She left

Rodney.

I had a bouquet of roses in one hand and a wrapped box with the newest version of the precious moonlit diamond necklaces in another as I entered our quarters.

Hopefully, they would be enough to make Evie shut up about the Moon Omega. I was fed up of her bringing that up, crying and begging me to mark her. It was becoming so annoying.

My eyes narrowed when I found bedroom empty. Evie was not in bed. That was new.

“Evie?” I called out as I made my way inside. What game was she playing now?

I strode into the bathroom and then went to the closet. There was no sign of her. Where was she? I tried to reach her via mind link in vain. Her scent was faint so I could tell she wasn’t nearby.

Unable to find her, I descended the stairs and went to the kitchen where I found two maids gossiping. They bowed respectfully when they saw me.

“Good evening Alpha.”

“Where is Luna Evie?” I asked. Ever since I got married, I’d never had to ask for my wife’s whereabouts because she was always waiting for me.

The maids exchanged nervous glances. “We... we thought she was in the bedroom, Alpha.”

I immediately went back to the bedroom and checked her side of the closet. I analyzed it in a way I hadn’t before. The wardrobe doors stood open and some dresses were missing from hangers. A drawer had been emptied.

When realization sunk in, I froze. Evie was gone. At first, I thought she had been kidnapped but given the state of her closet, it seemed she had left by herself.

My mate had run away.

“No.” I growled, my wolf seething. Using my mind link, I summoned the two head warriors. They appeared outside the door almost immediately.

“ALPHA!”

“Come in,” I said and the warriors rushed into the room.

“When was Luna Evie last seen?” I asked. “Does anyone know where she is?”

“I last saw her this evening, Alpha.”

“How come nobody stopped her?” I yelled. “How incompetent can you be?”

“I’m sorry, alpha.” Zeke the deputy commander said.

“Seal every border.” I ordered. “And find her. Search the forests, search everywhere.”

“Yes, Alpha.”

“Search every road leading away from Crescent Pack. Question every merchant, traveler and rogue. I want every neighboring pack contacted.”

I was mobilizing half the territory for one person. My wife. Having understood the assignment, the warriors immediately rushed out and alarms rang throughout the pack.

For the first time in years, I couldn’t feel her nearby. The bond between us was weak due to the fact that i had not marked her, but I had always known she was there. But now all I could feel was a deep emptiness.

The warriors searched all night and the whole of the next day but there was no sign of Evie. It was as though she had vanished from the face of the earth.

In the evening I went to my office to distract myself by working on some reports. But however much I tried, my thoughts kept returning to her. I thought of her beautiful smile and her immense love for me. Evie had lived for me, always doing everything to make me happy. She thought of me when no one did.

My Luna always supported and defended me even when others criticized my decisions. She was very loyal and willing to go to the ends of the earth for me

And what had I given her in return? Excuses and false promises.

Had she really left me or someone took her away? Before I could dwell on the question, the office door opened. There was only one person in my pack who would dare to enter my office without knocking.

“Leave.” I said without looking up. The only person I wanted to see was Evie.

“I don’t think so.” My mother said as she came to stand in front of me. “What did you do to her?”

“Why does it have to be something I did?”

“No one has ever loved you more than that woman. She would never leave you unless you did something. Spill.”“

I shook my head.

“I didn’t do anything.”

“Okay what happened?” she asked. “Something must have triggered this.”

“Last evening she asked me about the Moon Omega. She wanted me to mark her but I declined. It’s not the first time.”

“That poor child. She must have got tired of waiting.”

“She knew what she was signing up for when we got married,” I defended myself.

She snorted. “That doesn’t mean she could handle it. Naive women usually think they can change a man. Unfortunately it’s impossible. .”

“But I never mistreated her, mother. You know I took great care of her and made sure she never lacked anything”

“But you never chose her. You didn’t give her the most important thing a woman wants from her man.”

“How many times did you make her feel like your mate instead of your backup plan?”

An uncomfortable feeling settled in my chest. “Mother—”

“No. Listen. That girl worshipped the ground you walked on. She left everything for you and supported you even when the whole world turned against you. But you made her feel worthless. Everyone in this pack knew she cried herself to sleep whenever you were not around.”

“What?”

“You spent years chasing some power fantasy while ignoring the woman standing beside you.”

I felt a deep ache in my chest, something I had never felt before. “I never wanted to hurt her, honestly.”

The office door suddenly burst open and a warrior rushed inside. He was very excited. My heart leapt. I figured they’d found her. I shot to my feet. “Where is she?”

The warrior didn’t speak immediately, he seemed to be struggling to find the right words. My mother and I faced him, making the young warrior even more nervous.

“Did you find the luna?” I asked, feeling hopeful.

Then man shook his head, his eyes narrowing. “No, Alpha. But we’ve found something even better. The Moon Omega.”

“Where?” I asked, my entire body coming alive. This was it. Finally!

“We’ve located the pack hiding her.”

Only days ago, this news would have been everything I wanted. I’d have been excited, thinking of the power I was about to gain. But now I didn’t feel any excitement. I was happy but not in the way I expected.

“Let’s go,” I told the warrior.

“What about Evie?” my mother asked.

“Evie left me, mother.” I said. “I’m not going to spend the rest of my life moping around because of her. Have a wonderful evening, mom.”

I left before she could say anything. Evie had freed me. Now I didn’t have to worry about her.

I could be as powerful as I wanted. Here I come, Moon Omega.