THE LUNA HE SHOULDN'T HAVE REJECTED

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ted me awake. I blinked against the harsh m

ve my hands, the sticky liquid that coated them anchored

s my fingers and the flesh un

ene before me. My parents' lifeless bodies sprawled across the floor, eyes wide open, their bo

s I stared at the bloody mess in fro

the day I'd be bonded to the Alpha of the Silverfang pack. Toda

remble. The universal rule of all packs was a single order.

de. This couldn't be happening. I'd broken the number rule. I knew it

the coppery scent of blood was too strong, and my pulse pounded louder, more

one, and I couldn't

e up." I pleaded, going to kneel beside them. I forced myself to keep my gaze trained to

y breaths turned shallow, and tears blurred my vision as I reached

t. I couldn't remember what had happened, and each time I tried to, my head thro

l–raging inside me last night. The air had cracked with ene

the door, and I couldn't pull my eyes away from the woman I saw in the mirror. My eyes, usually bri

in a mess, tangled with blood, and sticking to the sides of my face.

my eyes from the mirror, as m

led from the other side of the door. "The pack

ody. Rafe could not see this. If he saw me like this, an

when he heard no answer. "W

d from my hands, while wondering if the attraction between Rafe and I could stand th

nown i

palms, dried up, staining the hem of my dress. T

asps. My heart thundered against my chest so hard that I feared it would

nd I could hear his footsteps coming close

door to keep it closed. "I said just a minute!" I snapped at him,

m concern to suspicion. "Why are you backed aga

he would not push it any further. "Please Rafe, just give me a secon

ked up on his breathing with my wolf h

gh I could see his irritation, "B

fore letting out the breath that I'd been holding. My

rs trembling as I glanced back at my parent

ng golden light, and my wolf was howling. My parents' faces twisted in f

my parents loved me regardless. They were never scared

real. I didn't...I didn't do this. I would not have." But even as I sai

ally gotten out of cont

one softer. The door creaked open, and befo