*Adrian's POV*

They came faster than I had expected. I wondered how long they had been planning this, how long they had waited to get their revenge on me. It was all beginning to make sense now. I understood why I stumbled upon Lena at that bar.

But what I still couldn't comprehend was why the Moon Goddess made her my mate. I had never had a mate before; Claire was just handpicked as she had the grace of a Luna and came from a good background.

"What's that sound?" Lena asked, her voice ...