Reborn as the Shadow Luna

Episode 1

Gareth Thorne's legs are ruined, and no wolf pack in North America can heal them. When Elora Vance says it out loud, the entire Blood Moon hall goes silent. Trapped in the Blackwood chair, Gareth lifts his head with fury burning in his pupils and roars for her to get out of his territory. The wine glass in his hand shatters at her feet.

Elora feels no anger — only an unexpected satisfaction. She is the last White Wolf Healer, her blood able to purify dark magic and even neutralize deadly silver poison. In her previous life, she healed Gareth's paralysis, was forced to bond with him as his mate, and then he blamed her for Serena Locke's death — pressing a silver knife to her wrist and coldly watching as she took her last breath.

This time, she remembers everything.

Episode 2

Elora wakes back on the very day Vivian, the former Luna of the Blood Moon Pack, asked her to heal Gareth. The moon goddess has granted her a second chance, and the Vance family's White Wolf will not waste a single drop of blood on this devil.

Gareth, veins bulging in his pale neck, points at the door and bellows for the liar and deceiver to be thrown out. He sneers that once Serena brews her potion, Elora will beg on her knees to lick his boots.

Elora brushes off her coat and laughs. An Alpha commands a pack through strength, she tells him, not by throwing tantrums like a whimpering pup — and soon all of Silver Pine Valley will know the heir is nothing but dead weight.

Episode 3

Serena Locke rushes into the hall and throws her arms around Gareth, wiping the black blood from his lips before turning a venomous glare on Elora. How can she be so cold-hearted, Serena cries, watching the heir die and doing nothing? She isn't worthy of the healer bloodline.

Elora sneers right back: if Serena is so concerned, why not use her great hedgewitch magic to save him?

Serena lifts her chin defiantly. She already knows the way to fully heal Gareth, she says — and once her potion gets him on his feet, she'll smash that arrogant face in front of the whole pack. Then she proposes a bet.

Episode 4

Elora shakes her head without hesitation. No bet. A half-trained witch who can't even cast a healing spell can't cure nerve damage from advanced wolf poison — that's pure fantasy.

Gareth's only fate in this life, Elora says calmly, is to sit comfortably in that chair waiting to die. Insults echo behind her as she wraps her coat tighter and strides out of the manor.

She grips the steering wheel, gaze fixed on the dark forest ahead. In her previous life she stood by, too afraid to get involved, and watched the Alpha who should have ruled the east coast perish in agony. This time she won't stand by. She slams her foot on the gas and speeds toward Shadowcrest Fortress.

Episode 5

Two werewolves block her path at the gates of Shadowcrest. Elora steps out of the car and announces herself: Elora Vance, come to save their leader. Something in her certainty makes them exchange glances and step aside.

Inside, chaos reigns. Lower-ranking wolves sob in the hall while elders argue around a helpless physician, who reports that high-purity silver flakes and dark magic have already reached the leader's cardiovascular system.

Marcus, Julian's lieutenant, demands to know who let her in. Elora meets his eye: she's the one who can keep Julian alive. If they want him to live, they should shut up, get out, and prepare hot water and clean bandages.

Episode 6

Elora pricks her fingertip and injects medicine infused with White Wolf blood into Julian's veins. The deep purple poison lines begin to fade, and the powerful Alpha's self-healing slowly kicks back in. For a full month Julian lies with his eyes shut, but Marcus and the Shadow Pack healers watch his readings climb steadily. Their king is silently coming back to life.

Then an invitation arrives: the Blood Moon Pack is hosting a grand full moon celebration to witness Gareth's rebirth. Elora walks into the banquet hall to find Gareth in his iron chair, Serena perched on his lap. "Look who's here," he mocks, "our famous Vance fraud."

Episode 7

Serena presents a gift box holding a crystal vial with a strange, enchanting fragrance. Gareth tilts his head back and drinks it in one swift motion. The bulging veins on his head flatten, power surges through him, and he pushes the metal armrests aside — standing straight before a gasping crowd.

Serena struts up to Elora, eyes full of arrogance. Elora spent all that effort treating Julian and he lay there a month without blinking, she crows, while her Gareth drank one potion and returned to peak condition.

Gareth steps closer, looking down at her. Serena is his salvation, he says. Elora is just a pathetic parasite. Any last words, fraud?

Episode 8

Elora doesn't panic. She plucks a glass of champagne from a passing tray, takes a sip, and chuckles. Last words? No — just some free end-of-life care, as any professional healer would offer.

Serena shrieks that Elora can't stand seeing Gareth thrive. Elora's reply is quiet and pitying: if she were Serena, she wouldn't put her hands on his waist right now. Can't she smell it? Not pure Alpha hormones — the rancid stench of decay, like a dead rat rotting in a swamp. His muscle cells are rapidly deteriorating.

Gareth steps toward her, furious, insisting he feels powerful. He sneers that Julian will never open his eyes again.

Episode 9

Unwavering, Elora explains that Julian is in a dormant state, letting the wolf spirit heal himself and receive the moon goddess's blessing. Then she turns to Gareth: does he really believe a bowl of mysterious black liquid can defy nature and instantly cure nerve damage?

Look in the mirror, she says. Those veins aren't healthy blood color — that's the black line of toxins flowing backwards. What he drank is a black-market neurostimulant, blocking his pain and forcing his severed spinal cord together while draining his life force. When the backlash hits, he'll be writhing on the ground.

Gareth roars and raises his arm. "You're dead today."

Watch it and see whether Gareth's miracle holds — or whether Elora's warning comes true.