Destiny I scurried back to my room, my heart hammering against my ribcage. What the heck was THAT?! When Alpha Aldric summoned me, I expected him to hurt me more or make ridiculous demands, but instead, he was teaching me how to dance!? Maybe he was having one of his better days. The Alpha King seemed to have quite the range of emotions. I rolled my eyes. The Moon Goddess must hate me for bonding me with a mate like that. Why couldn't I be mated to someone normal? Like Baron. My heart did a little flip. I hadn't thought about Baron since I was auctioned off to the Alpha King. I wondered what he was doing. Was he thinking about me? Wondering where I was? No, he was Aria's best friend, so maybe he was mostly thinking about her. My thoughts kept drifting back to Baron, the gentle and