Fell for the Alpha-less Queen

Chapter 543 The Full Moon and the Lie

The days passed in their usual rhythm. Landon remained busy with business and pack affairs.

Tessa went to class as scheduled, occasionally bringing up the TS Entertainment expansion. She said shed already found a plot of land in the suburbs and planned to sign the contract after the full moon.

Wolves were naturally sensitive to lunar shifts. Full moons brought the strongest energy surges, so using that timing made sense-not just as a cover story for "high energy equals good luck for signing," but also because the blood pact ritual required that same lunar power.

"I'll go with you," Landon said as he stood, the edges of his fingers already glowing faintly with that cold light unique to awakened wolves-the full moon always made his instincts more alert, and the wolf within him restless.

Flex's voice rumbled through his mind with low warning: "She's hiding something. Her heartbeat is faster than usual, her scent's laced with tension. I tried reaching Emma, but she's ignoring me. They're definitely keeping secrets."

Tessa pressed her hand to his arm, her smile touched with helpless confidence. "It's just a contract signing. I can handle it."

"But tonight's the full moon. Rogues get agitated out in the woods-they might attack anything that moves..."

Tessa raised an eyebrow with a teasing smile. "Tch, I've awakened as a white wolf, remember? You think I'd get hurt by a bunch of Rogues?"

Still, Landon didn't let go. His gaze darkened. "Why won't you let me come? I won't get in the way. I'll just wait in the car."

ease. But her aura doesn't lie - that's the

"Come on, I just wanted to surprise you. If you tag along, what kind of

Landon frowned.

"Close enough."

it was a contract?"

a new one with him... that

the deep furrow in his brow and reached out to smooth it with her fingertips. "Be good. Don't you have a Nightshade Pack meeting tonight? It's almost time-you

ritual, she would've waited for him to leave for the meeting before sneaking off-just so he wouldn't

"You really can't just tell me what it is?

wasn't that he didn't trust her strength. But the unease inside him wrapped around his ribs like a vine,

I come back and tell you, I promise you'll say letting me

Full

emphasized the words "right call, hoping to reassure

settled. She wasn't wrong - her white wolf bloodline

fingertips brushing the top of her hair. "Keep your phone on. Check in every

and grabbed her briefcase. "I'm off. Wait

window, watching her car disappear into the night. His fingers whitened from how