The Luna He Didn't Choose

says in a voice that trembles a little. "You and Logan are not the only couple in this marriage. It's about pro

ported me, are suddenly asking me to do something that I find unfathomable. Get married to Logan Roberts. Not because I'm in love with him. Not because I'd l

politics," I say, a little too

e is a mask that cannot be read, I am aware of his thoughts. Duty and what's best f

n simply our daughter, Eli. You belong to something far greater. It has always been

r. It has nothing to do with love. I am not the focus of this. It has to do with power. Even worse, it has to do with Logan, the man I

se up suddenly. "Securing the pack's future is not important to me. My own is

ething colder than fury. "Eli, you'll fulfill your obligation. This is where

d outburst of rage that is more profound than I can describe. I repeat, "I'm not being

s my father's lips. "That pri

my mother's choice as I watch her, who is now looking at her lap with her hands gripped firmly as if she's ashamed of something. How

and I feel confined. This cannot be avoided. Not ri

pt to restore my composure. "When do you want me

h milder tone. "But not long. To get ready for

e. "What about Logan? What is his o

le that hardly reaches her eyes. "Logan is... dedicated to

ct that I already know the solution, I push.

be reassuring but now feels like a burden I can't get rid of.

and the walls appear to shut in more tightly. "I am unable to.

ite identify-perhaps sadness? Feeling sorry? "Eli, you still don't get it. However, you

orced into an arranged marriage-one that I never requested-is not something I want. A marriage to him-the man

I only know that I have to be somewhere else, but I have no idea wher

n a world that isn't mine anymore because the sounds of the pack's everyday routines are muffled and far away. Even though it's so f

eyes are cold, his posture rigid, and his big shoulders squared. He has the appearance of an Alpha-in-training. He doesn't look like the Lo

ent draw toward him. Uncertain of what t

ithout saying anything. He ends the silence at last. "Eli, I didn't request

sed by something in his tone. Is he upset? Is he injured

" With a quieter voice

steps closer to me. "No. However,

e. "I'm not a pawn

dens once again as he simply

e world changes, and I'm left standing by myself. Something that is no

an emerges in the doorway.

ill change with

Eli... i

lized that nothing wo