Chapter 40

Aria's POV.

Seraphina's words froze me, my heart racing so fast it felt like it would burst. "You know, I still can't believe the wrong Luna who should be beheaded by now is still ruling the Shadow Claw pack beside Alpha Kael," she said, her voice sharp, her green eyes glinting with malice.

I turned slowly, my breath catching, my eyes wide as I faced her, my hands trembling at my sides.

I was pretending to be Celeste, my twin sister, the Luna of the Shadow Claw pack, hiding my real name, Aria, and her words were a blade to my throat.

My wolf, Kyra, whined, her fear loud in my chest, urging me to run, but I couldn't move, my legs heavy, my mind reeling.

Did she know? Had she heard Celeste's threat in the hall, "You know who isn't supposed to be Luna?"

The memory of Seraphina's blank stare, her silent entrance, burned in my mind, and now her smirk told me everything.