**Ryan**I paced back and forth in my office which was back to being neat and organized. It has only been a day since I announced my fake marriage with Freya. But ever since that moment, the entire pack had been buzzing with joy and the preparations were in full swing for a marriage that will never take place. In two days, it was the full moon, and the ceremony was announced to take place then. I had made it clear to the elders and Freya that it was all fake and the marriage will never really take place. But the pack was a different story. To keep the matter from leaking out and reaching Evie, I decided to keep it as real as possible. For that, I never let the pack members know that the marriage would not actually take place. They really believed that I was going to marry Freya just after Evie had left and they were already treating her as their damn Luna. They acted as if Evie leaving the pack was the best thing that ever happened to them.I couldn’t help but remember how nobody sho

**Ryan**I paced back and forth in my office restlessly, my mind full of questions. It was the night before the wedding day and I was too tense to lie down, let alone sleep. I hadn’t slept in our room ever since Evie had left the pack, anyway. Leaning against the windowsill, I went over the plans for the next day in my head for what felt like the umpteenth time. I couldn’t afford to make mistakes.As I stood by the window gazing at the moon that was almost full, I wondered what Evie was doing now. Was she also staring at this moon somewhere? Suddenly, I heard a slight noise that sounded like twigs snapping in the otherwise silent night and straightened, all my senses on alert. It was so late in the night and no one should have been outside here at this time of the day. So what was that sound? As I listened, I heard the sound again and then I saw someone step out of the packhouse, their silhouette shrouded in darkness. I watched curiously, wondering who was out at this time of the ni

**Evelyn**The day of the full moon, I was surprised to see the makeup artist Lucian brought to me. I wondered what he was up to, but he just gave me a mysterious smile, asking me to trust him and let the girl work. Figuring it was part of his plans, I just let her do as she wanted and even wore the dress she gave. Honestly, I was expecting to go there in a disguise and was expecting some hooded dress or even a men’s costume. That’s why I was surprised to find that the dress she gave me was a sky blue gown that was pretty but yet not too outstanding.“You are going to hide in plain sight. For that, you have to blend in,” Amy, the makeup artist, said with a smile and I nodded.“I guess that makes sense.”After she was done, I looked at the mirror and gasped. With brown hair and eyes, and the contours and even the tone of my face altered, I looked like a stranger even to myself. Pretty, but not too glamorous to warrant a second glance.“You are a magician. I can’t recognize myself,” I t

**Ryan**“What did you say?” I asked Elder Anthony, daring him to repeat his words. How dare he accuse Evie like that? Elder Anthony, rather than realize the fury in my eyes, visibly grew excited as he nodded at me.“It could only be her! She is the only one with the motivation! Think about it! Who will have a grudge against the entire pack than a Luna who was scorned by all? She was forced to leave the pack, and she lost her husband to his mate. She will definitely be pissed and have all the reasons to hate us!” Elder Anthony declared proudly.“You are right. It is clear the intruders knew the exact location of the barn. That is possible only if a member of the pack sold them that information and who else would do it than a vengeful woman who lost her power and man both?” Elder Timothy added his own ideas.“Exactly! And the timing! Such a thing has never happened before this and right after she leaves the pack, someone knows the location of the barn! Isn’t it clear that she was the

**Evelyn**It has been a week since the day I left the pack with Lucian. For a day, I had been riddled with anxiety and guilt at leaving the pack in such a perilous state. I knew that Lucian was right, and I had no connections with the pack anymore. That I had no reason to worry anymore about them. But it was hard to get rid of the feelings I harbored in my mind in just a day. Afterall, I had been their Luna for years and caring for them had been ingrained in my blood. I couldn’t just stop caring because they chose someone better than me as their Luna. And hence, I couldn’t help but worry about the fate of the pack after the attack, hoping that they were all fine.The next day, Lucian brought news that everyone in the pack was safe and there were no casualties in the attack. Even though I was relieved at the news, when I heard how the enemy had destroyed the pack’s barn, I was worried once again. Without supplies to aid them in the winter, how were they going to survive? But I decided