Chapter 61

Cara's POV

In the darkness, I thought about him. Rollins. I would lose him. I had never prepared myself for how much it would hurt when he was no longer with me.

There was complete silence, and then I heard her voice. Emmaline.

"Is this who you want as your Luna? She can't even stand up to me; how would she defend you? She would only bring about your downfall, but I would be the future."

Rollins spoke over her, "Don't you dare speak about your Luna that way."

"She is no longer Luna."

"I did not hear her surrender," he said. His voice was calm; I only could hear the rage in that calm voice.

"She would," Emmaline promised.

She couldn't win, I repeated to myself. I couldn't let her win, so I pulled my eyes open and slowly I stood to my feet. Emmaline had her back to me; the crowd cheered more, and she smiled wide, thinking it was for her, and then she noticed, turning to see me- bloody and broken as I was. I was on my fee