Claimed by the Blood Moon Alpha as His Fated Luna

phin

sive wooden doors of the Pack House wer

ed against the stone wall

and hall on a pure bla

chains. His eyes were the color of a storm

on chain was a massive, mutated giant b

Alpha

ed onto the polished stone floor, a terr

and heavy that it be

, unadulterat

, crushing pressure of an apex predator. The weaker wolves in the room

save face, stepped forward and

r voice shrill. "Seraphina, is this some fi

n't even l

from his chest, a guttural growl that felt less like a

hit Liam like a

stumbled backward, his foot catching on the edge of t

in the corner b

with humiliation. He puffed out his

iam shouted, pointing at Kaelen. "And

vered in dust, makin

x years, only to be rewarded with this pathetic c

, the giant bear chained to his horse let out a guttural roar, shaking the chandeliers above. It swiped a clawed paw,

d me, his boots clicking

ead taller than me, his broad shoulders bl

d into storm water. He was not looking at me-he was looking at me the way a

out and brushed a strand

t through every insult and every wound

ered he

ission. In

skin touched mine,

g me gasp out loud. It wasn't pain; it was a blinding

against my ribs

he scen

the crisp, biting scent of a winter blizzard mixed with t

autiful thing I ha

ed at the walls of my soul, throwing her head b

i

aunted me for years instantly vanish

Ritual. The five sacred s

athing hitched for a fraction of a second, and the gray irises of his

he whispered, his voi

slightly, glaring a

" he declared, his voice echoing like thun

alous of love; he was terrified of losing his best weapon, the enforcer who made

s my lead Warrior! You cannot take my greatest asset! Yo

ue. He simply sna

rriors from the Blood Moon

den chests onto the floo

oom g

of glowing, ultra-rare medicinal herbs, and the pelts of l

de price fit

his belt and sliced his own palm.

ss," Kaelen vowed, staring deeply into my eyes. "I will honor her, fi

r of his leather jacket, pulled him

and tasted of salt, iron, and

pted into sho

m b

purple. "Kissing a stranger in front of you

n's lips, a wicked smile

d right

n Mind-Link words back at him. "I smell like dirt and blood

osed like a dying fish. He

n this with words. He spun around a

ng our strongest shield! If she leaves, the Rogues will

n's terrifying Warrio

once twisted to his own ends. "It forbids any high-ranking female warrior from being mat

ring his fangs, his eyes completely bl

g laugh. "Why are you s

sped, the silence

What did you

"Elder Silas just declared in front of the entire Pack that Elara is his true daughter now. Since she is wearing my mother's

s claws extending and scratching

the Moon Tree, you locked me in the silver dungeon for seven days. The silver burned my skin to the bone. Yet Elara w

"She... she is a stray! Out

e is your daughter, she is bound by the law. If she is an outsi

mouth opening and closin

rriors and Betas who had blindly followed h

Seraphina! I agreed to let Elara have the Luna's staff because you we

whispered. "What ab

d hard, her ey

opping to a deadly calm. "The silver burned my fingers so badly I could not hold a sword

And you gave my blood and agony to a stray

a flash of genuine gu

ger my sister, Freya. And this corrup

ily, the final thread of m