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Chapter 2

Author: Anna
Fred’s brow tightened, his movements never faltering.

"Don't bring her up," he rasped. "My heart has always belonged to her alone."

Cynthia tried to shove him back, playing the brat. Fred didn't let go; he bit down hard on her scent gland, a claim that made her gasp.

"But my body only wants you," he growled. "I only get hard for you."

Cynthia’s eyes bled red, her fingers digging into his shoulders. "Then swear it. Swear you won't touch her. Your body belongs inside me and no one else."

Fred didn't miss a beat. "Good girl. In the two years we've been doing this, I haven't laid a finger on Maya."

Two years.

They had been rutting behind my back for half our marriage. Every "tender" touch, every "protective" distance he kept—it was all a curated lie to cover a betrayal that started while I was still mourning our child.

On the screen, Cynthia’s pout shifted into a triumphant smirk. "Give me a son. A strong Alpha pup. Only in me."

Fred promised her everything. She demanded he go rougher, to "love her harder than he loved her sister." My stomach lurched, and I cut the feed.

The next morning, Fred walked through the front door to find me on the sofa. I hadn't moved since dawn.

"I texted you last night," he said, blocking the light in the entryway. "Why didn't you answer?"

"I didn't see it."

He crossed the room in those long, confident strides and knelt before me, his face a mask of familiar warmth. "I was on patrol too late and didn't want to wake you, so I crashed at the guard station. I stopped in town this morning, though—got your favorite muffins and coffee."

His eyes were so soft. It made my skin crawl.

"Fred," I said, my voice like sandpaper. "I want to sever the bond."

His entire body locked up. He grabbed my hands, his grip desperate. "Maya, what? Is my mother getting into your head again?"

For years, the former Luna had been whispering to the Elders that a barren Luna was a useless one. Every time, Fred had bared his teeth at his own mother to defend me.

"I'm not severing anything," he whispered, leaning in to kiss my knuckles. "I don't need a pup. I just need you."

I yanked my hand away. That mouth had spent the night on my sister’s skin. Those lips had whispered filth into her ear.

A flash of hurt crossed his face. "Maya?"

"Go shower," I said, my voice flat. "You were out all night. You smell like another female in Heat."

He froze. His pupils blown wide. "I... I probably picked it up on patrol. Some rogue in the woods. Go eat, I need to clean up."

He turned and retreated. I stood up, my gaze drifting to the kitchen table where his phone sat. The screen lit up. Two new messages. The contact name: Little Kitten.

I picked it up. I tried my birthday. Access Denied.

I tried Cynthia’s. 0614.

The phone clicked open.
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