Chapter 119

Scarlett I watched as the boy’s small hands twisted in the hem of his ragged shirt as his words spilled out between trembling breaths, trying to hold back his tears. “They’re going to die,” he whispered, eyes wide and wet. “Alpha Alexander said that my mama and papa had done something wrong and that they betrayed the pack… the reason the Luna and the Alpha’s dissolution of bond had been approved… now they would be executed in the square tomorrow at dawn. And their crime was that they had decided to defy the Alpha and choose to define the Luna.” My eyes darkened. The title struck me like a blade, Luna. Their previous Luna. Once, that word had meant pride, belonging, and a bond between me and the Crescent Moon Pack. Now it was spit out in hushed fear and used as a reason for cruelty. My chest tightened, anger surged my blood, and I couldn’t help but clenched my palm tight, but I forced myself to remain calm and steady while looking at the child. I crouched again, ignoring the soreness of