A Warrior Luna's Awakening (Freya and Caelum) novel Chapter 233

Chapter 233

Chapter 233

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Lana lifted her chin, her amber wolf–eyes flashing in the dim glow of the inn’s lantern. “I was only trying to unbutton his collar,” she snapped, hands raised in defiance. “Let the poor bastard breathe a little! That’s all!” Her finger jabbed sharply toward Kade. “And besides–I already said it before, didn’t I? Even if Kade stripped naked and danced right in front of me, I wouldn’t feel a flicker of interest!”

Victor’s brow arched, his voice like the weight of a storm pressing down on the small, rented room. His presence was suffocating–Alpha–bred, the kind that could crush bone without lifting a claw. For a moment, the tension in the air eased, though his expression remained carved from stone.

Kade’s wolf bristled. His face flushed red as his snarl cracked through the silence. “The hell did you just say?” His fists curled at his sides, barely keeping from shifting. “Me–naked, dancing in front of you? Are you insane, Lana? What the hell’s in that head of yours?”

“…” Lana shrank back, muttering under her breath. So what if he cursed her out? It wasn’t like she cared. All she wanted was to prove her damned innocence.

Victor’s eyes narrowed. His tone cut sharper than claws. “If you have no interest in Kade, then why,” his words dripped with venom, “did you come to an inn with him?”

“Because…” Lana’s voice wavered before snapping back with a desperate rush. “We were following someone! That woman who left earlier–Aurora. She’s my friend’s sworn enemy.”

Kade straightened, nodding fervently, his jaw clenched tight. “She’s telling the truth, Victor. Why the hell else would I come to a place like this with her? You know me. You know the kind of women I like.”

Victor’s gaze turned glacial. He did know. Kade’s wolf had long since imprinted on Freya Thorne–the Bloodmoon she–wolf, once his commander in the Iron Fang Recon Unit. She was the one name that lingered in his nephew’s blood like a fever. And when Freya had wed another, Kade had vanished abroad, his wolf restless, unmoored.

“If there’s nothing else, I’m gone.” Kade pushed to his feet, restless energy rippling from him like static. He didn’t want to stay caged in the same room as Victor’s scrutiny.

“Wait.” Lana’s voice pitched upward. “The man with Aurora today–you should look into him. He reeks of coin and shadow. I swear, he’s holding something over her, some kind of leverage. Money’s moving hands. You can smell it.”

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Kade paused in the doorway, gave a short, sharp nod. “Fine. I’ll check. But I don’t give a damn about Aurora’s games.” He waved dismissively, his broad shoulders tense as he stalked out.

The door slammed, and silence devoured the room.

Victor’s mouth curved, but there was no humor in it. His eyes gleamed with a hunter’s cruelty. “Then who would you lay a hand on, Lana?”

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The air thickened, heavy with tension. His question wasn’t just words–it was challenge, Alpha to she–wolf, testing the truth that pulsed under her skin.

Lana’s heart lurched. Her wolf stammered inside her chest, caught between fight and submission. The first name on her tongue, reckless and sharp as a blade, slipped free before she could bite it back.

“Anyone,” she whispered, eyes locking with his, “but you.”

The silence after was brutal. Victor’s expression darkened, his wolf aura rolling like thunder, crashing through the fragile walls of the inn.

Lana realized too late what she had said, but the words hung between them, electric and irreversible.