She stared at him innocently, as if nothing had happened. She wondered what he wanted to say to her. Was he going to scold her for still speaking with Ashford, whom he believed to be her ex-lover? She also wondered about his reaction when he discovered that she was mated to both of them. Ashford hadn't reacted much and had allowed her to do as she pleased, but he had made it clear that she couldn't reject him. Even though she had tried, he was determined not to let her go. She had never liked Adrian from the start because of the way her father had spoken about him, always saying good things about him and wishing he was her mate—which, as it turned out, he was. "Where is he from?" Adrian asked. "Who?" Luna replied. "Ashford," he answered. She stared at him blankly, with no specific place in mind. She didn't even know of any other werewolf packs apart from Cruster Toon and Lunar Crest. What could she tell him? She was at a loss for words as she looked at him. His eyebrows rose as

“Why are you on her bed?” Adrian repeated for the fifteenth time. “I can’t hear you.” Ashford said. “And who are you to tell me where to stay? This room belongs to me too, do you understand me?” Adrian frown grew wide. “You can’t stay on her bed and expect me not to complain about it, there are a lot of rooms for you to stay but you chose this one.” “That is because I should be getting married to her if only you didn’t show up. Stupid mate bond.” He laid back on the bed and picked up the book. He had dropped the book when Adrian showed up but seeing there was nothing for Adrian to say. He had to continue his book. “You have to get up,” Adrian said. Ashford looked at him from the corner of his eyes. “I don’t think so. I came here first, you should leave and i also have to keep on reading this book.” Adrian took in a deep breath, trying to stay calm. “What pack are you from? Heard you were the alpha.” Ashford eyes widened. “Luna told you that and you came to ask me?” “Yes, she c

"Did I say something wrong?" She asked when they were quiet. Ashford shook his head. "No kitten; you just told him what pack I am from." Adrian's eyes widened in fury. "You come from the Lust Mind Pack and have the right to stand in this house." Luna gulped down nothing in particular. Was there anything wrong with the pack's mind? She hoped she had not ruined her chances by saying Ashford was from that pack. What pack was that, anyway? Were they enemies of Lunar Crest? Her thoughts kept going wide until she could not bear the silence anymore. "What is wrong if he is from the Lust Mind Pack?" Luna asked. Adrian glanced at Luna. "You don't know? You don't know anything about the pack; are you even a werewolf?" Ashford's eyes darkened. "That is it! You can talk to me anyhow, but not to her. If she isn't a werewolf, why is she here, and why is she mated to a jerk like you?" "You are the one who is a jerk; someone from that kind of pack deserves not to be here. What happened to you?

He had seen her cry, she found no need to try to hide anything anymore. "I am bad...luck." She murmured. "My mother died because of me years ago... I... have brought a threat to my father’s pack, the same way I brought a threat to the vampire kingdom before I fled." Tears began streaming down her cheeks again. "I would bring a threat to you too; just stay away from me." Ashford read all the emotion in her eyes; he knew she was only frustrated and could not think straight. His hand, which was once on her lips, cupped her face. "Dove, you are not the cause of the threat." His thumb brushed against her cheek and her lips, making her shiver. "I am." She mumbled. "I am the cause of the threat." Her body shook, and her voice cracked as she continued. "He is after me, isn't he?" She stuttered. "He killed all those people because of me... Trevor’s grandfather is the owner of the blood, and he is planning to kill Phoebe because of me. I feel so terrible already; it was not my fault that I

Luna's eyes widened at what he just said; there was no way that he was saying the truth. Her mother had tried to make peace between them but only got herself killed. She was sure her father was concerned about her safety. Her mother wanted to create peace because she wanted her daughter to be able to move freely and be herself among the rest of the crowd. Luna's heart ached at the thought of her mother giving up her goals to sacrifice herself to save her. Her father had every right to hide her; her dual nature was already a threat to him. He could not use the borrowed powers anymore because he kept her even though he was the only student who mastered the air element. If her mother had tried to unite vampires and werewolves together. Luna clenched her hands; she was going to do the same too. Since her mother had thought about it and so had she, she was going to keep going until that goal was accomplished. "I am still going to do it, father." She stubbornly stated "I am going to unit