Rejected the Alpha, Now I'm the Most Beloved Luna

ry'

want to run into Richard on the way down. Even the slightest chance of that happeni

e. I had to look away, or I probably would've just kept ogling like an idiot. I don't even kn

ed. Just thinking about standing there next to him, face-to-face, made me

sn't interested. Obv

ncis. I picked up, doing my best to k

able booked." He sounded kind of desperate, like he expected me t

get it. But the way he acted made me

d ready, Francis was already waiting at the door in his car. Sarah was sitting

er face putting me instantly on edge. She gave my outfit a once-ove

itude was off-putting. I was

ly dragged me toward the car. "Perry, I know you don't like me, but we're sisters. The Bloodmoon Pack agreed to

es? That shocked me. I didn't

Sarah turned around, her tone sharp and a little mocking. "Alpha Richard seems to like you. He

ogues were scared of the Bloodmoon Pack, too afraid to mess with the de

tle fact cheered me up fast, and I didn't

up his sleeve. I wanted to see what

a fancy French place, real exclusive. No one really knew which pack

ng and the service super attentive. Whatever frustration I had

our reserved table, where Irene was already seated with her usual grace. Ne

, unapologetically. The guy made my skin crawl, so I sat down quickly. He looked aw

-you for me, but then they brought along this sleazy guy who clearly thought he was e

stranger. "This is Alpha Tom Pierce, leader of the Stonepeak Pack. He's offered to support

overly sweet smile that made me wan

er and gave me a nod. "Ni

t their supposed alliance. Sarah took that moment to stand and fetch some r

a prim little smile. "To Alpha

it slightly out of habit-and that's when I saw

me of rage b

. They freaking

walked in, and it clicked. Sarah and the others planned to get me to sleep with him-to seal some kind of deal for

n clicked into place. I dropped my head, schooling my face into s

y earring

loth like I was in full panic mode. My over-the-top reaction made everyone glance do

I'd made it up, and now that the

een a thing. Her voice was sharp as she stared at

about the scene-let's keep going," I

anted to mock me, but instead ga

s flicking to my glass with a kind of eager satisfaction. "Good, yo

like everything was fine. Sarah drained her glas

this. It's a toast to

I didn't care much, but I still fini

flushed cheeks, probably wondering why I wasn't pa

you. My sister.

the act going, to keep Sarah confident she'

ing at me again, eyes full of sleaze. He didn't even try to hide it, like he tho

r back," Tom said confidently to Francis. My father tu

cross his face. A moment of sil

eerful, and said, "Alr

What a fool I'd been to think

. But in the end,