Moonwake Vengeance The Rejected Luna’s ReckoningChapter 1

At the birthday moot, my pup was just about to blow out her candles.

Alaric Vargan leaned in with a smile, his tone light—as if he were sharing a harmless jest with the gathered pack members.

"Lily, little one, your mother and I are breaking our mating bond. Why don't you make a wish for Aunt Raven Frosthollow to give you a little brother?"

The smile froze on my daughter's face. Her golden eyes—so like mine—filled with tears in an instant.

The next second, she burst into howling sobs, the small wooden fork slipping from her trembling fingers and clattering against the stone floor of our den.

Alaric clicked his tongue in irritation, his wolf's displeasure rippling through the bond we still shared.

I couldn't take it anymore. I scooped Lily into my arms and carried her to her sleeping chamber, her small body shaking against my chest.

After I finally got her to sleep, her breathing still ragged from crying, I took the bond rejection scroll and found Alaric in his study.

"I've marked it with my blood."