From A Rejected Omega To A Blessed Luna
ls of the Nightshade Packhouse, swaying gently in the crisp morning breeze. The courtyard, normally quiet save for the occa
King was
hood drawn up over her curls. The robe the council had given her was stiff and formal pale gray with a white sash signi
t deny the weig
center of the court, where Alpha Cillian and his betas waited. The rest of the pack, elders, ranked wolves, and eve
summons burning a hole in her memory, she didn't believe for a second that she w
ached in a way sh
y. It crackled, thick and electric, pres
, a relic from childhood prayers she no longer whispered and tried
Kaelen of H
king the ground like thunder. His cloak billowed behind him, dark as the night
th caught in
s...
an the
ortraits hung i
swallowed the
st every wolf's instincts, demanding submission. Even the strongest warriors
aze began to s
strange pull, deep in her chest, like a
om stone and shadow. His jaw was strong, his mouth unsmiling. He lo
he sa
eyes l
ng. A second
orld stop
got how t
a warm wind cutting through winter. Her knees wea
ir
howled, never clawed at her skin, never surged to the surface l
.. it wa
watc
ched her chest, heart hammering as a soft
at
o, no
acking into the stone pillar,
e happening. It
e slowed. His hand tightened on the reins. His
imagin
ne else
ind r
t the mate bond with her, a rejected omega who ha
at echoed across the courtyard. The warriors standing guard stepped aside as he a
d. "My King. Welco
ly. "Where is the
head t
a fr
nce was
cally unsure. He turned, searching the crowd. "She w
er," Kae
rate, each movement carrying the w
felt glued
widening, murmurs beginning to s
three paces i
whether to kneel or run. Her body
artle her, and reached out to touch her
met hers, something
olf h
into place like a
en heat flooded her chest. Her knees buckled,
dn't change, but his v
one,"
. Meant to
one is
ourt
her. Every whisper i
ossi
s an
't even ha
ejected...
d on her like stones-shock, disbelief, some even disgust. The
knew wh
e pressed her back to the stone column, trying to find her footing, trying to make sense of what had just happ