Alpha Klein held Ria’s hand as they entered the gathering.

The hall was already filled with people after he had summoned them. Serene was not left out. She sat at a corner, watching silently, and the moment she noticed Alpha Klein and Ria arriving together, her eyes darkened with anger.

Alpha Klein released Ria’s hand and stepped forward.

“Just last month,” he began, and the murmurs in the gathering gradually died down, “I declared that Charlotte was no longer my Luna.”

The room fell completely silent.

“But today, I want everyone to know that she is my Luna once again.”

His gaze shifted to Ria.

“I have taken her back—not...