CHAPTER 90: CHAPTER 90: LUNA EVELYN’S BLESSING

The floating platform shook again, and reality cracked like broken glass around them.

Through the gaps, Elara saw a child’s drawing of a monster walking down Main Street, frightening real people. "We need to get back," she said quickly. "Our pack is in danger."

"Not yet," Order’s geometric form changed. "First, you must be prepared. If Dream has truly gone rogue, only a fully united pack can stand against the chaos." Chaos nodded grimly. "Your mate bonds are strong, but imperfect. You need the final gift."

Before anyone could ask what that meant, the world spun like a tornado. When it stopped, they were back in the Blackwood estate garden. But something wasn’t right. The sky flickered between day and night. Trees grew upside down.

A cartoon dragon chased a very real car down the driveway. "Mom!" Kael shouted. Luna Evelyn Blackwood stood in the middle of it all, her arms raised, silver light pouring from her hands. She was holding back the chaos through sheer willpower, but Elara could see the strain on her face. "Evelyn!" Alpha Magnus rushed to his mate’s side. "I can’t hold it much longer," Luna Evelyn gasped.

"The walls are breaking everywhere. People’s dreams and fears are becoming real." A massive teddy bear with razor teeth dashed past them, chasing a screaming pack member. "We have to do the blessing now," Luna Evelyn said, her voice tight.

"Before everything falls apart." "What blessing?" Ronan ordered, flames dancing around his fists as he incinerated a flying fairy tale book that was shooting paper cuts at people. "The True Luna Blessing," Luna Evelyn explained quickly. "It’s ancient magic, older than the Primordials.

It will finish your quad bond and give Elara the power she needs." Darian stepped forward, his truth-sight shining. "There’s more to it than that. What aren’t you telling us?" Luna Evelyn’s face sagged. "The blessing takes a sacrifice. The current Luna must give up her power totally to pass it on." "No," Kael said instantly. "We won’t let you—"

"It’s not a choice!" Luna Evelyn stopped. "Look around you! The world is ending! Someone has to be strong enough to fix this!" A child’s imagined friend—a purple monster with too many teeth—grabbed a pack member and started dragging him toward the forest. "I’ll do it," Elara said quietly.

Everyone turned to stare at her. "I’ll accept the blessing," she continued. "But I want something in return." Luna Evelyn blinked in surprise. "What?" "You live," Elara said strongly. "The gift doesn’t kill you. Find another way."

"There is no other—" "There is always another way," Tobias interrupted, moving forward. "Bridge Walker magic. If Elara can bond with multiple mates, she can share the burden of the gift."

"What does that mean?" Adrian asked, dodging a flying nightmare that looked like a homework project with wings. "Instead of Luna Evelyn dying to pass on her power, the triplets can each take part of the burden," Tobias explained rapidly.

"The blessing will bond them so completely that they’ll share everything—power, pain, even life force." Kael, Ronan, and Darian looked at each other. "We’re in," Kael said without doubt. "Obviously," Ronan smiled, even as he melted another cartoon monster.

"Forever," Darian added softly, his eyes meeting Elara’s. Luna Evelyn’s face lit up with hope and fear. "It’s never been done before. If it goes wrong—" "It won’t," Elara said with more certainty than she felt.

"We’re Bridge Walkers. Making impossible links is what we do." "Then we do it now," Luna Evelyn decided. "Before Dream’s chaos gets worse." She began walking toward the center of the area, her hands glowing brighter.

"Form a circle. Elara in the middle, triplets around her." As they moved into place, the world continued to fracture. A pirate ship sailed through the air above them.

Snow fell upward. Someone’s childhood monster hid behind a tree, crying. "Join hands," Luna Evelyn ordered. "And whatever happens, don’t let go." The moment their hands touched, silver light burst from Luna Evelyn’s body. It hit Elara first, and she screamed as strength flooded through her.

But instead of overwhelming her, the feeling spread to her mates through their joined hands. Kael’s ice powers combined with hers. Ronan’s fire became part of her soul. Darian’s truth-sight opened in her mind like a third eye. But there was something else. Something darker.

Through the bond, she felt one of her mates’ darkest secret—and it was terrible. One of the triplets plans to betray the others, seeing Elara as the key to total power. The prophecy from her outline flashed through her thoughts. In the swirling energy of the blessing, she felt deceit. Lies.

A hidden goal. But which brother? Kael’s mind was full of protective reflexes and barely controlled fear. Ronan’s thoughts blazed with loyalty and fierce love. Darian’s awareness was layered with secrets, but they felt like protective ones.

The silver light grew brighter, and Luna Evelyn’s voice rose in an old chant: "By moon and star, by blood and bone, I pass the power, I pass the throne. Four hearts as one, one soul in four, Luna true, forever more!" The light reached its peak—and suddenly went out. In the darkness that followed, Elara felt different. Stronger. Complete.

But also frightened, because in that final moment of connection, she’d felt it clearly. One of her friends was going to betray her. And they were going to do it soon. "It’s done," Luna Evelyn whispered, swaying on her feet. Alpha Magnus caught her before she could fall.

"How do you feel?" he asked. "Like I just gave birth to the moon," she laughed softly. "But living. Still alive." Around them, the chaos was settling. The upside-down trees righted themselves. The cartoon dragon faded away. Reality was settling.

"The blessing worked," Kael said, wonder in his voice. "I can feel all of you in my head." "Same here," Ronan grinned. "This is going to take some getting used to."

Darian said nothing, but his eyes met Elara’s across the circle. In them, she saw something that made her blood freeze. Guilt. "We need to find Dream," Tobias said quickly. "The blessing bought us time, but if a Primordial has truly gone rogue—" "Then we hunt it down," Elara said, her new Luna authority ringing in her words. "Together."

But even as she spoke, she wondered: when the time came to face the ultimate enemy, would all four of them still be on the same side? In the distance, something howled—a sound that was part wolf, part nightmare, and totally wrong. "What was that?" Adrian whispered. Before anyone could answer, the howl came again.

Closer this time. And somewhere in the darkness between truth and dreams, ancient eyes opened. The real fight was about to begin.