Chapter 80: A Dangerous Proposal
Luna POV
I slammed my fist on the kitchen table so hard the coffee cups jumped. "Are you all insane?" I yelled at the pack members gathered around me. "You’re going to let him waste away pining for someone he doesn’t even remember?"
Elder Iris shook her head sadly. "Luna, you don’t understand. Caleb and Lily’s love was—"
"Was what? A fairy tale?" I interrupted, my voice getting higher. "Look at the facts! She’s taken by shadow wolves, he can’t remember loving her, and everyone’s acting like this is some romantic tragedy instead of facing reality!"
My hands were shaking with anger. For three days, I’d watched Caleb walk around the pack house like a ghost. He ate barely anything, slept maybe two hours a night, and kept staring at Lily’s room like he was trying to solve a problem that hurt his head.
"Someone needs to say what everyone’s thinking," I continued, standing up so fast my chair fell over. "Maybe it’s time for Caleb to find a new mate."
The quiet that followed was so complete I could hear my own heartbeat. Twenty pack members stared at me like I’d just proposed burning down the Moon Pool.
Aiden was the first to speak, his voice deadly quiet. "Luna, you need to stop talking. Right now."
"No!" I shot back. "I won’t stop! You’re all so caught up in this beautiful love story that you can’t see what’s really happening. Caleb is hurting, and Lily is... well, she’s not even Lily anymore!"
Brock stood up slowly, his massive form casting a shadow over me. "Choose your next words very carefully."
But I was too angry to be scared. "The truth? Fine! The truth is that whatever Caleb and Lily had is gone. Completely gone. And while you’re all sitting around hoping for some miracle, Caleb is dying inside because he knows he should feel something for her but doesn’t!"