Chapter 81 : Luna's Unmatched Sacrifice
Ruby's POV
The morning light filtered through the high arched windows of the Luneveil Temple, spilling over the polished marble like liquid gold. The incense burners had long gone out, but the faint perfume of sacred herbs lingered in the halls—a reminder of the dedication ceremony only a day before. Outside, the grounds were quiet, disturbed only by the whisper of leaves and the distant call of morning birds. After so many nights filled with war cries and mourning, peace felt almost strange, fragile… precious.
I lay curled on a thick fur pelt near the great round table where the Luneveil council gathered. Even in my wolf form, with my belly rounded and heavy from the cubs growing inside me, they treated me with the respect of a Luna. Al sat nearb
