Not Your Backup Luna
The Luna of the Silver Moon Pack is personally chosen by the Alpha.
By tradition, candidates enter the Pack House for the annual Luna Trials, where the Alpha selects a winning dish.
This was my ninth time participating.
Alpha Fred chose Sophia’s undercooked venison again. The Elders glanced at my roast and told me to leave. I grabbed my bag and walked out.
When I got home, my mother looked at me cautiously.
"Chloe, did Alpha Fred choose you this time?"
I stared at her teary eyes and the cold dinner. I had missed her birthday for nine consecutive years for these trials.
Fred had sworn he loved me, an Omega. But ever since his ex, Sophia, returned, he chose her every time to protect her pride.
Sophia had now been selected three times in a row. To the Pack, she was already the true Luna.
And I no longer wanted to betray my mother for this unrequited love.