ADONAI AUGUSTUS “What the council wants, they get. That’s the old saying, but the elders are corrupt and hungry for blood! I know them better than you do, and that’s why I’m trying so hard to protect you from them.” I sat across from my mother, the Luna of Crystal Moon Pack, in her comfort room. She sat in a soft chair by the window, sunlight casting golden shadows on the floor. This was my first time entering this room. I doubted Adonis had ever set foot in here either, not since we returned and ascended the throne. What I hated most was how she still treated us like pups. We were no longer children, we ruled an entire pack now. It was our duty to carry the burdens of every pack member. We were Alphas! How could we protect our territory if everyone still saw us as boys? How long would

