NARRATIVE POV (Age 18/ 2 years prior)
The decorations were set, and Luna Margie rushed around ensuring that every single detail was perfect. This would be the last birthday celebration where everyone would be home and in attendance. After this, Aria would leave for medical school and return as a pack doctor intern for another two years before she was certified. Aria's departure would leave Frankie without her best friend as she navigated the hurdles of entering a mating with someone that Luna Margie was aware Frankie did not want as her mate.
Although Aiden was her son, Luna Margie couldn’t deny her disappointment. There had been a turnaround in Aiden's attitude towards his responsibilities and the way he behaved around Frankie after he had prematurely announced that Frankie was his mate
