Rejected Mythical luna

longing for a sense of belonging that remained just out of reach. Every attempt to join a pack ended the same way-with

e, shaping me into a survivor. I le

ged when I

er into isolation after she lost her mate in a brutal war, but something about the lost, starving girl stan

being one who hadn't shifted yet? Even

ying to sneak up on her, she turned just b

teenth birthd

sight before me-a well-made cake with a bold "1

it, Ma?" I smirked, calling her the name I always had

chuckled

aid, settling down beside her. I eyed the c

I followed the recipe book you gave me last

th her. "Guess we'll

e toward me. "Oh, no. B

Ma. I'm only eighteen! I can't die yet-I haven't even shi

ng of shifting... tonight should be the night. The clearin

ly! I can see what it act

back to my room, when Maron called af

her, dashing off with la

had slept when Maron'

out, Rex. It'

hat was happening. Excitement rushed t

ad mentioned earlier. It was an open fie

instructed. "The moment the moon pas

lright, Ma. I'll just stand here like a sitti

ed but did

the shadow of the moon

time," s

hen it

inside. A surge of power coursed through my veins, overwhe

ld have warned me

ed-I could hear, see, and feel everything with

Ri

n a sharp br

ng. But something felt off. The power within me built t

isappeared. My senses remained hei

t in my w

ame arms. Same leg

ten all over her face. "What happe

elief. "I felt the shift coming. My senses kicked in. I ev

ed her worry. "Shifts are different for everyo

her eyes-she had no idea

I'll shift when the time is

hug, and for the first time t

ghts, I climbed into bed w

tly will th

year

f me with another cake,

neteenth bi

t the cake,

wn to get it this

ut deep inside, the weight of

ad passed. And s

n my throat. I guess the