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My Alpha’s Broken Promise, Now Mine
My Alpha’s Broken Promise, Now Mine
Author: Peachy

Chapter 1

Author: Peachy
My mate postponed our mating ceremony for the 17th time. I accepted it calmly, but he pulled me close, trying to read my thoughts.

My phone vibrated in my pocket.

I pushed Ryker away without thinking.

It was an ultimatum from the Pack Elders. “Aurora, your resignation as Head Healer is in its final stage. Once confirmed, all your pack privileges will be permanently revoked. Are you sure?”

I hit the side button, the screen going dark.

“You’re acting strange today.” Ryker realized I’d pushed him. A flicker of panic crossed his face. “You didn’t even ask me why I postponed.”

I took a sip of water. I didn’t answer.

Did I need to ask? The answer was always the same.

Chloe.

For six months, it was the same show. Played seventeen times.

The first time, Chloe had just awakened her wolf. Her wolf was unstable after her first shift. I stood at the sacred ceremonial site in a thin dress. The entire pack watched me wait from dawn until midnight.

My mate spent the entire night holding her. Calming her down.

The second time, Chloe pretended to lose control during combat training. Ryker was driving me to the ceremony. He left me stranded on a deserted road without a second thought. He turned around to save her.

Seventeen times.

Every time, I was the joke. The supporting act.

Always put on hold. Always abandoned.

My calmness made Ryker uneasy.

He dropped his hands, a pleasing tone creeping into his voice that even he didn’t notice. “I know I hurt you lately. I promise, this is the last time I make an exception for her.”

He placed his hands on my shoulders, his voice soft and confident as he laid out his offer.

“Next month, I’ll throw you the grandest ceremony the North has ever seen! I’ll invite all the top Alphas. I want the entire continent to know that you, Aurora, are the only Luna I will ever claim.”

His eyes were full of expectation.

He thought a big party could fix this. Fix my ruined dignity. Seventeen times.

He thought a few sweet words would make me smile. Just like always.

I looked at his handsome, clueless face. It was pathetic.

I took a step back, out of his reach.

“Ryker, maybe we should just—”

The words “go our separate ways” were on the tip of my tongue.

But Ryker froze.

I knew what that meant. Chloe was mind-linking him again. Begging for help.

His Alpha protectiveness flared.

He looked at me, the mask of devotion cracking. His face was torn. “Aurora… Chloe’s wolf is unstable again. I have to go—”

“Go.” I cut him off with a smile, stepping aside to clear his path.

Ryker stared.

He must have expected me to scream. To use our bond to force him to stay. He never expected me to smile.

His eyes darted around, that strange panic rising in him again. He was losing control of the situation.

But he had no time to think. Chloe’s second, desperate message screamed through his mind.

“You’ve always been the most understanding mate.”

He used the words to convince himself. Relief washed over his face. He rushed forward and planted a quick kiss on my forehead.

“Wait for me. I’ll be back to spend the night with you!”

He grabbed his car keys and sprinted for the door, shouting over his shoulder, “I’ll bring you back that moonstone bracelet you love! To make up for tonight!”

Bang.

The door slammed shut. The roar of his sports car engine faded into the distance.

I turned and poured my water into the sink.

I stood there for a moment, scrubbing at the spot on my forehead he had kissed.

A bracelet? He forgot. How many times had he used that same pathetic excuse?

Or maybe he just couldn’t be bothered to remember. After my mother died, I never wore bracelets again.

The house was dead silent.

I took out my phone, opened the chat with the Elder, and typed.

“I’m sure. Make it effective immediately.”

I hit send and stared at the closed front door. My heart was a frozen lake.

I should have let go of this fated bond a long time ago.
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  • My Alpha’s Broken Promise, Now Mine   Chapter 9

    I didn’t answer him.I turned, pushed open the heavy door to my building, and shut the sound of the rain and his ragged breathing outside.“Aurora!” he yelled after me, his voice hoarse and broken. “I’ll be back tomorrow!”I didn’t slow my pace.“Do whatever you want,” I said, not looking back. “I’ve already moved on.”The door closed behind me with a heavy thud.A moment later, a howl tore through the night.It was the agonized cry of an Alpha who has lost his mate. Desperate. Broken. It echoed through the alley, raw and piercing.I stood inside, listening as the sound faded into the storm.I felt nothing.Just a quiet finality.That chapter was finally closed.Another month passed.Spring came to Sanctuary Valley in a rush. Overnight, the cherry trees lining the streets burst into bloom.I sat in my new clinic at the Healers' Coalition, signing the last of my paperwork.“Congratulations, Aurora,” the Coalition director said, smiling as he pushed the official seal toward me. “Your lic

  • My Alpha’s Broken Promise, Now Mine   Chapter 8

    The rain didn’t stop.Another month passed.Every day after work, I saw him.Standing under that same streetlight, like a forgotten statue. Rain or shine.He didn’t dare come to my door. He knew the rules of the neutral zone. An Alpha trespassing on another’s territory would be exiled, maybe even banned for life.So he just stood there.Breathing in the faint trace of my scent on the air like it was the only thing keeping him alive.Tonight, I worked a late shift. It was two in the morning when I dragged my tired body home.I turned into the alley. And saw him.His face was pale, his lips blue. He was shivering uncontrollably.A werewolf’s healing factor is powerful. We don't get cold like that. He was deep into hypothermia.I stopped.He was clutching a paper cup to his chest, guarding it like it was a priceless treasure.“Ryker.”My voice cut through the rain.His head snapped up, his eyes flaring with a sudden light.“Aurora…” His voice was a raw whisper. “I… I brought you hot choco

  • My Alpha’s Broken Promise, Now Mine   Chapter 7

    Rain hammered against my umbrella.I was walking home from the medical center when I turned into the alley by my apartment building and stopped dead.A figure stood frozen under a streetlight.Soaked to the bone. Like a dead tree left in a storm.It was Ryker.My breath hitched, then returned to normal.He was so much thinner. His cheekbones jutted out, his eyes were sunken. His powerful Alpha aura was almost gone.He’d suppressed it on purpose.The neutral territory guards would never let a ruling Alpha enter with his power on display. He’d made himself as small as a stray.He was holding a bouquet of wildflowers. Moonpetals. They were battered by the rain, their petals splattered with mud.The flower of forgiveness.“Aurora.” His voice trembled, on the verge of breaking.I didn’t stop. I walked right toward him.“What are you doing here,” I said flatly. The way you’d speak to a stranger.“I…” He swallowed hard. “I needed to see you.”Rain streamed down his jaw. I couldn’t tell if it

  • My Alpha’s Broken Promise, Now Mine   Chapter 6

    A coffee cup clinked on the tabletop.“Luna.”A man’s voice. Behind me. It carried the unmistakable scent of an Iron Ridge Beta.I turned.Marcus. Ryker’s Beta.He was in street clothes, trying to look like a civilian. But he couldn’t hide the aura of a pack warrior.A few lone wolves in the ‘Dark Moon’ café glanced up at him before quickly looking away.This was the Old Quarter of Sanctuary Valley. Pack politics weren’t welcome here.“Don't call me that,” I said. I didn’t invite him to sit. “You’re crossing a line.”“I know.” Marcus looked uncomfortable, like he was on a mission he didn’t believe in. “I’m just here to deliver something.”He pulled a long, thin tube from inside his coat and placed it on the table.“It’s from Ryker.”I stared at the tube, not moving.It had been a month.I thought I was over it. But seeing that tube made my chest tighten.Not with longing.With annoyance.“How is he?” I asked casually, like I was asking about a stranger.Marcus’s expression stiffened. H

  • My Alpha’s Broken Promise, Now Mine   Chapter 5

    The moment the plane landed, I turned on my phone.My screen blew up.47 missed calls. All from Ryker.99+ texts. Each one a testament to how insane he’d gone in the few hours I’d been away.Then, without warning, the mental link between us ripped open.Aurora! Why won’t you answer me!Ryker’s voice crawled out from some dark abyss. It was raw. Broken. It held the edge of an Alpha about to go feral.I dragged my suitcase through the arrivals hall of the Sanctuary Valley airport.The cool night air hit my face. It smelled of freedom. The scent of neutral territory, belonging to no pack.My phone buzzed again.I stared at his name on the screen. My thumb hovered for a second before I answered.“Which airport are you at?!” he demanded, his voice thick with a panic he couldn't hide. “Give me your coordinates. I’ll send someone for you now!”I could feel his Alpha authority, even through the phone. He was trying to command me. To drag me back.I laughed.This time, his command was nothing.

  • My Alpha’s Broken Promise, Now Mine   Chapter 4

    Ten o’clock at night.The villa’s front door opened.Ryker walked in, bringing a chill of night air with him.He took off his jacket, his eyes automatically flicking to the space above the fireplace.He froze.“Where’s the painting?” His voice was tight, a clear note of panic in it.I sat on the sofa, turning a page in my book.“It fell this afternoon. The glass broke.” I didn’t even look up. My voice was bland. “The canvas got dirty, so I put it away.”Ryker stared at me for two seconds.When he saw no anger on my face, he let out a long, relieved breath.“I’ll have the artist paint a new one. A bigger one.”He came and sat beside me, pulling a long, elegant velvet box from his pocket.“To make up for it.” He opened the box.It was a moonstone bracelet.While it was moonstone, its luster and quality were nowhere near Chloe’s necklace. Her pendant was a masterpiece. The wolf carving was lifelike. The work of a master. A symbol of true favor. The bracelet in my hand was a cheap, mass-pr

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