Chapter : 897
Third Person POV
Lila smiled at herself in the mirror as she smoothed down the soft fabrics of her dress. She was about to host a party for all of her supporters to show them how much she appreciates them.
“Miss Lila, you look stunning,” Olivia, one of her head supporters, cooed from behind her. “Everybody is going to love you.”
“I wouldn’t have been able to do any of this without you, Olivia,” Lila said, turning to face her new friend. “You’ve rallied so much of the pack behind me, and for that, I
thank you.”
Olivia blushed.
“I don’t want that orphan to be our Luna. She’ll make a terrible Luna. She wasn’t trained for it, and she’ll be the downfall of this pack,” Olivia said with a scowl, folding her arms across her chest. “I only want what’s best for our pack, and you are what’s best. Now that your family is out of hiding, I want to make you way more known.”
Lila smiled even wider as she put her hand on Olivia’s shoulder.
“You are too kind,” Lila said gently before pulling her hand away. “I truly do appreciate you, Olivia. Your friends are also very kind, and their efforts are appreciated. Pretty soon, Gavin will see that I’m the perfect match for him, and he’ll drop Judy. He cares about this pack more than anything and always has. Once he sees that I’m a better Luna, he’ll leave her and come straight to me.”
Both girls laughed.
“We should get to the party then,” Olivia said. “Your guests are all waiting for the woman of the hour.”
Lila’s cheeks reddened, and an eagerness filled her chest, though she kept it hidden as she stepped towards the door that led to the party room. Her brothers were already there, not believing that their sister wasn’t really their sister.
As she rounded the corner, she paused when she saw a familiar face.
Daisy Baldwin was serving drinks on platters, wearing nothing but a collar around her neck and Lila’s chest tightened for a moment. Daisy didn’t look like herself; she was thinner, her hair was messy, and her makeup was smudged on her face. On top of all that, she was completely naked.
Then again, nudity really didn’t matter in the werewolf community, but in this context, it was still strange. Noah stood off in the distance with his own drink in hand and his arm wrapped around a pretty redhead.
Lila knew that it was killing Daisy to see him with another woman.
Brushing the thought out of her mind, Lila turned to her future pack and brightened her smile.
It was show time.
Judy’s POV
“Are you sure this is a good idea?” Nan asked after we finished getting ready. We were about to go to Lila’s party in the neutral territory.
“At this point, I’m not really sure about anything,” I admit. “But regardless, this is my pack, and I can’t let her win.”
Nan nodded and put a hand on my shoulder, squeezing it tightly.
“You are going to be an amazing Luna, Judy, she told me, a soft smile playing on her lips. She knew of my anxieties when it came
being Luna and I’m still no ne
sure it shes right. But for once I actually believed that maybe I could be a great Luna.
I cared so much about Gavin and his territory… I cared about the people around here. I wanted to protect those I cared about; that was the point of my becoming a gamma. Maybe being a Luna was two in the same.
“Thanks, Nan,” I said, wrapping an arm around her. “You’re a really good friend.”
She smiled at me and nudged my shoulder with hers.
“I’m the best. And don’t you forget it,” she teased.
“Never,” I said with a smile. “Sorry for pulling you away from your restaurant again.”
“It’s completely fine; I just hired a
new closer, so I don’t need to be there tonight, and Chester’s on standby in case anything happens. I’m just glad your parents were able to watch Emalyn on such short notice.”
“You know they love that little girl,” I told her with a laugh. “They think of her as their granddaughter. You were practically one of their children, too.”
Nan blushed.
A knock on the door brought our attention to the doorway, and my mother stood
before us. She was staring between the two of us with a hesitant smile.
“You girls look beautiful,” my mother said, tears filling her eyes. “Sorry, I’m just feeling a little emotional. Nan, do you mind if I speak to Judy alone before you girls leave?”
“Of course,” Nan said before turning back to me. “I’ll see you downstairs.”
I nodded as she turned and left,
leaving me alone with my mom. I hadn’t had the chance to talk to her after our argument last night, and still felt so guilty for how I reacted. I know my mom and dad love me; that’s never been a question should have given them the benefit of the doubt because they wouldn’t do anything to hurt me…at least not on purpose.