CELESTE
The pack had looked at me differently after the trial. It was overwhelming and made me want to hide. I hoped it didn’t look like I was trying to suck up to them or buy their favor. They whispered, thinking I could not hear them, that perhaps the Luna was not as cold as they thought.
Knox’s reaction shocked me the most. He didn’t look at me with fear or caution; instead, he stared like I had taken something heavy from his shoulders and done something for him that no one else had ever dared to do. It left a frustrating, fuzzy warmth under my skin that I could not shake. Which was why I bolted as soon as I got the chance.
Yet, I couldn’t push it away. It annoyed me all morning. I should have been thinking about strategy. Instead, my mind kept replaying how Knox’s eyes had softened
