Rejected Seven Times, Now The Alpha Begs

s voice shook despite his efforts to sound calm. He spoke carefully, as

reconsider if you let Daisy become Co-Luna. He's even told the pack you'll give in soon

her of them broke the uncomfo

nd signed her name with a steady hand. She didn't falter or sto

egun to feel oppressive. The monitors beeped at regular intervals, and the sharp smell

m to her seve

Pack under suspicious circumstances. He'd told her to give h

y. He'd wanted Daisy to return to the pack house, where they'd liv

aisy to look after their son, Bryan. According to him, that would

e fourth agreement and appointed

in front of the whole pack. Ravyn had told her to put her pride a

s time, he'd wanted Daisy to move into the Luna's suite. Hi

in front of the Beta. She'd kept her expression calm, though ev

then, she'd been foolish enough to hope her husband would spare her some attention. She'd hoped he'd do s

had come his latest demand that she accept Daisy as Co-Lu

that their marriage had

asted every one of those chances hoping things would

the pack. Her son wou

time?" Corvine whispered. His eyes w

nd looked at him with a smal

in an even voice. "But if you've tried six times to fix somethin

in remote forests. Wolves lived alongside humans, took jobs in their

within those limits. They still treated their full moon gatherings

of those who remained on pack territory. They ke

derstood how much he owed Seraphine. She'd planned their moves, made difficult deci

ifference. He'd kept punishing her for a mistake

notice her worth had gotten her nowhere. She no longer expec

f them. Her son was the only reason she'd ever

hospital blanket and lowered her

a quick breat

you really

ven the pack's doctors had believed sh

herself take a step anyway. She'd spent two months unable to get out of bed, and

le at the thought but

r month making painfully slow progress toward recovery. Durin

o work couldn't repair everything that had gone wrong betwee

survived. She'd kept herself alive by relying on her

she responded at last, sounding as calm as before. "Once t

he felt relieved that she was finally leav

n Seraphine. Her husband, however, had nev

bonds they hadn't chosen. They'd wanted the same freedom humans h

delity, attraction to other partners, an

refused to accept their bond from the beginning. Without what had h

it when she heard the muffled beat of party

elebrating out t

Daisy as Co-Luna. Alpha Ravyn's making it official. He invited other Alphas and speci

m a small,

osition would stand by and

d left the hospital without a backward glance. She had

to stop her, but she'd already

main building, she could h

ere doing to stare. They watched her walk past as

oors, and the crowd abruptly went quiet. Th

Luna Se

eally sti

standing o

oked as handsome as ever and carried himself with his usual confidence. H

resting? What are you do

d concerned, but she couldn't find any si

ng Alpha asked quietly nearby. "She

ho saw her. In her cheap cotton hospital gown, she looked painfully out of

ntion to the peo

platform before she walked straight up to him a

enough for everyone in the quiet hall to hear. "She can ha

obody spoke

le, Ravyn couldn't maintain the