The Luna My Alpha Regrets Losing

The words that destroyed my life came before the Blood Moon had even reached its highest point.

“I, Alpha Kael Blackwood, reject Evelyn Ashford as my Luna.”

For a heartbeat, I forgot how to breathe.

The sacred square fell silent.

Hundreds of wolves stared at me.

My knees threatened to buckle, but I forced myself to remain standing.

No.

Not here.

Not in front of the entire Blackwood Pack.

The silver Moon Stone beneath my feet glowed softly, waiting for the sacred ceremony to continue.

Instead, it became the place where my husband destroyed me.

Three years.

Three years of marriage.

Three years of trying to become the Luna he deserved.

Three years of believing that if I loved him enough, he would eventually love me back.

I had been wrong.

Very, very wrong.

Kael didn’t even look at me.

His eyes remained fixed on the woman standing beside him.

Selene.

His first love.

The woman who had disappeared years ago.

The woman everyone believed should have been Luna from the beginning.

She wore a pure white dress that shimmered beneath the moonlight, tears glistening in her eyes as though she were the one suffering.

I almost laughed.

She looked heartbroken.

I was the one whose marriage had just been torn apart.

One of the elders rose from his seat.

“Alpha… have you considered what you’re doing? The Moon Goddess blessed this union.”

Kael’s expression never changed.

“I have.”

“Rejecting your Luna before the Blood Moon Ceremony has consequences.”

“I accept them.”

Every word was another blade twisting deeper into my chest.

Someone in the crowd whispered,

“I knew he’d choose Selene.”

“I always said Evelyn wasn’t worthy.”

“Finally, our Alpha is correcting his mistake.”

Their voices blended into a dull roar.

I couldn’t tell who pitied me.

I couldn’t tell who enjoyed watching me fall.

Maybe it didn’t matter.

Kael finally turned toward me.

His face was as unreadable as ever.

“Evelyn.”

He spoke my name without warmth.

Without regret.

Without guilt.

“Our marriage was arranged to honor my father’s dying wish.”

Every pair of eyes remained fixed on us.

“I fulfilled my duty.”

Duty.

That was all I had ever been.

Not his wife.

Not his mate.

Not the woman who shared his bed.

A duty.

I clenched my trembling hands inside my sleeves.

“If that’s true…”

My voice cracked before I forced it steady.

“…why did you wait three years?”

A flicker of hesitation crossed his face.

It disappeared almost immediately.

“Because Selene came back.”

The words hit harder than the rejection itself.

Not because he didn’t love me.

But because the moment she returned…

I stopped existing.

Selene stepped forward, shaking her head.

“Kael… maybe we shouldn’t do this tonight.”

He reached for her hand.

“It’s over.”

That tiny gesture shattered the last piece of my heart.

For three years, he had never once held my hand in public.

Not once.

Yet now…

He held hers without hesitation.

I swallowed the lump in my throat.

“If I sign the rejection papers…”

My voice barely rose above a whisper.

“…will you finally be happy?”

Kael answered without hesitation.

“Yes.”

The world blurred.

I had imagined this conversation a thousand different ways.

In none of them had he answered so quickly.

The Moon Stone suddenly flashed with brilliant silver light.

Gasps rippled through the crowd.

An elder stumbled backward.

“The Moon Goddess…”

His voice trembled.

“…she’s angry.”

Before anyone could react, a sharp pain tore through my lower abdomen.

I doubled over, clutching my stomach.

A wave of nausea crashed over me.

My vision darkened.

Something was wrong.

Very wrong.

I pressed a shaking hand against my belly.

And in that terrifying moment…

I remembered what the pack doctor had told me that morning.

“Congratulations, Luna…”

“You’re carrying the Alpha’s child.”