The Luna's Perfect Corpse
And Aiden's mother, the former Luna who had always been so kind to me, was now gazing at Cassia with a loving expression.
"Good child."
She took out a shard of the moonstone, a Luna heirloom of the Black Moon Pack, and placed it in Cassia's palm.
"Although your blood is common, you carry Aiden's firstborn."
The old Luna's voice echoed in the vast cave, each word a hammer blow against my soul.
"As long as this child is born safely, and is a healthy Alpha... in my heart, you will be our Luna too."
The surrounding elders all nodded in agreement, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.