"Aria," he said softly. "Today is your birthday."
It wasn't a question, but I nodded nevertheless.
"The moon is full tonight," he added, his voice quiet. "You will attend the ceremony."
"Of course, Elder," I replied, puzzled. All eighteen-year-olds attended the ceremony. It was essential.
He leaned in, smelling gently. "You already feel it, don't you? "The change."
My heartbeat skipped. "What change?"
Elder Malin's eyes narrowed. "Interesting. "Very interesting." He reached inside his pocket and retrieved a little pouch. "Wear this tonight."
I accepted it hesitantly. Inside was a simple moonstone pendant with a leather cord.
"But this is for—"
"Wear it," he interjected. "Hide it under your clothes if you must, but wear it."
Moonstones were precious. They aided our connection to the Moon Goddess during ceremonies. However, they were only given to wolves from influential families (Alphas and Betas). Not Omegas like me.
"Why?" I questioned.
Elder Malin glanced at Mira before returning his attention to me. "Because someone is harboring secrets about you, child. And tonight, those secrets may be revealed."

~

I never mattered in our pack. Omegas like me serve, submit, and survive. We don't dream of love. We don't dream of power.

She was the future Luna. I was just the girl who watched from the shadows.

But everything changed on my 18th birthday.

I felt the bond. I met my mate.

One of the Alpha's sons.

But the Alpha has triplets, and I felt the mate bond with all three and it seems the three of them felt it too — three perfect warriors, three powerful Alphas, three secrets buried beneath the surface.

One of them is my destiny.

One of them is lying.

And one of them might be the death of me.

The Moon Goddess doesn't make mistakes... but this time, I think she might've given me too much to handle.

I threw myself in front of Elira's blade, grabbing her wrist just before it could plunge into Lucien's heart. The silver light from my skin burned her hand, and she screamed, dropping the knife.


"Don't touch him!" I yelled, my voice louder and stronger than I'd ever heard it.


Alpha Darius indicated his wolves to attack, but they couldn't enter the stone circle. The silver light had formed a barrier around us.


"This is ancient ground," Lyra yelled at Darius. "You have no power here!"


I knelt beside Lucien, whose chest was glowing where my light touched him. The wound was healing. He was my true mate—I felt it now, clear as day.


"How touching," Alpha Darius sneered. "Just like your mother. Always making the wrong choice."


"What do you know about my mother?" I demanded, standing to face him.


"I knew everything about her," he said, his voice suddenly soft with a feeling I couldn't name. "Serena was meant to be mine."


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