Chapter 183

Bella's POV

My mother's voice trembled as she delved into the painful truth that had shaped our lives. "Bella, your father, Alpha Callum, never wanted us to get married. It wasn't a union of love; it was a forced alliance, a political move to strengthen the pack. Our home was never the haven people believed it to be."

The weight of her words settled heavily on my shoulders. I listened intently, my heart pounding in rhythm with the unfolding revelations. Max sat silently beside me, his eyes reflecting a mixture of sympathy and understanding.

"After you were born, everything changed," Luna Irene continued, her gaze distant as if revisiting a haunted past. "Callum forced me to get my tubes tied, ensuring I could never bear another child. It was a cruel act, stripping away my right to choose, to have a family as we wished."

Anguish flickered in her eyes, and I could sense the deep wounds that had never fully healed. The illusion of a happy family shattered, replaced by the harsh realit