KYLA'S POVThe celebration was slowly winding down. One by one, people approached me with small gifts...flowers, jewels, gold trinkets, and placed them at my feet. Their smiles were genuine now, their eyes lowered with respect.Now that I was marked by the Alpha, they looked at me differently. There was no more pity, no more scorn in their gazes. Just acknowledgment. Finally, they saw me as their Luna.I should've felt proud, but my eyes kept straying toward the liquor table.Tormund was standing there with his men, Jason, Leroy, and a few others. His arms were resting lazily against the table, a bottle of beer dangling from his fingers. He threw his head back and drank, his throat moving with each gulp. He looked too good for his own good.But I could tell they were talking about me. Every few seconds, their eyes would drift toward me, followed by low laughter and knowing grins.'You think we should eavesdrop?' Gemma purred inside my head, her voice sly.'I don't know,' I whispered b
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