Chapter 62

Scarlett's POV After the pre-vote dinner last night—which ended up humiliating Faye, who, along with Lucien, tried to sabotage my reputation but only ended up getting exposed—it was another morning. By nightfall, I would either be free, or caged forever under Alexander, as his Luna, under his hands. I rose early, dressing in black silk edged with silver, my hair pulled back to show the scar that had once marked me as Alexander's Luna—a scar that would forever haunt me. A scar of betrayal. A scar of abandonment. However, I no longer wanted to hide it. Although it was embarrassing to display my scars, I had already made that decision in the past. And now, in the present, I wanted to completely remove him from my life. His betrayal had spoken louder than the words he once used to coax me to remain in his pack, to build his pack, to build a home for him—only for him to build his love for someone else. I was not begging for freedom. I was claiming it back. I was taking back the freedom that