Alessio’s Pov Everyone was murmuring like a bunch of confused pups. “Did he just get a Luna?” “I thought he didn’t believe in mates?” “Is that her? The half wolf?” Exactly the chaos I expected. Lana, the Moon Goddess herself, raised a hand. “Silence.” Just like that, the air snapped quiet. She turned to the crowd with that calm, all-knowing smile of hers. “This wasn’t planned. Even I didn’t know until a few days ago. But fate has a way of forcing itself through cracks, doesn’t it?” I didn’t even bother listening. My eyes had found Claire in the crowd. And damn, she looked like she was ready to burn the entire packhouse down with her stare. Foaming with rage, fists clenched, jaw tight. Lana kept talking. “She is not your Luna yet. But from today, you will give her almost the sam

