The Lost Luna (Reluctant Mates)

Falling in love with the Alpha of the rival pack was not in my plans. Neither was getting pregnant with his child. Escaping the torment of my pack, however? That had always been my plan. Abandoned in the forest as a baby, I was taken in by the Nightstar pack.As the only human among wolves, they made sure I knew my place - branding me with scars and keeping me shackled until I yearned for the death they had saved me from. They took everything from me, but not my hope for freedom. When Jaxon, the Alpha’s son, turns twenty, making him eligible to succeed his father as the next Alpha of Nightstar, my days darken further.With his rise to power, my freedom hangs by a thread. Jaxon plans to make me his mistress, condemning me to a life of despair and torture. When the enemy's enemy is a friend. Desperation makes me flee Nightstar overnight and I run to the enemy's pack, offering my gifted healing abilities in exchange for protection. A prophecy that ruined lives. My arrival stirs old wounds in Ashmoon, reigniting their sorrow for the Luna they had lost — because I am her haunting image. He stole my heart with one glance, one touch, and one kiss. As the lines between us blur, I fall in love with Daren - the Alpha of Ashmoon. Hard. He saw traces of her in me and vowed to shield my heart from the pain he could not forget. Despite the undeniable connection between us, Daren remains haunted by the ghost of his past, pushing me away as he clings to the memory of a mate he never truly knew.As threats from Nightstar intensify, demanding my return, a devastating realization shakes my world.I was pregnant with Daren's baby.With Daren seeking a new mate, I'm left hanging in the middle, with no place to call home.And soon, I find myself back in Nightstar, chained to the cold walls once again. Will Daren come for me or will our love be lost in the shadows forever? ~•~Happily ever after (HEA).Standalone novel. Forbidden romance, alpha's rejected mate, secret babies, grovel romance, fated mates, second chance love.