Conlan’s POV It had been a wonderful day, and the news I received about Paris—about her very first day acting as Luna—made it even better. I was now completely certain that she was the right woman to rule beside me and help steer the fate of Hope Moon. Everything seemed to be going perfectly—until Aelix, my Beta, walked into my office with a grim expression. “I’m afraid I don’t bring good news, Alpha,” he said after I dismissed the councilors I had been meeting with. “This just arrived from Moon’s Bright.” The name of Paris’s former pack tightened my stomach. I took the envelope Aelix handed me. “What is it?” I asked, already uneasy. Images of what Paris had told me about Dave—the new Alpha—and his underhanded schemes flooded my mind. Anything was possible coming from someone like him

