Chapter 13: I know The Truth…
Zariah-
I stared at him for a long moment, too stunned to remember how to breathe.
His Luna.
The words hung between us—beautiful, terrifying, and far more dangerous than they should have been.
Of course he wanted that.
If we truly were fated mates, if the Moon Goddess had tied some reckless, impossible thread between our souls, then what else would he ask of me?
But wanting him and becoming his Luna were two entirely different things.
I wasn't ready to lead a pack.
I wasn't ready to stand beside an Alpha while hundreds of wolves looked to me for strength, wisdom, protection, and guidance when most days I was still struggling to keep the shattered pieces of myself together.
I had too much baggage. Too many secrets. Too much blood staining the path beh
