"Aria," he said softly. "Today is your birthday."
It wasn't a question, but I nodded nevertheless.
"The moon is full tonight," he added, his voice quiet. "You will attend the ceremony."
"Of course, Elder," I replied, puzzled. All eighteen-year-olds attended the ceremony. It was essential.
He leaned in, smelling gently. "You already feel it, don't you? "The change."
My heartbeat skipped. "What change?"
Elder Malin's eyes narrowed. "Interesting. "Very interesting." He reached inside his pocket and retrieved a little pouch. "Wear this tonight."
I accepted it hesitantly. Inside was a simple moonstone pendant with a leather cord.
"But this is for—"
"Wear it," he interjected. "Hide it under your clothes if you must, but wear it."
Moonstones were precious. They aided our connection to the Moon Goddess during ceremonies. However, they were only given to wolves from influential families (Alphas and Betas). Not Omegas like me.
"Why?" I questioned.
Elder Malin glanced at Mira before returning his attention to me. "Because someone is harboring secrets about you, child. And tonight, those secrets may be revealed."

~

I never mattered in our pack. Omegas like me serve, submit, and survive. We don't dream of love. We don't dream of power.

She was the future Luna. I was just the girl who watched from the shadows.

But everything changed on my 18th birthday.

I felt the bond. I met my mate.

One of the Alpha's sons.

But the Alpha has triplets, and I felt the mate bond with all three and it seems the three of them felt it too — three perfect warriors, three powerful Alphas, three secrets buried beneath the surface.

One of them is my destiny.

One of them is lying.

And one of them might be the death of me.

The Moon Goddess doesn't make mistakes... but this time, I think she might've given me too much to handle.

Alpha Darius fell right in front of me, and I knew our world was ending.


I dropped the medical supplies I was holding and ran toward him. Around me, other pack members were doing the same thing. We all felt it the moment our Alpha's life left his body - like someone had ripped a hole in our hearts.


"No, no, no," I whispered, falling to my knees beside him.


I wasn't important enough to be close to the twins or Aria. I was just Finn, a regular pack member who worked in the recovery house and tried to stay out of trouble. But Alpha Darius had always been kind to me, even when others ignored me.


"What do we do?" Sarah asked behind me. She was crying, her hands shaking as she stared at our dead Alpha. "What happens to us now?"


I didn't know how to answer. The pack bond felt broken, like someone had cut all the invisible strings that held us together. Without an Alpha, we were just a bunch of scared people with nowhere to go.


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