Juniper’s POV Wil glances over his shoulder at me. “I think I’m going to need you to come with me,” he says with a sigh. “Alpha Archer will need his Luna to help him contain his rage.” I meet his gaze and see the moment Melanie’s face morphs into a sneer, the moment she hears her own brother acknowledge me as Archer’s Luna. She schools her face fast, but not fast enough. The face sobs and emotional blackmail she is exhibiting is quite the show, I scoff internally at her little act. “Oh Wil, it was so awful.” She buries her face into his broad chest, probably to cover up her true feelings. “I didn’t know what to do, I just lashed out because…” she chokes on another sob. “Be—because, I was, I was just so scared.” She stutters between sobs and finally looks up at him through her

