The Rise Of The Betrayed Luna (Amorah and Holmes) novel Chapter 95

Chapter 95

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Bethany’s message stayed on my phone long after the screen went dark. I sat at the effe silence inside the room settled heavily around me.

the bed staring

Conrad stepped closer after finishing a quiet call with one of his guards. “You expected her to react?

“I expected anger,” I answered.

“And this surprised you?”

I looked down at the message again before locking the screen. “No. It confirmed something.”

Conrad waited patiently for me to continue.

I lifted my eyes toward him. “She finally felt cornered enough to acknowledge me directly.”

A slow understanding crossed his face after that. Bethany had spent months acting untouchable, controlling everything from hidden positions while everyone else reacted to her decisions.

Now she was responding to mine.

That realization changed something inside me over the following days. I stopped feeling like someone trapped inside other wolves‘ power struggles and started acting like someone capable of shifting them.

The territory noticed quickly.

At first, the changes felt small. Wolves started approaching me directly for updates whenever Conrad was occupied in meetings or strategy sessions.

Then the requests became larger.

One afternoon, two patrol leaders stopped me near the eastern hall while I was reviewing territory movement reports.

“We need approval on adjusted route rotations,” one of them explained carefully.

I frowned slightly. “Why are you bringing this to me instead of Conrad?”

The older wolf exchanged a quick glance with the other before answering honestly. “Because you’ve been handling most of the security restructuring tied to Bethany’s supporters.”

That response caught me off guard more than I expected. Months ago, those same wolves barely trusted my presence inside this territory.

Now they were waiting for my decisions.

I reviewed the reports carefully before handing them back. “Shift the southern patrols earlier by two hours and increase movement near the western border crossings.”

The older wolf nodded immediately. “Understood.”

Neither of them questioned the decision before walking away

Conrad watched the exchange from farther down the corridor without interrupting once. Later that night, while wat

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reviewed council seports together inside his office, he finally spoke about it.

“You stopped hesitating,” he remarked quietly,

I leaned back against the corek with a file resting across my lap. “About what?”

“Taking your place here.”

The words settled heavily between us for a moment.

“I never planned for this,” I admitted.

Conrad closed the document in his hands before looking directly at me. “I know.”

There was no pressure in his voice. That mattered more than I wanted to admit.

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Things between us no longer felt fragile anymore. Somewhere along the way, the distance and uncertainty had faded without either of us formally acknowledging when it happened.

We shared almost everything naturally now.

Meetings turned into private conversations afterward. Nights spent reviewing reports usually ended with both of us asleep beside each other before finishing half the work spread across the bed.

Sometimes Conrad would touch my stomach absently while speaking about strategy like he forgot he was doing it.

Other times, I found myself searching for him automatically after stressful meetings without even thinking about it first.

The twins noticed all of it too.

Kyra sat curled beside me in the lounge one evening drawing small designs across a notebook while Conrad and Zane argued quietly over training schedules nearby.

“The baby needs a room soon,” Kyra announced suddenly.

Zane looked horrified immediately. “It’s not even born yet.”

Kyra shrugged. “Still needs a room.”

“We already have rooms,” Zane argued.

“That’s not the point,” she replied calmly.

I tried not to laugh while Conrad failed completely beside me.

Zane pointed accusingly toward him. “You’re encouraging her.”

“I’m staying out of it,” Conrad answered.

“That’s a lie,” Zane muttered.

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The argument continued for another ten minutes while Kyra listed possible room colors and Zane complained about all of them. Listening to them should have felt temporary or dangerous considering everything happening around us, but instead it felt normal in a way that unsettled me sometimes..

Not because I disliked it.

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A few days later, Conrad brought me with his to a smaller Alpha gathering held inside one of the neighboring territories allied with him politically Thatmosphere felt calmer than the larger council meetings, but the tension underneath the conversations remained olivaus

Several wolves watched me carefully the moment we entered.

1 recognized the expectation immediately. They assumed I would stand quietly beside Conrad while older Alphas handled discussions themselves.

That assumption lasted less than an hour.

One Alpha connected to Holmes‘ supporters presented a proposal involving succession oversight tied directly to Supreme Alpha authority.

The language sounded neutral on the surface, but the restrictions clearly targeted Conrad’s position specifically.

The Alpha looked toward Conrad confidently after finishing. “These measures would protect territory stability during uncertain succession periods”

1 spoke before Conrad could answer.

“Your proposal gives outside Alpha factions authority over internal succession decisions,” I pointed out evenly.

The room shifted slightly quieter.

The Alpha frowned. “That is not the intent.”

“It becomes the result regardless,” I replied. “Especially when those same factions already hold political alliances tied to Holmes.”

Several wolves exchanged looks immediately.

1 continued before anyone interrupted. “You’re presenting it as stability while creating legal openings for territorial interference.

The Alpha’s expression tightened noticeably after that.

Conrad remained silent beside me the entire time, which somehow carried more weight than if he had defended me himself.

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