Meanwhile, earlier that morning...
Mona's POV:
The rays of sunlight piercing through the window pulled me from sleep. I threw my hand up to block them and turned to the dimmer side of the room, eyes still closed.
For some reason, I thought I was back in my pack—Blackwood. When I reached across to the other side of the bed, I expected my hand to meet a body, to feel the familiar scratch of a beard—something I used to do every morning while still acting as Luna back home. But all I felt were the sheets beneath me.
And in that moment, the memory reignited in my brain.
Marcello cheating on me.
A wave of dread moved through me as the memory struck. The messages that had been sent from Beta Kael flashed through my mind.
"Ugh." I groaned, running a hand down my face as I turned to stare at
