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