Moonlight Betrayal: Rise of The Moon Wolf

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rning into her skin as she walked toward Dominic, who had an unreadable expression. The Great Hall of t

ized by its true mate. Her formal dress of deep blue rustled against the stone floor, raven hair tumbling dow

f disgust. Near the entrance, Sierra caught Maya's encouraging nod, and her confidence surged. She belong

's corners, casting dancing shadows over Dominic's face as he stood tall in formal black Alpha attire, silver thread ca

adition. Though they hadn't openly recognized their connection, the electrical tingles between them when alone

he traditional words whispered be

mate." Her words echoed clearly throughout the quiet hall. "Our wolves have chosen. Our souls are connected. I present this offerin

offering represented everything a Luna should: beauty and strength, protection and nurturing. Her grandmother had guided

look directly into his; the first act of a Luna presenting herself as eq

ly spoke, his voic

ords were formal, flat, unemotional, nothing like the wa

the hall. Sierra hardly heard it, deafened by roaring

g her heart like an icicle. "My wolf doesn't reco

. Last week they'd talked in the healing gardens, his fingers brushing her

red, forgetting formali

clenched. "Alpha Silvercloud," he cor

e action that couldn't be misunderstood, crushed the wolfsba

with a loud crack in the silent hall. The symbolic meaning was gut

hen the

chest was entirely different; white-hot pain radiating from her heart outward, as though someth

ss her eyes. She clutched her chest, claws partially extending unbidden as

tunned murmuring rippling through the assembled pack. This

is wrong

at he

lpha br

ible burning. From her peripheral vision, she glimpsed Dominic taking a half-step toward h

asped loudly enough t

d fallen across her face. The raven-colored lock now possesse

Rejected mates went through emotional trauma, some even left to rejoin other packs, but

the debris of her shattered hopes. Her legs wouldn't coopera

rowd with surprising speed despite her age. She knelt beside h

ierra cried,

h of something deeper than sympathy, a kind

the stage. Though his face remained impassive, she could have sworn she saw

to her other side, a buzz burst through the hall when

ave a celebration to continue. After all, the Alpha has an im

ly concealed satisfaction, his smile savoring her humiliatio

l be entering a formal alliance with the Moonc

d with crushing force. Not only r

inside that felt strange, her wolf stirring in a way that felt alien and vicious. Her fingernails g

mother said urgently, grasping

expressions ranging from pity to shock to outright fear. Sierra focused on her feet

other's concerned voice seemed far away and it became increasingly difficult to focus. Through the darkness

ou see

yes gl

happening

as made a gr

aw before surrendering to darkness was Victor's calculating gaze following them, his eyes gleaming in satisfaction, while behind h