Alpha's Redemption: Reclaiming My Destined Luna

pack hall had n

rs clustered in tight groups, their voices a constant buzz of speculation and fear. The scent of anxiety hung thick in

gh his graying hair. "The whole pack is spooked. Half of them are ready to

started repairs, but the damage was more than physical. The doors had been blessed by the pack's first Alpha, wa

same person," h

emember couldn't hurt a fly. This one looked re

iring her appearance, every platinum hair back in place, her makeup flawless despite the earlier chaos

ith dozens of pack members offering their opinions on what Seraphina's return meant. But Kai couldn

She's powerful

h his mind on endless repeat, eac

eel-gray eyes sharp with concern. "Perhaps we should adjourn

clear the hall. Send everyone home. Post double guards on all borders, but keep

s in the neutral z

ed. All

ning. "Surely you're not considering giving i

the Shadow Moon Pack, if she's carved out territory and held it, th

This is obviously some kind of elaborate revenge scheme. She's probably wo

nstant reminder of the choice he'd made-and felt nothing but exhaustion.

out hesitation. "The pack's s

was exactly why their marriage had been doomed from the start. Victoria saw every

uld nev

ld take root. Comparing his wife to

" he said c

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mahogany furniture, floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, and a massive stone fireplace created an atmosphere of tim

lder Thorne remained standing, his weathered hands clasped behind his back. James

into his desk chair with a w

real, though information about them is... limited. They appeared roughly four years ago, claiming t

ut

riors in a single night. The Bloodfang Alliance tried to pressure them into submission and ended up re

were known for their brutality, the Bloodfang Alliance

s does she comm

n't participate in inter-pack gatherings, doesn't send representatives to Counc

it," Victoria

ut the Shadow Moon Pack. They say anyone can join, no matter their background. Rogues, outcasts, wolves w

could function that way. Without proper

voice heavy with disapproval. "It goes a

o'd tried to sneak extra food to the pack's weakest members, who'd begged him to co

build a pack f

rriers that had kept her trapped

ontact the Regional Council, request support from our allies. This... person... who

i's voice sharp

and shadow, Alpha. We don't drop the temperature of a room through will alone. What

agerly. "You think she's

the case, then she's not just a threat to our pack. She's a threat to the en

nt execution, sanctioned by the Council and carried out without mercy. It

g and snapping at the very idea. The thought of anyone harming Se

N

full force of his Alpha authority. All three of his advisor

u're too close to this situation to think c

e tall windows that overlooked the pack grounds. In the distance, he could see the sentries patrolling the border

vulnerable position so she can finish what she started five

nd justice weren't always different things, and he'd destroyed her first. If she wa

e deser

ders, Alpha?" Jam

nd. "Tomorrow night, I'll meet with Alpha Nightfall to discuss her territo

ria snapped, surging to

ent, Kai's eyes blazed pure gold. When he spoke, his voice carried

lf, Luna. You don'

Beta and Elder, he'd just made it clear that her influence had limits. That t

gritted teeth. "I was merely... exp

word to Alpha Nightfall. Tomorrow at midnight, the old stone circ

idge is dangerously close to her clai

my life." Kai's voice was quiet, but it carried the weight of

y. "I'll send the m

the door, suddenly desperate to be

ed, her ice-blue eyes bright with anger

creature tonight... she's dangerous. Unnatural. If you won't t

'd become a stranger. Had she always been this cold, this calcul

rrangement, Victoria. We both

o stay that way. We could try, Kai. We could build someth

ost wished he could be the husband she deserved

ight hair, a woman who'd once looked at him like he hung th

ght, Vi

across her beautiful features. Then she straightened h

e said quietly. "Some things, onc

t click, leaving Kai alone with his t

omewhere out there, in the territory she'd claimed and defended, Sera was probably planning for tomorrow night's m

leaving him behind like the mi

y-four

thout the pressure of pack politics and public performance. Maybe, if he was

she'd

e'd forg

im, and at least then

row night would c

ai