Chapter 73 

We take a park whicle to the border town, stopping at a fancy boutique I wouldn’t normally even loik at. Nat because the darker sten’t heard. because they probably cost more than everything I own combined. 

Two women greet us inside. One looks vaguely familiar, but I can’t place her. Nina take charge immediately, explaining we send a cercessors, denture Luna to be. The staff gets visibly excited. Thats when I realize they’re all werewolves too. Even in human towne, the pack her cogenerolas cores, de 

We have several suitable options for the Alphax mate,” one saleswoman says, leading us to a private mom with plush sofas 

We start looking through dresses. They’re all gorgeous, but nothing feels right. Nothing feels like me. Then another taleswoman brings in a desk that t my breath away. Blood red from shoulders to waist, fading to gold below Moon Shadow Pack colors. Off shoulder lace butterfly sleeves embedded with tiss diamonds. A silk underlayer with matching lace on top, and a three–tiered lace skirt. It’s designed for a werewolf ceremony, but slightly modified for human comfort. Someone thought about my needs specifically. 

This one,” Shirley says, eyes gleaming with approval. 

Yes, perfect. Try it on, dear, Nina urges, practically pushing me toward the fitting room. 

I follow the saleswoman into a separate room. When I slip the dress on, I stare at my reflection in shock. The human girl looking back at me seems transformed – not just by the dress, but by everything that’s happened since joining Moon Shadow Pack. Finding face. Becoming a mate. Expecting a baby. Now preparing to be officially recognized as Luna. 

“You look beautiful, the familiar–looking saleswoman tells me. 

I walk back to show Nina and Shirley, suddenly feeling shy. Their faces light up with excitement as they nod approval. 

Gabriel turns from where he’s been pretending to be interested in men’s suits, and freezes. There are actual tears in his eyes. I walk over and hug him 

“Dad? 

“Don’t worry, little deer,” he whispers, using his pet name for me. “You look just like your birth mother. Though you’re our adopted human child, you have her same grace.” 

“Oh, Dad.” I hug him tighter, longer this time. 

‘She’d love seeing you here,” he continues softly. “Becoming mate and Luna to the Alpha of her beloved pack, even as a human. The Moon Goddess’s power truly crosses species.” (I haven’t told my adoptive father and family about gaining my wolf yet. I want to give them a surprise. So very few people know about this news.) 

His words bring tears to my eyes. I barely remember my birth parents. Gabriel and his late wife became my family when they took me in as a scared human child. They never treated me differently despite not being a werewolf. 

We find shoes to match the dress. Nina tells me jewelry has already been selected by the pack elders. I decide to buy Aurora a little dress and Jace a shirt that matches my gown’s red. It feels important that we look united as a family. 

Nina and Shirley keep exchanging knowing smiles. When I finally ask why, they just say, “You’re the perfect Luna.” 

Shopping finished, we head home. I’m exhausted – human stamina can’t match werewolves. I doze off in the car, the events of the day catching up with me. 

Sometime later, I feel myself being lifted. I wake briefly to Jace’s familiar scent. “Shh, go back to sleep, he murmurs, carrying me inside. 

I snuggle against his chest as he walks upstairs. Despite everything – the rogues, Warren’s threat, the challenges of being human in completely safe with Jace. My wolf. My mate. My home. 

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