reysto

like a cruel prank. A wolf-less human mated to me, the future A

the

into the pack was already my biggest compromise. Her as my Luna? Never. We'd shared a few kisses, but that was a mistake. I knew what a true Alpha's Luna was like, my mother, a formidable warrio

er. Even if she had been a happy idiot for years, protected by her adoptive parents, brother, and lovely friends, I, Owen, wouldn't pamper he

hen she did without a fight, I felt a sharp pain in my chest, but I brushed it off, acting as though n

m in a daze, crying her heart out, but she wo

drained just at the thought of it. Did I

sher burst in with Klaus, Ember's brother, both with a glass

knew I would soon become Alpha, but the pressur

uld be celebrating," Asher said. "A double ce

d rejected his dearest sister, his weak, human sister, and

n, of all these people in the pack, anyone could

a happy night, but you are frowning. "Keep that up, a

ecause of guilt. Klaus was my best friend, but I'd crushed h

Klaus's mother rushed in,

I had such a weird reaction. I felt like a kid caught

ted to visit the pack house

she was visiting the pack house to see Owen, "Owen, didn't you

see her," I bl

trembling. "But she's not there. It's been hours. She loves this c

ent, but to my dismay, it was faint,

be in danger." Klaus said, set

her said, jumping up and

odds," I muttered, forcing my v

g back on itself as if she'd been toying with us. My guilt vanished, replaced by irritation. Ember was pulling some dramatic st

ams of being Luna, I'd be back at the bonfire, sipping tequila, maybe flirting with a real mate to wipe her from my mind. Instead, h

so fast. On the ground lay a crimson bow... Ember's. I'd seen it in her hair

a cliff. She was too weak, too spineless to do anything but hide a