Chapter 131 - It all comes crumbling down

"Your father is sick, Kara," Raksha said, her voice firm but laced with a hint of sympathy. "He's not expected to survive, and the pack is in turmoil. Your betrothed, Kael, is next in line to take over as alpha, but he needs his Luna by his side." Kara's mind reeled as she thought back to her past. She had run away from the pack when she was just a teenager, naive and foolish. She had thought she could escape the arranged marriage to Kael, the man she didn't love. And then she met Thorne, and everything changed. They fell in love, and started a family, and she thought she had left her past behind. "But I've been gone for so long," Kara protested. "I didn't think...I didn't expect..." Raksha's expression was unyielding. "You were promised to Kael, Kara. You can't just run away from your duties. The pack needs you, and Kael needs his Luna. You're coming back with us, one way or another." Kara felt a chill run down her spine. She knew what this meant - she would have to leave Thorne a