The Alpha's Regret: Rising From The Ash
"I need a Luna who brings strength and wealth to this pack. Not a debt-ridden orphan who cleans up after us."
Tears pricked my eyes, hot and stinging, but I bit the inside of my cheek until I tasted iron. *Don't you dare cry,* I told myself. *Do not give him the satisfaction.*
Kael straightened his jacket. He took a deep breath, silencing the room.
"I, Alpha Kael Blackwood of the Blackwood Pack," he boomed, the Alpha Command rolling off him in waves, "reject you, Elara Vance, as my mate and Luna."