KATE I was stunned into silence, my mind spinning as I tried to wrap my head around the Luna’s words. She was going to need my help? Was she really asking what I thought she was asking? I couldn’t stop my thoughts from running wild. Had Luca already spoken to his mother? Had he already told her how he felt about me, about the weird, intense level of attraction between us? Had he told her about last night, about how he had asked me to be his mate… how I had said no despite everything he had done to convince me otherwise? Was…was this her way of choosing me as his mate? For a fleeting, stupid moment, I let myself hope, I let myself wonder if my happy ever after was inevitable after all... if after everything I had done to self-sabotage my happiness, the Moon Goddess was still