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    When I woke up, I was in my own bed, dressed in a set of PJs.


    Mom sat at the end of the bed reading. It was a love we both shared but I could tell from her body


    language now that she was just skimming over the pages. Not really reading even though it seemed


    like she was trying


    1. to.


    As soon as the sheet rustled as a result of my movement, she looked up with tears in her eyes. By now


    it waspletely dark outside, so I must have been out for at least an hour, maybe even longer.


    “Baby, are you okay? Why didn’t you tell us before?” Mom asked me while hugging me tightly.


    I knew Hannah’sshing out at me wasn’t their fault. I knew that if I had told them about what Hannah


    was doing, they wouldn’t have let her get away with it.


    “I am okay, Mom. It’s all healing. I could not tell you and Dad because it would get you into trouble with


    Alpha Phillip. It is not your fault.”


    She hugged me a little tighter, whispering how sorry she was in my hair.


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    Burying my head in my arms, I started to cry.


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    And then two more strong arms wrapping around me. The two arms I least wanted tofort me now


    but still I could not help but sink into the embrace. Unable to keep on fighting because I had been doing


    that for too long now.


    “Oh, sweetheart, I am so so terribly sorry for not seeing what was happening to you. Please forgive


    me.” Dad kept apologizing as he hugged me.


    I knew I shouldn’t be angry with him. It was not his fault after all. It was my own choice to hide the truth


    from him. However, I was disappointed at the fact that he did not fight harder for me. He just shrugged


    and gave up when Alpha Phillip told them I could not change packs. That was why I didn’t want to talk


    with him now.


    “Is that why you want to move to White Oak to live with your grandparents?” He hugged me tighter.


    I nodded and tried tofort Dad, “I know. Dad. But the least thing I want to see is you arguing with


    David and Alpha Phillip and leaving the pack. Alpha Phillip would never allow that. It will risk a war.


    Your know Uncle Cedric would go to war over protecting his family.”


    “He would, and you’re his favorite niece who would have made it worse. Still, we could have talked


    about it as a family. Do you really think we


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    wouldn’t be able to calm down and think this over before jumping into action?” Dad asked me, the hurt


    clear in his voice.


    Making me feel worse, now I felt like I didn’t give my parents enough credit.


    “So what? You would just keep living here with Alpha Phillip after you know what he allowed. You would


    ept Hannah as your Luna when she is the one who keeps beating our beloved daughter up so


    severely?” Mom’s voice got louder.


    “No, I will never ept her, nor will I ept David. He isn’t going to be a better Alpha.” Dad said with a


    stern look.


    “He is a coward. Without a lead warrior and a pack doctor, a young wolf like him would be very less


    likely to go to war with an experienced Alpha like your Uncle Cedric. But your cousin Sebastian is only


    neen. Your Uncle Cedric and Aunt Katrina have to wait until we all move into the White Oak pack


    safely before changing the leadership within the pack.” He continued.


    “I have discussed with your mother, A.” Dad looked into my eyes. “We will y the waiting game.”


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    ying the waiting game? What did that mean? Moving back to the White Oak pack when it would be


    safer or easier to do so? But I didn’t understand because Alpha Phillips had already denied me.


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    “For now, you will go to the royal ball first. After that, you will go. visiting your grandparents and stay


    with them there. And when the Silver’se back, they will exin you got injured and need to rest at


    your Grandparent’s ce. By then, he will know what his son and possible future Luna did and allowed.


    I will give him the chance to keep it under the rug, as long as he allows you to stay with your


    Grandparents. for as long as you need.” Dad exined.


    “What if Alpha Phillips doesn’t allow me to?” I asked back.


    “He will and he has to, Sweetheart.” Dad locked his eyes with me.


    Moving to the White Oak pack seemed to be within reach now, and I hugged Dad happily, grateful for


    his decision.


    “This might not be necessary if the Prince is smart enough to see how amazing you are, sweety.” Mom


    cut in.


    I rolled my eyes. Deep in my heart. I know this would never happen. Hannah was right. How could I


    be the Luna of all Luna’s after I was rejected to be David’s mate?


    With all those old memories shing in my mind, I felt my head spinning.


    Mom and Dad had noticed how dizzy I was. They settled me on my bed and forced me to take a good


    rest. It did my body good but I still had


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    bruises and scars that hadn’t healed yet because my body was always busy healing fresh injuries. Now


    that everybody in my family knew I wasn’t worried about keeping them hidden anymore.


    Thest week of staying with the BloodMoon pack has been weird. Even after I was getting much


    better, they hardly let me go out alone.


    Getting bored, I started to pack my belongings. Sadly, I couldn’t pack at lot. Dad told me to pack only


    the essentials in toiletries and clothing so I could take more small personal things with me. Mom


    promised me she would at least send all my books out in pairs of two. And she insisted. me taking the


    ball gown Grandma sent to me.


    “Your Grandma said you should not hide yourself in those ck things. If not to find a mate, then to


    show the other she-wolves, especially those of Blood Moon, that you are a queen in your own rights.


    And she would love to see this dress get used onest time. What do you say, A?”


    Caressing the beautiful gold dress on the mannequin, I recalled it was the dress my Grandma wore


    when Grandpa introduced her as his Luna to the pack. Thinking of it, I nodded in assent.


    When both my suitcases were packed, I looked around my childhood room in the house where I grew


    up. It seemed like I was still living here. because I was running away from home like an over-emotional


    teenager. To avoid being beaten daily, I pretended to be interested in marrying a


    prince.


    “A, time to go.” Mom’s voice came downstairs. “You won’t want to


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