REJECTED LUNA' S REVENGE: THE FORGOTTEN QUEEN RISES

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ice drips with disbelief. "Aria

r dyed black, violet eyes too large, wearing a borrowed dress because

e, Miranda.

dship. Before she sat at the Alpha's table. Before she stopped sne

the mirror. "It use

her face, guilt, maybe. Th

pensive perfume filling the space between us. The

on't, everyone will s

a Marcus fills the doorway, his sm

e with open disgust. "The Alpha requests your

instincts scream at me to submit, to obey. I h

be rejected, and I'm not stupid enough to de

house feels like a funeral

"wolfless omega as Lun

place, tying my soul to Kade's. Five years of watching

s loom ahead. Marcus gra

y. Don't embarrass yourself

acked with every pack member. Hundreds of ey

t, Kade sta

ection and controlled power. His amber eyes find mi

A Luna's ceremonial gown. She moves

m the only one who d

nstone. A

I stop three feet from him, I

ld be carved from stone, but his hands

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r position. Who can provide alliances, support, and power." E

uld t

tone is final. "You're not what this pack needs. M

e about debts. The Mo

a's voice cuts in. "Kade needs a real

murmurs

olf. She's

is hollow. "If you had a wolf, she would h

s. I will not cry. Not h

e. Just give

ing is wrong. They're still amber but blank, l

ws hard. "I reject you, Aria Moonstone, as my

doesn't j

eton

y with violence that drops me to my knees. Pain explodes thro

on... ac

in get

, trembling. Then Marcus grips his shoulder, whis

iranda Silvercrest as hi

erupts

ou should leave, Aria. There's

would

idens. "Not

and they walk away. T

looks

hen Marcus appears h

ome with me. A

at.

he clamps the chai

ilver

wolves. But the metal sears into m

eyes gleam. "Wha

..the metal

dig deeper. "You've been hiding something

d a side door. On

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wd still celebrating while I di

shut, and the sound echo