Jolie pov

"Don't what? Don't point out that I only matter now because I'm powerful?" The words tumbled out in a rush, unstoppable. "That if I was still the weak little runt, none of you would look twice at me?"

"That's not true." Luna's voice came from the doorway, and I realized she must have arrived while I was lost in my spiral. "We claimed you before the moonfire showed up, before any of us knew what you could do."

"Because Ryder wanted me as his mate." I closed my eyes again, unable to ...