The Alpha’s Rejected Human Luna
“If I stand as Luna, I do it as his equal. Every decision, every threat, every alliance—you get both of us. You answer to both of us. We carry this together. Or not at all.”
The last words hung in the air like a drawn bowstring.
For a heartbeat, no one moved.
Then Cassian stepped forward and dropped to one knee, fist pressed to the ground.
“As your Beta,” he said, head bowed, “that’s the smartest thing I’ve heard all damn year.”
Naomi flopped into an exaggerated bow beside him. “Naomi, chaos gremlin and unofficial dagger specialist, approves this message.”
Laughter cracked the tension. Short, sharp, needed.