When the Moonrise Ceremony Fails

My fated mate Kaelan wanted to please his mistress Briar, so he planned to let her act as Luna for a while. He pretended our bond was broken, refusing to even acknowledge me as his Luna. As I passed the gym, I heard Briar’s syrupy voice. "Darling, if I get to be Luna, will you mark me every night? But… won’t Selene be suspicious? You’ve been mates for seven years, after all." "What can she do?" Kaelan sneered. "She can’t leave the pack, and she certainly can’t leave me."