Claimed, Mated, and Made a Luna

Synopsis

The day after the Pairing Night, my parents threw a celebration party for my stepsister, Evelyn White. Everyone was convinced that Evelyn, who had awakened a powerful wolf spirit, was destined to become the next Luna. But then the Alpha Lucian Blackwood's Beta made a public announcement at the party: Lucian had chosen me as his mate. Evelyn's tears streamed down her face. She pointed at the moonstone necklace around her neck, sobbing, "Lucian put this on me last night. He told me I was his destined mate. Even if you want to be Luna, you can't steal my place." Camilla White, my stepmother, slapped me across the face. "You have no shame. Do you really think you can steal Luna's title?" My father, Victor White, looked at me with pure disgust. "I never thought you would stoop this low. We're done. You're not my daughter anymore." Everyone around me urged me to admit I was wrong and apologize to Evelyn. I wiped the blood from my mouth, looked at her tear-streaked face, and laughed, "You claim Lucian picked you last night and gave you that necklace? But he wasn't even at the Pairing Night."