la Cr

s said that one word, nobody

re in my borrowed grey tunic, my hair still sticky with wine, while the most

y, so that only I could hear

ed. My voice was shaki

t, and I could feel his heart pounding as hard as mine. A warm light seemed

ce the whole pack, s

g through the hall. "The Moon Goddess has chosen her

oom e

back fainted, and a servant dropped a tray o

ss girl?" a

t be a

ss wouldn'

small and bright was breaking open. For twenty years, they had

reached

life looking straight through me, was smiling

deeply. Then he squeezed my shoulder and said loudly,

ur ago, he had told me I was embarrassing

clenched teeth, he couldn't look me in the eye. Behind him, the same wolves who ha

er I had been the pack's favorite j

g me a little closer. "But I want you to kno

I could feel his heartbeat in my own chest. I c

and my eyes began to st

be worthy of

dy are," h

n Selene ste

te ago was gone. Now she looked sweet and gentle, with tears shining i

for you!" She threw her ar

perfume. Her cheek pressed against mi

sister," she whispered. "H

at her. She smiled at me

id sweetly, and squeezed my ha

politely. "You must be ve

," Selene

wanted Marcus, she wasn't going to give u

I had no proof, and nobody

he night pass

ur about it. Wolves who had never spoken to me came to offer clumsy congratulat

with his warm hand on the small of my back

ld me near the end of the night. "I'll have your thing

you,

cted gently. "To y

He lifted my hand and kissed my

old room, still dazed and happy, when a hand

r?" I

rely recognized her. Her face was white as

hispered. "Listen ver

e hurt

down the corridor. "Never let anyone see it. Not the Alpha, not your f

does a birthmark hav

mise

ened me more than anything else she had said. In tw

se," I w

trembling hands, and hurried away b

my family had put me years ago. I locked the door and stood in front of

had also made an enemy of my own sister, and le

e crescent behind my ear. It looked the s

mark," I told myse

started

fingers. I stumbled back, and in the mirror I saw my own eyes staring

voice low and urgent. *Cover it now. If

over my ear, and the light faded.

just heard my wolf speak twice in one night, and I

something moved i

A face was pressed again