Chapter 24 - The Inevitable Choice

Gabriel

The silence that followed my declaration to Kira and Talon seemed to stretch into an eternity.

The Black Moon Pack has been long without a Luna because u didn't have a mate.

So, I could see the shock and concern written on their faces as they processed my intention to take Lyra - daughter of our sworn enemies - as my Luna.

The bearer of the heirs that would solidify my bloodline's continuity.

Kira found her voice first. "Gabriel...I must deny your idea in this matter. But this..." She shook her aged head slowly. "To anoint an outsider, a Silvermoon child no less, as your Luna of the next generation of Blackmoon alphas? It's unprecedented...unthinkable, even."

"Which is precisely why it must be done," I stated with finality. "The old ways and stagnant traditions you cling to would merely obstruct the destiny's of my pups."

I turned to face them both fully, shoulders squared in grim determination.

"You were both there. You witnessed firsthand the incalculable power I wielded t