On our fifth anniversary, Alpha Liam gave me nothing more than a simple pack mark of protection. That same night, he held a bonding ceremony with his first love, the she-wolf Seraphina. I refused to accept it. He accused me of being irrational. “My bonding with Seraphina is for the future of the pack, not because I still have feelings for her.” “You’re only human. Shouldn’t my pack’s mark be enough? This was your final test, Elena, and you’ve failed.” I walked away. And he turned around and proposed to Seraphina. Five years later, we met again at an exclusive hotel designated by the Alpha Council. His pack was on the verge of becoming a major power, and he had Seraphina, draped in a moonlight silk gown, on his arm. When he saw me, covered in sand and standing ankle-deep in the hotel’s ornamental fountain, he frowned. “Elena,” he scoffed. “You looked down on my protection back then. Look at you now. I bet you can’t find a single pack in this city willing to take in a human.” “And don’t think this pathetic display will make me take you back.” I ignored him. My cub’s treasured moonstone, a gift he’d found while combing the beach, had slipped into the fountain. The little guy was beside himself, and I had to find his precious amulet.
view more“I don’t need your moonstones,” I said, shaking my head.“Why? These are the most precious ones, a thousand times better than that common stone from back then!”“Liam, do you remember that rainy night? You said moonstones could bring a wolf strength and comfort,” I looked at him calmly. “But just today, you called them tokens of the weak. Which is it?”“I haven’t changed!” he shook his head desperately. “Elena, my love for you has never changed!”“Love?” I laughed softly. “Was it love to hold a bonding ceremony with Seraphina?”“Was it love to know she hired a witch to cripple my awakening, yet you turned a blind eye and let her destroy me?”Liam’s face went white.He finally closed his eyes in pain. “Elena, back then… if I had told you the truth, if I had just asked you to wait while I used the Croft family’s power to strengthen my pack… would you have waited?”“Never.”“Why?”“Because someone who truly loved me would never have let me suffer that kind of pain,” I looked him straight
Back at the den, Damien gently placed the sleeping Adrian into his bed, then turned and pulled me into his arms.“Were you scared today?” he murmured, stroking my hair.I shook my head, leaning against his chest. “With you here, I’m not afraid.”“But…” his tone grew serious. “That name… Seraphina Croft. I've heard it before.”I was confused. “You’ve met her?”“Elena, can you tell me what happened during the attack you suffered, back then?”My body started to tremble uncontrollably.“I…” my voice shook. “I don’t want to remember that.”“I know it’s painful,” Damien kissed my forehead. “But if we don’t deal with them completely, they’ll only try to hurt you again. And I will never let anyone hurt you again.”Held in his warm embrace, I slowly began to speak. “After I left Liam that day, I was walking home. Suddenly, a few strangers attacked me.”“At first, I thought it was a simple robbery, but their methods were strange. They used some kind of cloying black mist.”“When the mist touched
Seraphina’s eyes flew wide. "What are you talking about? Liam, have you lost your mind?! I am your mate! How could you betray me like this?"Liam laughed, a short, bitter sound. “Mate? Seraphina, we never even completed the soul-bond. What betrayal is there to speak of?”“Liam…” Seraphina’s voice trembled.Liam cut her off. “You’ve always known that I never truly loved you.”“And I was just lying to myself, thinking that time would make me forget Elena.”He turned to me, his eyes filled with regret. “It wasn’t until today, seeing you with someone who truly loves you, that I understood what I lost.”“Elena, I missed my true moon.”Seraphina’s face twisted in rage. “You’re betraying me for her? Liam, don’t forget, without the support of my Croft family, your pack is nothing!”“You dare sell me out, and you’ll live to regret this!”Liam looked at her, and the last trace of warmth in his eyes vanished. “Threatening me? Seraphina, do you really think I don’t know what you’ve been up to all
Damien gently placed the sleeping Adrian in my arms, then turned to face the entire lobby.The tenderness from a moment ago vanished, replaced by the absolute authority of the Alpha King.“Now,” his voice wasn’t loud, but every word carried to every person in the room. “Someone is going to explain to me why my Luna was being treated like a thief.”The hotel’s Alpha manager stepped out from the crowd, trembling, his forehead slick with cold sweat. “Alpha King, this… this is a misunderstanding. We had no intention of offending the Luna.”“A misunderstanding?” Damien sneered. “I saw your guards lay hands on my mate.”“And someone accused her of stealing a sacred artifact and kidnapping a cub. Is that a misunderstanding?”The other Alphas, sensing the shift in the wind, immediately turned on the hotel staff.“Outrageous! To be so disrespectful to the Luna!”“This hotel’s management has serious problems!”“Alpha King, we can all testify that their behavior was appalling!”The same werewolve
In the silver light, Adrian broke free from Seraphina’s grasp and stumbled toward the man who had just appeared.“Daddy! Daddy!”The little boy threw himself into the man’s arms, clinging tightly to his neck. The man scooped him up with one hand, gently stroking his back with the other. “It’s okay, Daddy’s here.”Then, he looked at me, his eyes full of heartache and guilt.“Elena, I’m late.”I felt the hands restraining me suddenly release their grip. The guards backed away in terror, reeling from the Alpha King’s absolute dominance.I stood up and walked toward my mate.“Damien.”He pulled me into his arms, completely ignoring my disheveled state. His embrace was warm and safe, instantly melting away all my anger and hurt.“My Luna,” he whispered in my ear, then lifted his head and surveyed the room.The lobby was deathly silent. Every werewolf remained in a posture of utmost respect, none daring to look up at him.Except for Liam. His eyes were wide, his face ashen, as if he’d seen t
Seeing Liam's expression, memories flooded back.It was a rainy night five years ago. Liam, having just taken over the pack, was being questioned by the elders for his lack of strength. He was sitting alone on the training grounds, covered in wounds.When I found him, he was staring blankly at a common stone in his hand.“What’s that?” I asked softly.“A moonstone,” he said with a bitter laugh. “They say it’s a sacred object, that it brings a wolf strength and comfort. But I’ve been holding it for so long, and I’m still so weak.”I sat beside him, gently tending to his wounds. “Strength isn’t gained overnight. You’re already working so hard.”“Elena,” he turned to look at me, his eyes full of vulnerability. “If I become strong enough one day, will you still be by my side?”“I will,” I answered without hesitation. “Strong or weak, I’ll always be by your side.”Back then, he had squeezed my hand tightly, as if I were his most precious moonstone.But now, he called it a "token from the we
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