---- Last night, I had a dream. The Moon Goddess told me the Stone family was about to welcome its true heir!" "A true heir?" The pack members around them started whispering. "Yes!" Eleanor nodded hard. "The Moon Goddess said only the purest, noblest bloodline can lead the Stone family to a greater future!" She pointed at Scarlett. "This child has the purest blood! He's the one chosen by the Moon Goddess!" Some pack members started to agree: "Lady Eleanor is right..." "Maybe this really is the Moon Goddess's plan..." "Pure blood is stronger..." I looked at these fickle, spineless wolves, completely despairing. ---- My son, Caleb, had followed Ethan around since he was little, looking up to him. Caleb tried so hard at everything, just to get his father's approval. Even when he felt his father Ethan's coldness, he just thought he wasn't doing enough, and swore to make his father proud. These bastards... Scarlett lowered her head "shyly." "I... I don't know if I'm worthy... but if this really is the Moon Goddess's will..." She looked up, fake tears shining in her eyes. "I'll try my best. For Caleb, for the Stone family, I'll raise this child well." "What a kind girl!" someone exclaimed. "Compared to some jealous woman, Scarlett is an angel!" ---- "The Stone family is saved!" I looked at Ethan, the man who once swore to protect Caleb and me, now making excuses for the one who got our son killed. "Ethan Stone," my voice was as cold as a knife, " you don't deserve to be Alpha!" "T'm doing this for the future of the family!" Ethan shot back angrily. "Regina, your jealousy and small-mindedness killed Caleb! If you could have been gentle and considerate like Scarlett, none of this would have happened!" I laughed, laughed so hard tears almost came. "Fine," I said softly. "If that's how it is, then there's really nothing left for us to say." I turned to leave, but Ethan's voice came from behind me: "Regina, since the Moon Goddess has made her choice, you should accept reality too." ---- I turned back. He was holding Scarlett, his eyes full of determination. "Now, it's time to let go of the past and embrace the future."