Mia's POV　　It is sweltering outside and this lace cocktail dress that Alpha Thomas purchased for me only makes me hotter. Holding a cool drink in one hand, I fan myself with a napkin trying to cool the air around me. 　　As I am standing at the entrance to the swanky garden party that Madison arranged for my farewell, people walk by me and do not give me a second look. But that is something that I am used to. Everyone in this pack pretends like I do not exist. So I stand by the entrance and nod politely as people walk by. 　　Alpha Thomas has disappeared somewhere to find my father under the guise that he needs to finish the arrangements for my purchase. Disappointment keeps swarming in my stomach the longer that he isn't here with me. I don't know why but I feel more at ease when he is near and the longer I stand here alone the more uncomfortable I become. 　　I look off into the crowd and wonder why so many of them have come to see me off. I suppose it is to make sure that I am reall

　　Cora's POV　　I am humiliated as I watch Alpha Thomas jump off the stage and make his way through the angry crowd. How dare he choose that abomination over me?　　Everyone knows that I am the better choice between the sisters. Tears begin to well up in my eyes but I quickly wipe them away. The last thing I want to appear is weak in front of my pack.　　My father steps to the microphone, once again, trying to rectify the situation. "It would appear that Alpha Thomas has chosen Mia for his second chance mate," my father's voice booms over the crowd.　　There are several hisses and boos that come from the crowd, letting us know that they are dissatisfied with Alpha Thomas's choice. Shouts from several of the people in the crowd tell my father to go to war for the disrespect that he was shown today. But even I know that declaring war on the Red Moon Pack is a terrible mistake. The Red Moon Pack is one of the largest in the country and it holds allegiances with many of the most prestigious pa

　　Mia's POV　　My lips are swollen and I am breathless. This isn't my first kiss but I have definitely never been kissed like that before. Perhaps I have been wrong about Thomas all this time.　　I am not some naive little girl. I have heard the rumors that surround that float around about Alpha Thomas. Some of the Omegas in the Moonshadow Pack call him the broken Alpha. The Alpha that is unable to love since the loss of his mate. Everyone knows that he has been fighting the elder council of his pack in order to not take a mate. But after that kiss, it is clear that he is a passionate man. 　　I glance up at Thomas but he is no longer looking at me. In fact, the look on his face is one of complete indifference. It appears that the kiss had no effect on him at all. 　　The more I look at Alpha Thomas, the sillier I feel. The way that he kissed me was so passionate but I was silly to think that there were any feelings behind it. Of course, he just kissed me to shut me up and get me to agree

　　Thomas's POV　　I expect Mia to fight me when I scoop her into my arms but much to my surprise she wraps her arms around my neck and snuggles into my hold. I do not miss the electricity that pulses between the two of us. I haven't felt those kinds of sparks since my mate died in my arms. 　　This isn't the first time that I have felt the sparks between Mia and me but my wolf has not given me any indication that Mia is our mate. I will admit that being around Mia soothes the heartache that I still feel over the loss of my mate. But I refuse to believe that the Moon Goddess would pair me with someone so much younger than me. 　　The door of the pack house swings open as I approach it with Mia in my arms. Dylan is on the other side with a scowl on his face. I know why he is so angry. It is approaching two in the morning and if there is anything that Dylan likes it is his sleep. 　　"It is about damn time," Dylan growls as he steps backward, making room for me to enter the pack house. 　　"I

　　Mia's POV　　A rush of excitement pulsates through my body when Thomas says yes to playing twenty questions with me. I thought for sure that he would tell me no in that rough angry voice that he uses when he is irritated. But instead, he looked at me with a softened gaze and agreed. 　　I know that he is exhausted because he keeps yawning loudly. But I don't let that stop me from firing off my first question.　　"What is your favorite color?" I ask as I pull my legs close to my chest and wrap my arms around my legs.　　Thomas covers his yawn with his hand and cocks his eyebrow at me. "You want to know what my favorite color is?"　　I nod my head up and down with a goofy grin plastered on my face. Thomas runs his hands through his dirty blonde hair and chuckles.　　"What is so funny?" I pout as I tuck my legs under my body.　　"I am not laughing at you," Thomas quickly stops chuckling. "It is just that I am mostly colorblind, I can only see certain colors."　　I cock my head to the side and t