"Aria," he said softly. "Today is your birthday."
It wasn't a question, but I nodded nevertheless.
"The moon is full tonight," he added, his voice quiet. "You will attend the ceremony."
"Of course, Elder," I replied, puzzled. All eighteen-year-olds attended the ceremony. It was essential.
He leaned in, smelling gently. "You already feel it, don't you? "The change."
My heartbeat skipped. "What change?"
Elder Malin's eyes narrowed. "Interesting. "Very interesting." He reached inside his pocket and retrieved a little pouch. "Wear this tonight."
I accepted it hesitantly. Inside was a simple moonstone pendant with a leather cord.
"But this is for—"
"Wear it," he interjected. "Hide it under your clothes if you must, but wear it."
Moonstones were precious. They aided our connection to the Moon Goddess during ceremonies. However, they were only given to wolves from influential families (Alphas and Betas). Not Omegas like me.
"Why?" I questioned.
Elder Malin glanced at Mira before returning his attention to me. "Because someone is harboring secrets about you, child. And tonight, those secrets may be revealed."

~

I never mattered in our pack. Omegas like me serve, submit, and survive. We don't dream of love. We don't dream of power.

She was the future Luna. I was just the girl who watched from the shadows.

But everything changed on my 18th birthday.

I felt the bond. I met my mate.

One of the Alpha's sons.

But the Alpha has triplets, and I felt the mate bond with all three and it seems the three of them felt it too — three perfect warriors, three powerful Alphas, three secrets buried beneath the surface.

One of them is my destiny.

One of them is lying.

And one of them might be the death of me.

The Moon Goddess doesn't make mistakes... but this time, I think she might've given me too much to handle.

"The risk is too great," Jaxon said. "What if it kills you?"


"What if it kills everyone?" Lucien added.


Aria smiled. "Then at least we'll all die together. Connected. Loved."


The void creature snarled. "You cannot bond with infinity. No human soul is strong enough."


"You're right," Aria agreed. "No human soul is. But I'm not just mortal anymore."


She gestured to the power running through her. The Shadow Lord's altered darkness. My own divine force. The triplets' Alpha strength. All of it mixing together into something new.


"I'm not just Luna anymore," she said. "I'm the bridge between all things."


Before I could stop her, she opened her heart and reached out with her power. Not to one person. Not to one pack. But to everything.


I felt it happen. The mate bond growing. Growing. Touching every single soul in existence.


Chapter 185 - The Moon Goddess Awakens