holding me for almost an hour. His fingers moved slowly through my hair while his wolf scent wrapped around me protectively.

Eventually Conrad carried me back toward bed because my body felt exhausted from stress and pregnancy together, He settled beside me carefully before pulling the blankets around both of y

His hand stayed protectively against my stomach the entire time.

“You’re shaking again,” he murmured.

“I can’t stop thinking,” I admitted softly.

Conrad kissed my forehead slowly. “Then let me think for you tonight.”

I almost laughed weakly at that. Instead, I curled closer against him while his arms tightened around me instinctively.

The baby shifted hard beneath my stomach suddenly.

Conrad looked down immediately before rubbing the spot carefully. “Even the baby hates stressful archive files.”

A tired smile finally pulled at my mouth for the first time in hours. “Your child already has dramatic timing.”

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The quiet certainty in his voice made my chest ache differently this time Trade

I fell asleep eventually with Conrad will holding me tightly against hier

When I woke several hours later. Kyra and Zane were both sitting on the bedroom floo wongering endly enough thar neither of them understood they were failing absecrecy completely.

“She’s awake,” Kyra announced immediately.

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Zane stood too fast beside the bed. “You weren’t answering your phone earlier

I pushed myself upright slowly while Conrad helped support my back with pillows. “I was sleeping”

Kyra climbed carefully onto the bed beside me before staring at my face seriously. “Are you related to us for red?

The question hit me so hard emotionally that I forgot how to breathe for a second.

“I don’t know yet,” I admitted honestly.

Kyra looked strangely hopeful anyway,

Zane folded his arms tightly across his chest afterward. “Adults hide too much stuff.”

Conrad sighed from beside the bed. “That’s unfortunately true.”

Zane looked irritated immediately. “Then stop doing it.”

I reached for his hand gently before he could storm away emotionally. “We’re trying to understand everything first”

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