Author's pov
Though it was all water under the bridge now, Mabel couldn't help but harbor lingering regrets about Luna Regina's marriage.
Sure, Alpha Yardley's Silver Peak Pack was top-tier among werewolf society, but Denver was a world away from Colorado Springs.
Elder Luna Black had been intimidatingly powerful, and Alpha Yardley himself was the type who didn't take no for an answer.
Had Regina married into the Locke family instead, Mabel and Martha's friendship would have guaranteed her daughter an easier ride, one where she could pop home frequently.
But life had other plans.
Within a few years, Zane's affair with Maggie had blown up the Locke household completely, eventually ending in disaster.
After Rebecca's death, Zane kept backing Maggie, which made the Cole
