The Rise Of The Betrayed Luna (Amorah and Holmes) novel Chapter 81

Chapter 81

AMORAH

The tension from the succession review remained heavy across the territory even after the official notice arrived, but life inside the inner grounds did not completely stop.

Wolves moved more carefully around Conrad now, and conversations lowered whenever his name came up near the training halls or command wing.

The twins noticed it too.

Kyra stayed closer to me whenever unfamiliar wolves passed through the inner grourids, while Zane acted irritated every time additional guards followed us through the territory. Neither of them asked directly about the council notice, but I knew they understood something had changed.

“You have too many guards,” Zane complained while walking beside me through the lower courtyard.

“You tried leaving the safe house two weeks ago,” I reminded him.

“That was different,” he muttered.

Kyra tightened her fingers around my hand while glancing toward him.

“You almost got caught outside the barrier,” she replied quietly.

Zane looked offended immediately.

“I came back on my own,” he argued.

“You came back because Conrad’s wolves found you first,” I answered.

That shut him up for a few seconds.

Kyra smiled slightly beside me before leaning against my arm as we continued walking through the territory gardens under escort. The movement felt natural now in a way I had stopped noticing until recently.

That realization unsettled me more than it should have.

I never planned for any of this.

I never planned to become emotionally attached to child en connected to a ritual war, ang i definitely never planned to feel responsible for them every time danger appeared around us.

Yet somewhere between the safe house, the training grounds, and the nights spent protecting them, things bad changed without me noticing when it happened,

Kyra pointed toward the fountain ahead of us.

“Can we stay here for a little longer?” she asked.

1 looked toward the guards first before answering.

“Culy for a few minutes,” I replied.

Kyra smiled unmediately before pulling me toward the benches near the water while Zane followed behind us pretending. 1/5

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dad con care where we sat His attention still remained fixed on our surroundings the entire time

He had started acting older recently

Nor physically. Emotionally

The change became more obvious every day.

Later that evening. I sat with Kyra inside one of the study rooms while helping her organize reading materials brought from the private learning wing within the territory.

Conrad entered halfway through the session carrying several council documents under one arm before stopping beside the table.

Kyra looked up first.

“You look tired,” she observed.

Conrad glanced at her briefly before setting the reports down.

“I have been working,” he replied.

Kyra accepted the answer easily while returning to her books. Conrad moved behind my chair afterward, and his fingers brushed lightly across my shoulder as he passed toward the far side of the table.

The touch lasted only a second. I still noticed it immediately.

He had started doing things like that without thinking recently, and somehow those small moments affected me more than the physical tension between us ever had. Nothing about it felt forced anymore.

That scared me slightly

“You missed two sections.” I informed Kyra while pointing toward her notes.

Her face fell instantly.

“I hate this part,” she admitted.

You hate every part that involves memorizing.” Zane replied from the doorway.

Kyra narrowed her eyes at him.

“You hate reading completely,” she retorted.

“That’s different,” he answered.

Conrad pulled out the chair beside mice before sitting down with the council reports spread across the table between is The domestic normalcy of the moment settled around us quietly while the twins continued arguing reactiv.

for a few minutes, none of us spoke about politics. None of us mentioned Holmes either. That silence felt uppOZART

Much later that agh, the twins finally returned to their secured quarters under escort while I rented in Camd office reviewing movement reports beste him.

Several crops stayed spread across the desk while the scurity updates continued arriving from outer parral routes.

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Chapter 81

Heaned back slightly in my chair before speaking

“They cannot stay isolated forever.” I stated.

Conrad looked up from the report in his hand.

“You are referring to the twins,” he replied.

“They need structure outside these walls,” I continued. “School, interaction, routine, something normal”

His expression changed immediately after that.

“It is not safe,” he answered.

“They are already living like prisoners,” I retorted.

Conrad set the report down slowly before leaning back in his chair.

“You know why restrictions exist,” he stated.

“I do,” I replied. “But if they spend every day hidden under guard withou normal contact, eventually fear becomes all know.”

He stayed quiet after that.

I watched him closely while waiting for an answer, and eventually his attention shifted toward the far wall instead of me That usually meant he was thinking through strategy instead of preparing an argument.

“The territory schools are monitored,” he said finally. “If movement happens, they become exposed”

“They are already exposed,” I answered. “Bethany already changed their lives whether we like it or not.”

Conrad exhaled quietly before rubbing one hand across his jaw

“You believe a normal routine will help stabilize them,” he observed.

“I believe constantly hiding them will damage them,” I replied.

The room stayed silent for several seconds after that. Then Conrad nodded once.

“I will review secure options,” he informed me.

Relief settled through me immediately.

“Thank you,” I answered softly.

His gaze remained on me longer than necessary after that response, and something on his he looked back toward the reports again.

The moment felt persona in a way neither of us addressed directly. A knock unterrupted the same

One of Conrad’s trusted wolves stepped inside after receiving permission to enter and both of us before settling on me specifically.

“There is something you should know.” he stated carefully.

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Speak he instucted.

The wolf hesitated briefly.

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