Chapter 5 AURORA FIVE YEARS LATER Ann Reed is dead .

Im Aurora DeVere , now , and Aurora DeVere is on the rise .

After years of suffering , I was on the path to being Luna of one of the most powerful packs in the world .

All I had to do to get there was face Dane Montague … and hope I survived .

Because if I knew him , he would want me dead more .

than ever .

I stepped out of the zippy white sports car and took in the Georgia mansion Id just purchased .

As glad as I was to see the red earth and breathe the rich air , my stomach felt full of wriggling worms .

Dane had looked hard for me for a few months .

Id even been on the news .

He might have found me … if the DeVeres hadnt first .

Once they realized who I was once they informed me of my true identity as their heiress I was whisked away .

I thought the Council would force me to go back to Dane .

But Augusta DeVere , my biological grandmother and Luna of the Alpine Pack , was one of the heads of the Council .

Not only did Chapter 5 she handle the rest of them , she kept my location and my existence a secret .

The Blue Ridge pack was powerful , but they were nothing compared to the ancient packs in Europe .

Dane never stood a chance .

Luna heir , said a deep voice .

2/6 I smiled at Trajan Graves , who had just walked out of the mansion .

The former mercenary was a bear of a man .

He was my assistant , bodyguard , and my choice for beta when I took over as Luna of the High Alpine Pack .

Trajan , I said .

My voice was smooth , crisp .

Just like my cream colored suit .

Its lovely to see you .

The man gave me a somber smile .

than me , with curly brown hair and a neat ,

an American wolf whod gone rogue for

saved him just

was the first and oldest member of my chosen family

you ,

like a tour of your new home ? Just the basics ,

starts soon , and I

I suppressed a shiver at the thought

I was about to face Dane again

At least the

would be

to meet the representative of the

that would increase the power of both Blue Ridge and High Alpine beyond his wildest dreams

? It was with

heels clicked as Trajan and I walked across the stone drive to

the

longer than it had

was down past my shoulder blades , and I wore it lightly

it

glow of my skin and the brightness of my

was nothing like the sad , broken waif who

I did look

I asked as he

stories , and one of the walls was all windows ,

made me tea as I sat at the

who the spokesman of High Alpine

5 4/6 Very

the tea and

was expecting me ,

watch , Trajan growled

my tea again

, but Id never met any wolf who could

, but my

when Augusta DeVere demanded something , she got it , or people

favored heir , but I wasnt her only one , and I had two very good reasons to do

that in just a little while , I would have to

pack house was the grandest mansion I had ever

out from the

the mountain , which held it

the most pristine left in

the eastern United

been all but forgotten

out

, a sparkling sheath

and ears dripped with real moonstones that flashed

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