The Rise Of The Betrayed Luna (Amorah and Holmes) novel Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Amorah’s POV

The moment Bethany said the words, my wolf woke.

Not the weak stirring she had shown for years.

No.

This time she rose inside me like an ancient furious beast.

Holmes killed father.

The sentence echoed through my mind again and again, each repetition striking harder than the last.

My father. She said it like it meant nothing to her.

The Alpha who had raised us to rule.

The man who taught us that power meant responsibility.

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Dead.

Because Holmes found him inconvenient.

The air in the room felt too thin to breathe.

Bethany watched me carefully, waiting for my reaction.

“You’re lying,” I said hoarsely.

Her smile didn’t fade.

“Am I?”

My wolf growled weakly beneath my ribs.

Bethany’s scent carried no fear.

Only satisfaction.

I stepped toward her slowly.

“Tell me everything”

She laughed softly.

“You’re not in a position to demand anything”

“Bethany.”

My voice cracked like a whip.

For a moment her eyes flickered.

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Then the door opened

Holmes walked

Already dressed for the council gathering

Black formal coat

Silver Alpha crest pinned to his collar

His wolf presence filled the room immediately, dominant and author aring

He stopped when he saw us standing face to face.

“What’s happening?”

Bethany stepped away from me instantly, her posture shifting into defies whe

“Nothing,” she said quietly.

But Holmes’s gaze had already moved to me.

Sharp.

Suspicious,

“What did she tell you?”

My heart pounded violently,

So he knew.

“You should ask your Alpha,” Bethany murmured sweetly.

Holmes’s wolf stirred inside the room like a dark storm cloud.

He stepped closer.

“Speak.”

I swallowed hard.

“My father.”

The words felt like shards of glass in my throat

“What happened to him?”

Holmes didn’t answer immediately.

Instead he studied me with quiet irritation.

“You’re in no position to interrogate me

“That wasn’t an answer.

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His eyes darkened

“You’re emotional,” he said flatly.

“You lost a child and your wolf is unstable. Now is not the time for accusations?

Rage flared inside my chest.

“Then when?” I demanded.

“After you parade Bethany before the entire council in my place?”

Holmes’s expression hardened.

“Watch your tone”

Bethany touched his arm lightly.

“Holmes, the elders will be waiting.”

He nodded once.

Then he turned away from me.

“Lock her door again after we leave,” he told the guard outside.

“We’ll deal with her behavior later.”

Just like that.

Dismissed.

The Alpha and my sister walked out together.

Their footsteps faded slowly down the corridor.

Silence swallowed the room.

For a moment I didn’t move.

My wolf paced restlessly inside me.

Grief tried to drag me under.

But anger held me above the surface.

If Holmes truly killed my father…

Then everything I thought I knew about my life had been a lie.

And if that was true…

Then the mate bond meant nothing.

I straightened slowly.

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“Mate severance.” I whispered.

The words tasted strange.

But right.

My gaze shifted toward the loose stone beneath the window.

I crossed the room and knelt beside it.

My fingers pried the stone loose.

The small wooden box beneath it looked exactly as I had left it years ago.

My father’s last gift.

Inside lay the totem shard.

A fragment of an ancient relic from his pack.

The moment my fingers touched it, warmth spread through my palm.

My wolf stirred again.

Stronger this time.

Alive.

I remembered the day my father gave it to me.

His voice had been unusually serious.

“You may use this three times,” he told me.

“Only when your life depends on it.”

“And if I use it more?”

He never answered that question.

I closed my fingers around the shard now.

“My life definitely depends on it,” I murmured.

The runic words came back to me slowly.

A language older than any pack law.

The air shifted as I whispered the incantation.

Not violently.

Just enough to make the hairs on my arms rise.

Then an ancient cold voice appeared.

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Inside my mind.

Speak your request.

My heart pounded.

“I want to leave this room.”

A pause followed.

Then I added.

“I want to reach the Elder Council convention.”

The world tilted.

My stomach dropped violently.

For a second I thought I would faint.

Then the stone beneath my feet disappeared.

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When my

vision cleared, I was standing in a dim street.

Music drifted through the air.

Voices.

Laughter.

The council venue stood only a short distance away, its massive glass windows glowing with warm golden light.

Relief flooded through me.

Until a shout shattered the moment.

“Who

goes there?”

Guards.

Of course.

I pulled the hood of my cloak lower and ran.

My body still ached from the fall, but adrenaline forced my legs forward.

Boots thundered behind me.

“Stop!”

I ducked through a narrow alley and emerged on the opposite side of the street.

The entrance to the ballroom stood directly ahead.

Two guards blocked the doors.

Idowed my bedbug and straightened my cloak

The guards watched me approach

“Invitation”

The word struck like a hammer.

Topened my mouth.

Nothing came out.

Then the doors behind them opened.

A tall man stepped out.

He moved with the calm authority of someone who feared nothing in the room behind him.

Dark suit.

Broad shoulders.

Eyes sharp as winter steel.

His wolf aura brushed mine briefly.

He is strong, dominant and dangerous.

He is definitely an Alpha.

An idea struck instantly.

Before doubt could stop me,

He stiffened.

I stepped forward and slipped my arm through his.

Surprise flickered across his face.

“There you are,” I said smoothly.

“I’ve been looking everywhere for you.”

The guards looked between us.

“This is my escort,” I added confidently.

“We’re already late.”

The stranger stared down at me.

His wolf stirred with interest.

But he didn’t pull his arm away.

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And the guards stepped aside

giving him time to question anything. I guided him toward the ballroom doors.

Tonight had just become far more dangerous.