The sickened luna’s last chance

Ella

Alexander's lips tasted like bourbon and woodfire smoke. His mouth slanted across mine, parting to give access

tip of his tongue. | responded instinctively, as if a dam had burst and every atom of my being went rushing into

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e slick, warm

As our tongues swirled around one another, battling for dominance, | felt his hardness press against my stomach

through his pants. A thrill shot throughat the contact. Was this finally happening? Was | finally experiencing

what it felt like to be wanted by a man? To be wanted by my mate?

If this wasn’t desire, then | wasn’t sure what was. His member was hard and throbbing againstalready, and

without thinking, | reached down between us, my fingers brushing against the outline of his cock through the

fabric.

Alexander broke the kiss with a groan, lips grazing my jawline. The sound madeshiver, like cold water

washing overon a hot day. My body instantly responded to his.

This was what | imagined for five years, during all of those lonely nights in my bed. Perhaps | didn’t expect my

first tto be in ant alleyway behind a bar, but | wasn’t complaining.

It was... exciting. Thrilling. This was what it felt like to be alive.

Wordlessly, Alexander slipped his hand between us and up my skirt. His fingers found my center immediately.

| gasped into his mouth, my hips bucking forward instinctively as he began to move his fingers in slow circles.

Even through the thin fabric, the pressure was exquisite. I'd touched myself before, of course, but it had never

felt like this-never felt this intense, this overwhelming.

| was close already, embarrassingly so. Just a few more seconds and I'd-

“Alpha?”

| froze at the sound of Gabriel's voice, and Alexander jerked away from me, spinning around to face the entrance

to the alley. | quickly yanked my shirt down and smoothed my skirt, my face burning with humiliation as Gabriel

rounded the corner to the alley.

But Gabriel wasn’t alone. Behind him, my father and stepmother cinto view.

What were they doing here?

The tstopped short at the end of the alley. They hadn't seen the interaction, but they didn’t have to to know

what was happening. My lipstick was smeared across the corner of Alexander's mouth, his shirt rumpled, my

skirt sitting too high on my hips.

For a moment, no one spoke. Then, Gabriel's eyes flicked toand raked over my disheveled appearance. The

hatred in his gaze was so hot and prominent that it sent a shiver crawling up my spine.

“Alpha Alexander,” my father suddenly said, not even addressing me. “Are we interrupting?”

| wished the ground would open up and swallowwhole. Being caught by Gabriel was bad enough, but my

parents? Fucking hell.

“What are you doing here?” | blurted out.

My stepmother stepped forward, smiling impishly. She knew | was wearing the lingerie she sent, didn’t she?

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“We were having dinner downtown and saw Gabriel outside the bar. Thought we’d stop by to say hello,” she said.

Her eyes raked over both of us and her smile widened. “And | must say, we couldn’t have picked a better time.

It's so wonderful to see you two... getting along so well.”

The emphasis she placed on “getting along” madewant to disappear into the brick wall behind me.

“If your relationship is doing so well,” my father said, suddenly all business, “then maybe it’s tfor an heir.”

| stiffened. “Excuse me?”

“An heir,” my stepmother repeated, as if | hadn’t heard him. “A child after all these years would be so lovely. And

of course, I've always wanted to be a grandmother.”

My father nodded enthusiastically. “Absolutely. In fact, Alpha Alexander, it might be wise to set up a trust fund for

the child. We could manage it, of course. Ensure the money is properly invested for the future.”

| couldn’t believe what | was hearing. We'd just been caught in an intimate moment, and they were already

trying to find a way to get more money out of Alexander?

“Gabriel,” | commanded, turning toward the Beta, “escort my parents out of here. Now.”

| expected immediate compliance. After all, | was using my Luna Voice, the sone that had forced him into

silence at the banquet.

Gabriel stiffened. But he didn’t leave. His left eye twitched as he struggled against my command, shoulders

trembling with the effort.

Finally, he seemed to break through it.

“I don’t think so, Luna,” he sneered. My title sounded like a joke on his lips. “I'm not your errand boy.”

| blinked, stunned by his defiance. “Gabriel, | said-"

“I heard what you said,” he cutoff. “And I'm choosing not to listen to a weak, pathetic excuse for a Luna who

has to use her body to get what she wants.”

The alley went silent. Even my parents seemed shocked by Gabriel's outburst.

“What did you just say to my mate?” Alexander's voice was deadly quiet.

Gabriel turned to Alexander, his expression hardening. “I'm saying what everyone's thinking. She couldn't get

you to mark her before, so now she’s trying to fuck her way into your good graces. Just like she’s been trying to

fuck her way through half the pack, apparently.”

1 flinched at the ugliness in his words. But before | could respond, Alexander growled, “You should watch what

you say. Defying your superiors in public creates a negative image of the pack.”

Gabriel pulled his shoulders back, openly defying his Alpha. “I won't stand for it anymore

Alexander's fist connected with Gabriel's jaw with a sickening crack before the Beta could finish, Gabriel

stumbled backward, blood spurting from his lip, but he quickly regained his footing and lunged at Alexander

The two men collided, crashing into trash cans and sending them clattering across the alley. The sound of flesh

hitting flesh, of growls and curses, echoed off the brick walls.

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My father didn’t seem concerned about the fight at all. Instead, as the men fought, he grabbed my arm and said

urgently, “Ella, you need to convince Alexander to increase the payments. With a baby on the way-*

“There is no baby!” | snapped, ripping my arm away. “And there never will be if | have anything to say about it!”

“Don’t be ridiculous,” my stepmother hissed. “It’s your duty to provide an heir. And we need those paychecks

back!”

| couldn't believe what | was hearing. My own parents, treatinglike a broodmare, thinking only of how much

money they could squeeze out of my mate.

Meanwhile, the fight between Alexander and Gabriel had escalated. They were both shifting partially, their eyes

glowing, claws extended, blood staining their shirts. The snarls coming from them were more animal than human

now.

“Alexander, please!” | called out. “Gabriel, stop!”

“Think of the pack!” my father begged. “Ella, you have to get pregnant!”

My stepmother nodded and crowdedinto the corner. The growls and curses of the fight rose to a din. At the

edge of the alley, a few onlookers began to gather. “The pack needs that money,” my stepmother pleaded. “Ella,

don’t be selfish. | bought you all that lingerie for a reason-use it!”

My chest suddenly felt tight, like someone was squeezing my lungs. | tried to take a deep breath, but the air

wouldn't come. My vision started to blur around the edges, dark spots dancing in front of my eyes.

“I can’t-“I gasped, pressing a hand to my sternum. “I can’t breathe-"

No one noticed. My father was still talking about money, my stepmother was clasping her hands and begging,

and Alexander and Gabriel were still locked in combat like wild animals.

The tightness in my chest grew worse. My heart was pounding so hard | could feel it in my throat, in my temples.

Sweat broke out across my forehead despite the cool night air. | stumbled back against the wall, the bricks biting

into my palm as | tried and failed to steady myself.

“Please,” | whispered weakly. “Please... Stop...”

They didn’t.

The edges of my vision darkened further, the alley tilting sideways as my legs suddenly gave way beneath me.

As | slid down the brick wall, the last thing | saw was Alexander's bloodied face turning toward me, his eyes

widening in alarm.

And then everything went black.

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