The Full Moon Approaches
POV: Sebastian
The morning sun filtered through my office windows, but I barely noticed. My desk was covered in ceremony preparations, security reports, and Council documents that all required my attention. The full moon ceremony was tomorrow night, and everything had to be perfect.
Perfect. The word tasted bitter in my mouth. Nothing about this situation was perfect.
I signed another authorization form without reading it, my mind elsewhere. In two days, I would stand before my entire pack and publicly claim Serenye as mine. The Council had demanded I address our relationship, and I'd made my decision. Consequences be damned.
A knock on my door pulled me from my thoughts.
"Come in," I called, not looking up.
Marcus entered, his usual confident stride replace
