"It's not just a symbol, Judy," he told me, turning his body so he was completely facing me now. His eyes poured into mine, rendering me speechless. “It's the power. The ancestors from all the great Alphas before me are in this gem. I could feel the power just from being around it. My mother kept it in her lockbox the entire time. My father always said that he'd pass it to me once I'd chosen a proper Luna for the pack, but I never could, and he died before it ever happened. My mother has been wanting the same thing, except she always has a luna in mind... someone I don't even want to think about right now," he spoke through his gritted teeth.

"Daisy Baldwin?" I asked, already knowing the answer before his subtle nod.

"Yeah... Melissa's sister. My mother thinks a Baldwin is a proper Luna, but she's obviously mentally ill," he muttered, rolling his eyes at that last part. "She won't give me the gem until I do wants... but now it seems she's given up."

"Hence the auction," I whispered. "So, she's doing this because you're with me..."

"It seems that way," he told me. "But I don't want you to think I'd give you up for the gems because I would never do that. I'm never going to marry Daisy. I'm never going to be interested in her."

"How does your mom know about us?" I asked, looking up at him. "She has to know something, doesn't she?"

"I'm not sure," he said, his fists clenching. "That's exactly what I want to figure out.

I have a feeling someone might have told her."

said, shaking my head. "Nobody knows about her except for our inner circle, and not even everybody knows yet. None of our friends would

would," he told me, tucking a strand of hair behind my ear, making my cheeks flush. "But we can never be too careful. Being a powerful Lycan chairman and you being a Gamma competition victor, there are always eyes on us. It's no surprise that my mother got

My cheeks flushed.

right; there were always eyes on us, but to think that private information about me and Gavin got sent to a woman who can't stand me and would rather have Gavin with someone

was thinking, a small smile formed on his lips. He kissed the bridge of my

he said, speaking to my

her, and

asked him. "We obviously can't let him get his hands on

to that charity event," he told me. "There's no

I nodded.

what I can to help you. I mean, we are in this together after all," told him He looked at me for a long, moment, and I could feel his fove and gratitude,

is... need to speak with her about why she'd@uction off the Moon Gem, and want to tell her about well while

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