An Idea of How She Lived Before

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• Forsaken by the Moongoddess    The Words Slipped Out

  Abby's POV Derek saved me at the mask ball from watching Hayden dance with a woman, maybe another of his girlfriends. I don’t know. But seeing them broke my heart in a way I still can’t lay my fingers on.Derek didn’t say anything. He probably noticed my distress. He just guided me gently into a dance, and suddenly, memories we once shared started flooding back, one after another. I felt deeply conflicted, unsure of myself in a way I never had before. The way I feel about Derek, my longtime crush who makes life feel simpler… and then Hayden, the ruthless and emotionless Alpha.After a few minutes, Hayden came towards us. His fists were clenched. With the kind of person he is, it was obvious he was just seconds away from punching Derek in the face until Alpha Edward called him away. For a drink and probably business talk.Later, Derek and I found a quiet corner to chat. He didn’t bring up anything heavy but kept it light instead. Just talked about the things we used to do together bac

• Forsaken by the Moongoddess    I Want to Have a Word with Her

  Hayden’s POV She hadn’t worn her mask, so I recognized her instantly.Jessica.She is an old business partner way back. Long before I ever wore the Alpha title. Back when I was still raw from Amara’s betrayal and building from the ground up. She was a female Alpha in a man’s world, bold, sharp, and always a little too interested in more than just contracts. Everyone knew she had a huge crush on me back then. She didn’t exactly hide it.But I wasn’t ready. And I wasn’t interested.Now here she was again, dressed to kill, on the arm of her husband, an Alpha of a mid-sized pack from the eastern territories. We shook hands, exchanged polite greetings, and before long, we were talking business.It felt natural. Familiar. Like slipping into an old coat.Then, out of nowhere, she tugged me gently by the wrist. “At least use this as a peace offering,” she said with a playful glint in her eye. “For letting me crush on you in vain back then.”And before I could object, she was pulling me towar

• Forsaken by the Moongoddess    Why the Self-Denial

  Hayden’s POV (Earlier with Alpha Edward) I didn’t know how Abby did it, but somehow, Edward seemed convinced. The way he said he’d have a rethink? That was a hit. A damn good one. He said something to Abby about fries…sounded like some inside joke or weird jargon to me, but she laughed. Not just a small chuckle. She laughed with her whole chest, like they’d known each other for years just exactly the same way I’ve met them earlier. I was still reeling from that when Edward shook my hand, hugged Abby, and left. I turned my head and looked at her. She still had the laughter lingering on her face, like it hadn’t fully faded yet. I don’t know what came over me, but I couldn’t look away. I kept staring, too long, too hard, and before I could stop myself, I started leaning in closer. Her smile slowly faded. Completely. She closed her eyes. And for a few seconds, I just stood there, frozen. What the hell was I doing? That weird throb on my chest from last night came again, muted,

• Forsaken by the Moongoddess    The Sting of Wanting

  Abby's POV“What were you thinking?”My eyes blinked open instantly at his deep voice. He’d straightened up, looking at me like I was some fool.My heart dropped. Not in the poetic way. No. it dropped like a stone. I felt it settle in my stomach.“What?” I asked instead, my throat suddenly dry.He went blunt again with something like mockery in his tone. “You thought I was going to kiss you?”Goddess. My face flushed hot with embarrassment.“Hell no,” I stuttered, too fast, too defensive.His piercing blue eyes stayed fixed on mine, unreadable. Then he raised a brow. “So why did you close your eyes?”Why did I…? I blinked again, completely thrown off. My teeth clicked together from clenching too hard.“Alpha, we’re ready,” Alex’s voice cut through the air like a blessing. I was indeed glad for his interruptions.“Let’s go,” Hayden said simply and turned away.I clutched the purse in my hand like I was clenching his head. You’ll agree with me this man is crazy, right?My body trembled

• Forsaken by the Moongoddess    The Quiet Advantage

  Abby's POVI was nervous when Alex told me I’d be speaking with Alpha Edward after the summit. Elder Leo and Seraphina had trained me well, and even Alex had given me some useful lines to fall back on. But I was still nervous. But when I actually approached Alpha Edward, everything I’d rehearsed vanished. The conversation flowed easily, naturally. What caught his attention wasn’t just my father’s old connection with him, it was the fact that I spoke his wife’s dialect fluently.He’d married a foreigner, and as it turned out, I’d been lucky enough to learn her language. I loved the language so much that, back when things were still good, Father hired a tutor to help me master it.I don’t remember how we got from talking about business to food, but somehow, we landed there. I made a joke about how people judge me for dipping fries in vanilla ice cream.Edward froze for a second, then leaned in with a wide grin. “You do that too? Everyone thinks I’m insane!”I grinned back. “They say it

• Forsaken by the Moongoddess    Roll Down the Window

  Hayden's POVA moment later, I stepped into the elevator and rode it down.When I reached the lobby, I spotted her standing at the front desk, speaking to one of the staff.I stayed back, watching from behind one of the pillars. A second later, she turned and walked back to the elevator, disappearing inside.I looked up at the blinking elevator lights. Still heading up. Then I stepped forward and walked over to the desk.“Good morning,” I said calmly.The receptionist looked up, all smiles. “Good morning, Mr. Roche.”I nodded toward the elevator. “The woman who just left. My wife. What did she want?”“Oh! I didn’t realize she was your wife,” she said. “She called earlier this morning. Said the AC in her suite wasn’t working. We told her we’d send someone up, but she came down to follow up herself.”“I see,” I murmured, then raised a brow. “So, what’s being done about it?”“Our technician is on the way up to handle it now,” she replied.I gave a short nod. “Good.”Then I turned and wal