chapter 20
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The moment didn’t last.
It never did.
The warmth between them… the closeness… the fragile peace they had just found—
It shattered.
Instantly.
A violent force exploded through the forest.
The ground cracked beneath their feet, a shockwave ripping through the trees and throwing both of them apart.
Luna gasped as her body hit the ground hard, the air knocked out of her lungs.
“Kael!”
Her voice came out strained as she pushed herself up, her vision spinning slightly.
The energy in the air—
It was wrong.
Cold.
Heavy.
Overwhelming.
Kael was already on his feet, his entire body tense, eyes scanning the darkness with lethal focus.
“Get up,” he said sharply.
Luna forced herself to stand, her heart pounding again.
“What is that?”
Because she could feel it.
Stronger than anything they had faced before.
Deeper.
Ancient.
Kael didn’t answer immediately.
Because he already knew.
And that made it worse.
“They found us faster than I expected…”
His voice dropped.
“Who?”
Silence.
Then—
The shadows moved.
Not like before.
Not like hunters.
Not like cursed creatures.
This was different.
Controlled.
Organized.
Deliberate.
Figures stepped out slowly from the darkness.
Not one.
Not two.
Dozens.
Luna’s breath caught.
“What… is this?”
Kael’s jaw clenched.
“The real enemy.”
They wore dark cloaks, their movements synchronized, their presence suffocating. Unlike the hunters, there was no chaos in them. No corruption visible.
Only purpose.
Only control.
A figure stepped forward from the center.
Familiar.
Luna’s stomach dropped instantly.
“You…”
It was him.
The mysterious man.
The one who knew too much.
He looked exactly the same—calm, composed, terrifying.
“I see you’ve grown stronger,” he said, his gaze fixed on Luna.
Kael stepped in front of her instantly.
“Stay back.”
The man smiled faintly.
“I didn’t come to fight you, Alpha.”
A pause.
“I came to take what belongs to us.”
Luna’s heart pounded violently.
“I don’t belong to you,” she snapped.
His eyes shifted to her again.
Cold.
Knowing.
“That’s where you’re wrong.”
Kael’s aura flared dangerously.
“You’re not touching her.”
The man sighed softly.
“You’re still holding on to something you don’t understand.”
A step forward.
Kael didn’t move.
Didn’t flinch.
“If you take another step, I’ll kill you.”
The threat was real.
Deadly.
But the man didn’t stop.
“Try.”
And just like that—
Everything exploded.
The cloaked figures moved at once.
Fast.
Coordinated.
Deadly.
Kael reacted instantly, clashing with the first wave, but there were too many.
Way too many.
Luna raised her hands, releasing a controlled blast to push back the attackers coming toward her.
But for every one she stopped—
Two more took its place.
“They’re not stopping!” she shouted.
“I know!” Kael growled.
He fought through them, trying to reach her, but they were separating them.
Forcing distance.
Breaking their formation.
“No…” Luna whispered.
They were doing it on purpose.
The bond.
They knew.
“Kael!”
But it was too late.
A sudden force slammed into her from behind, knocking her forward.
Before she could react—
Something wrapped around her arms.
Chains.
Glowing with a strange energy.
Her eyes widened.
“What—?!”
She tried to move—
But her power didn’t respond.
Blocked.
“Kael!” she screamed.
His head snapped toward her instantly.
And the moment he saw her—
Everything inside him broke.
“LUNA!”
He tried to reach her—
But the cloaked figures closed in, attacking relentlessly, forcing him back.
“Get away from her!”
His voice was no longer controlled.
It was feral.
Dangerous.
Desperate.
Luna struggled against the chains, panic rising in her chest.
“I can’t use my power!”
The mysterious man stepped toward her calmly.
“Of course you can’t,” he said. “We designed those specifically for you.”
Her heart dropped.
“You…”
Kael roared, his aura exploding violently as he tore through the enemies in front of him.
The ground shook beneath the force of his power.
“I will kill you!”
But it wasn’t enough.
There were too many.
Too organized.
Too prepared.
The man reached Luna and grabbed her chin lightly, forcing her to look at him.
Her body tensed instantly.
“Let go of me!”
His gaze studied her carefully.
“Such power…” he murmured. “And still resisting.”
Kael broke through another wave, finally getting closer.
“Don’t touch her!”
The man glanced at him briefly.
“Goodbye, Alpha.”
And then—
He pulled Luna back.
The ground beneath them split open—
A dark void forming instantly.
“No!”
Luna struggled harder, her heart racing wildly.
“Kael!”
He reached out—
Just a few steps away—
“Luna!”
Their eyes locked.
For one final moment.
Fear.
Desperation.
Connection.
“I’ll find you!” he shouted.
Tears filled her eyes.
“I know!”
And then—
She was gone.
The void closed instantly.
Silence fell.
Complete.
Empty.
Kael stood there, frozen.
Breathing heavily.
His hand still stretched forward…
Grasping nothing.
The forest was quiet again.
Too quiet.
Slowly…
Very slowly…
His hand dropped.
His expression darkened.
Completely.
The air around him shifted.
Cold.
Deadly.
Unforgiving.
“They took her…”
His voice was low.
Dangerous.
Final.
The ground beneath him cracked violently as his aura exploded outward.
“They made a mistake.”
His eyes burned with something far darker than before.
Not just rage.
Not just anger.
War.
“I’m coming for you, Luna…” he whispered.
“And when I do…”
A pause.
His jaw clenched tightly.
“…there will be nothing left of them.”
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