The Banished Luna's Awakening.

sed entirely in black, with piercing silver eyes that locked onto mine the exact second he entered the space. The air in the

sharper, more angular features and cold, calculating eyes-Kael, the Beta. And on his

e Alpha's eyes fo

n his

k until it anchored on the silver birthmark peeking out from my col

disbelief, and a sudden, desperate flicker of hope. The very air around

lder ventured carefully,

He didn't even look at her

remained between us. Up close, his presence was overwhe

head," he s

ing. The moment our eyes met f

ed sharply

under his breath. "Th

l immediate

sly, confused by the strange

admitted quietly, still staring at me. "But seeing her properly

clearly unimpressed. His cold eyes settled

rything we know about the Aureline bloodline." His lips curled slightly. "And let us not fo

shifted slightl

Women obsessed with the bloodline trying to force connections that never existed." His gaze swept over my

tened painfully

au

stung far more

two days ago. When I was brought into this pack, unconscious, wounded, and terrifi

ediately. The kitchen was hidden and safe. I

d to stay in

had things spir

trying to deceive an Alpha bloodli

t, but I kept my mouth shut. Arguing w

retch further, Ryker's cold

oug

his head bowed. The Alpha's expression had gone dangerously

l's jaw had tig

r," he said quietly, his eyes st

ally serious now. "And even if you're right," he add

der interrupted him first. "The bond test will settle everyth

returned to

said gently,

once again. Her expression softened almost

s are negative," she assured me softly. "A

ha bloodline." She gestured toward the silver mark near my collarbone. "Once a member of the

folded his arms. "An

t we were mistaken,

shifted back

ink we are," h

cond I saw her in the garden," he admitted, his voice lower now. "I can't explai

nally spoke, was unnervingly calm. "Our sister disapp

," I said instinctively, shaki

tened almost imperceptibly afterward. "Nobody is saying it's confi

u would not be forced into anything, child. But if the mark chang

tr

my chest tigh

the first ti

me actually wan

to exist in the Red Moon

ly appeared - a baby left on their doorstep without explanation and without eve

well-known stories in the pack. The elders loved to reach for it when they needed to remind me of

her mouth, and everything

ring destruction. Five words. That was all it had take

he finally turned toward the elders. "Prepare the bonding

more serious mood. Both elders straigh

e female elder s

espite the obvious reluctance writte

ssary witnesses will attend. I don't want rumors sprea

erst

st time before leaving. Unlike earlier, h

ild," she said gently. "E

he elders bowed toward the three brothers and left the room together

nce felt less

instinctively, suddenly very awa

mained fixed on me, and it di

ticed in

relax,"

nted to lau

la

possibly powerful men were staring at me like I w

nyway, my body tense enough that I c

eaten?" Kael a

rprise at the r

rlier thi

at me. "That w

I replied au

e time. The synchronized reaction startled

o closely. Like he was trying to memorize every expression on my

widened.

rest before t

still

N

could argue further. My gaze dropped automatically. The second I realized what I had done, my stomach twisted.

up, all three brothers

gh that I thought I heard his teeth grind. Even Lucien's usual playful expre

thing else. And I

s time his voice was softer, "Y