“You keep on telling me you understand my pain, Luna,” Elaine’s voice trembled with barely restrained fury as her gaze locked onto Beatrice. “But tell me, did your mate ever reject you? Did he turn away from the bond the Moon Goddess created for you, because he chose another? Because she was pregnant?”
Her words cracked like thunder through the room. No one moved. No one breathed.
Elaine’s voice rose, sharper now, each question a blade. “Did any of you ever have to sacrifice your mate—your fated—because you were told it might affect the unity and peace of the pack? Did any of you have to sit and watch as the person who was yours held someone else and promised them forever?”
Her eyes burned, tears threatening but held back with sheer force of will. She turned her gaze on her parents. “Di
