The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

Chapter 94: Ayla
“She went after the Moonstone,” I said.
Sister Mona smiled at me. “She did,” she confirmed. “But it wasn’t easy. She was wary of approaching the Onyxcrown to help her. She knew they would likely see her as a threat should to prevail. Lorna’s brother had already left the pack prior to her ordeal. So, she sought him out among the rogues. That is when she discovered that Lorna’s brother was her fated mate, Isaac Arden.”
“They fought her father together.”
“Indeed,” she replied. “But it was a long and bl oody battle. They didn’t have enough wolves to fight against the power of the Moonstone. The fight eventually spilled into Onyxcrown territory. The Onyxcrown were led by a young, new Alpha. One who had witnessed the damage the Sablemane abuse had done. His name was Jacob.”
“Like my father,” I said.
“Yes, he was your father’s namesake, I would guess,” Sister Mona replied. “He reached out to Lorna and Isaac in secret. Together, along with Jacob’s sister, Kora, they searched for a way to destroy Alpha Thane’s connection to the Moonstone, stripping him of his powers.”
“But the only way to do that was to split in two,” Theo said next to me. “Which, I’m guessing, would have reduced Jacob’s powers as well.”
“You are correct, young Alpha,” Sister Mona confirmed. “But it was a sacrifice he was willing to make.”
“So, they split the stone, leaving one half with Jacob and the
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Onyxcrowns and the other with Lorna and Isaac, to be brought here, creating the Greytooth pack,” I concluded.
“Very good,” Sister Mona replied with a smile.
“But where do you come into this?” I asked. “Why was this all hidden from our history? What does this Moon Haven Order have anything to do with all of this?”
“Jacob’s sister was a holy woman,” Sister Mona said. “She was touched by the moon goddess and blessed with the gift of premonition.”
Theo rubbed my back. “You said you read about one of your ancestors with that ability.”
I nodded. “I did.”
“The process to split the Moonstone wasn’t an easy one,” Mona stated. “It took a spiritual ritual to break it, during which Kora was sent a vision from the goddess. She predicted that the Moonstone would one day need to be reconstituted. The power it holds sustains our abilities. It keeps us tied to our wolves, to that part of who we are. It wasn’t just the original families who lost something when the stone was broken. It cost us all.” She glanced up at Alpha Torin. “Over time, we became more susceptible to disease and other afflictions.”
“Like addiction?” Kylee questioned from behind us.
Sister Mona looked at her. “Yes, my dear, like addiction. After the ritual, Matilda, Jacob, and Kora made the decision to hide this truth to protect the secret of the prophecy. They feared outside influence might prevent the true intended outcome. One half of the stone went with each of them and Kora, well, Kora left werewolf territory altogether.”
“What do you mean?” Theo asked.
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“Young Alpha, how do you think we’ve kept this a secret all this time?” she asked. “Kora took three other she-wolves with her and moved to human territory. They hid within a town there as an exclusive religious sect
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the Moon Haven Order. Every ten years, we send one of our sisters back to pack lands. They spend time observing and learning the changes to our people. And to find possible new recruits.”
“But what does the prediction have to do with me and Theo?” I asked.
“Not just anyone can bring the Moonstone back together,” Luna Grace said. “Its powers are still tied to the original families’ bloodlines.”
“Okay,” I said, standing from my seat to pace the floor. “That doesn’t seem so difficult. I don’t see why it has to be us. We’ve all seen what power can do to people. Just look at the Waar Pa k. I mean, do we really think this is the best time to be reconstituting something that can be so corruptive?”