Chapter Six: Rejected Daughter

Luna

I walked into my father's office, trying to keep my expression neutral despite the turmoil in my heart. I had just come back from Lucas's pack, where I had gone to ask his stance on the fact that we were mates, something I only did to please my father.

The thought of everything that happened there was still oddly vivid in my mind, and no matter how many times I tried not to think about the turn of events, it still found a way to creep into my mind and ruin my mood even more.

Lucas had obviously tried to be polite, but I could instantly tell that he was being distant as well, and I knew right away that we were never going to be more than allies. I've already made up my mind that it’s not going to be a bad idea to forget all of this and move on from it, but regardless, I still couldn’t help but feel nervous.

To make things even worse, I still couldn't think of how I was supposed to tell my father that Lucas and I planned on going through the rejection ceremony. He had always