ora

re filtering through the

rst time I had spent the night so close to an Alpha, and the sheer power radiating from him, even in sl

pen. The ingrained alertness of a pack l

ght made the situation feel less like a strategic negotiation and more li

waist, revealing a torso crisscrossed with the faint, silvery l

leep. It wasn't a question. It was a statement of fact. "Choosing me... i

s sharp. He knew I was

my shoulders. Honesty had worked for me

ight," I

hest-ranking female in the pack. With that title, no one will ever dare

eason?" he prompt

t important reason," I said, my

tened in his

er." I let the words sink in. "I am his Luna. He owes me deference. He must

with a cold satisfaction

a grim, weary understanding. He saw it now-the full scope of my

ing a fortress. I w

," he murmured, hi

the respect I am owe

But he was also an Alpha, and his heir had brought profound shame upon them

ood, beginning to dress. "Caden's actions we

, turning back as he fastened the last button, his decision made, "from this

o slowly carve out my authority over Caden. I never

him," Fenton continued, his voice cold as stone, "so long

is your right as Luna.

ully loaded and with his official sanction. The means to make Ca

d, my voice tight wit

, seemingly satisfi

ting back to business. "We need t

n the massive bed. I stared at the closed door, the we

ds into fists, my nails