All Chapters of The Alpha's Second Luna : Chapter 1 - Chapter 3

(Augustina's Pov.)“You will be married off before the next full moon.” my mother announced.My hands trembled slightly. The polished wood of the council table felt suddenly foreign under my fingers. My wolf growled softly, restless, sensing the shift in the air.For a moment, I forgot how to breathe. The council room around me disappeared into shadows. My mother, Luna Seraphina Moonfall, stood perfectly still, chin lifted, as if she had just declared something noble. My father sat silent, his gaze fixed on the table, giving nothing away.I had expected this. Ever since my fated mate tore our bond apart and ran away with another woman on the night I turned nineteen. I had learned never to trust fate or anyone else’s promises.My mother had spent the entire week crying, not because her daughter was hurting, but because she felt exposed.She kept saying that her rivals would never let this go, that every Luna who disliked her would whisper behind her back and smile to her face. In their

Augustina. I was not supposed to see Alpha Kael Dravaryn. That was the rule. Until dinner, I was to remain upstairs, out of sight, while they welcomed my future husband into our home and negotiated the terms of my life like a treaty between packs. Until then, I was to stay hidden. Like I was some puppet who couldn't contribute to decisions about her own life. They said he was ruthless. That he didn’t tolerate nonsense. And tonight, I’d meet the man who could decide if I lived a life of comfort… or obedience. I sat on the edge of my bed, jaw clenched, listening to the low murmur of voices drift faintly up the staircase. Every word I couldn’t hear made my anger tighten further. Then the doorbell rang, and my stomach dropped. The sound cut cleanly through the house. I sat up. If they wanted me hidden, then I would watch. If they were going to decide my future, then I would at least see the man who thought he had the right to claim it. Curiously, I changed quickly, pulling on m