The Rise Of The Betrayed Luna (Amorah and Holmes) novel Chapter 152

Chapter 152: Building Her Family Anyway

Chapter 152: Building Her Family Anyway

Amorah POV

I sat quietly on the edge of the bed long after the intelligence report ended. The words survived an execution order continued echoing inside my head no matter how hard I tried to focus on something else.

For years, I had believed my suffering started with Holmes and Bethany. Now I knew people had been trying to erase me long before either of them entered my life.

The realization should have broken me. Instead, it left me strangely calm.

I rested both hands over my stomach and felt the baby shift beneath my palms. The movement grounded me immediately. My life had been manipulated. My records had been altered.

People had hidden truths from me. People had lied.

Yet somehow I was still here.

I had survived exile. I had survived humiliation. I had survived betrayal. I had survived everything they threw at me. Most importantly, I was no longer alone.

The bedroom door opened quietly behind me. Conrad stepped inside carrying two mugs before setting them carefully on the nightstand.

He studied my face for a moment. His wolf always noticed when my thoughts became too heavy.

“You’ve been thinking again,” he said softly.

I looked up at him. “I don’t know how not to.”

He moved closer and sat beside me. The mattress shifted beneath his weight.

Neither of us spoke immediately. The silence felt comfortable rather than awkward.

Finally I released a slow breath. “I spent years wondering why everything went wrong.” Conrad reached for my hand. His fingers closed around mine immediately.

“And now?” he asked.

I looked down at our joined hands. “Now I’m realizing none of it was my fault.”

Something softened in his expression. His thumb brushed/gently across my knuckles.

“No,” he agreed quietly. “It wasn’t.”

For the first time in a long while, I believed it.

That night a heavy rainstorm rolled across the territory. The sound of rain striking the large windows filled the room with steady background noise.

My feet ached badly by bedtime. The later stages of pregnancy were becoming impossible to ignore.

Before I could complain, Conrad guided me onto the couch. Then he sat at my feet and gently lifted them into his lap.

I blinked in surprise. “Conrad.”

“You’ve been walking too much today,” he replied.

His hands began working carefully against my swollen feet. The relief was immediate enough that I nearly groaned.

I leaned back against the cushions. “You know you’re the Supreme Alpha.”

He didn’t even look up. “And?”

“You probably shouldn’t be doing this.”

A small smile appeared on his face. “Good thing nobody asked your opinion.”

I laughed despite myself. The sound felt strange after everything that had happened recently.

Conrad glanced up immediately. His expression brightened the moment he heard it.

“There she is,” he murmured.

My chest tightened unexpectedly. Sometimes h Successfully unlocked! l important without even trying.

The rain continued outside while we stayed curled together on the couch. Eventually his hand drifted from my feet to my stomach.

Chapter 152. Building Her Family Anyway

The baby kicked almost instantly.

onrad’s

I’s eyes narrowed. “That child has perfect timing.”

Another kick landed beneath his palm. The baby seemed determined to prove him right.

I smiled. “Maybe they’re agreeing with you.”

“Smart baby.”

I rolled my eyes. “Unbelievable.”

A little while later we started discussing baby names again. It had become a regular topic whenever we were alone together.

conversations ended in disagreement.

tely not,” I said.

looked offended. “What’s wrong with that name?”

unds like a retired warrior who yells at children.”

stared at me. “That is oddly specific.”

Because it’s accurate.”

His laughter filled the room. I found myself

After a while the conversation became a

I rested my head against his shoulder “I want this permanently,” I admitter

Conrad went completely still.

I swallowed hard before contin

My voice trembled slightly.

His hold tightened instant

“The family,” I whisper

For several second

Then he lower

“I stopped

Emotion

Conra

ain.

anstorm outside seemed to make everything feel more intimate.

ed around me immediately.

ontract.”

The baby.”

is heartbeat remained steady beneath my cheek.

my forehead gently.

a long time ago,” he confessed quietly.

couldn’t answer immediately.

ough my hair. His touch remained slow and comforting.

ng it as a contract first,” he admitted.

on his face. “I was slower.”

ed inside my chest. For once, it wasn’t fear.

oon, Kyra and Zane burst into the living room carrying supplies they absolutely should not have supervision.

hung from Kyra’s arms. Zane carried markers and paper bags.

became suspicious.

u two doing?” I asked.

do “Important baby business.”

ained absolutely nothing.

ater, both twins proudly presented handmade bracelets they claimed were gifts for the baby. Most of them looked might fall apart within minutes.

them anyway.

ue one is mine,” Kyra annou

ck one is mine,” Zane

d them carefull

Chapter 152 Building Her Family Anyway

Kyra beamfied instantly Zane tried not to look pleased.

Neither child succeeded.

Later that evening, I discovered another project.

The twins had apparently decided the baby needed exposure to lullabies.

Unfortunately, neither of them could sing.

Kyra started first. Her enthusiasm compensated for her complete lack of accuracy.

The baby remained completely still.

Then Zane reluctantly joined in. The moment he opened his mouth, the baby kicked violently.

Kyra burst out laughing.

“The baby hates your singing!”

Zane looked offended. “That’s not what happened.”

Another kick landed. Kyra nearly fell off the couch laughing.

Even Conrad looked suspiciously entertained. For the first time in days, the entire house felt light.

The laughter faded eventually, but the warmth remained.

As the weeks passed, my pregnancy became impossible to hide from anyone. My stomach had grown noticeably larger, and exhaustion arrived faster than before.

My wolf instincts felt stronger too. Every emotion seemed amplified. Every protective feeling felt sharper.

Conrad’s wolf wasn’t handling it much better.

Whenever stress affected me, his possessive instincts immediately surfaced.

One evening, after a particularly difficult discussion about my bloodline records, his arm remained firmly around my waist for nearly an hour.

I didn’t complain.

The comfort helped more than I wanted to admit.

Unfortunately, peace never seemed to last long.

Near midnight, an intelligence wolf arrived at the estate carrying a priority report.

The moment Conrad read it, his entire expression changed.

My stomach tightened immediately.

“What happened?” I asked.

His jaw hardened.

“Movement near the outer forests.”

The room fell silent.

I slowly stood from the couch. My heartbeat began speeding up.

“Holmes?”

Conrad nodded. The answer was enough.

A few minutes later, security footage appeared across the large monitor inside the office.

I stared at the screen. Then I stopped breathing.

Holmes stood near the forest border beneath the darkness of the trees. Several older wolves stood behind him.

I recognized some of them immediately. Former loyalists of his father. But that wasn’t what shocked me most.

Holmes held a photograph in his hand. The image zoomed closer and my blood turned cold.

The photograph showed a young girl standing beside two infant twins.

The girl was me.

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