The Sickened Luna's Last Chance novel Chapter 253

Chapter 253

“Whatever you want to think.” I turned away from her and walked back to my chair. “Applications open in two weeks. You can submit yours with everyone else’s.”

The truth was, I didn’t want to host the trial at all. The whole thing had been forced on me by my Alpha King advisors. They’d cornered me three days after Ella’s funeral and laid it out in terms I couldn’t ignore.

An Alpha King without a Luna was vulnerable. Other Alphas could challenge my position if they thought I was weakened by my loss. The packs needed stability, and stability meant a mated Alpha with a strong Luna by his side.

I’d argued with them for hours, but they wouldn’t budge. Host a Luna Trial or risk losing everything I’d worked for.

The irony wasn’t lost on me, of course. I’d spent years treating Ella like she didn’t matter, and now that she was gone, her absence was threatening to destroy everything.

I never wanted to marry again, truthfully.

But what I wanted didn’t matter anymore. It never had. I was the Alpha King, and the Alpha King did what was best for his people, not what was best for himself. Furthermore, I needed to secure Lucien’s future, and I couldn’t do that if I let myself get beaten out of my position. I could lose Ashclaw entirely if that happened.

So I decided that I’d marry whoever won the trial. But I’d never be intimate with whoever became my new Luna. Lucien would be my one and only heir, and I would never produce another child with anyone.

With Ella gone, I would never love again.

Sophia

Sophia was on cloud nine.

Alex had given her permission to enter the Luna Trial. He’d practically invited her to compete for his hand in marriage.

If circumstances had been different, Sophia might have smiled. But for now, she had to hide her smile–had to play the part of an understanding friend who would never celebrate Alex’s wife’s death.

But… This was it. Finally, after all this time, this was her real chance!

For years, Sophia had schemed and plotted and tried to drive a wedge between Alexander and Ella in every way possible. She’d been cruel and manipulative and desperate, clinging to a man who was obsessed with a worthless woman.

But now Ella was dead, and Alex couldn’t cling to Ella anymore–at least not for much longer. Soon, her grave would grow cold and he would have no choice but to move on. He needed a Luna and a mother for his son, and besides, he was still a man; he couldn’t remain celibate forever.

Finally, Sophia’s long years of planning would come to fruition. All the careful timing, being in the right place at

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Chapter 253

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