Abandoned Luna Now Untouchable (Cecilia) novel Chapter 85

Cecilia

“I’Il let him know,” I said, firing off a quick text to Marcus with Alpha Sebastian’s response.

Part of me wanted to warn Alpha Sebastian that Remy was up to no good.

The sleazy older wolf clearly wanted to drag the powerful Silver Peak Alpha into his debauchery pit.

But then again, Alpha Sebastian wasn’t exactly a naive pup who needed my protection.

His intelligence far outweighed my concerns.

“It’s still early. Let’s take a walk,” Alpha Sebastian suggested, his deep voice breaking my concentration.

looked up from my phone, momentarily confused. “Oh, I’d rather stay in. It’s almost dark, and wandering alone in these mountains is pretty creepy. I’ll just hang out in the villa.” When I caught his expression-something between amusement and subtle disappointment

I suddenly realized what he meant. “Wait… you want to go for a walk together?”

“One person wandering alone would be quite frightening,” he replied, his tone deliberately melancholic.

“…I’Il come with you,” I managed, my smile feeling more like a grimace.

Seriously? Would it kill him to just say, “I’d like to go for a walk. Would you join me?” Like a normal person? Having a conversation with him was like taking a reading comprehension test-thinking you’ve got the right answer only to find out you completely missed the point.

His eyes swept over my pencil skirt and heels. “Change into something comfortable and different shoes.”

I complied without argument, heading to my guest room to switch into loose-fitting clothes and flats. When ‘returned, we set out around five o’clock.

The mountain twilight was breathtaking.

The setting sun painted the distant peaks in shimmering gold-nature’s own masterpiece unfolding before us.

I followed behind Alpha Sebastian, surprised that despite his long legs, he maintained a leisurely pace that allowed me to enjoy our surroundings.

“Have you ever heard of a particular legend?” His smooth voice drifted back to me as we walked.

“What legend?” I asked, genuinely curious.

“They say twilight is a supernatural hour-the witching hour. Creatures hiding in darkness emerge then, shape-shifting into human form or possessing actual humans who walk among us.” His rich, velvety voice flowed like dark chocolate liqueur, making even this eerie tale enthralling. “These creatures might suddenly call your name. If you answer them, they’ll devour your soul..”

The mountain wind carried his words with mysterious undertones that sent a delicious shiver down my spine.

I paused for a few seconds, then decided to go along with it.

“Oh my god, that’s so creepy!”

“There’s no need to be scared,” he said casually. “It’s just an old story I thought you might find interesting.”

“It is interesting,” I said. “But do they have to say your full name? What if they use a nickname or a title? Like-if a demon called out ‘Mom’ and someone’s mother answered, would that still work?”

1 realized I sounded like a kid getting too excited during a campfire story.

Alpha Sebastian smiled slightly.

“Of course it would count,” he said. “These creatures don’t just take over your body-they can also look like people you trust, just to trick you. Then they wait for the perfect moment to take your soul.”

‘Stop, stop!” I exclaimed with exaggerated fear.

He fell silent, seeming satisfied with my reaction.

Internally, I rolled my eyes.

Humoring the boss wasn’t beneath me.

We continued walking.

By now, the sun had sunk lower, spreading magnificent red and orange hues across the sky that made me momentarily forget everything else.

Lost in the sunset’s glow, I barely heard Alpha Sebastian call my name.

“Cecilia.”

His voice was unusually soft. I almost replied-then stopped, remembering the legend he’d just shared. My mouth opened, then shut.

He waved a hand in front of me. “Hey. You okay?” I kept my gaze down, silent.

“Cecilia?”

“Ceci?”

“I’m talking to you, Cecilia. What happened to your voice? Did a mountain lion steal your tongue?” He cupped my face with both hands, his voice playful and coaxing.

“Why are you ignoring me? Oh, you’re not taking that legend seriously, are you?”

I squeezed my eyes shut.Nice try, but he wasn’t going to trick me that easily This was just a game, but I was determined not to lose. It was like playing red light, green light-all about endurance.

Suddenly Alpha Sebastian started moving. My heart beat inexplicably fastened.

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