Ciara sighed, lowering her head, her gaze fixed on the ground. She had always been told—never challenge the Alpha, not even by accident. Yet she had crossed the forbidden line. She had harmed the Alpha’s most precious treasure. Even if she confessed, would forgiveness even be an option?
“Heather wants to be Luna. And me? I just wanted to be seen. I was desperate to be recognized, to be valued. I wanted to be trained, to fight. I was sick of living a life where I had to earn attention by... compromising myself.” She closed her eyes, her voice thick with regret. “I know what I did wasn’t noble, and it sure wasn’t pure. But that’s the truth—the only path I saw at the time. I confess, I lied to Luna. But I swear, I didn’t make her sick. She was already weak before she came to me.” Ciara looke
