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The door closed behind her with a soft thud, but it echoed like thunder in her chest. Lina walked slowly down the corridor, arms wrapped tightly around herself. Her bare feet made no sound on the cold marble floor, but each step felt heavier than the last.She didn’t cry.She wouldn’t let herself cry—not tonight. The sting in her throat and the pressure behind her eyes begged for release, but she pressed it all down like she always did. There was no room for softness in a Luna’s heart, especially not one who felt so lost in her own home.Dane’s words echoed mercilessly in her mind.“Come join me on the bed. I’m your mate, your husband…”And then—“Lina, go back to your chambers.”She hadn’t known what hurt more—his need or his rejection.He doesn’t understand me. He never has.For a moment, she had thought maybe he would. That maybe, in that dark room with his voice trembling ever so slightly, there would be something real between them. But instead, they stood on opposite sides of a ch

After Lina watched Louis’s shadow disappear into the night, she lingered at the balcony for a few more seconds, the crisp evening air brushing against her skin. There was a strange emptiness in her chest—one she couldn’t explain, and didn’t dare name. Shaking the feeling off, she turned and began heading to her room. Her mind was scattered, and her heart… unsettled.Just as she reached for her door, she nearly bumped into Nisa, who stood there as if she’d been waiting. That ever-present smile curved her lips, polished and unreadable.“Alpha Dane needs you, my Luna,” Nisa said smoothly.Lina blinked, her hand pausing on the doorknob. A thousand thoughts rushed through her mind. Did Dane see her outside with Louis? Had someone told him? A part of her wanted to ask, but pride silenced her.“Must it be tonight?” she asked softly, voice weighed with exhaustion. “I’m really tired.”“I’m afraid so, my Luna. He needs you now,” Nisa replied with eyes glittering with something unreadable.Lina

Louis lay awake in his small room, the silence pressing in like a weight on his chest. He had tossed and turned for hours, pacing the floorboards that creaked with each step. This wasn’t unusual—he rarely slept without interruption—but tonight was different. Tonight, his thoughts weren’t haunted by memories of hunger, shame, or pain. They were haunted by her.Lina.Since the day he first saw her in confinement, something inside him had shifted. At first, it was easy to ignore—a flicker of interest, a strange sense of curiosity. But as the days passed, that flicker turned into a flame he couldn’t put out. He had watched her closely, telling himself it was just duty. That he needed to stay alert. That it meant nothing. But the truth clawed at him more with every sleepless night.He couldn’t stop thinking about her.Her silence. Her strength. The way she looked at the world like it had betrayed her, but she would never let it break her. The way she carried herself, like she’d been throug

The days blurred into a rhythm Lina was slowly growing used to—at least on the surface. Each morning started with formal duties as Luna: she greeted members of the Green Moon Pack, attended meetings with Dane and his advisors, sat through discussions about land borders and rogue threats, and managed household affairs with quiet efficiency. She spoke only when necessary, smiled only when expected, and carried herself with the grace and pride of Alpha Jackson’s daughter.But beneath the surface, something was shifting. Quietly. Slowly.And his name was Louis.She wasn’t sure when it began—when her eyes started searching for him in every room, or why her chest tightened every time he entered and avoided looking at her. Maybe it was the silence he carried, or the stillness that surrounded him like a cloak. Unlike the other warriors, he didn’t boast, didn’t mingle, didn’t try to please anyone. He was invisible in the most deliberate way—and that made her see him even more.It was late afte

Lina had never felt more like an outsider.It had been days since she left confinement, yet the halls of the Green Moon Packhouse felt colder than the cell she had been locked in. She was Luna in title, but in reality, she was nothing more than an intruder in a life she hadn’t chosen.This morning, the tension in the air was unbearable. Alpha Zack sat at the dining table, a smug smile playing on his lips as he watched her. He had been observing her since she arrived, and Lina could feel it—the weight of his scrutiny, the way his presence seemed to command more attention than even Dane’s.“You’re settling in well, I hope,” Zack said casually, though his tone carried something deeper.Lina met his gaze without flinching. “As well as can be expected.”Zack chuckled. “Good. A Luna’s duty is never easy, but obedience makes the transition smoother.”Lina forced a polite smile, but her fingers curled into her lap. Another warning. Another reminder that her place was beneath Dane, beneath thi

Lina had barely settled into her new life in the Green Moon Pack when Dane summoned her to the great hall. She knew what this was—her first official meeting with the pack’s inner circle.She had barely slept the night before, her body aching from Dane’s claim, and the weight of her new role pressing on her shoulders. The packhouse felt unfamiliar, too large, too foreign, despite the fact that she had grown up knowing she would end up here.But nothing had prepared her for this.As she walked into the hall, a familiar presence made her stop.Seated at the head of the table, beside Dane, was Alpha Zack—Dane’s father and the true leader of the Green Moon Pack.She had met him before, of course. He and her father, Alpha Jackson, had been allies for years. But Zack had always been a looming figure, a name spoken with respect and a hint of wariness. Now, he was here, watching her with those sharp, assessing eyes.“Well,” Zack said, leaning back in his chair. “Look who finally arrived.”Lina