Chapter188:Luna’s Trial

|| Lilac’s POV || One moment, I was staring death in the face. The next, I stood by the crystal-clear waters of our shared mindscape, the waterfall's mist cooling my skin. And there stood my wolf. "Runa." I cried out her name. My golden wolf stood proud and whole, her fur glowing faintly in the ethereal light. Whole. Awake. Furious. "Finally, you're here," she snapped, ears flat against her skull. I didn't care about her anger. I threw my arms around her neck, burying my face in her fur. She smelled of lavender, of home. "Don't hug me!" Runa wriggled free, baring her teeth. "How dare you run off with that witch? Do you know how much strength it took to show you our true mate? And what do you do? Leap into the arms of the first impostor who—" I choked on a laugh. "In my defense, you said 'mate' and vanished! And you did warn me about Elias making everything more confusing." "Of course I did!" Her tail lashed. "I could smell the magic on him. Like rotting lilies and burnt hair—" "Runa."