Rebirth Of The Rejected Luna Chapter 191: Danger In Shadowclaw Pack

Tiana's POV

Then it occurred, a sudden realization hitting me like a violent storm mercilessly.

My heart pounded in my chest so fast that I could hear in my ears, my body locking up as my mind scrambled to make sense of it all.

Elara.

She wasn’t just some noblewoman engaged to Theo. She was Erika’s step-sister from Silverfang in Beaumont City and I, who was trapped in Erika’s body, was standing right in her path.

I paused and glanced back at them.

A cold shudder ran down my spine, leaving goosebumps in its wake. The world around me seemed to shrink, the walls pressing in, the flickering torch lights casting shadows that felt far too menacing. My breath hitched, my chest tightening as if invisible hands were wrapping around my ribs. It had never occurred to me that the danger didn’t just come from those who might recognize me as Tiana. The real threat, the one I had foolishly overlooked, was being seen as Erika.

If Elara looked too closely or if she noticed even the smallest inconsistency—I was done for. She had known Erika better than anyone. She’d see the differences, the cracks in my disguise. And she wouldn’t stop until she found the truth.

I knew Elara was probably still very angry about her mother's death. She had every reason to hate me. When she saw me, she would remember that my mother had killed hers. This would make her extremely angry.

After all, I could not forget how she broke down after the physician announced her death. I could not forget how angry she was at her father when her mother died because Alpha Corvin didn't grieve his Luna.

Grief and anger had festered inside her, making her darker and more bitter over time. Elara had good reasons to feel this way. Seeing me brought back painful memories of her mother's death.

What if she had seen me?

She would have told Theo that she suspected me of being the daughter of the woman who killed her mother. Theo would start to doubt me, and soon everyone will know. Then the news would spread quickly, reaching the king and Elara's father.

Elara's father was a very dangerous man. He had already tried to kill me once by sending Carlo, Erika's mate— the mate of the girl whose body I was in. He sent Carlo, who was also his Beta, after me. His goal was to erase me from existence.

If he discovered that I had somehow survived, he wouldn't just send another assassin. He would come for me himself. And worse, he would kill Carlo too. A failure that great would not be tolerated.

If I had escaped death once, he wouldn't take the risk of another mistake. My chest felt tight as the weight of all this sank in.

I wasn't just fighting for my life anymore. I was walking into a battlefield with no protection, no allies, and no second chances. And the enemy was closing in.

I had to avoid her. At all costs.

I took a slow, deep breath, trying to calm myself down, but my hands were already clenched into fists at my sides. My heart skipped a beat when I saw Elara and Theo together, standing close to each other.

Elara's delicate fingers rested against Theo's chest, and she was leaning in to kiss him softly. The sight of them together like this hurt me, and I felt a bitter taste in my mouth.

I told myself I shouldn't care about what I was seeing. I had no right to feel this way. But it was hard not to. I felt like I had been punched in the gut.

How long was I gone that Theo had moved on from me? Was it that he never loved me? Or was he too bitter about his father almost being poisoned?

If he was bitter, did it mean he did not believe my innocence? Even though I was 'dead', did it not mean anything to him that the girl who he had loved had been marked a traitor by everyone. Did he not want to fight for that cause? To prove my innocence?

I sucked in a sharp breath. I had always known before I was to become Luna that this pack was never truly my home even though it felt like it. I would have always been an outsider no matter how hard I tried to fit in and they would dispose of me at the slightest inconvenience.

But it hurt too much that Theo had moved on, to the same woman who initially tried to sabotage our mating ceremony by sending that letter to his father. I remember we had some fights because of Elara and then because of Derek which we eventually settled because the love we had for each other surpassed whatever it was with our mates who had rejected us.

But has it truly been love if he already moved on to Elara?

I looked away, shaking my head to clear my thoughts. This wasn't about Theo or how I felt about him. This was about survival. Elara's return to Shadowclaw had just made my already dangerous existence even more precarious.

I had spent so much time worrying about Theo, about Peter, about the warriors who eyed me with suspicion. But Elara—she was a different kind of threat entirely. If she suspected me, she wouldn't just be searching for a spy. She'd be searching for Erika.

And if she found her... if she discovered the truth of who I really was... Everything would fall apart. My whole world would come crashing down around me.

I exhaled slowly, forcing my expression into a mask of indifference. I didn't want anyone to see how I was really feeling. I turned on my heel and walked away, trying to leave the painful feelings behind me.

There was no room for jealousy or petty emotions in my life right now. I had far bigger problems to deal with. And if I don't figure out how to handle them soon... I wouldn't live long enough for my feelings to matter at all.