I woke up to the sound of Alpha Gideon’s and Rose’s moans, the sound of kissing and the sound of two bodies engaging in physical pleasure.“Luna Lilly?” Doctor Violet’s soft voice fluttered my eyes open. “Thank goodness you’re finally awake.” She then swiped the curtains to the side, opening the windows and letting the morning breeze ruffle my already-messy hair. “How are you feeling?”I realized that the sound of Gideon and Rose making out is coming from the room next to me, and my bed is exactly beside the wall. “Do you hear that?”The doctor blinked and looked around. “Hear what?”“Someone...” I paused but the voices just grew louder and louder and I can hear Rose slamming her hand on the wall repeatedly as they get wilder. “Gideon and Rose are having sex in the next room!”Violet gasped and leaned in on the wall. Her brows furrowed as she let her ears listen to the other side of the wall for a good half-minute. “I don’t hear anything,” she whispered confidently.I opened my mouth
Short Story's Blurb:When I had a miscarriage, Alpha Gideon has ordered a Healer to remove my womb so I can never be pregnant again, placing the child of his mistress (my stepsister) to be his heir instead. So I left him, because once a cheater is always a cheater.As I run away from him and healed myself, never did I expect the Moon Goddess to bless me with a second-chance mate in the face of someone I befriended in my childhood.And he's now the Alpha of the richest and most powerful pack—and Alpha Gideon’s stepfather.***Chapter 1: Another Miscarriage, Another FailureSometimes, the betrayal of your stepsister, your bestfriend, and your Alpha mate hurts harder than the miscarriage you just had.And that you is me.“Make sure she can never conceive again,” Alpha Gideon’s voice rang in my ears, piercing sharply than the pounding in my head. “Do it subtly.”I forced myself to remain quiet, compelling my tears not to spill over. My husband...my mate, and my Alpha doesn’t want me to co
I am wearing a royal blue dress—the color of my Alpha’s eyes. At least that’s what I thought now that I’m slightly drunk and dizzy.“Are you sure the butter beer won’t affect the twins?” my mate asked.I chuckled. I’m definitely already tipsy. “Of course not, the Healer told me. It’s name is butter beer and it’s definitely just a cold caramel drink served in an ale glass.”He kissed me once. The picnic blanket became like our bed.This is more conservative. Since I’m married now, I only want Alpha Azriel to be the one to see my asset beneath this layer of clothing. Everything is now over: that Rogue who attacked me in the forest is gone, Beta Homer and Alexander found their second-chance mates, and I have finally moved on.The scars remain, yes, but me and my mate’s priority is rebuilding our lives. Our future.Especially now that we have
Mating bonds are a gift from the Moon Goddess, yes. But second-chance mates? It’s rare—because it’s Fate who’ll be deciding whether you get one or not.And as for me, I’m lucky I did. I could say the same with Homer too.Lazel looked away as if ashamed. “I… I was rejected by my first mate. I never thought I’d get another chance.” She swallowed as she held up her face to look at me. “It was the day you saw me and Beta Homer kissing.”Homer chuckled, though there was no humor in it. “And here I am, the Beta who once thought he had everything figured out, only to realize I was chasing something never meant to be mine.” His gaze met mine softly. “I guess we both needed to lose something to find what was truly ours, Rhiannon.”I didn’t know what to say. A part of me still harbored resentment toward Homer for everything that had happened between us, but seeing him like this
Rhiannon’s POVA month had passed since the Rogues’ attack. The remaining Rogues either surrendered or signed the decree that they will never harm any pack under Azriel’s rule ever again, unless they want to be hunted down and killed one by one.But even with this situation, the scars those Rogues left—both seen and unseen—still lingered in the Moonborn Pack. Though we were healing, the echoes of battle remained, a silent reminder of what we had endured and defended and survived.Which was why, when my father’s birthday approached, I decided to visit the Moonbeam Pack alone.Azriel had offered to accompany me, but I assured him I’d be fine. I needed this journey on my own—to reconnect with the family I had left behind, to see my father and brother, and perhaps to find some sense of normalcy again after the chaos we fought against.“Will you be alright?” he ask
“No!” I screamed.“Rhiannon!” Azriel’s voice reached me through the chaos. He sprinted towards me, ignoring everything else, his eyes burning like wildfire.Homer’s claws barely came up in time before a blonde Rogue slashed deep into his side, blood instantly soaking his bare skin.Beta Homer might be an ex-boyfriend who hurt me so much, but he’s still a packmember of my father’s pack. And as an Alpha’s daughter, he’s my responsibility too.I gasped, trying to reach Beta Homer. But my legs refused to move. Azriel and I’s mating bond was still burning through me, still claiming me.Fate had a cruel sense of humor it seems.I watch Homer fall hard, a soft sigh escaping his lips as his body slammed against the battlefield, his own blood pooling beneath him. His eyes flicked towards us as realization dawned on him. He had seen it. He had seen—felt—the bond snap between Azrie