The Luna Queen's Rebirth (Ellie and Dominic) novel Chapter 519

Chapter 519

Bastian was quiet for a long moment.

“Sometimes I feel like I shouldn’t trust anyone,” he said. “Ever again.”

“Don’t do that.” I bumped my shoulder against his arm. “Don’t let her make you jaded.” I turned to face him.” Take it and let it make you a better Alpha instead. The kind who listens. The kind who asks questions. You’ve got Dad. You’ve got Nico and Eli. You’ve got an entire village full of people who respect you, and after today, they respect you more, not less. You arrested your own mother in front of the whole pack because it was right. Do you know how many Alphas could do that?”

He huffed. It was almost a laugh.

“And you’ve got me,” I added. “For whatever that’s worth. Which reminds me.” I took a breath. “I’m turning down Dad’s offer to be his heir. Officially. I don’t want it. I never did. And honestly, I think you’re better suited for it anyway.”

Bastian’s head whipped toward me, his eyes wide.

“Ellie. You don’t have to-”

“I’m not doing it for you,” I said. “I’m doing it because it’s true. This place deserves an Alpha who grew up loving it, who understands it better than I ever could.”

He stared at me like I’d grown a second head. So, before he could argue, I kept going.

I told him everything. The whole story, start to finish. The fountain that wasn’t a fountain, the princess, the labyrinth, the library buried in the heart of the mountain. By the end of it, he had turned all the way around on the railing to face me, sitting cross-legged in a way that reminded me, warmly, of Eli.

“There’s a hidden entrance at the base of the mountain,” I said. “A small cave on the north side, behind the ferns. Follow the passage up, and wherever it splits, go against the current of the wave carvings. They’ll take you straight to the library doors. It’s all still there, Bastian. Shelves of it. Scrolls, books, artifacts, the whole history of the Lycan civilization, sitting in the dark waiting for someone to find it.”

“Goddess,” he breathed.

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