Unveiled Pasts and a Rival's Claim

I left Rhys's room with my heart pounding against my ribs. Despite my confident words, seeing him again had shaken me more than I cared to admit. The raw pain in his eyes when I claimed to be Orion's Luna haunted me, though I knew he deserved every bit of the agony he was feeling.

The canteen was nearly empty when I arrived. I grabbed a coffee and sank into a corner seat, letting the steam warm my face as memories washed over me.

Four years ago, I'd been broken beyond repair. After fleeing the Silver Moon Pack, I'd wandered for days, delirious with pain from the rejected mate bond and the car accident. I still remembered the rain pelting my skin as I collapsed on the outskirts of Storm Crest territory.

Orion found me himself—a strange omega girl half-dead on his lands. He could have killed me as an intruder. Instead, he carried me to his home and called his pack doctor.