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The Alpha of Greyhound

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The Bloodlust Alpha

You Don't Own Me - Grace ft. G-Eazy

Everything happened all at once.

Sounds of horror echo in the room- screams, shouts, horrified attempts to calm the raging Alpha in front of everyone's eyes broke the strained silence. In a matter of seconds Raizel had thrown himself over the table, knocking down his chair to the ground with a loud thud, his dark eyes blazing with unadulterated anger as he held my father's throat in a tight fist. A warning, progressively loud growl pulls from between his teeth. Veins adorned his neck, his body heaving with unrestrained fury that made all the Alphas in the room stand with alarm.

But they did nothing.

They simply couldn't.

Each and every Alpha in the room, tense with uncertainty of what to do, glanced at one another warily. There's an unanswered question in their eyes of who would be brave enough-maybe even foolish enough- to stop him but none dared to intervene. The bulky mass of their bodies tight in stillness. Muscles meant to protect, taut, but useless against the enraged Alpha before them. Cade seemed to be the only one considering to help but one glance from me and the barely noticeable shake of my head stopped him.

"You want who back?"

His question would be unanswered. Dixon could hardly get a word out through his choking and feeble attempts in getting Raizel's hand off his neck.

It was chaotic.

The wolves from Nightwake, mostly the males, shot up from their seats looking ready to aid my father but Emerson, Weston, Noah and Isaac already let out vicious snarls that halted them to their positions. Our side and their side stared down one another, none thinking to blink should the fragile strand of order snap. The animosity of their gazes could cut through silver.

Williams sat rigidly in his chair as he passed his heavy gaze around the room before they finally, inevitably, lingered on me. If I was in the right mind, I would've taken a moment to read his expression, to see his silent plea asking me to handle this as professionally as possible unlike my infuriated mate. Though the mutual anger from Dixon's demand was touching the surface of his control, he still had his position to uphold.

If I was in the right mind, I would've diplomatically handled this.

I'd make it a private matter instead of blasting this whole issue in front of other Alphas and their respective Betas, Gammas and Lunas.

But I wasn't in the right mind.

I tore my gaze away from him, slowly passing my attention around the room full of wolves all watching me and laugh.

I threw my head back, shutting my eyes for the briefest second and laughed.

My laughter is the one thing that reaches Raizel's ears as he snapped himself out of his fury to look at me. Red eyes lay on me and the clouding anger I felt pulsating from our bond from his side swindles down. He relaxed enough to let go of my father, allowing him to hit the ground on his side hard, the sounds of his gasping and wheezing the only thing that could be heard in the room. My mother was quick to run to him, helping him up as he rubbed his throat with a wince, palming at the -surely bruising- column of his neck. Raizel still didn't move, his firm, muscled body towered over my father like a brick wall but his attention was on me. I knew should someone make even the slightest wrong move, blood would be spilt.

I lift my hand to him, watching how his darkened gaze fell to my outstretched hand and smiled.

"Come."

A burst of warmth bubbled in the pit of my stomach when he wordlessly followed, slipping his hand in mine before leaning down and effortlessly picking up the chair he'd knocked over with his other hand and setting it down. He settled beside me, his anger subsiding beneath the incredible amount of self-control he had managed to cloak over himself. I could feel his tenseness, opting to run my thumb across his knuckles as a means to sate his tension. His wolf was barely below the surface.

He slid his hand away all of a sudden, deciding to rest his palm on my thigh and squeeze before taking my hand to rest it above his.

I'll handle this.

I tell him. I waited for his breathing to regulate before finally looking back to my father who was now standing with the help of my mother and sister. He watched me, pale blue eyes trained on my expression and it took everything inside me not to snap again. So with a slight shake of the head, I cocked a brow at him and leaned my chin on my knuckles,

"Return to Nightwake?"

I mused with a smile,

"Now why on Earth would I do that?"

"You're our Luna! You're supposed to be with us!"

A man, looking around Benicio's age steps up, his tattooed arms letting me know he's one of the pack warriors. It took me a minute but I suddenly remembered his face. He was one of Harrison's guards during his reign.

His eyes are hard, dead-set on my figure with a gaze heated enough to ruffle Raizel's fur again. He let out a warning snarl, the sound reverberating in the room and his hand around my thigh tightens.

The male cowered back, but his eyes were still stubborn and unyielding.

Some nerve these people had.

The progression of my anger grew second by second but I refused to allow myself to act out. I refused to give these people the satisfaction of frazzling me to the point I lost my cool. They weren't worth it. I was better than that. There was no need to put myself to their level.

"Rightful Luna? Am I hallucinating, Isaac?"

I turn to Isaac whose scowl burned into the wolves of Nightwake,

"I'm sure Nightwake has a Luna. I'm also quite sure she's standing right there, marked, mated and heavily swollen with her mate's pup."

My eyes slide to Hestia who immediately steps back, turning from me. I then look to my father,

"And what was that? You demand me to come back? You demand me? You?"

A bitter laugh leaves me,

"Now that's the funniest thing I've heard all year."

Benicio clenches his jaw tight, pulling free from Sophie and Hestia's hold. He struggles for a moment to get a grip on his footing but once he does, he didn't waste anytime before glaring at me.

"You have to come back. You're Alpha Landon's true mate. No matter how you look at it, you belong to Nightwake. Besides"

He smirks, walking to the table and picking up a manila envelop. He doesn't let his eyes stray from me and I could see the depth of darkness in those blue eyes I hated. The blue eyes that linked him and I. He pulls out a piece of paper and I instantly know what it was.

"-you signed a form. The form that stated you were on temporary transfer to Duskfall. The form that ties you back to us."

The transfer form I'd forcibly signed stares back at me. My father lifts it up high enough for all to see, the Alphas and wolves from Nightwake staring up at it in pure astonishment. Raizel's hand tightened again and I knew he was close to losing it once more. It was silent, everyone rendered speechless at the spectacle.

My father's face morphed into smugness, the feeling slowly starting to seep into the minds of Nightwake wolves. I could feel their growing confidence, my wolf growing agitated beside them. The smiles beginning to curl on their faces sicken me. They felt as if they were entitled.

As if they had leverage against me.

Fools.

They truly think I haven't thought of this before?

I scoff shaking my head. My reaction visibly confuses everyone, more so when I prop my elbow against the table and lean forward to rest my chin on the heel of my palm.

"Oh, Dixon. You think that means something? You've got me all sorts of twisted."

His eyebrows scrunch together as a confused frown tugs the smile on his face down. The sheet in his hand lowered as I push away from the table to stand up. I stand tall, walking toward him and relishing in the way he seems to move back. The darting of his eyes between me and the others a delicious sense of satisfaction to my wolf and I.

I stop short in front of him, staring him straight in the eyes and ignoring Hestia and my mother who stood beside him. I glance down at the sheet, taking it from his hand with no resistance from him and glares,

"The woman you had forced via Alpha command to sign this was Selene Dixon."

I traced the curves of the letters of what was once my last name with my fingers,

"The same woman you'd registered dead in your records."

I looked around the room, catching Noah and Isaac's mirroring smirks in my direction.

"I don't see Selene Dixon. Do any of you?"

I look around the room, tilting my head to the side and was met with silence. Smiling, I lace my fingers together and look back at him.

"Selene Dixon died four years ago due to a tragic, tragic rogue attack. Her body was never found. Some say she was dismembered and tossed into the river like Alpha Thompson and his Luna. After all, that's what the records say."

My father's eyes flashed for a second, and I felt the rage pour into my veins at the reminder of Duskfall's fate. But I rein it in and kept the smile on my face.

"I'm none other than Selene Crestfield. Daughter of Meredith Crestfield. Mate of Raizel Locksworth and of course"

I took the paper in hand, pulling it down in half as the satisfying tear ripped into the silence.

"The Alpha of Greyhound."

Benicio stumbles back, jaw aslack. He's calculating the situation in his mind. His eyes look distant for a moment as he racks his brain to come up with something else to use against me. Clearly he didn't think I was going to say anything. As if I would allow myself to be bullied like this. Did he think I would submissively listen to his stupidity with my tail tucked between my legs?

"I'm not Selene Dixon, so stop looking for her in me. You won't find a trace of her. It'd do you good in remembering that."

With one last glance, I step back, turning from him to walk back to my mate whose eyes shone bright with pride and affection. I felt myself straighten up, allowing my wolf and I this moment of pure, utter satisfaction.

"This is outrageous!"

Benicio's shout stopped me in my step and I turn over my shoulder to look at him. He's breathing hard and heavy, eyes dark with swirling resentment. Fur began to prickle his skin and suddenly I could feel everyone getting ready to restrain a possibly shifting Beta.

"So you use a different last name, big fucking deal. No matter what you say, you're still a Dixon by blood and law!"

At that I could hear laughter from behind me.

Noah laughs with a goofy grin on his face as Isaac lets out a few chuckles of his own. The mirth in their eyes as clear as day to anyone who watched them. Had anyone not involved walked in the room in that moment, they would've thought the two were just reminiscing on good old memories. Their response momentarily distracts Benicio as his eyes drift to them before returning to me.

"Am I?"

I ask him,

"The adoption and legalized name change documents approved by the Chancellor beg to differ."

I shake my head at the look on his face,

"That transfer sheet had been invalid the day you marked Selene Dixon as dead. Changing that now won't do anything. If you don't want to accept my emancipation on those grounds, fine. There's other ways. I'm not sure how well you know about temporary pack transfer, but we have clauses you see."

I glance around the room to make sure everyone's listening,

"Should an individual who was on forced temporary pack leave be hurt or damaged in the pack temporarily chosen for them to reside in, this individual has the right to leave their pack. Without the need of approval from the current Alpha. He or she doesn't need permission to leave a pack that put them in danger. Besides, I doubt you'd have any justification to win this argument when you used the Alpha command on me to get my signature."

"You can't prove that."

I roll my eyes at his feeble attempt to hold on,

"Are you sure you want to go there? I could easily bring up a witch and have her look into my mind under oath and have her tell everyone what she sees. Granted, she'd also look into your mind, Hestia's mind,"

I look at Sophie,

"mother dearest's mind and have her do the same. And i think we all know what she'll see. If you even consent to the witch seeing in the first place."

Witches had the power to look into minds, but they were only ever allowed to do so under the consent of the individual they'd be looking into. It went against the Order's principle to do anything without it. As helpful as it would've been against rogues and criminals, they've held consent in high regards and would never allow themselves to participate in anything without it.

With that said, The Order preferred to leave wolf business to wolves. They'd rather not get involved the same way they'd rather no one get involved in their affairs.

I sigh before pressing my lips in a thin line.

"Surely you didn't think this would be enough to bind me to Nightwake."

It's as if those words spark something in him that made his eyes light up.

He grins suddenly, looking between me and Raizel.

"You're still Landon's mate. As his mate you have a duty to be his Luna."

My brows raise and I was half tempted to tell him how wrong he was but Raizel's voice cuts me off.

Humor him. Let them all see just who your true mate is. No one would dare question us after this.

My lips twitch up and I knew exactly what he had in mind. I raise my chin up, looking at Benicio and dared him,

"I'm not his mate."

"You are."

I conceal the smirk trying to slip passed me,

"You dont have any evidence of that."

Benicio looks around the room. No doubt trying to survey the situation and coming to the conclusion he needed solid evidence to bring the Alphas to his side. To support his demand regardless of how idiotic and insane it was. Christ, you can see desperate written across his forehead.

"The Sacred Pool. We go to the Sacred Pool and let it show just who between the two of us is lying."

He suddenly turns to Williams,

"Of course, that means Alpha Landon needs to come too."

Williams casts me a look, his eyes telling me he's unsure about this. I nearly forgot he didn't know about the whole Romanuv-Luna incident. That he was still in the dark about the whole ordeal and that the closest thing to surprise that I'd seen on his face was the slight raising of the eyebrows at the mark on my neck. As far as the Chancellor was concerned, the only thing he knew was that we finally marked each other and that was only because the confirmation was so glaringly obvious.

Well this was going to be interesting.

The Alphas in the room relaxed, though still cautious, at the sudden tension lifting in the air. The atmosphere somehow becoming breathable again. Williams finally broke from our gaze, still looking uncertain before gesturing to Opal with a nod of his head.

"Get the guards to fetch Walker. Use silver binds and make sure he has on the collar. We're going to the Sacred Pool."

I clenched my jaw for dramatics, enjoying the way Benicio looked as if he had caught us. Like he had cornered us like mice trying to escape a car. I could smell the overwhelming confidence reek off of him. It's sickening. The way he treated me- a person, a living breathing human being as property. As something that could easily be passed between Alphas like a toy he wants to get back after abandoning it. Like I was nothing more than a mere asset. It's absolutely sickening. In every sense of the way.

Raizel stood up, glancing at the Nightwake wolves before curling his arm around my waist. The domineering aura he gave out sought chills to run down my spine. The almost feral look hidden beneath his eyes coldly passing over each head. The gesture is purely territorial, the look on his face set in hard cold ferocity that made the wolf inside me purr with approval. Her gray tail swishes back and forth, eyes wide with a certain sparkle to it. She found it amusing. Maybe even adorable.

Raizel narrowed his eyes the minute they landed on Benicio, letting out a small smirk when he stiffens under his gaze, and kisses my temple before leading us out with one final glare. He doesn't need to say anything for me to understand just how much he was holding back from pummeling him in the face. The restraint he was taking was incredible to say the least.

As I let Raizel lead us out with the Betas and Gammas following suit, I felt a sudden wave of unease.

I could feel their eyes burn into my back.

Mostly from the wordless Luna who stares after us.

We catch one another's eyes, unable to resist the calling of her gaze. I wasn't surprised to see the heavy emotion embedded in them. Her gaze telling me so much but nothing I was looking to understand. There'd be no point. I was simply uninterested. Sparing them anything more than a glance in itself was tiring.

The walk to the courtyard outside was silent. Noah and Isaac walked along with Weston and Emerson behind us, not saying a word but silently surveying the area. The tension still hung heavy in the air, the other Alphas looking just as wary as they had been in the conference room. If the reason why we were called here wasn't so morbid it would've been comedic to see these bulky Alphas looking worried.

Shaking my head, I looked forward only to snap my head back when the sudden sound of chains clinking and clanking catch my attention. I'm all too aware that I'm not the only one who noticed. Everyone watches as four large men haul down Landon who was guarded and wrapped with silver chains. Surprised murmurs broke the silence as everyone watched rooted to their spots. I couldn't tear my eyes away from him.

A silver collar circles around his neck, silver binds bound to his wrists and ankles attached to a thick chain held by the guards. He looked exactly like a rabid animal forced into submission. His eyes are sunken in, hair looking damp and skin so pale that even his lips looked alarmingly discolored. I couldn't even hide my surprise. He'd looked like he aged decades of his time. So deathly that regardless of all the burning hate I felt, I couldn't help but pity him. But I was quick to squash it down. He didn't deserve it after all.

Tired green eyes suddenly lift from the ground and meet mine.

Light flashed in his gaze but quickly darkened when Raizel moved his body forward to shield me away from him. His chest rumbled, the beginning of a growl brewing from the depths of his chest. Landon helplessly looked between us two until his attention settled on my neck. And just like that I could feel his rage burn through any bit of exhaustion weighing him down.

I rolled my eyes, tugging Raizel forward before the man could start a piss contest. Reluctantly he allows me to lead him away but if he thought I didn't see the sly smirk he directed at Walker, he was gravely mistaken. Even then I thought it was adorable. Goddess, who am I?

Other than the awkward staring contest, getting to our designated vehicles was easy enough. Landon was led to a detainment van, exactly like the one we used to haul Chamberlain back to the capital. It was amusing to say the least as Nightwake watched their Alpha get dragged into the vehicle, practically spewing profanities at the guards. Williams, who stayed back to make sure he was properly detained, watched with an easy smile without a care that the packs watched him.

"There's nothing more I want than to ruin them for all the pain they've caused you."

the gruffness of his voice shook me out of my thoughts. I look up to him as I settle by his side. The greys in his eyes soften as his lips tug into a small half-smile. He looked outside the car window, intently watching Dixon lead Hestia and my mother into the car. His gaze narrowed.

"But knowing you, simply stripping away his title would be too simple."

"Way too simple."

I agree, lacing our fingers together as Noah pulled the van door shut.

"I don't just want to destroy him. I want to take everything away. Strip them of everything they've worked for. Take away their power- authority, status. I want to step on their pride, drag the very little honor they have across the mud and leave them to rot in the holes they've dug themselves the minute they chose to allow another pack to perish. The minute they decided it was alright to abandon an ally and turn a blind eye to the blood spilt because of their selfishness."

Isaac watched me and although he doesn't say it, I know he remembered his father.

Lila.

Duskfall.

The home that was so brutally burned to the ground.

The pain he carried with him never once dwindling down and only grew as time went by.

"Physical pain isn't enough. Nothing will ever be enough to pay for their sins. Taking away his title is barely the beginning. I don't just want to destroy them. I want to break them apart; piece by piece. Take away everything until there's nothing left. Show them exactly the same amount of mercy they've shown me and Duskfall. They'll be wishing it was them that the rogues tore apart. They'll be wishing they made sure I burned to the ground the day Duskfall did."

***

If there was one thing I didn't expect to see today, it would be the ex-Alpha and Luna of Nightwake.

I guess Harrison and Allison caught wind of what was going down with their son and wanted to show their support. Disgust filtered through me but I hide the scowl on my face as we walk by them to stand closer to the pool. This was the third time I was seeing myself reflect from the pool and hoped this would be the last time I'd ever have to come back. Today would be the day all talks about my mateship ends.

"I'm sure there's no need to explain how this goes."

Williams glanced over the Sacred Pool, frowning as Landon was nudged forward beside Benicio. There's anger on his face from the manhandling but he holds onto his composure.

Truly the only smart thing he's done. The chains still held him down, the guards stand close by his side as everyone stood there in anticipation. Hestia and Sophie held onto each other as they watched Landon's restraint on one hand be removed. He stretched his arm, flexing his wrist back and forth when Williams spoke up,

"Alphas, if you will-"

He gestures us forward, moving back as Benicio slid a knife down Landon's palm who barely flinched from the cut. The brunette raised his hand over the water and allowed drops of his blood to sink into the pool. Then they looked at me expectantly. The clear confidence they felt -even in Landon's dreary eyes- shone bright in their expression. Detangling myself from Raizel, I walked forward and slid a line down my own palm to watch my blood mix with his.

"This could've been avoided, Selene."

I look at Benicio from the corner of my eyes as he spoke.

"You know what the Pool will tell. You should've just listened and followed us. Maybe then you wouldn't have to suffer this humiliation."

My ignoring him only managed to ignite his short fuse. Landon stood defensively, shoulders hunched up and his form rigid with anxiety. The two obviously thought things would go their way.

It's only when the Pool turned a satisfying shade of red and the sounds of surprised gasps that I smile.

"What- That's impossible!"

It's Hestia who speaks first. She pulls away from Sophie, looking at the water in pure shock as she stepped forward.

"The water..."

Benicio cuts himself off as he stares down at the Pool. Then his heated eyes turn to me,

"What is the meaning of this!? Y-You tampered with the Pool didn't you? You knew this would happen-"

"Oh for fucks sake old man. Shut up and let my Alphas do the test!"

Weston's exasperated voice echoes through the cave and Noah's snickers along with Greyhound and Ignis Red wolves' laughter earns a small grin from Raizel. Benicio looks downright infuriated as his face turned an uncomfortable shade of red and he opens his mouth to retort, but before he could Landon cuts him off.

"The water turned red."

His eyes were wide, his head moving side to side. He couldn't believe it. He didn't want to. The adrenaline running in his veins kickstarted the need to do something. The guards around him sensed the change in his aura, all quick to hold him down by the chains as he hissed from the silver burning his skin.

"Watch it, Walker. You're still detained."

Williams scolds, glaring at the man as he nodded at Raizel and I. He did well in feigning composure. Had i not known him well enough, i would've believed this facade he came up with. I could see the surprise lingering in his expression. The slight widening of his eyes and parting of his lips were enough of an indicator.

This time I go first, letting the final drops of my blood ink into the clear water before moving to the side for Raizel to drip his. We all watched as he wordlessly stepped back for all to see. He stood by my side, linking his hand with mine with a gentle smile directed at me. One I couldn't resist to return as the blissful pale blue slowly darkened and the outrageous protests from the wolves from Nightwake's side broke out.

Hestia stumbled back, staring at the water in a daze. Benicio simply stood there staring in a similar fashion. It was only Landon who physically reacted.

"Lies! This is a lie! I'm Selene's mate. She's mine!"

He began to thrash in the chains, no longer caring for the silver burning his skin. The feral growls ripping from his throat reverberate down the cave. It's enough to have the Alpha's stand on alert, moving toward their Lunas should anything happen.

"Landon, calm down!"

Allison tries to silence her son, moving to urge Hestia forward and help but the fear from getting too close to him shows in her eyes. She visibly flinched from the suggestion as horror filled her to the brim.

She was terrified of him.

Landon is still trying to break free from the binds holding him down. His flesh touching the silver burning to the point we could almost see his bones. It was absolutely disgusting. Him and the situation we were in. I stand in my spot, watching him destroy himself in front of me. His fur was beginning to sprout from his skin but it was obvious he couldn't fully shift. I had no doubt that Williams had put some kind of sedative on him. Maybe the tiniest drops of wolfsbane to nullify his shifting capabilities. Like some kind of buffer.

"Selene, please."

I slowly turn to Harrison who now stands before me with a clenched jaw. He lets his eyes trail over to Landon and with resigned conviction he utters out the two words that sparked overwhelming fury inside me.

"Help him."

Help him?

I laugh, stepping from Raizel's side to stand in front of Harrison. His eyes betray no emotion. I see the Alpha that I once trusted before me. The Alpha I once held respect for. The Alpha I once trusted. The Alpha that knew of the rogues's eventual attack on Duskfall and did nothing.

"Help him?"

I ask, ignoring Harrison's wince from the coldness of my tone. I narrow my eyes at him, unable to conceal the revulsion I felt from the mere thought of helping them.

"Help one of the people responsible for the anguish, pain, and anger?"

Harrison breathes out, looking at his feet. He doesn't say anything for a second. There's a glaze one this eyes as he took in a shaky breath,

"I know the rejection hurt you-"

"The rejection!"

I laugh again, shaking my head at the audacity.

"You all think this is about the rejection? I couldn't care less about the rejection. The rejection was a favor, Walker. I have no desire to help filth. Filth that watched as hundreds died even knowing beforehand of a rogue attack. Filth very much like you."

Harrison's eyebrows scrunched together as he shook his head. His mouth parted as he searched my face. Looking for something that I couldn't begin to understand.

"Rogue attack? Selene, what are you talking about?"

"Really? Are we really going to play ignorance, Harrison?"

He takes a step forward, but Raizel's snarl stops him short. He warily looks between us before he settles back on me,

"Selene, I can assure you, I have no idea what you're talking about."

Landon's vicious thrashing gets louder in the background even as the guards tighten their grip on him. My patience began to wear thin. Curling my fists, I meet his confused eyes and grit out my words,

"Duskfall. Can you still look me in the eye and tell me you know nothing about the warnings Xeneron sent specifically to you three months prior of the attack?"

Harrison stares at me like I was anything but human. He slowly shakes his head, blinking a few times as if he couldn't believe what I was asking him. He lets out a shuddered breath, lips curling into a pained smile as he glanced over to Landon and back at me,

"Warnings? I know my son has caused you great pain but to claim I knew of a rogue attack? A rogue attack on Duskfall? The attack that led to the demise of hundreds? A pack we've had close relations with? What are you talking about? We would've done everything we could to protect them, Selene! I knew nothing of-"

"You two are mates."

Harrison and I look to Benicio who still hadn't moved amidst the chaos of it all. He stared down at the pool, even when the color reverted back to its initial clearness.

"You two are mates. You. Selene. The witch said Hestia was chosen. You weren't supposed to-"

He cuts himself off and laughs,

"It seems I chose the wrong sister. Should've sent Hestia to Duskfall instead."

Harrison stares at Benicio in silence, his body heaved with anger. The thick muscles of his back hunched forward as he took a step toward the Beta. The sudden waves of hostility radiating from the ex-Alpha seeped into every crevice of the cave. Everyone was now looking at the exchange. Even Hestia snapped herself out of her trance to watch. The pain in her eyes at Benicio's words struck deep.

"What have you done, Benicio?"

Harrison asks- no, more like demanded. Benicio doesn't look up. He keeps staring at the pool. Harrison advances toward the Beta and gets within a feet from him when he finally looks up. But he looks passed Harrison to look right at me,

"Tell me, Selene."

He tilts his head to the side,

"How did it feel to lose child?"

In the past four years I swore to myself one thing.

I swore to fight with the strength I lacked in the past.

The strength I needed to save Lila.

The strength I needed to save Bentley.

I swore to myself I'd fight with my human side. The side that failed me four years ago when I couldn't shift. The side that was far too weak to be considered Luna material. The side that had been stepped on and mocked. I swore to myself I would never shift unless absolutely necessary.

I swore to fight with the strength of not only wolf, but human.

Today I broke my promise.

The minute he said those words.

Those seven god-forsaken words-

I broke my oath.

I shifted.

***

a/n:

For those wondering who the child Benicio was talking about: he was talking about Lila.

Selene literally didn't get no dick until Raizel so she wasn't preggers. She didn't have no bun in the oven. No skittles in her skittle bag. No coin in them piggybank.