Claire’s POV
Next morning the air felt more thick and uneasy.
Even the breeze that usually carried the soft scent of pine and dew now seemed heavy—stale. The entire pack was waiting in the courtyard knowing today was the day Daphne will be leaving this pack for good and become Luna of Alpha Justin's pack.
And there she was standing at the entrance of the courtyard. Daphne.
Draped in silver silk, her hair tumbling in golden waves over her shoulders, a triumphant smirk painted across her perfect face. She looked every bit the Luna she so desperately wanted to be—and yet, to every wolf standing here, she looked like what she truly was: a snake pretending to be a queen.
Alpha Justin Royce of the Moonstone pack stood beside her tall and proud, his hand held Daphne’s waist protectively. His
