GINA''S POV


    I took a deep breath and tried to focus on the pottery session in front of me. The noble of the pack chatted andughed around me. I tried to focus in how their hands shaped the y but I couldn''t focus on anything else but my thoughts.


    Our pottery session today was supposed to be a rxing activity. It was also a chance for us to bond and for me to fulfill my duties as Luna. But my mind was filled with emotions couldn''t control. I couldn''t belived Alpha Ferris refused me! He even said I couldn''tpete with Elise, on what grounds! I''m Luna afterall.


    Suddenly, Jackson''s voice echoed in my mind, taunting me.


    "Elise..." he had moaned as I sucked his cock. At the thought of that day, I gripped the y so hard it began to crumble under my finger.


    My frustration seeped into the very material I was supposed to be molding. How could he still be thinking of her? Elise. What was so special about her? She was practically a maid now.


    I thought Jackson never cared about Elise. What the hell was going on now? I needed to find a way to humiliate her even more. That way, I would get her out of his mind and bring his main focus to me.


    That little bitch. She was always getting in the way of everything. I wondered what was so special about her anyway. She was nothing, a nobody.


    "Careful, Luna Gina," Lady J said gently. She sat beside me. Her eyes flickered to my hands.


    I forced a smile, trying to control myself.. "I will be" I said "Thank you"


    I tried to focus on the y, trying to shape it into something presentable, but my thoughts betrayed me again.


    This time, I thought of Alpha Ferris. His name alone made my cheeks heat up in embarrassment. The Lycan King had been myst hope, my n to seduce him for a powerful alliance.


    Sure, I was Jackson''s Luna but there was nothing wrong with aiming higher. Alpha Ferris was the Lycan King - the most feared leader on the continent. His name alone made people shiver in fear. I wanted to get on his good side.


    What other way that to entice a man than to seduce him? I mean, my good looks and charm have always worked for me but not this time. I couldn''t believe what happened that day. He pushed me out of his room without a second thought.


    My grip on the y tightened once more, and before I knew it, the pot I was shaping copsed into a soggy mess. Wet y sttered onto my dress, staining the fine and expensive fabric.


    "Damn it!" I snapped. My voice came out harsher than I intended. The attendant closest to me flinched


    "Let me help you out, your grace" She tried to help me wipe off the stain but I was so angry that I pped her hand away. "Don''t fucking touch me, you peasant!"


    Her eyes widened in shock. She bowed her head "I''m sorry, Luna" Realizing my outburst, I took a deep breath and forced a tight smile.


    "I''m sorry, that was uncalled for. Please forgive me." The attendant nodded quickly then left. The nobledies exchanged nces and whispered.


    I instantly regretted my outburst. They knew my parents, and I couldn''t afford to have them gossiping about my tantrums. I had to keep up the golden child image.


    "I need to excuse myself," I said. I stood, brushing the y from my dress as best


    as I could, and walked out of the room. The moment I was alone, I let out a scream of frustration. What the hell is happening?


    I paced back and forth in my room. I


    was filled with frustration and anger.


    I needed to vent to someone so called Helen. She sat on the edge of my bed, listening to me or sol thought.


    "How does one seduce the Lycan King anyway?" I asked "He seems so hard to please. No man has ever rejected me before. No one! Why doesn''t he like me? I don''t get it"


    There was no response from Helen so I looked at her. I could see she was absent-minded. She looked outside the window.


    "Helen?" I shrieked. She flinched in shock "Yes Gina".


    "Do you even understand what I''ve been through?" I snapped, throwing my hands in the air.


    "It''s like everyone is out to get me! First, Alpha Ferris humiliates me,


    and then Jackson-don''t even get me started on Jackson!" Helen''s quickly e


    eyes widened, and she Hel


    nodded, trying to appear more attentive.


    "I''m sorry. I''m listening. Tell me what happened." I could feel my blood boiling as I continued.


    "Elise is trying to make aplete


    fool out of me. Jackson moaned her name while we were intimate. What does that even mean?" Helen''s nods were more enthusiastic now, but I could see that she still wasn''t fully present.


    It was like talking to a wall. My anger increased, and before I could stop myself, I snapped at her. "Are you even paying attention, Helen? Or are you just pretending to listen?"


    I spat out. Helen flinched, her cheeks turning red with embarrassment. "I-I''m sorry. I didn''t mean to "


    "Didn''t mean to what? Ignore me? Make me feel even more alone?" Helen''s eyes filled with tears, and she quickly wiped them away.


    "No. I really am sorry. Please, continue. I''m here for you." Before I could respond, there was a knock at the door.


    "Who is it?" I asked.


    "A royal guard"


    "Come in" A guard entered and bowed his head "Luna Gina, the tournament has already begun. I was sent here to remind you"


    The tournament? I had forgotten all about that. It was an avenue for fighters and other kinds of warriors to showcase themselves andpete.


    At the mention of the tournament, something clicked in my head.


    "Who''s there?" I asked. The guard listed a few names, but my attention snapped


    into focus when he mentioned King Ferris.


    A n began to form in my mind. If King Ferris was there, this could be my chance to make him like me.


    I turned to the guard "Send for Elise. Tell her I need to speak with her immediately." The guard nodded and left the room. Helen looked at me in confusion "What are you nning?"


    I grinned "I''m going to make a fool of Elise"