"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.

I slammed my fist against the barrier between worlds, watching hopelessly as my daughter faced death.


"Let me through!" I screamed at the old laws that kept me trapped in the spirit realm. "She needs me!"


For fifteen years, I'd been stuck here, unable to touch the human world. Unable to help my family. Unable to tell them about the dangers coming their way.


Now Elena was stealing my husband's life force, my niece was dying from too much divine power, and my sons were about to lose everything.


"You cannot interfere directly," the Voice of the Moon Goddess said behind me. "You know the rules."


I spun around to face the glowing figure that had been my guide since death. "The rules are stupid! My family is dying while I stand here doing nothing!"


"You are not doing nothing," the Voice said quietly. "You are learning. Watching. Preparing."


"Preparing for what?" I asked. "By the time I'm allowed to help, they'll all be dead!"


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