LOGINI loved him for years. Alpha Xavier. But we weren't fated mates. So I did what any woman in love would do: after one night together, I convinced him to marry me, hoping to win his heart like my parents did. And it worked... until his fated mate showed up. Suddenly, I was the villain.I was framed for attacking his mate, rejected, and despised. The divorce papers were already on the table when I discovered I was pregnant. Pregnant with his children—a secret I knew I had to keep, because a man who hates you would never want your babies. So I lied, I ran, and I vanished into the world. Three years later, at an airport with my twins when I run into the last person I ever wanted to see again. Xavier He looks at my kids, his eyes filled with a warmth that I know is a lie. "How old are they?" he asks. My lie ready on my tongue. "They're not yours. I had a test before our divorce, remember?" And he believed me. Because the dates don't add up, and he can't possibly know the truth. But as he stands there, unable to shake the connection he feels to the kids and me, all our secrets and past wounds resurface. The man who cast me aside now looks at me with an agonizing mix of longing and confusion, and I have to wonder: is fate really done with us?
View MoreI had prayed to the moon goddess countless times to grant me the honor of being his mate, but unfortunately, I wasn’t.
The Mooncrest pack, a concealed world within what appeared to be an ordinary estate to outsiders, thrived in secrecy. We coexisted harmoniously with humans, our true identities hidden from the oblivious world. On the night of my coming of age,I had gotten drunk and ranted to Xavier how frustrated I was that I couldn’t feel the mate bond between us.He was also intoxicated, and we found ourselves entangled in a passionate embrace, this happened only months after he had taken on the role of Alpha.
The morning after, I felt the weight of my heart’s desire and impulsively proposed to him, urging him to take responsibility for our actions and marry me.
Despite not being fated mates, I believed love could transcend the boundaries of destiny.
Xavier looked conflicted, his brow furrowed as he pondered my proposition. “But I’m not your mate,” he stated calmly. “It doesn’t matter, you don’t have a mate. It’s been five years since you came of you came of age, this would be the sixth year, which would mean you don’t have a fated mate,” I tried convincing him.Throughout the wedding preparations, Xavier displayed cooperation but remained emotionally distant.
I clung to the hope that he would eventually love me, just like parents, who weren’t fated mates, my mom and dad weren’t fated mates but had grown to love each other, after my dad died, heartbroken mom followed.
She was completely heartbroken and couldn’t do without him. Being fated mates wasn’t necessary, Xavier would grow to love me.
I was sure, so very sure.We had only been married for six months now. Xavier fulfilled his roles as a husband almost robotically.
I was respected as Luna and as his wife, I wanted more, to be close to him as a real loving couple but he was always so distant.
But I settled for what he could give, a functional relationship not a loving one believing with time, I could win his heart.
Then, everything changed abruptly. Xavier returned home this evening with a spark in his eyes, unlike any I had seen before.“I need to tell you something,” he began, a mix of excitement and guilt in his voice.
“I’ve found my mate.”
My heart shattered anew as he described her, a radiant smile on his features as he described her, he never smiled at me that way, that had never been meant for me.I couldn’t help but wonder where I fit in his life now.
Xavier explained that his newfound mate had been badly injured when they found her and was currently at the hospital, prompting him to leave.With a heavy heart, I watched him walk away, the realization sinking in ‘I won’t be coming home anytime soon!‘ that was what he came to tell me.
The next morning was gloomy and dark, just like how I felt. What’s going to happen now?
I wondered. What would happen to I and Xavier.
I lay in bed lacking the motivation to leave my room.The sheets smelt of him, I cuddled it unwilling to leave this room dominated by his scent. I remained in bed the whole day feeling sick, drowsy and dizzy.
I had my meals there jn my bedroom lacking motivation to move about. On the third day, I lay there wrapped in the sheets that clung Xavier’s musk and ice scent, my mind filled with uncertainty about the future for Xavier and me. Lying in bed, I clung to the sheets, which still carried his scent.It was an unwillingness to leave this room that seemed dominated by his presence. However, the sound of three raspy knocks interrupted my thoughts.
“Good morning, Luna. The chores have all been completed.We got a call from the Alpha’s office. He forgot some documents, the deeds of a land? It’s in a blue file, and he has sent Adam to have it delivered,” my house servant, Martha informed me.
“I’ll go myself. Tell Adam to wait; he’ll drive me to the office,” I instructed, mustering the strength to get up and face the day. A part of me yearned to see Xavier, to understand his thoughts and the implications of his newfound mate. I clutched the documents in my hands, feeling the weight of my responsibilities as Luna pressing down on me. Once dressed, I rushed downstairs, acknowledging the greetings of the servants as I passed by them.“Where to, Luna?” the driver, Adam, asked as I gracefully got into the car.
“The company,” I replied, my heart pounding heavily in my chest.
I needed to see Xavier.
The drive to the company was short, but it felt like an eternity with the weight of uncertainty on my shoulders.
As we arrived, I walked into the magnificent building that housed Xavier’s company. It stood tall and imposing, a reflection of the man who owned it.
Bella sat on the edge of her hospital bed, surrounded by the cold embrace of solitude. The dim light in the room accentuated the weariness in her eyes.She stared down at her hands, her wrist covered in bandages. The other one held in place with a cuff and chained to the bed.Caught, she’d been caught. The last thing she remembered was escaping from Xavier with her brother then a car ramming into the two of them suddenly.Her mind raced, contemplating the events that had led her to this moment. She has carefully covered her tracks at all times, but now, it seemed all the layers of deception had fallen apart. Xavier had actually held and threatened to throw her down a building.“Well, Bella, looks like your games finally caught up with you,” a voice echoed within her mind, making her cover her ears with her palms.“Shut up!” She barked.“This is the end.” The reflection taunted. No! It couldn’t be. Sebastian would come for her.“No one would save you. You’re a nobody.”“Now look at
“What happened?” Eva asked anxiously.Xavier had suddenly slumped at the entrance of a ward. “Is he okay? Xavier!” She yelled, shaking him, but his body was numb and cold.“There’s a high dose of poison. It seemed to be the highly toxic drug Nexorfin. It’s amazing he was able to withstand and survive for this long,” the doctor commented with a sigh.“Axel, what’s going on?” she turned to him. Xavier was yet to explain where her son had been taken and how it was all his fault.“We should let him rest a little and keep him under observation,” the man muttered, then turned to leave. Eva watched Xavier’s unconscious face.“Nexorfin,” she muttered. “Who did that tonXavier?” She asked. “That’s really poisonous.Did that have anything to do with Liam?” Eva asked, looking at Axel. Her son had been exposed to such danger. Axel stared at Eva,unable to answer the questions; Xavier would be more suitable to answer them. How was he to tell her it was her mate that had done all that and made them s
Xavier gently placed Liam at a safe distance before turning back towards the burning building, his heart pounding with worry.“Derrick! Derrick!” he yelled desperately, hoping for any sign of his friend.“I don’t think you should,” a calm voice interrupted Xavier’s frantic calls. He turned to see a man standing nearby, his expression grave.“Derrick’s still in there,” Xavier explained, his voice strained with emotion.“I know. He’s gone. He’s dead now,” the man informed him with a somber tone.“How did that happen?!” Xavier demanded, his eyes wide with shock and disbelief as flames engulfed the structure.“That explosion was meant for both of you,” the man explained matter-of-factly.“What?!” Xavier exclaimed, his mind reeling with the revelation.“Yes. But you got out just in time,” the man confirmed, his gaze fixed on the burning wreckage.“He yelled at me to leave,” Xavier whispered, his voice trembling with the weight of the realization. His old friend, whom he had just found aliv
Axel descended the stairs and was greeted by a familiar silhouette waiting for him. He halted, his eyes widening in disbelief, blinking repeatedly.The dark, wavy hair, the slender frame–it couldn’t be. With hesitant steps, his heart raced, and he approached cautiously.“Jasmine,” Axel whispered, his voice tinged with shock as he confronted the unexpected sight.She turned to meet his gaze, and his lips parted, unable to comprehend the reality before him.“Jasmine?” He repeated, his voice hoarse, dropping the items in his hands in astonishment.A smile graced her lips, tears welling in her eyes as she rushed towards him.“It was Bella. It’s all Bella. She was there that night, she killed those men and tried to take Nathan’s wife as well. Nathan’s wife died because of me,” she cried out, her anguish pouring forth trying to warn him.Axel enveloped her in his embrace, still grappling with the surreal notion of her being alive.“I thought I lost you forever. I’m so sorry. I’m sorry I le
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