From Barren Mate to Pregnant Queen

My fated mate, Alpha Cayden, rejected me at my own Luna ceremony. "Lilith is pregnant with my heir," Cayden announced from the stage, his eyes locked on me. "She will be the new Luna of the Silver Moon Pack. The mother of my pup. As for Becca, she has failed to give this pack an heir. For this failure, I, Alpha Cayden, hereby reject her. However, the pack will still grant her the rank of Beta…"He spoke of the position as if it were a great mercy.My world shattered. The searing pain of our broken bond ripped through me.Slowly, I lifted my head and met their gaze on the stage.The golden aura that always surrounded Cayden fractured, replaced by a jarring, ugly gray.The color of deceit. A color I’d never seen on him before.Lilith was caressing her flat stomach, a triumphant smirk on her face.Whispers grew louder in the grand hall.They were waiting for a show. Waiting to see the Alpha’s rejected mate make a fool of herself.But there were no tears. No screams. No hysterics.I just

I was thrown into a cell with walls of pure silver.It was the Silver Moon Pack’s prison for werewolves.The pure silver walls leeched our healing abilities, forcing every wound to heal at a human's agonizingly slow pace.I sat on the cold, silver floor, the gash on my forehead still slowly oozing blood.No light.No windows.Just dead, suffocating darkness.My wolf was frantic without the music box to soothe it.The silver in the room made it worse—I could feel it weakening me, throwing my gift into chaos.I don't know how long I was in there before the door opened.Blinding light flooded in, and I squinted.A man in a white coat walked in.The pack’s private doctor, Alan.Behind him were Seraphina and several guards."Is the examination finished?" Seraphina asked.Alan nodded, his expression grave. "It's not good. The shock caused the pup’s wolf soul to become unstable. If we don't act quickly, Miss Lilith could miscarry."I felt the static of a lie from him.He was lying.But why?"

Cayden's POV"Where is she?"Cayden's roar tore through the night.He shifted into his massive silver wolf, eyes burning with a mad fury, and charged toward the border forest with a dozen of his guards.Rhys stood in the moonlight, holding a blood-soaked Becca in his arms.Her breath was so faint it was barely there."Put her down," Cayden demanded, shifting back to his human form. His voice was pure ice. "She belongs to me.""Yours?" Rhys looked up, his golden eyes blazing with rage. "Is this how you treat what's yours?"He gently brushed the blood from Becca’s forehead.The puncture wound from the silver dagger was still bleeding.The burns on her wrists were horrifying."She's dying," Rhys’s voice was thick with suppressed fury. "If she doesn't get treatment now, she will die.""That's none of your business," Cayden took a step forward, his Alpha's dominance washing over Rhys like a tidal wave. "Give her to me. Now!"Rhys didn't flinch. He held Becca even tighter.The dominance of t

Three days.For three days since Cayden left, nightmares had plagued me.Every time I closed my eyes, I saw flashes of a silver-haired man stroking my face with love.Then the image would shift, and the same man would be watching me bleed, his eyes cold and distant.And a woman’s mocking laughter would echo in the darkness."Another nightmare?" Rhys asked, sitting by my bed, his eyes full of concern.I nodded, feeling weaker each day.The nightmares were draining my life force.I could feel my wolf's soul withering."I've called for the best healer," Rhys said, taking my hand. "She'll be here this afternoon.""Thank you," I managed a weak smile.I had no one else to rely on.At two o'clock, an elegant, middle-aged woman entered my room."I am Lyra, a healer specializing in spiritual trauma," she said in a gentle voice. "Let me see what we're dealing with."She placed her hand on my forehead.A warm, calming energy flowed into me."This is strange," Lyra frowned. "Her trauma doesn't see

Seeing Rhys standing in front of me, Seraphina’s expression became even more "maternal.""Alpha Rhys, I know you are protecting Becca out of kindness," she said gently. "But this is, after all, an internal pack matter. What she needs now is the company and care of her family."More lies. More static stabbing at my brain."Becca and I have always been very close," Seraphina continued, her voice filled with affection. "From the first day she came to the pack, I treated her like my own daughter."That’s not true!Though I couldn't remember the details, my wolf was snarling, telling me it was all lies!"I was her biggest supporter when she got with Cayden," Seraphina took a step closer. "It was I who convinced the other elders to accept Becca as our future Luna."A sharp pain tore through my head.But behind the static of her words, the agonizing truth slammed into my mind:"That mutt with no bloodline, how could she ever be worthy of my son?""Cayden and Lilith are just a temporary arrang