“I reject you!”The words didn’t echo, they ended me.“I, Ryan Hale, reject you, Becky Nightshade, as my mate and future Luna.”For a second, I honestly believed I had misheard him and I waited for the correction. The laugh, the signal that this was some cruel ritual test.It never came. The clearing fell silent, not shocked but watching.My wolf screamed inside my chest, not dramatic, not loud but shattered.“You’re rejecting me?” I asked.“Yes!”, No hesitation, no apology.“Accept it,” Ryan added calmly, “Make it official.”That calmness hurt more than the words. I searched his face for something. Regret, doubt, anything but I only found strategy.“Why?” I asked, and this time my voice cracked.“You’re not strong enough,” he replied evenly, “Silverpine needs a Luna who commands respect, not someone they question.”I had stood beside him for three years, I had defended him, supported him, believed in him and tonight, in front of the entire pack, he reduced me to an inconvenience.Viv
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