Bloodmoon Claim

ice my freedom and happiness for the sake of the pack. "But what about what I want

pack's needs before your own." I felt a wave of horror wash over me. My own father was willing to force me into a

count on, had betrayed me. He was willing to sacrifice my happiness and freedom for the sake of the

expression unyielding. "I'm so

had told me how proud he was of me, how much he believed in me but now, it seemed like it was all just a lie. I begged hi

cold and detached. "It's for the good of th

rt was breaking, shattering into a million pieces. I c

rock, my protector. And now,

ocating under the weight of my father's betrayal. He didn't leave, but instead tried to persuade me to agree to the ceremony. "Lyra, listen to me,

hroat. "No, Father. I won't do it. I won't b

not thinking about the pack. You're thinking about yo

who's always taught me to follow my heart, to do what's right for me. And no

necessary, Lyra. And this is necessary. You need a mate to help y

. "But what about love, Father? What about find

ome, Lyra. But first, you need to secure the pack's future. And this is the way to

lways count on, was now my jailer, forcing me into a life I didn't want. I was alone, with no one to tu

o me? I made my way to the training grounds, my mind consumed by thoughts of revenge. I w

ut the ceremony and the mate bond. And they knew that I was not happy about it. I stood before them, my chest

on. "I don't care who wins," I continued, my eyes scanning the crowd. "But know this, I will not b

glared at them, my eyes burning with intensity. They were all my enemie

And I will not be defeated." I turned and walked away, leaving the warriors to

d, to my last breath. I

n on me. How could he do this to me? Didn't he trust me to make my own d