Prologue

Tonight, I will be Alpha Donnie’s Luna. I welcome the array of guests to prepare for the ceremony tonight and 

“Luna Nora, this is the new Alpha King” someone at the ceremony introduces me to another man. “You will find he is a very competent leader.” 

I look at the man, and my breath hitches for a moment as I gaze upon his handsome face. 

He smiles at me in a way that reminds me of the moment when we first formally met one another so many years ago: 

“Nora, this is my brother Ethan. Your uncle.” 

I remember my mother’s words as clearly as day. 

Ethan is my uncle, and I am born with a bond to him, a bond that also functions as a heavy chain between us. 

Now, I can only smile at him, making polite greetings and shallow conversation as I pretend to be unfamiliar with him.

But seeing him here tonight, my heart flutters like it’s full of butterflies. I essay my hellos to the remaining guests, and then excuse myself outside to walk alone by the lake. I need to get some air. 

The lake is unusually quiet. It’s pleasant. This sort of silence is the best thing for me to calm down.

Behind me, I hear footsteps. Thinking it might be my fiance, I turn around with a smile. But it’s not him, and the smile freezes on my face.

It’s Ethan, my uncle. 

"Alpha King," I say.

“Why bother pretending like this? Can't you even recognize your uncle?” He chuckles, as if he is still a playboy like many years ago.

“Uncle Ethan, congratulations on becoming the new Alpha King. If I had known earlier, I would have congratulated you then.” I emphasise the word “uncle”.

“Are we that unfamiliar with each other?” he ignores my congratulation to him.

Ethan gradually approaches me. I step back, my feet becoming wet with the edge of the lake. 

“We’ve had sex before, isn’t this familiar enough?” he whispers.