Sonya It was working. All of it. Every lie, every calculated expression, every rehearsed story was finally paying off. I sat there, my fingers delicately laced with Alan’s, the picture of grace and innocence, as the man I had carefully manipulated into becoming my shield turned to his Alpha and said the words I’d been waiting to hear. “I would like to formally introduce my mate to the pack. I would like her to be known and recognized as Sienna Beta’s mate and future wife of Alan Smith.” A surge of pride rose in my chest, warm and intoxicating. Future Luna to the Beta of Blackthorn. I almost laughed aloud. All my life, people had underestimated me and called me power-hungry, manipulative, dangerous. And now, here I was, sitting in the grand dining room of the Alpha King’s manor, s

