The sickened luna’s last chance

Chapter 253

“Whatever you want to think.” I turned away from her and walked back to my chair. “Applications open in two weeks. You can submit yours with everyone else’s.”

The truth was, I didn’t want to host the trial at all. The whole thing had been forced on me by my Alpha King advisors. They’d cornered me three days after Ella’s funeral and laid it out in terms I couldn’t ignore.

An Alpha King without a Luna was vulnerable. Other Alphas could challenge my position if they thought I was weakened by my loss. The packs needed stability, and stability meant a mated Alpha with a strong Luna by his side.

I’d argued with them for hours, but they wouldn’t budge. Host a Luna Trial or risk losing everything I’d worked for.

The irony wasn’t lost on me, of course. I’d spent years treating Ella like she didn’t matter, and now that she was gone, her absence was threatening to destroy everything.

I never wanted to marry again, truthfully.

and the Alpha King did what was best for his people, not what was best for himself. Furthermore, I needed to secure Lucien’s future, and I couldn’t do that if I let

But I’d never be intimate with whoever became my new Luna. Lucien

I would never

Sophia

was on cloud

given her permission to enter the Luna Trial. He’d practically invited her to

had to hide her smile–had

This was it. Finally, after all

wedge between Alexander and Ella in every way possible. She’d been cruel and

her grave would grow cold and he would have no choice but to move on. He needed a Luna and a

years of planning would come to fruition. All the careful timing, being in the right

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