Chapter 41************“Our Luna, Our Oath”Alera's POV Rex’s hand brushed against mine, his gaze locking with my own—soft this time, almost gentle.“Hey, Alera,” he murmured, “I know you’re not familiar with how things work here, but this is the blood oath session. Your blood is needed.”My breath hitched.My blood?This wasn’t how it was done in the Crescent Moon Pack.Before I could process it, Rex leaned in closer, his lips near my ear, his voice low enough for only me to hear.“If you don’t want this, I can tell the High Priestess. Even though this is tradition, I’m not going to force you into anything. I don’t want to put you in any—”I couldn’t even hear the rest of his words.My attention had already drifted to the crowd.Their eyes were fixed on us—waiting, watching, calculating. Earlier, I tried to ignore their stares, but now it felt like they were silently begging for a reason.A reason to judge me.A reason to reject me.“I’ll do it,” I said.The look on Rex’s face told
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