A Warrior Luna's Awakening (Freya and Caelum) novel Chapter 227

Chapter 227

Chapter 227

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Eleanor’s eyes burned with disdain as she turned on Aurora, the mask of approval she had worn earlier slipping away in an instant. Her wolf aura lashed out like a whip.

“You’re no longer a co–pilot, and now you carry a stain so deep it reeks of disgrace. How dare you presume to be worthy of my son?” she spat, her voice sharp enough to draw heads from nearby shoppers. “Caelum, I forbid you from staying with this woman.”

“Mother!” Caelum’s face darkened, his wolf bristling under the sting of her words. His mother’s outburst, in such a public place, was humiliating–especially in front of Freya, who stood silently, her golden eyes glinting with predator’s amusement.

Aurora stiffened, humiliation tightening her chest. Her wolf pressed against her ribs, restless and cornered. “Eleanor,” she bit out, the formal address ringing hollow, “Caelum and I are bound by true affection. You have no right to tear us apart.”

But in her heart, she knew better. She was cornered, stripped of her title, her position, and now clung to Caelum as her last foothold. Without him, her wolf would spiral into nothingness.

A sharp crack tore through the air. Eleanor’s hand struck across Aurora’s face, the sound of the slap echoing like a whip in the cavernous shopping hall. Aurora staggered, pain blooming hot across her cheek,

“True affection?” Eleanor sneered, wolf aura heavy, choking the space around them. “You’re nothing but a scheming temptress. A usurper. A mistress who seduced my son.”

Aurora’s wolf snarled in protest, but her pride bled through her eyes as she clutched her stinging cheek. “Even if you are Caelum’s mother, you cannot treat me this way!”

“Can’t I?” Eleanor snapped.

From the sidelines, Lana gave a mocking laugh, her wolf sharp and unrestrained, enjoying the spectacle. “Aurora, weren’t you the one who told Freya not to quarrel with her elders? You boasted that if it were you, you would endure anything–insults, even blows–for the sake of respect.”

Aurora’s throat constricted, words jamming like broken glass. She had said that–smugly, when she thought it made her superior to Freya. Now those words turned back on her like a poisoned blade, burying deep.

Her wolf whimpered with humiliation.

She reached desperately for Caelum’s sleeve, her voice trembling, almost pleading, “Caelum…”

But before he could speak, Freya’s voice sliced through the chaos, cool and edged with derision. Her wolf pulsed dominance, amber gaze pinning him. “Caelum, since you’re so devoted to filial piety, shouldn’t you remind Aurora of her own words? That your mother is a senior, and even if she scolds her or raises her hand, Aurora should endure?”

Caelum froze. The weight of Freya’s words crashed against him, his wolf’s throat closing with shame. He could not answer–his loyalty to his mother clashed violently with his bond to Aurora. His jaw clenched, but the words refused to form.

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Meanwhile, across the city, Jocelyn Thorne sat in her chamber, her fingers tracing over a set of old photographs she had recovered days earlier. Her wolf fur bristled with unease. She had already confirmed with Ken Thorne, the patriarch, that the boy in the photographs was Eric Thorne–Freya’s brother.

But why did his face feel so familiar? Why did her wolf’s instincts itch with recognition, as though this wasn’t merely a brother long/absent, but a ghost that lingered closer than she had ever admitted?

Suddenly Jocelyn’s breath hitched. She lunged to her shelves, pulling free a leather–bound family album.

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Pages turned rapidly beneath her hands until she froze, her wolf’s breath catching in her throat.

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