s of the Blood Moon Pack. A day that should have been bursting with promise, hope, and the weight of legacy resting ge

ncouragement in my ear, see her warm smile lighting up the room like a beacon. But she was gone-t

s-eyes full of warmth and sorrow all at once. She carried the gown carefully, cradling it like a sacred treasure. "My princess," she sai

of her love and loss wrapped in the crimson fabric. The gown was deep, rich crimson-like the blood moon its

fragile here

at had crept into my life since my mother's death. My father had found a new mate-evil, cunning, and wicked. Her name was Victori

tirring trouble like a spider spinning her web. I knew they weren't happy for me. They wanted the throne for themselves. Honestly? I didn

rough the window. For a brief moment, I allowed myself to imagine a future where I was free-fr

nd cruel. She sauntered in, her smirk cutting deeper than any blade. "If it isn

sure she could hear it, but my voice was steady. "Kell

leaming with malice. "Just so you know-you won't get

in check. "Kelly, I don't need your trouble today. Why don

know you think I'm bad, Mira. But I'm not that bad. Today's your birthday-I won't troub

a storm inside me. "I don't want

ind that made my feet freeze to the floor. "Really? So you won't hav

son she spread. I snatched the glass from her hand and drank the juice

aving me alone with a growing unease that settle

t of my entire future. My phone buzzed-my boyfriend. We'd fought yesterday about the wolf and mate issue. I knew his pa

me, twisting my stomach into knots. I needed to see him before

g simple and dark, and climbed out my window. The cool night air was a sh

gether. His large bedroom was dim, the moonlight casting long shadows on the w

en I s

And K

reject my mate for, was wrapped around my half-sister. Their laughter echoed cruell

the room itself had turned against me. The red gown,

But all I could do was watch as everythi