The moment they announced, a heavy and deafening silence followed. For a full minute, Serena did not move or think… The elders' words were still ringing in her ears. Take the former Alpha’s daughter as your Luna. Her… Who else was there to offer? A flicker of laughter broke through the stillness. Then another. And just like that, the room came back to life. Whispers spread like wildfire. “She should be honored…” “It secures her position…” “She’s lucky he’s even willing—” Lucky. That word hit harder than anything else. Lucky. That was what she was now. Just a lucky person that she was born by an Alpha… Maybe they were right… “Maybe she forced the elders to do this…” “Maybe it was her plan all along to remain in charge ..." “She’s so selfish…” The whispers continued, eac

