these footsteps were different - lig
ide her cell. It was a young woman wi
an whispered. "
up. "Yes. W
" The woman looked around nervously. "I he
laugh at me too?"
came to tell you something
er to the bars.
tening. "Lady Lydia has been telling everyone that sh
do you
ia's family is very powerful in this pack. They've been
faster. "So they're
lfred pays attention to other women." Sarah paused. "That's why sh
look at me?"
ke you were the most impor
uestions, they heard heavy fo
"But Bella - don't give up. Some of us be
k into the shadows ju
lla suspiciously. "Who
aid. "I was just
runted and
a hope. Maybe she wasn't co
leaders, discussing border security. But he couldn
safe in his territory. But something felt wrong
called his attention. "Did you hear wh
. "I need to cut this meeting short.
walked quickly toward the h
t there, the h
called out f
within second
Alfred's voice was
. "I thought she was
ne. Find
s head. "Right
, Alfred's phone rang. It
tell you that there's been a situation with the woman you
ood turned
the woman was cau
and ran toward the elders
cell when she heard voices ou
angerous," a woman's v
s voice replied. "We should have
ell with two of the elders.
ng your new home?"
bars. "When Alpha Alfred comes
fred doesn't care about you. Yo
ella said, but her v
rs. "Tell me, did he promise to make you
fred hadn't done ei
ul Alpha. He needs a strong Luna by his side. S
la. "You have noth
s right. Alpha Alfred will understand tha
already sent word to Alpha Alfred about your... situati
nk. What did "de
g footsteps in the hallway
EL
Alfred'
ppeared. "He's ear
g hard from running. His eyes were wild
is going on h
step back, intim
ously, "Lady Lydia brought some conce
ed said coldly. "And why
again. "Alfred, darling, I was just protecting
oked at her like she was crazy.
k slipped for a moment. "She's a spy! S
e bars of the cell. "Are you
d, but tears were r
ders, his voice deadly quiet
he elders said, "we thin
ce echoed through the hall, and e
ckly unlocked the cel
Bella stand up. He checked her for
ered to her. "I should n
ou're making a mistake! She's man
d his eyes were so angry that
y, "was trusting that my pack would trea
the elders. "You wi
thing unexpec
"Alpha Alfred, there's something y
ed, still holding
t words would c
e elder said. "According to o
ne wen
talking about?
nty without her wolf awakening is considered cursed by the Moon Goddess.
and instinctively g
egnant, as Lady Lydia suspects, the child will either
t pale. "That's j
again. "Alfred, the laws are clear. You cann
as spinning. Was it true? W
ething stran
ing from her stomach and moving outward. For just
t it - a power that was
talking about curses
t was that?"
e could answer,
ed caught her
she was breathing. Alfred
. "And when she's better, we're going to have a s
away, but Lydia cal
choose her over you
ed and looke
aid calmly. "But I'm not going to let innocen
, carrying Bella tow
f them noticed the small smil
stirring inside her for the first time in her lif
t would chang
cret would
are of her. And she would watch to s
old her something else: the
ere much more dang

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