Chapter 49

Author's POV Moore watched his mother's humiliation with burning eyes. Suzanna, forced to kneel in the dirt before that bitch who'd returned to ruin everything. His mother's beautiful face pressed to the gravel, tears streaming down her cheeks as Alpha Foster—the man who'd promised to make her Luna—commanded her submission. And all for what? For Summer, the weak female who'd abandoned her son and her pack. The one his mother had told him was unworthy of being Luna, unworthy even of being a wolf. As Alpha Foster led Summer away, Moore helped his trembling mother to her feet. "He didn't mean it, Mom," he whispered, brushing dirt from her tear-streaked face. "He's just confused because she's back. It will pass." Suzanna gripped his arm with surprising strength. "This is her fault," she hissed. "Everything was perfect before she returned. We were going to be a family—you, me, and Alpha Foster. She's poisoning him against us." Moore nodded, hatred crystallizing in his young heart. "I'll hel