All Chapters of The Rejected Fourfold Luna: Fated to Two Alpha Twins : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Celeste's POVI took Roland's hand and shook it."Thank you, Roland. Truly. That means a great deal coming from you."His expression did not change much but something in it settled quietly, the small shift of a man who did not need much and felt it when he was heard.He gave a short nod, the kind that said he meant every word and needed no repetition, then stepped back and moved into the crowd with the easy confidence of a man who belonged everywhere in this room.I watched him go for a moment then turned back to find the crowd already moving in.They came in small groups at first. Noble families, elders, pack members who carried themselves with the polished ease of people accustomed to ceremony. Mason and Jason stayed close on either side of me, receiving each guest with the kind of calm steady authority that made the whole flow of it feel natural rather than rehearsed.I smiled and shook hands and listened carefully and somewhere between the third and fifth introduction something i

Celeste's POVThe car stayed quiet for a long moment after I asked.Then Mason exhaled slowly and Jason did the same a beat after, the kind of exhale that said they were deciding how to say something neither of them was particularly eager to say."Calista was mine," Jason said. He said it plainly, which I appreciated. "Before we knew you were our mate. It was not serious between us but it existed for a while.""And Khalan?" I asked."Mason," Jason said, glancing across to his brother."Casual," Mason said. No inflection, no apology. "Nothing that carried any real weight. But yes, it happened for a time."I sat with that for a moment without saying anything.It was not jealousy exactly.More like the specific feeling of learning something you did not know and needing a moment to find somewhere to put it before you could say anything intelligent in response."They are angry," Jason said. "That is what tonight was. They saw you, they saw who you are to us and what you mean to this pack,

Vivian's POVI left the estate with my bag on my shoulder and my keys in my hand, the smile already completely gone from my face before I even reached the gate.I was not going to sit on this information and wait for the right moment to come to me.Aiden and Jayden were going to Mercer and Vale in person.To sit across a desk from Celeste Reed and go through their financial accounts like none of it ever happened between any of them. Rogan needed to know immediately.I drove across the city without stopping.Rogan opened the door before I knocked, he always did that without fail.I stopped finding it unsettling months ago. I accepted it as simply part of how he operated. He was always ahead of whatever was coming toward him.I stopped questioning how he always knew a long time ago.I stepped inside.He closed the door behind me and the room settled into its usual quiet, sealed from everything outside it."They are going to Mercer and Vale," I said, before he could ask me anything. "Aid

Celeste's POVThey were parked right outside the building when I came out.Mason was leaning against the car with his arms folded and Jason was on his side with the window down, elbow resting on the door.The two of them together in broad daylight outside my workplace made at least two colleagues slow down to look.I pretended not to notice and walked straight to the car."Get in," Jason said, smiling.I got in.Mason pulled into traffic and I turned to Jason beside me. "So. What is the news?""We are planning a weekend getaway for you," Mason said from the front.I looked between them. "For me?""To celebrate the Luna ceremony," Jason said. "Just the three of us. Somewhere outside the city, away from everything."Something warm moved through my chest."When?" I asked."Next weekend," Mason said. "We are handling all the arrangements. You do not need to do anything except decide what you want to bring."I sat back and let the whole thing settle over me.A weekend away. Just the three

Celeste's POV"I'm fine," I said.Mason did not move from where he stood behind me. He did not push either. That was the thing about him that made it impossible to stay guarded for very long."Okay," he said.Just that. And somehow it was enough to make the hollow feeling ease by a degree.I turned around and he was looking at me with the kind of steady attention that did not require anything from me in return. I held his gaze for a moment and then let out a slow breath. The tightness in my chest eased slightly."I think I just needed a minute to let it settle," I said."Then take it," he said. "No one is rushing you."Jason appeared in the hallway behind him, leaning against the wall with his arms folded and saying nothing. His version of the same thing Mason was doing. Just being present without turning it into something I needed to explain.I stayed there between the two of them and let the minute pass and did not try to rush it.By the time it did I felt steadier.Not fixed. Not r