My cheeks burned as Leo explained the event.

A pack gathering? The night of the full moon?

This couldn't be happening right now. I couldn't attend a pack gathering during the full moon. I couldn't attend any gatherings during the full moon.

That was the one night of the month that I transformed into the monster I am. Nobody can know about this secret I harvest deep inside. They wouldn't want me as their Luna if they found out the truth. They would probably hunt me down and kill me... or banish me. Elliot would never look at me the same.

Panic started to consume me, and I bit my lower lip to keep from going into a full panic attack. Noticing my displeased face, Leo cocked his head to the side.

"I'm just not into large gatherings," I told him, which wasn't a lie, but not the full truth either. "Maybe we could do this another time? Or maybe I don't have to attend...?"

"The gathering is for you, Luna," Leo reminded me, his brows knitting together. "Elliot had been preparing for this all month."

I said, chewing on my bottom lip. "I just don't

first event as the pack's Luna. You must be

nodded, forcing a smile

I tried to have the same conversation with Elliot during dinner. When I brought up having the gathering on

our strongest. It's most appropriate to have the gathering during that time. Besides, the preparations have already been made and the pack is alerted

at me right now left me no room for debates. I decided to drop the subject

busy with the gathering preparations and his duties as the

However, Rebecca noticed.

art studio with her hands on her hips and her lips pressed

of my calls," she said, her

moon transformation, and I wasn't going to tell her about it. The last thing I needed was for my best friend to start looking at me like the monster

one of the nearby chairs. "You should be happy that your husband wants to show you off to

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