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 .

me , with curly brown hair and a neat

American wolf whod gone rogue for his own

him just before the DeVeres had found

was the first and oldest

ready for you , Luna

you like a tour of your new home ? Just the

, and I

I suppressed a shiver at the

, I was about to

the gala was public

wolves would be there

expected to meet the representative of

of

meeting ? It was with me

as Trajan and I walked across the stone drive to the mansions entrance

, a mirror in the foyer

it

past my shoulder blades , and I wore

so flawless , it looked like

of my skin and the

was nothing like the sad , broken waif who had fled five years ago

did look worried

I expect ? I asked as he led me to the

, and one of the walls was all windows , looking out on the

made me tea as I sat at the

know who the spokesman

5 4/6 Very good

the tea

, Id probably already

watch ,

sipped my tea again

a long time , but Id never met any wolf who could

here , but my grandmother

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

I wasnt her only one , and I had two very good reasons to do everything she

a little while ,

The Blue Ridge pack house was the grandest mansion I had

out from the scenery and looked as if it was meant to

of the mountain , which held

forest all around was some of the most

left in the eastern United States

had been all but forgotten Chapter 5 everywhere else

Trajan handed me out of the

was lilac , like my eyes , a sparkling sheath

neck and ears dripped with real moonstones that flashed blue , matching

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