CHAPTER 9

The sun was at its highest point in the sky by the time all the members of the Southern Pack learned that the Mother Moon had given their Alpha a human as his mate. The younger wolves and some of the older ones had no problem accepting a human among them, but others, mainly the older wolves, had mixed feelings. And although every wolf in the pack knew they shouldn't judge the Mother's decisions, they also knew that no Alpha had ever been joined with a human before, and the repercussions of that detail were something on everyone's minds.

— What is a Luna? —Anne asked as she found herself alone with Lían. — Because it seems to be something of great importance. I mean, after all, it's the word I hear being used most often by you and everyone else.

Lían looked at her for a moment, considering how to respond to that question. The previous night, he had tried to explain everything that was happening, but Anne had looked so frightened and exhausted, and the beating of her heart sounded so ir