LUCIEN

Years Ago,

The moon was red tonight. Probably as red as my bleeding heart. Tonight, my best friend was getting mated with the woman I was in love with. Talk about cruel fate. It hurt me knowing that they were mates. And I was just the outsider. The third wheeler. But I trusted Alden. I knew how aggrieved he was, knowing he'd broken my heart. We'd drunk our hearts out a few hours ago, aware that tonight was the night that would change everything.

I was standing in the Hall ...