Riley POV
My head feels like it is about to explode with everything that has happened and with everything that might still happen. My thoughts are tangled, my emotions overwhelming, and my heart refuses to slow down.
From the very beginning, I knew this was how things would turn out. I knew the Alpha and Luna would never accept me as their son’s mate. Never as the future Luna of this powerful pack.
I was never meant to belong.
To them, I have always been nothing more than a nobody. A slave. A burden they tolerated only because I was useful. From a very young age, I was overworked, over punished, and overlooked.
While other wolves trained, laughed, and dreamed about their futures, I learned how to survive. I learned how to heal wounds that were never mine. I learned how to bow my he
