Chapter 299

Author's pov Meanwhile, Luna Dora remained rigid, her cheeks burning with the humiliation of having her moral authority shattered before everyone. 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 cling to 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. There was no denying Cecilia had saved them. But to thank her would mean acknowledging their own cruelt