t, and the air was thick with the scent of wine, roasted meat, and freshly cut flowers. Tonight was supposed to
gown that shimmered under the light. My heart pounded with anticipati
hadn't ar
themselves. The guests, dressed in fine silks a
heavy double d
gh he had just come from battle. His sharp golden eyes locked onto mine,
unease crep
figure followed. My
llista's hand rested on Kieran's arm, and she wore a satisfied smirk as
s couldn't
is, his voice cutting
, reject you, Selene Night
shattered
tion given by the Moon Goddess-was like a silver thread tying our soul
ting agony that made my knees buckle. My wolf, Astri
he. "Kieran... why?" My voice was barely
old, merciless. "Because
gh rang out
eading rumors about me, poisoning my father's mind against me.
hink you were worthy of being Luna? Kieran deserves someone str
ck deeper than th
kind of sick joke. That he would take it back. That he would
re was
t. No he
old, f
e hadn't completed the rejection. I could still feel the
came the
breath brushing my ear, his voice dripping with cruelty. "Because I wa
into something deeper-rag
e, waiting for my response
cing myself to stand tall. If Kieran th
ing to reject me," I said, my voice ste
sed a brow
gaze, even as my heart ble
in his ja
cond-I saw hesitation
turned a
o
us. The Elders exchan
ne. I want you to suffer. I won't let you go so easily. You'll remain tied to
breath, my nails d
s burned, but I refused
grateful. At least you'll always have a bond with K
blurred
w they wanted to p
beg. I wou
Then I would leave-
ng through the tension like a
on his lip
odline, simmer beneath my skin. "You think you can break me? That
ile touche
regret
kened. "Is that a
toward the door. I didn't look back, didn't acknowledge th
re I stepped
rning arou
an. It's
f the Blackwood Pack, out of
now where
now what a
thing wa
d come
n't be the same weak gi
return s
pow
d would wish he had