"Today? Taking a new mate immediately after a rejection... wouldn't the other packs see that as dishonorable?"
"Who cares what they whisper! I don't care—I want it today! I want every wolf in every territory to know I'm your true Luna!"
Raven shook his arm relentlessly, even pretending to storm off in a huff, her scent flaring with manufactured distress.
Alaric wavered, his gaze drifting toward me almost against his will, as if testing my reaction through the bond's dying threads.
I watched their pathetic performance, and slowly—very slowly—a strange smile curved my lips.
"Accept her demand."
My voice came out rough, cutting through the storm with unsettling clarity.
