Luna Amanda touches my shoulder and gently smoothes her thumb over my skin. "Ava, I know what it is like to be with an Alpha. They are so busy that they sometimes forget about their mates and what's around them."

I smiled.

"I'm not going to announce it at the ceremony," I said as some vomit came up my throat. I closed my eyes and focused on my breathing.

Once the feeling of being sick passed, I opened my eyes and stared at both women. "I want this to be about us," I said. ...