The sickened luna’s last chance

Chapter 36

Chapter 36

Ella

1 froze on the staircase, my fingers curling tightly around the banister. “What do you mean

Alexander won’t be attending?”

Gabriel’s sneer deepened. “Sophia called. She needed him for something urgent.” He shrugged as if it were obvious. “So he decided not to go tonight”

A knife twisted in my chest. I should have known that even after everything, Alexander would drop it all the moment Sophia called to him, but it still hurt.

“I see,” I said evenly, descending the remaining steps. “I take it he couldn’t be bothered to tell me himself, so he sent his minion?”

“He’s busy.” Gabriel’s eyes flicked over my dress again. “Well, at least you won’t need to wear that dress now since you’re canceling”

“Who said I was canceling?”

Gabriel blinked. “You can’t possibly be planning to go alone.”

“And why not?” I grabbed my clutch from the entryway table. “My name was on the invitation too, you know. Not just Alexander’s.”

“It wouldn’t look right for the Luna to attend without her Alpha. Think of the impact it’ll have on his campaign.”

I almost laughed at that. As if Alexander gave a damn how it would “look” for either of us when he abandoned me for Sophia. As if he ever considered my feelings in any of this. It was just about how he looked at all times.

In the past, perhaps I would have simply nodded and retreated back upstairs. No, not “perhaps“-similar situations had happened before, and I had chosen to stay home.

I would have changed out of my dress, washed off my makeup, and spent the night alone while Alexander was off doing Goddess–knows–what with Sophia or anyone else whose company he preferred over mine.

I would have been the perfect, understanding Luna, sacrificing her own happiness for her Alpha’s.

But not tonight. Not anymore.

I was done letting Alexander dictate my life. I was done letting him make me miserable. I had put effort into getting ready for this party. I was looking forward to visiting my old home. And I wouldn’t let him ruin that for me.

“Lilith!” I called out, my voice echoing through the foyer. “Lilith, are you home?”

A moment later, Lilith appeared from the kitchen, wiping her hands on a dishcloth. “Yes? What is it?”

“Would you like to come to that party with me tonight? The one at Stormhollow?”

Lilith’s eyes widened, darting between me and Gabriel like a deer caught in headlights. “Oh! I… well, I’m not dressed for-”

“I don’t mind waiting for you to get changed,” I assured her. “Please? I’d really appreciate the company.”

Lilith hesitated for another moment, but then nodded. “Give me ten minutes to freshen up.”

She hurried upstairs, leaving me alone with Gabriel once more. His face had darkened with each passing second, and when I turned back to look at him noticed that his cheeks were trembling with rage.

ridiculous,” he hissed once we were alone again. “You can’t go parading around another pack’s territory without your

blood boiled. “Excuse

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Chapter 36

Alexander present. Without him, you’re just asking for trouble. You need

stepped closer to Gabriel, something dark and powerful surging through me. It was the same feeling I’d had at the

forgotten yourself, Beta,” I said, my voice dropping to a dangerous whisper, “so let me clarify: what I wear is none of your business. Where ! go is none of your business. And what I do with my time

nostrils flared. “As Beta, it’s

your Luna.” I straightened my spine. “But since you seem incapable of

used my Luna Voice since

rage burning through my veins like acid, I couldn’t hold

until I give you permission to

it again, but no sound

it’s so important to you. And as my chaperone, you will not cause

fury, but he remained

“Nod if you understand.”

rigid resistance, Gabriel

away from him just as Lilith came hurrying back down the stairs, now dressed in a simple but elegant navy blue cocktail dress with her silver hair pulled back into a neat bun.

of breath. Then she noticed

with a grin. “Gabriel has kindly offered to drive us to Stormhollow and act

me but nodded

beamed and turned back to Lilith, holding my arm out

drive to Stormhollow was long and silent. Gabriel white–knuckled the steering wheel

to fill the awkward silence, but she was silent and tense most of the time

me. The landscape was achingly familiar–the rolling hills, the dense forests, the winding river that cut through the heart of the pack land. I hadn’t realized

beautiful here,” Lilith remarked almost wistfully. “I’d almost

sidelong glance. “You’ve been

she waved her hand dismissively.

Well, it is a beautiful territory,” I said softly. “I used to run

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Chapter 36

Those were the days before everything went to shit. Before my father remarried Before my half brother w born. Before

my one

my hand. I held onto her fingers like a lifeline. We dayed the that, silent, until the car wound its way up the long, tree lined driveway

wood, tall windows glowing golden from within. The gardens weerd in full bloom even at nighttime, a

before I realized that

been waiting by the driveway surged forward, cameras flashing,

Alexander. Well, they would be sorely disappointed Perhaps Alexander would regret his decision to run to Sophia in the

opened the car door for us. We stepped out into the

wasn’t with us, but I kept my head high and my expression neutral as we made our way to the entrance. I didn’t bother answering any of the questions as to where my

wasn’t my fault that he chose Sophia over me. I figured

chandeliers. Wooden parquet floors that still creaked in

frayed nerves as we entered the main ballroom. The moment we stepped through the archway, a hush fell over the crowd. Heads turned,

daughter, returned at last. But where was

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