Chasing His Wolfless Luna Back (Rayna Quinn) novel Chapter 23

Chapter 20: Breaking Point

Sebastian’s POV

I stared at the pile of pack reports on my desk, but the words kept blurring together. Thea had ignored my calls again. If I hadn’t assigned Sage to watch over her, I wouldn’t even know how her recovery was progressing.

“Fuck this,” I muttered, shoving the papers aside. My wolf kept urging me to check on her made it impossible to focus. Every time I tried to concentrate, my thoughts drifted back to

her.

The changes in Thea threw me off balance. She wasn’t that submissive woman who’d once desperately tried to please everyone in the pack anymore.

When Aurora decided to come back, I’d worried Thea would cling to me like before. Instead, she’d done the complete opposite – not only maintaining distance from the pack but actively avoiding me. I should feel relieved. So why did my wolf grow more restless

with each passing day? I hated how both of us seemed helplessly drawn to her every

move.

We need to see her, my wolf insisted.

“Shut up,” I growled back. I don’t need this constant fixation on my ex–wife.

“Alpha, Chief Hawthorne has arrived.” Rayne, my Beta’s voice through our mind link startled me from my thoughts. Christ, I’d been so caught up thinking about Thea that I’d completely lost track of time.

Hawthorne entered my office. We exchanged brief nods of acknowledgment. Ever since Alpha Sterling’s death, we’d been working closely together trying to track down those

responsible.

“Any new leads?” I asked, already knowing the answer from his grim expression.

“Nothing concrete. The organization seems to have gone completely dark. And we still can’t find any evidence linking them to the two attacks on your former Luna.”

My wolf snarled at the reminder of how close we’d come to losing her. Twice.

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Chapter 20: Breaking Point

“There has to be something,” I insisted, barely containing my frustration. “Some reason why they’re targeting Thea specifically.” It made no sense. If anyone should be a target, it would be Aurora. But they’d gone after the most harmless member of the Sterling family instead. My wolf grew increasingly unsettled by this fact.

Frustration radiated from Hawthorne’s entire being. “Whoever they are, they’re professionals. No traces, no leads, nothing we can use to track them down.” The admission clearly pained him, I bet in all his years of service, he’d never failed to catch his prey.

“What are the chances of another attempt?”

“Given the pattern these past weeks? High. They’ll keep coming for Miss Sterling until either she’s dead or we catch them.”

The words sent ice through my veins and my wolf reared up in blind rage. I couldn’t shake the image of the explosion ripping through her car, her body thrown back like a ragdoll, that wolfsbane turning her blood to poison and how pale she’d looked in that hospital bed. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw it all again.

“Keep her safe. Whatever it takes.” Both my wolf and I infused the words with Alpha

“Yes, Alpha.” His thoughtful look told me he was wondering, like everyone else, why I suddenly cared so much about Thea’s safety. Hell, I couldn’t explain it myself. When had she become so important?

“Your ex–Luna kicked Roman out,” Damien smirked, swirling his whiskey. “Told him to forget she exists, treat her like she’s already dead.”

“That doesn’t sound like her.” I frowned, remembering how she used to chase after any scrap of family acceptance.

“What did you expect?” Damien’s eyes flashed with mockery. “After how badly you all treated her, did you think she’d keep taking it forever?”

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