Chapter 37 Rejected 1/5 AURORA I staggered .

Evelyns face was lifted to the sky , her eyes wide in wonder .

Silver shimmered along her body , pooling and absorbing into her skin .

She seemed to glow .

I turned away , my hand going to my chest .

Be an adult about this , Aurora , my inner voice said , immediately trying to calm me .

Its all right that it isnt you .

Its good just to have the chosen .

But the neglected child in me , the unloved woman , the person who never was chosen , who never was enough , cried out at the deep pain of it , as familiar to me as my own heartbeat .

My own breath .

In that same instant , I took hold of myself .

If the pain was familiar , so was dealing with it .

I shoved it down .

I told myself to get over it , I was one of the luckiest women in the world .

I was wealthy .

I was part of the High Alpine Pack .

But without this ceremony restoring my wolf like my grandmother insisted it would … was I still the first choice for Luna heir ? Or would I lose my place to Lilliana ? Even if that did happen , I had my children .

There was nothing to stop me from getting a normal job and living a normal , human passing life .

Plenty of single women did it every day .

It would be a struggle , but as long as I had the kids , I would be fine … Unless Dane found out they were his , and took them from me , too .

All these dark thoughts passed in a few seconds as I turned away from the sight of Evelyn being blessed with power and caught my breath .

I was still needed to read the journal to find the exact location .

of the relic , to translate how to peel back the layers of magic .

surrounding it .

As long as there was work , I could throw myself into it .

I would have purpose .

the last magic was absorbed into Evelyns skin , the circle

her , yipping and whooping and celebrating

? Trajan appeared at my elbow

Evander stood .

,

offered him a weak

chosen , Chapter 37 3/5 Trajan

unclear on exactly what

arrange with Dane to

and record her powers

then nodded and headed toward

arms across his chest and studied

Ridge wolves .

filled him in over the last few days on what I was doing here and what our

on this garbage fire , he said , but Granny Augusta is not

I know .

a minute , I said

Evander nodded .

wolves and

just needed

the goddess had chosen Evelyn , it had

I should have

should have expected

even have a wolf

it have been Piper ? Or Celia ? Or one of the few other Blue Ridge wolves who were

you see something in her I

allow me to see it

Aurora .

the sound of Danes voice

into a neutral polite expression

Alpha Montague .

help you ? 4/5 His face

believe the chosen should have the amulet

to my neck

and arrogant ,

so simple , so pretty

fat silvery pearl that looked

I felt connected to it

was probably just my wishful

before we give her

drew together , and

to me , Aurora

the

, but Im not going to give you a chance to disappear with something

Not again .

chilled at his

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