The Luna He Rejected, The Queen He Lost
I barely recognized Kade in his formal clothes, standing straighter than usual, more careful, though his eyes found mine immediately and softened just slightly, a private reassurance meant only for me.
"Alpha Ashford," my father said, extending a formal greeting. "Thank you for meeting on short notice."
"When my son insists something is urgent," Alpha Ashford replied, "I've learned to listen." His gaze moved to me, studying carefully, though not unkindly. "So this is the Royal Pack's hidden heir."
"Nadia," my father said. "My daughter, and the first female Alpha born to our bloodline in three generations."
A murmur passed through both groups of advisors, though Alpha Ashford himself simply n