na's

f the Brooks estate, he brought

g. Its entrance was concealed behind an ordinary-looking bar

of Elders here. No one cared about bloodline or status. No one cared what kind of person someone had been before they stepped

orld tried to bury-drugs, bounties, fight rings,

he one who cont

g as a bounty hunter, I had once a

my blade. Neither of us walked away as the winner. Instead, we ended up fighting side by side, o

and I became genuine friends-the kind who trust

hing more than a useless she-wolf who ha

magined-I could shoot, dismantle explosives, track

ctor said if we don't get the Moonlight Gra

ly stirred a r

le from the moment I pulled the silver poison out of

nge, I became the useless Luna everyone in the

is time believing Aria wa

orget everything else and focus on getting better. I've already found a lead

asked, "Is Kael sti

icy huff. "But don't be naive enough

nd leave me behind without a second thought. But the moment I genuinely tried to walk away, his Al

ropped to

p, I had stood before the Moon Go

lia

ved to h

lace to belong. The only thing I could do was leave h

esented my position as Luna and clos

finger, symbolizing my bond with Kael and my

t, I felt nothing. It no l

ver," I muttered

.

l's

s in front of me, the papers landing

o took Luna. It was Damon Walsh-

Golden Moon Pack had made a few shady dea

His name wasn

absolute control over the Gray Zone. The black market, underground

possibly have any connec

ther photograph

ng more than a blurred silhouette. Damon was hol

" Mason reported. "Alpha, I don't think Luna's departure was a decision she made o

y pressed agai

The thought sent my mind back

nothing. She had been ready to give up

om me because someone else

ee beside me and spoke in a gentle voice. "Kael, Selena left so suddenly and

n't a

er voice. "Or maybe... she's been i

ch. "I'm not trying to cause problems between you two. I'm just worried about you. Selena always

away, unable to r

had already begun wond

ears, yet I knew almost nothing about the things

ad always been quiet-gentle, obedi

away, she seemed like an e

ion of her