ANMELDENYears of love and partnership — ended just like that.The mate bond was officially dissolved. I was free.After that, Adrian's pack went into freefall. Everyone knew he'd crossed me and my father. No pack would work with him.After repaying my father's investments, he was drowning in debt. His pack members grew restless, voices of dissent rising louder by the day.Vivian got what she'd always wanted — a mating ceremony with Adrian. But life together was far from the fantasy she'd imagined.Vivian had grown accustomed to the lavish lifestyle Adrian once provided. She spent his money on fine dining, designer jewelry, luxury handbags — day after day, burning through what little they had left. She was living the Luna dream in her head while reality crumbled around her.Adrian couldn't cope with the fall from the top. He drowned his sorrows in alcohol, which only accelerated his pack's collapse.Soon enough, he started seeing a bar hostess on the side.When Vivian found out, she destroyed e
Adrian was jolted awake by his phone.He answered, irritated, and barked into the receiver — then the blood drained from his face as he listened."What did you say?""Multiple packs have breached our borders and seized most of our territory. Alpha, if you don't act now, we're finished."The news hit him like a bucket of ice water. He scrambled out of bed, grabbed a shirt, and headed for the door.The commotion woke Vivian. She cracked her eyes open, groggy, and clung to his arm. "Where are you going? Stay with me."The pack was on fire, and Adrian had no time for Vivian's neediness. He ripped his arm free without a word and bolted.Vivian, furious, hurled a pillow at the door behind him.By the time Adrian arrived, his forces had already suffered devastating losses. Casualties were everywhere.He surveyed the wreckage, his mind reeling.Then, through the rubble, he spotted me — standing calmly, speaking with the commanders of the opposing forces.His shock turned to rage. He stormed up
The plane touched down at my father's pack airfield.The moment my feet hit the familiar ground, a sense of peace washed over me — something I hadn't felt in a long time.Then I spotted my parents in the distance. Years of swallowed grievances broke free all at once, and I ran into their arms, sobbing.My mother stroked my hair, murmuring over and over, "You're home now. You're home."I told my father everything — Adrian's affair, Vivian's pregnancy, all of it. His face turned crimson with fury, and he slammed his fist on the table."Who does Adrian think he is? How dare he betray my daughter! Does he think he can disrespect me? Disrespect this entire pack?""Dad, don't be upset. It's over now. I don't love him anymore."I eased him back into his chair."But I won't let what they've done to me go unanswered. I'll pay them back a thousandfold."My father nodded. "All right. Whatever my girl wants."That night, he summoned several allied Alphas and began planning a full-scale assault on
Adrian read those two messages over and over, but there was no panic in his eyes — only amusement.He called me immediately, his tone dripping with reproach and impatience."Sophia, why can't you just be a little more gracious, like Vivian?""You had your father terminate our tribe’s partnership over something this small? Do you have any idea how much damage this will do to the pack?"In his mind, everything I'd done was nothing more than a tantrum — a small spat he could smooth over with a few sweet words. He didn't take any of it seriously.After all, I'd once loved him so completely. I'd always forgiven everything."Alright, Vivian's about to come out. We'll talk about this when I get home."Before I could respond, he hung up.I listened to the dial tone and felt my heart go cold.That evening, my bedroom door swung open. Adrian walked in, loosening his tie, and launched straight into a lecture."You were reckless. If you'd hurt the pup, could you live with that?""Thank God everyon
Vivian screamed and sobbed, her wailing echoing through the entire villa.Then — hurried footsteps at the door. It burst open to reveal Vivian bound on the floor, several guards gripping her ankles and dragging her toward the basement.The moment she saw Adrian, Vivian latched onto him like a lifeline. "Adrian! Help me! Sophia's throwing me in the basement!"Adrian's face went dark. He shoved the guards aside and pulled Vivian into his arms, carefully untying her restraints.Vivian collapsed against his chest, sobbing hysterically.When he saw the red welts across her skin from the wolfsbane, his heart clenched with distress.He couldn't contain his rage any longer. He turned on me and roared, "Sophia, what the hell are you doing?""How could you be so cruel? Vivian's just a defenseless Omega! You could've killed her!"I looked at the two of them clinging to each other and forced down the bitterness rising in my chest. "I only gave her a taste of what she did to me.""Do you think I wa
The banquet was broadcast live across every pack in the region.Every Alpha comes with his own Luna. Every Alpha except Adrian, who made the excuse that his Luna was feeling unwell and had brought a stand-in.I sat in front of the television, watching Adrian's hypocritical smile, and felt nothing but disgust.The camera panned to Vivian descending the staircase in a stunning wine-red gown. Every head in the room turned. Admiring gazes followed her every step.Vivian soaked up the attention and sauntered to Adrian's side, looking thoroughly pleased with herself.Watching from my hotel room, my nails dug so deep into my palms they broke the skin.That dress belonged to the Luna. In Adrian's pack, only the she-wolf who had completed the mating ceremony with the Alpha had the right to wear it.I remembered our own mating ceremony — Adrian standing before the statue of the Moon Goddess, swearing his vow with absolute conviction."You are my only Luna. I swear before the Moon Goddess — if I







