Chapter 299

Author's pov Meanwhile,Luna Dora stood stiffly, faces flushed with the kind of shame that only comes when your moral high ground crumbles in front of an audience. Luna Dora had never liked Cecilia. And Cecilia? She was a nobody. Human, no connections, no influence. Totally beneath what Dora had in mind for the Luna of Blood Moon Pack. When Xavier had gone against her, argued, and married Cecilia anyway, her disapproval hardened into something bitter and personal. It stopped being about the pack and became a matter of pride. If Cecilia won, Luna Dora lost. End of story. And Luna Regina? She was just an older, slightly more polished version of Dora. Different last names, different packs, same instinct to protect power while pretending it was about tradition. It's easy to dismiss kindness when it comes from someone you've already decided doesn't fit your narrative. The charity ball still haunted them. Cecilia had saved them, no question. But saying thank you? That would mean admitting the