SELENE
The annual packs trade was coming up and all alphas were required to attend.
The trade was a huge event, one that united packs from across the continent in a rare truce to exchange information, strengthen alliances, flaunt resources, and socialize. The kind of thing that helped decide which packs would thrive and which would fall behind in the months to come.
I had never gone with Lucas to any of the events outside the pack because he used to tell me that it was not necessary for me to go with him, that it was boring and full of “alpha talk” I wouldn’t understand.
Part of me used to imagine what went on there, what it would be like to dress up and walk beside him, eyes on us as a power couple. But deep down, I think I always knew he did not want me to be seen.
And although I wa
