Ryan was rolling his eyes by the time Shawn tuned back into their conversation. “When you were human in their eyes, you were still Luna. And the Pride was always expecting a human, and therefore a weaker, member as its Luna.” “But I’m not human. I’m not weaker either,” she said in a growl. “You know like I do that they will not be happy about a Panther running the show. It’s foolish to pretend otherwise.” Ever since she’d realized how the ritual would work, she’d been nervous and had actually been avoiding Ryan. A fact that had amused him. She never had liked public speaking or being at the center of a crowd’s attention. Surprising really, considering how often she was a part of the limelight thanks to her name. “Well, it’s just tough. They going to have to get used to it if they want

