Preferred by the Luna
Ten years ago, Daryl was brutally attacked and left for dead. Now, he wakes from a coma to find a world that moved on without him. The biggest blow? Emma—his mate and the love of his life—is no longer his. She’s bonded to his best friend and Beta, and together they’re raising a son.
Haunted by memories of what they once shared, Daryl is torn between reclaiming his rightful place and accepting the painful truth. But the mate bond doesn’t just disappear—and neither do old feelings. As Daryl struggles to adapt to a pack that’s changed, the connection between him and Emma reignites, threatening the fragile peace she’s built.
Emma thought she’d lost Daryl forever. In his absence, she did what she had to do—grieve, survive, and find love again. But with Daryl’s return, long-buried emotions rise to the surface. Her heart is divided between loyalty to the mate who stood by her during the darkest days… and the one she never stopped loving.
As tensions mount and bonds are tested, the past and present collide in a battle of love, fate, and honor. Will Emma choose the life she’s built—or the mate fate once promised her?
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Chapter: Chapter 41 Days passed quickly and soon it had been weeks since Emma and Quincy had spoken other than brief conversations about the pack. Although it made Emma sad to lose her closest friend in the pack, she didn’t regret her choice. She didn’t need a chosen mate and she didn’t want one that couldn’t understand her point of view or understand why it was time for traditions to change. She was exhausted from working long hours and trying to spend as much time as possible with Caleb and visiting Daryl, but now no one could say she wasn’t capable of taking care of the pack. Veronica was working on the details of the Luna Conference and Emma was excited to see how it would turn out. This event would be a three day conference for Luna’s only. The last day would also host a family event and end with a celebration for both the Luna’s and their mates. There would be many topics discussed and she hoped the conference would become an annual event. Emma was so lost in thought as she walked one of the narr
Last Updated: 2023-05-17
Chapter: Chapter 40Internally Emma was berating herself for speaking too soon. Now she had to spar with the one man she wanted to avoid most. She approached the mat without hesitation, her years of training providing her with a calm exterior. Quincy gave her a grin, “Good morning Luna.” Emma gave him a cool smile, “Good morning Beta.” She stepped onto the mat and they paired off. He attempted to use his larger size the pin her to the mat, but within minutes she had him. The pack members cheered the match on and were happily chatting about her win into lunchtime. Emma returned to the pack house and Veronica joined her in the office. “Good morning Luna, here are today’s files. Your meetings have been rescheduled and I scheduled time for you and Hera to meet about the security changes.” Emma nodded, “Thank you. Please let Beta Quincy know that I’m ready to meet with him this morning.” Veronica left the office and returned a few minutes later with Quincy following behind her. He carried s legal pad and a c
Last Updated: 2023-05-15
Chapter: Chapter 39“It’s nothing personal Emma. This is how our culture works. Every pack needs an Alpha and a Luna. The pack works together so everyone is provided for and protected. They are looking out for the best interest of the pack.” Quincy series on with his point of view, but Emma was so taken aback that she didn’t hear the rest of it. Anger filled her, and she felt her face and neck heat up. “I can’t believe you just said that to me. After months of working alongs side of me, you’re agreeing with them? As if I cannot manage or protect the pack simply because I am female?” She didn’t even realize that her power was filling the room. Quincy flinched slightly as it hit him, drawing his full attention to how upset she truly was. He fully submitted to her without hesitation, baring his neck to her. Emma ignored the gesture and made no effort to control her aura. “There are times when society needs to change. Broken Paw Pack has been fine under my leadership. It is insane to think that I cannot ma
Last Updated: 2023-05-14
Chapter: Chapter 38 Emma sat at the conference table with the four Alphas who’s packs connected to her. “Good afternoon gentlemen. I’m must say, I was surprised that you asked for this meeting. Please tell me why you’re here.” One man spoke up, “we are here to express our concern for your pack. We have brought up the issue with Beta Quincy but it is time we address it with you. Since Alpha Daryl is unable to manage the pack, there are concerns that you will be challenged. It puts your allies in a difficult position.” Emma breathed in slowly as she sat back in her chair. Sitting straight and shoulder back, she exhaled. As she let the muscles in her body relax, her power flowed freely to the men in the room. She watched them intently as each one struggled not to submit to her. “I greatly appreciate your concern, but I am not worried about my ability to meet any challengers.” She pulled back her aura, and another one piped in. “There are also rumors about the attack. People are whispering that you are Ly
Last Updated: 2023-05-12
Chapter: Chapter 37 Once the interview was done, Emma felt for confused than ever. Alice had answered every question they asked and she seemed to be telling the truth about everything except how she escaped. For days now Emma had been replaying it in her head, and she couldn’t comprehend why. Today she decided to have Alice over to discuss it. Caleb went to the nursery, and Quincy had left with the Lycan team to apprehend some of the names she had given. Hera was ever present for her protection, but for this conversation, she wanted to be alone. It was mid afternoon, and she was relaxing in her suite when Alice arrived. She inclined her head, “Good afternoon Luna. Thank you for inviting me. I was quite surprised when you asked me to come.” Emma waved her hand, “never be surprised when I ask for your company. I do consider you a friend, however, I must admit I had more than companionship on my mind when I asked you to join me.” Alice took a seat next to Emma. “Oh really? What did you have on your mind?”
Last Updated: 2023-05-07
Chapter: Chapter 36Everyone got into place for the interview to begin. The session would be recorded. Quincy, Alice and Karen went into the interview room. John and the other team members began setting up the case file information so it could be viewed as they went through the interview process. Emma paced the room as the session began. Alice and the woman sat at the table, while Quincy sat in the corner. Comfortable chairs had been brought in to make the room more accommodating. John started the recorder, and the woman introduced herself. “Hi Alice, my name is Karen. I’m sure you’re aware, but I am one of the team members investigating this is situation. I have a degree in psychology, and have work as part of the Lycan investigation team for 15 years. More importantly, I am a mother to three girls, and if anyone had treated them the way you’ve been treated, I would be out for blood. Everyone deserves to be free and happy, and to have a choice. That choice was taken from you. I’m here to help you get j
Last Updated: 2023-05-06
Chapter: Chapter 15 JaceJace wasn’t sure when it started., not the bond with Mira, he’d felt that like a thunderclap. Raw. Immediate. Painful in its honesty. But the second thread, the one tugging quietly, steadily from the edges of his awareness, that was Rhett. At first, Jace had thought it was instinct—pack proximity, Alpha presence, the usual gravitational pull between dominant wolves and those who knew how to follow without submission. But this wasn’t deference. It wasn’t fear. It was his wolf recognizing its mate. A rhythm syncing with his. Like his heartbeat had started listening for someone else’s, and it terrified him. Ifthis was real; if the bond was forming between all three of them, then there was no turning back without tearing something vital apart. He stood at the edge of the Blackstone training grounds, arms crossed as Mira worked through hand-to-hand drills with a young warrior named Risa. Mira moved like wind wrapped around steel, all grace and precision, all muscle and danger. She h
Last Updated: 2025-06-25
Chapter: Chapter 14 RhettThe sunrise didn’t feel like a new beginning. It felt like a warning. Rhett stood at the perimeter line of Blackstone’s northern ridge, wind tugging at his sleeves as the scent of morning dew and pine curled around him. Below, the pack compound stirred. Taining rotations resuming, patrols swapping out, another day pretending everything was normal. It wasn’t. He could still feel the taste of her, Mira. The fire in her touch, the demand in her kiss, the way the bond had burned through him like wildfire the second he let go. He had kissed her like a drowning man, and then, like a coward, he’d walked away. Not because he didn’t want her, but because the moment he gave in, he felt the entire foundation of his control begin to splinter. He didn’t know how to lead while falling apart, and the bond—the triad—was tearing at the seams of every rule that had kept him grounded. ⸻ “You look like shit.” Rhett didn’t turn. Tarek’s voice came from behind him, steady, casual, but not unkind.
Last Updated: 2025-06-25
Chapter: Chapter 13 JaceThe trees blurred past in a gray-green smear, but Jace barely saw them. The truck rumbled steady beneath them, tires carving through forest roads, but the cabin’s silence was heavy; thicker than the woods, tighter than the space between his shoulder and hers. Mira sat next to him, arms crossed, her face turned toward the window. She hadn’t said a word since the kiss. Not to Rhett. Not to Jace. Not even to herself, from what he could feel through the bond. Her emotions crackled, confused, charged, and defensive. She was holding them in like steam under pressure. It would break her eventually. It always did. Jace didn’t blame her. He wasn’t even sure he could put into words what had shifted during the mission between them, among them, but something had. He’d felt it the second Rhett pressed his mouth to hers,fierce and raw. He hadn’t been close enough to hear their words, but the emotions had flooded through the bond like a lightning strike to the chest. Rhett’s need had been
Last Updated: 2025-06-25
Chapter: Chapter 12 MiraRhett’s mouth crushed against hers like gravity finally gave in. There was no hesitation. No measured calculation. Just raw, commanding heat. His hand curled at the back of her neck, anchoring her in place, while his other arm slid around her waist, pulling her against the hard line of his body. The kiss burned—not gentle, not careful—but claiming. Like he’d spent every second of resistance storing up this exact moment. And gods help her, she let him. Because the second his lips met hers, everything else disappeared. The aching, the questions, the fear gone in an instant. There was only his mouth on hers, the smell of smoke and pine, the sound of his restrained breathing as if he, too, was stunned by how badly he needed this. She wanted to be angry. She wanted to shove him and remind him that she wasn’t his to command, but when his tongue brushed hers and her spine arched into his body, she realized she wanted something else more. She wanted to feel, to let it happen, to let som
Last Updated: 2025-06-25
Chapter: Chapter 11 JaceThe dream was soft at first. Mira’s voice—low, urgent, pulling through shadows, not in pain, but calling. Then a second voice—rougher, controlled. A thread of gravel and storm. Rhett. Their voices circled him, not speaking to him, but about him. Around him. Through him. He was in the middle. Always the middle. Jace opened his eyes. It was dark. The cabin creaked softly with age. Cold air pressed against the shuttered windows, and the dying embers of a long-dead fire whispered in the hearth. He was alone; No—not alone. Movement shifted across the room. He sat up slowly, his heart beating faster, not from fear, but knowing. The bond was awake. He could feel them. Mira’s emotions were jagged. Sharp. A mix of restraint and fury. Rhett’s were molten iron wrapped in stone. They weren’t yelling but they were absolutely arguing. Jace rose silently and stepped toward the doorway leading into the next room, moving like the scout he’d been trained to be. What he saw stopped him in his t
Last Updated: 2025-06-25
Chapter: Chapter 10 MiraIt wasn’t supposed to be a real mission. Just a recon run, low-risk terrain, low-profile intel collection. A test of team cohesion, Blackstone’s security tech, and the task force’s ability to not kill each other in close quarters but the forest had other plans. Now Mira was crouched beneath the twisted carcass of a fallen tree, blood in her mouth, sweat on her neck, and two growling, pissed-off males flanking her on either side. “Everyone else is still back at the outpost,” Jace said, voice low. “We got separated at the ridge when the det charge went off. “Yeah, I noticed,” Mira muttered, adjusting the strap on her thigh holster. Rhett didn’t speak. He stood a few feet away, back to them, scanning the treeline with his usual coiled intensity. His hands were flexing and relaxing at his sides, like he was ready to tear something apart. “Trap?” Mira asked. “Most likely,” Rhett said. Jace crouched beside her, steady eyes scanning the terrain. “Minimal blast pattern. Controlled. Not
Last Updated: 2025-06-25
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