“Elizabeth will make trouble,” Raymond sald bluntly. “She’s been telling people that you’re just going through a phase with Rebecca, that you’ll come to your senses eventually.”
A growl built in my chest at the thought of Elizabeth’s delusions. “Then tomorrow’s announcement will clarify things permanently. I want the PR team to prepare a statement for immediate release after the meeting. The entire werewolf community needs to know that Rebecca is my chosen Luna and that our child will be my heir.”
“And if the Collins pack retaliates?” Marcus asked carefully,
“Then they will learn why my father named me his successor.” The cold threat hung in the air between us,
The meeting continued with discussions of increased security patrols around both the manor and Rebecca’s apartment, surveillance on Elizabeth and Ronald Collins, and preparations for the bonding ceremony that would take place in two months,
As my team filed out with their assignments, I felt Rebecca approaching before I heard her footsteps in the hallway. The mate band was growing stronger by the hour, allowing me to sense her proximity and her emotional state with increasing clarity.
She appeared in the doorway, looking small but determined. Her scent reached me, now mingled with the subtle marker of pregnancy that only a werewolf would detect.
“Are you ready to go to my apartment?” she asked, “Sofia’s expecting me. I promised to tell her about… everything ”
Rebecca’s POV
“You’re getting married!” Sofia squealed, throwing her arms around me so forcefully shit, Rebecca!”
ally that I nearly spilled
I nearly spilled my tea. “And in two months! Holy
I laughed, setting down my mug on the coffee table before returning her hug. After the tense security meeting at Dominic’s estate, Sofia’s unfiltered excitement was exactly what I needed.
“Let me see the ring again,” she demanded, grabbing my left hand and examining the platinum and diamond creation that my finger. “Jesus, it must be worth more than this entire building”
“Sofia!” I protested, but couldn’t help smiling. The ring was extravagant–there was no denying that.
“So in two months, you’ll be–what’s the word again?”
it now adorned
“Luna,” I supplied, sinking
ed, sinking back into the couch cushions. “I’ll
hions. “I’ll officially be the Luna of Silver Shadow Clan.”
Sofia shook her head in amazement, her short black curls bouncing, “From small–town girl to werewolf queen. What kind of fairy tale is this?”
“The kind with witches,” I said with a wry smile, “Elizabeth Collins isn’t exactly rolling
the welcome mat.”
At the mention of Elizabeth, Sofia’s expression darkened. “That bitch pushed you down the stairs. She should be in jail, not walking around making threats.”
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I sighed, absently touching my stomach. “Werewolf justice doesn’t exactly involve the police, But Dominic’s handling it. Tomorrow he’s meeting with the Collins family to formally announce that he’s breaking the betrothal agreement with Elizabeth.”
Sofia whistled low. “That’s going to go over well.
“About as well as a silver bullet at a werewolf convention,” I agreed grimly.
“So what are you going to wear? Sofia asked, abruptly changing the subject in her typical fashion. When I gave her a puzzled look, she rolled her eyes. “For the ceremony, dummy! You need something spectacular. Something that says I’m the boss bitch now, bow down.”
ink that’s quite the message I should be sending as Luna.”
I couldn’t help but laugh. “I don’t think that’s quite the
“Yes, it absolutely is.” Sofia leaned forward, her expression suddenly serious. “Look, I know this world better than you do. These people respect strength. The pack is watching you, especially the females. They need to see you as Dominic’s equal, not some human charity case he took pity on.”
Her bluntness stung, but I knew she was right. I’d seen the way some of the pack members looked at me with curiosity at best, disdain at
worst.
“I have no idea how to be strong in their world,” I admitted quietly. “I can’t transform. I don’t have their physical
abilities.”
“But you have something they don’t,” Sofia countered. “You have Dominic’s mark and his child. That gives you power in their eyes. You just need to own it.”
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