ct

-Luna?" I stuttered, my mind reeling. "No... th

ce. The implications were to

ed into a cruel smile. "His whore? Hi

, the sound scraping against my

pacing the room. "Alpha Moretti doesn't need to make deals for that. Wo

m my throat. "I won't d

ant surrendering everything I owned. My father's trust f

Luna!" I scrambled to my feet, b

wed dangerously.

ha

never shown interest in taking a Luna, especially not a half-breed no

t the wall. "Who did you fuck that night you snu

Moretti? The thought was so absurd I almost laughed. But then memories flooded back-his comman

k me hard, my head ban

barely a whisper. "I don't kn

, his eyes cold and calculating. Then

any idea how much debt you'll be clearing by becoming his Luna? My gambli

on the floor, hugging my knees to my ch

lt down, reaching into my pocket before I could stop

ged for it, but he easily

l the money you've stolen from me over the years." He pocketed the money and moved to the dresser, pulling open the bott

eyes. "Please, Enzo.

money into his pocket. "Maybe this will te

neck-my mother's last gift to me. It was the only thing

"Don't worry, I'm not taking that w

n this up. You'll want to look your best tomorrow when I deliver you to Alpha Moretti. Aft

y scattered clothes and shattered dreams. I clutched

ed, "I need you. I d

man who had claimed me as his own-a man who might very well be the same

nd swollen from crying. Enzo didn't bother knocking-he simply burst

g the covers off me. "It's

, glaring at him with all the hat

yes. "Yes, you will. Even if I

table. I want her looking like an Alpha's

ered me toward the bathroom while the other began laying out cosmetics and hair too

id finally. "You have two h

rned-became gentler. They worked in silence at firs

Lucia as she helped me un

ly before dropping again. "I can't, Miss

ettling in my chest. These women understood my plight bu

shing my hair with expensive shampoo

painted my nails a delicate pink. "Alpha Mor

t want him?" I

want doesn't matter in the world of Alphas,

s look bigger, my lips fuller. They styled my hair in loose waves

wn was ivory satin that flowed like water around my body, clinging to curves I usually tried to hide. It was m

red, recognizing it from old photographs. The

ly, dabbing beneath my eyes with a

ly. "I'm just merchandise being

man contra

irs made my skin crawl. "Well, well. Who knew my

at," I said throu

redator assessing prey. "Perfect

s, staring out the window as familiar streets gave way to the exclusive neighborhood where the mo

emblazoned with a stylized wolf's head-the symbol of the S

I muttered. "You do such a good

infully. "One more word and I'll make y

ay lined with ancient oak trees. At the end stood a sprawling mansion that looked

My stomach clenched with anxiety as I recognized faces among them.The m

ing-Leo, or rather, Alpha Moretti himself, was