His Wolfless Mate Is The Moon Sovereign

Beneath the

had never turned

rmous crimson moon hanging above Blackthorn Pack. Around her, hundreds of wolv

scream broke th

invisible force swept across the grounds. One by one, the wolves lowered their hea

felt i

ure tightened a

eve, the silver

ed, covering her

but there had been nowhere to hide. The Alpha's orders were clear:

ld have mean

pose the secret sh

ice had off

le

ng uneven. She wore a simple green dress an

weren't comin

ied n

y are yo

e raised platform at th

he Alpha's orders matt

r gaze. "You cou

uards watchin

nt t

thing, Elena

en trumpets sounded

rowd

k ceremonial robes embroidered with silver thread, a symbol of authority resting against his chest. His expre

e found Elen

r a hea

inued toward

familiar pull

em. Her breath caught as Driven passed beneath the ceremonial arch

not

arm

a no

to get you a

e, a deep voice roll

ceremon

wd fell

Her white robes shimmered beneath the crimso

d," she announced. "Tonight, she will bless the unmat

pation spread thro

owered

orth protecting. No reason to bel

op the strange certain

ng was

d already

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oceeded with th

le chanting the ancient words. Some received no sign from the goddess. Others experienced brief flashes

use followed each

back, trying to ignor

Frostvale stepped

ery inch the future Luna the council had imagined. Her father stood proudly among t

touched Isad

between her and a young n

owd ap

usly, though her gaze

t return

on had shif

t without

across his expression-recognition, frustration,

turned

elf to imagine that his

political alliances as though

s continued

e wind

several lanterns. The flames died simultaneously, lea

sh f

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urbed the sac

e ans

ist erupte

utching it aga

cent shone thro

arm. "Elena, wh

n't k

ght burst fro

ess stumbl

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bodies striking the groun

stood

crowd. Even the visiting Alphas had bowed involunt

d the edge of

him with such force that

er

de him was no

s a c

e sh

at Elena, his

had recog

s a t

s an

ts m

elders whispered urgently among themselves, while the High Priest

riestess s

had never h

Sove

through the cro

knees

u call me?"

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oman breathed.

palm, tracing delicate patterns beneath her skin

n moon tur

pted from

ssed their foreheads to the ground, unab

esperately t

s though the world had

moment, hope r

s he would explain what was happening. Perhaps, desp

escended

ano

, demanding that he cross

ouncil in

seized Driven's arm.

k him off.

what she

hed at the

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, but she forced h

his is. I don't know

ached her slowly, her st

dline was believe

bloo

heir power held the ancient covenants together. Then the

hook he

ere ordinary wol

stop

Whenever Elena asked why they lived apart from

s are dangero

d it was an old f

ooking at her as though Elen

of them," the pr

ted into frigh

ossi

as no

st be c

!" Drive

hering

ena thought he w

ed toward th

ve what you'

woman he

has alread

is not

er, Alpha. The entire g

s face

in his eyes, the battle between the instinct demanding that he c

oked

m not to become another person who wou

w tigh

ght around El

turne

ed, no one is to approach her wi

ruck harder

stared

not be s

s remai

e dangerous. You will co

s kneeling because of something I cannot expl

your

fraid they'll h

asp swept thro

ression turn

oug

ned, but she ref

ife, she had the attention

he had never f

ess suddenly dr

stone with a d

s glowing palm, her

"You don't understand. T

turned

oes tha

looked toward

eone has sens

rom beyond th

ther ans

anot

ng forest rang with the cries

ards drew th

mbers began sh

r mind: a ruined throne, a battlefield covered in silver a

ce fo

ave fo

stum

her before she

hers, a violent shock of silv

, staring a

cent had appear

wd fell

estess cover

ess," she

mark on his hand to E

e again, loud

a

ard the

ough he

visible bond c

beneath a sudden,

l was her

, his expression changed fro

om the ceremon

went

ive

ow

s seized

understand why he was rejecting her be

whispered. "

ed at her o

turned h

ed at its center, as though someth

no ordinary wolf could hear called

my Sove