about Dex. Guilt raced through her a

hen she remembered the woman he hung onto last night, right in f

hopped into bed, he smelled like another woman. She swall

ack was his first concern and he would confide in his Luna. He’d share with his Lu

ed her as an

fast. There were pack members tha

He wanted her to be his punching bag,

led up some eggs. Lucien would probab

t be thinking about him or what might have been. She hadn’t nee

mmitted fully to each other. She hadn’t understood why he needed that, but to be a Luna you had to

standing up to her parents. She

then you won’t let anyone else

my pa

er than most pe

ents will love yo

e could tell. They would go for days without speaking to her if they did

nts? The pack had disbanded and Dex had been raised by relatives, but he’d struck out on his ow

wasn’t part of their pack, but he’d

him, he’d still

think so

r throat. She shook herself. There was no use in wish

nd groan a little. Hope

idn’t kiss her good morning, but he also didn’t yel

then sat back with a cup

O

es

hat he would have news about. He r

Council. Two wee

s. A spa, pools, hot springs. Luc

e is bringing their Lunas. It woul

e, but he had no choice. Way to make

won’t get out of it. It’s im

t want. He s

nsent. I was merely informin

t do I nee

bring to spa. I’ll let you borrow my lap

you meet

ed as if he were debating if he was g

he thought she nee

. He shoved them across the table at her “There is supposed

at large and now he was letting her have it. What was going on? Did he get some

I gave you,” he said, rest

t i

s. She hesitated then took

in a dress that expensive. “I’ll go shoppi

her. “I nee

ace said

hat because you need

is coffee. “Get us some new l

pinched herself. No, i

nd herself in a bo

notice,” Emma said as the salespers

not getting the new dress

h. Emma didn’t know what to do among such luxury, so she ju

ion for you,” th

o the dressing room. It was half t

n one first. It’ll

no mirrors in the dressing room so she walked to where J

got her first glimpse of herself in t

e to try on anymore. You’ll be t

elf. She’d never seen herself as glamor

omething wit

was like watching an ugly duckling transform into a swan. When Jul

widened. “

. Fit for an Alpha,”

e’s reaction and how Emma felt

ag. Under budget. There wa

his is it,

idence to pull this o

a. This dress was made for you

pair. High he

e difference. Julie

nough that the dress didn’t drag on the ground but low enough that she could navigate

’t know wha

nking about, but she nodded at Julie’s words

a mistake. Lucien won’t

n. “Just buy i

he mirror. What was her

ien needs to