Chapter 88

The Luna is meant to be the gentle touch of her people. Her focus is on the young and vulnerable, while her Alpha mate is the strength and protection of the many. Our Luna is not here, and for ten years, her weakest has suffered under his command. Her absence is the sole reason my kind were pushed aside and forgotten. She would never have allowed the orphans to be cast out; it’s the job of a Luna to protect the young, the innocent, the unloved, maternally. It all makes so much more sense now. Juan focuses on keeping the pack powerful and promoting unity among the strongest. He wasn’t interested in the weak and condemned them to the dark side, so he didn’t have to take on his mate’s role and care for them. He even sent his own away because she failed to fit his expectation. That’s how power-hungry he is. No wonder Juan has become so much colder and crueler. His softer voice of reason, who could sway with her bond to him, has been gone for years and offers no conflict to the decisions he