The next three days I spent with my mom, unpacking and making ourselves at home. My room is all set up now, the space crammed with books and little trinkets—a striking contrast to the posh elegance I was going for in my old home.
I thoroughly enjoy every second of it. I haven't seen much of my mom in the past several weeks, and I expect to see her a lot less once she becomes Luna. So, I am soaking up every bit of her calming presence while I can.
The first night at dinner, I used the opportunity that Ethan was not there to ask Alaric about my joining the Beta training course. I did not want to give him any more ammunition against me should Alaric decline my request.
"Of course, you will join, Elara," Alaric tells me, his mouth filled with my mom's famous lasagne. "It is a custom in our
