CARDAN MONTESSORI
“I’ll do it,” I said. The words came out like they didn’t belong to me.
Nora stood in front of me, her expression unreadable. Her eyes glittered like she had just won a game she habd been playing alone all along. She didn’t smile. She didn’t even blink.
“Say it again,” she said.
“I said I’ll make you my Luna,” I repeated, jaw tight.
She tilted her head slightly. “Say it like you mean it. Like an Alpha.”
I could feel the heat rising in my chest. Anger, pride, disgust… and something I hated to name… fear. Not of her, but of what I was agreeing to.
“Nora…” I began, but she cut me off with a low, cold laugh.
“No, Cardan. Not ‘Nora.’ Say it properly.”
My hands curled into fists at my sides. “You will be Luna,” I said. “From this day forward. But only if you hold your
