Married My Ex's Alpha Uncle by Aurora Starling

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."

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

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

forcing a

I brought up having the gathering

have the gathering

event on the full moon? How he looked at me right now left me no room for debates. I decided to drop the subject

the gathering preparations and his duties as the Alpha

However, Rebecca noticed.

with her hands on her hips and her lips pressed in a thin

my calls," she said, her brows furrowed together. "What's going on

thing I needed was for my best friend to start looking at me like

asked, sitting on one of the nearby chairs. "You should be happy