Betrayed Luna To Alpha Queen
eady hands. In the fancy mirror before her, a woman stared back, looking proud but unsure. Her reflection seemed almost
smoothing her dress, something she pick
months, pulling away more each day. Laura had told herself it was just the weight of being a leader pr
wn, there was only emptiness. Three years as Kieran's Luna, and still no child. Though he never sai
ock broke her though
athering her broken calm. "
er stomach. She had given up everything for Kieran, her spot as the pack's stron
her mother had told her once. Bu
ver waited for her outside these doors, s
among the gathered wolves. Warriors who once stood proud beside her now looked away. Omegas bowed their heads lowe
ra's spine. Somethin
er, showing the heart of the pack house. Inside, members of every rank stood stiffly in place. The smell of pine and woodsmoke hung hea
as she entered, then
n she s
eather clothes, silver badges of rank shining against the black. The s
houlders, and her dress, if you could call such a tiny thing a dress, hugged her body like a second ski
And with a scent that made Laur
rt
ell from her lips, s
ng out across the quiet room, clear and cold as wi
d she was sure everyone could hear it. The whispers aroun
ng into something that wasn't quite a smil
al blow. Around her, people gaspe
her nails into her palms, the sharp pain keeping her in
ady despite the shaking in her soul. "I didn't know our l
idden victory. "Such a shame," she purred, each word dripping
Not a single voice spoke up for her
elf in, now cold and judging. "You were never strong enough," he said, each word
fell dead
something deeper, more basic. The mate bond, stretched thin ov
erything. Her strength. H
ow he paid bac
ith sudden clarity,
ever
been her family, surrounded by downcast eyes and coward
ever
as something wild and dan
er sh