69. Blood Moon Pack

|| Lilac's POV || My mind was a whirlwind of thoughts as I sat at the kitchen table, staring at the empty plate in front of me. The words Alaric had spoken earlier still echoed in my ears, sending shivers down my spine. My Luna. He had called me his Luna. And Marcus, the man who had burst in earlier, had called him Alpha. Alpha. The title hung in the air like a heavy fog, clouding my thoughts and leaving me breathless. I had known Alaric for so long, and yet I had never heard of him being an Alpha. Of course he had the lineage. Was this his pack? Was this why he had always been so protective, so commanding, so... alpha-like? My heart raced as I tried to process it all. The man I had fallen for, the man who had held me through the night, was not just any wolf. He was a leader. And he had just declared me his Luna in front of one of his beta? I stood up abruptly, my legs shaky beneath me, and carried my plate to the sink. The mundane task of washing dishes gave me something to focus on,