Bound to the Triplet Alphas

“Aria,”hesaidsoftly.“Todayisyourbirthday.”Itwasn'taquestion,butInoddednevertheless.“Themoonisfulltonight,”headded,hisvoicequiet.“Youwillattendtheceremony.”“Ofcourse,Elder,”Ireplied,puzzled.Alleighteen-year-oldsattendedtheceremony.Itwasessential.Heleanedin,smellinggently.“Youalreadyfeelit,don'tyou?”Thechange.Myheartbeatskipped.“Whatchange?”ElderMalin'seyesnarrowed.Interesting.“Veryinteresting.”Hereachedinsidehispocketandretrievedalittlepouch.“Wearthistonight.”Iacceptedithesitantly.Insidewasasimplemoonstonependantwithaleathercord.“Butthisisfor—”“Wearit,”heinterjected.“Hideitunderyourclothesifyoumust,butwearit.”Moonstoneswereprecious.TheyaidedourconnectiontotheMoonGoddessduringceremonies.However,theywereonlygiventowolvesfrominfluentialfamilies(AlphasandBetas).NotOmegaslikeme.“Why?”Iquestioned.ElderMalinglancedatMirabeforereturninghisattentiontome.“Becausesomeoneisharboringsecretsaboutyou,child.Andtonight,thosesecretsmayberevealed.”Inevermatteredinourpack.Omegaslikemeserve,submit,andsurvive.Wedon'tdreamoflove.Wedon'tdreamofpower.ShewasthefutureLuna.Iwasjustthegirlwhowatchedfromtheshadows.Buteverythingchangedonmy18thbirthday.Ifeltthebond.Imetmymate.OneoftheAlpha'ssons.ButtheAlphahastriplets,andIfeltthematebondwithallthreeanditseemsthethreeofthemfeltittoo—threeperfectwarriors,threepowerfulAlphas,threesecretsburiedbeneaththesurface.Oneofthemismydestiny.Oneofthemislying.Andoneofthemmightbethedeathofme.TheMoonGoddessdoesn'tmakemistakes...butthistime,Ithinkshemight'vegivenmetoomuchtohandle.