Turning the tide: A Luna's Awakening

Selina's POVWas it from that woman in red?!I reached out to the phone. My heart was pounding so hard I could hear it in my ears.Luka grabbed his phone all of a sudden.I was so absorbed in the message that I didn't notice him walk out of the bathroom."Who was that? And find out about what?" I must have looked desperate at the moment."It's Abby. What's wrong, babe?""Abby?" I looked at him suspiciously, pressing for an answer."Look, she lied about how she spent the money." He turned to me. "Well, she just borrowed quite an amount of money from Mom."I looked at him with an arched brow."Come on, you know how she is. I had to cover for her.""She's a grown woman, and she still does it? And where's your parents' money coming from anyway?"As my voice died out, the room fell silent for a second.He leaned over."Well, I know. I'm a lucky guy, because I chose the most talented and beautiful she-wolf to be my Luna. If it weren't for you, the pack's businesses wouldn't survive to this

Selina's POV"No. Look, I didn't manage to see her face. Maybe it's nothing, but I figured you should know about it. Just in case." She sounded uncertain.I looked up at the ceiling and let out a deep sigh, shaking my head.Indeed, I cared too much about our mate bond. What Luka and I had built over the years, the pack, the business, and our little family, meant the world to me. Not to mention that I left my own pack for him, since my parents never approved of him. To them, only the fated mate was the right choice."This isn't right, Selina." Elise's voice from the other side of the phone cut my thoughts."Hey, I know you love him and Nora a lot. I get it." She paused, "But, you are you. Remember? Besides being Alpha Luka's mate and Nora's mom, you're still Selina Haley, Alpha's daughter. But you've sacrificed too much for them. You gave up your pack for Luka, and then you quit your job to take better care of Nora. You didn't have to do all that!""You think so? After what Luka did fo

Selina's POVI came in front of the mirror in the bathroom, splashed some cold water on my face. It sobered me up, and then I stumbled out and grabbed some clothes.Seriously? Yoga pants?I dug deeper in my closet but couldn't find anything decent to put on.Oh, come on, Selina!As I stretched my legs into the comfy pants, I couldn't help but think, "Look at you now, you've really turned yourself into a total housewife, not a Luna. Your world is between Nora's Cubs' House and the pack's supermarket. And, you're always standing by for any last-minute order from your mate: a pack's routine meeting, booking a nice restaurant for him to meet up with another Alpha or Beta, choosing a new tie to match with his new outfit..."I shook my head and gripped my fists tightly, my entire body shaking.After all, this was what I got: Betrayal!Violet howled in my chest; it was both rage and desperation."No! I won't let him take everything from me! I helped him build the Silver Moon Pack and the com

Selina's POVMy eyes widened as I saw her face...Abby?No way. Was this some joke? What was she doing here?Suddenly, I felt a sharp pain in my head, and the world was spinning. At the same time, an immense force pulled me out of the woods into a vortex, and my vision went dark..."The woman in red... The woman in red... Wait!"I jolted awake, gasping for air, and my ears were ringing.The morning sunlight shone through the gap in the curtains.Oh, no! It was already morning!I looked beside me and realized that Luka was no longer in bed."Oh, you're awake." Luka walked out of the bathroom with nothing but a white bath towel wrapped around his waist, his hair still dripping wet.He has the lean, athletic frame of a rock climber. Every muscle in his broad-shouldered, well-defined upper body looked like it had been chiseled from stone."Babe, look at you. Bad dreams?" he bent over and pulled me closer, looking a little concerned."Huh?... Yeah, I guess so." I looked away. "It was indee

Selina's POVI felt outraged at the thought.How could she? How dare she?!"Hey, Selina. You OK?" She asked tentatively. Perhaps, she felt the change in my attitude toward her."I'm fine. You should go back to work," I said with a distant gaze. "I can handle this."She stared at me wide-eyed and studied my expression, looking somewhat baffled.Then, she said with a soft tone, "OK... If you need anything, just call. I mean anything." She patted my shoulder, turned back, and headed to the elevator.Luka watched her leave, his eyes unreadable.Really? They were just together, and now, he already couldn't bear to see her leave? I bet he was really into her. Or, maybe he had marked her already...My mind was racing with wild thoughts, and it was beyond my control to stop it. Violet's dejected howl echoed within me; a sound filled with a sense of profound loss."Babe," Luka put his face close to mine, so close that I was startled, and his intoxicating scent filled my nose, but it was no lon