I

ried befo

awled in, thickening the air with that heavy stil

et. Like it knew what today m

ke it belonged to someone else. The omega attendants moved quietly around me, tighten

ibs, too loose at the waist. It wasn't mad

nt, sprayed it into submission. A silver crown rested o

aw a stranger staring back. Regal,

up like a Luna.

d in, unannoun

a

an invitation.

d the whole world to see. Her smile was too confident, he

voice honeyed and sharp, "Lo

to give her the satisfactio

r my blessings," she said, mockingly sincere. "And ma

"You may wear white, Siena. But it doesn't

ard, trying n

. "You'll stand next to him today. But stan

into me, cold

ithout waiting for a response, her laught

ta's voice, emotio

shaking legs, my breath shallow, my hands col

they were.

a warning etched in wood. Behind them waited the

re

at roared

topped. The room, the whispers, the

ped fo

didn't know how to read. Elders. Betas. Warriors. Ome

dg

red like it was war paint. She smiled when our

h this time. I

ee me sur

from stone, tall, silent, unreadable in black. His gaze found

The air between us felt c

ang Pack, accept Siena of Silv

ame without

he elder t

l, accept Lorenzo of Blackf

. Long enough for my thoughts to sc

aid it

.Ye

felt like

bond of the moon, and by the will of the packs,

didn't feel warm. He slipped the silver ring onto m

ok at him.

Blackfang now,"

Luna

ds felt

u

to me. Al

t felt like duty. Like performan

sle together, our arms linked, our st

he clouds broke just enough to l

till fe

ings, empty smiles. My seat beside Lorenzo felt like a thr

verything from across the

away whe

damp, the air thick with mi

er. It shimmered, beautiful... but i

t

not

I hea

a

ai

" she said, steppin

urn. I did

ing doesn't make you his. A title doesn't make you Luna. And a weddi

o sink into my skin. "You may wear the crow

stepped bac

You might want to enjoy tonight.

way, swallow

s lingered.

e. Heavy with a tru

ust an ome

s a

the

t of it settl

×

still and shadows stretched long ag

. Like the world was h

I fel

tly, but a whisper in my

bed, the ring on my

ked open. Cold air

n... I

the trees. A small f

. Not de

g older.

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art p

at it was. I did

could

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storm alrea