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.

go parading

boiled.

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

something dark and powerful surging through me. It was the same feeling I’d had at the theater, when I’d finally stood up to him in front of everyone.

go is none of

“As Beta, it’s

it’s your duty to show respect to your Luna.” I straightened my spine. “But since you

Luna Voice since that day

burning through my veins like acid,

“you will be silent until I give

to open it again, but no sound

I continued firmly. “You will act as my silent chaperone for the evening, since apparently it’s so important to you. And as

face contorted with fury, but he remained

“Nod if you understand.”

rigid resistance,

simple but elegant navy blue cocktail dress with her silver hair pulled back into a neat

of breath. Then

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

at me

holding my arm out for her.

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

Lilith sat beside me in the backseat, occasionally chatting about inconsequential things to fill

landscape was achingly familiar–the rolling hills, the dense forests, the winding river that cut through the heart of the pack land. I

Lilith remarked almost wistfully. “I’d

shot her a sidelong glance.

her hand dismissively. “Oh, you know. Just passing through here

is a beautiful territory,” I said softly. “I used to run through these woods

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before everything went to shit. Before my father remarried Before my half brother w born. Before I was forced to marry a fated mate who

my one year

in mood. She didn’t say anything–just reached over and squeezed my hand. I held onto her fingers like a lifeline. We dayed the that, silent, until the car wound its way up the long,

The gardens weerd in full bloom even at nighttime, a riot of color and fragrance that brought

realized that cherry blossoms smelled far sweeter than

waiting by the driveway surged forward, cameras flashing, hews of my return to Stormhollow after five

they would be sorely disappointed Perhaps Alexander would regret his decision to run

car door for us. We stepped out into the flashing lights, Lilith and I arm in

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 husband was. I also didn’t try to

fault that he chose Sophia over me. I

well as a child. Crystal chandeliers. Wooden parquet floors that still creaked in all the places I remembered. A sweeping staircase led to

main ballroom. The moment we stepped through the archway, a hush fell over the crowd. Heads

returned at last. But where was her mate? Why had she

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