The Luna They Left Behind

FreyaAfter surviving the cruelest truth,I was ready to leave everything behind."I'm resigning."The words left my mouth before I could think twice. I sat by the window of my penthouse,watching the city lights blur into the night. For three years,this place had been called home,but right now it felt like a stranger's cage.On the other end of the line,Beta Timothy went utterly silent. I could picture his face,brows knotted,jaw tight. "Resigning?" His voice finally broke the pause,sharp with disbelief. "Freya,are you even hearing yourself? This isn't just a job. You're throwing away your Gamma title. Do you know what that means for you? For the pack?""I do." My voice was steady,but my heart pounded against my ribs."Alpha already signed the withdrawal papers. I'll finish the transition within a week.""The hell he did. " he muttered,sharp with disbelief. "Alpha Jasper must've signed off on this without even noticing whose papers he was signing. He's going to lose his mind when he real

FreyaI was nursing my second whiskey when my phone lit up with Elena's name flashing across the screen. Three weeks since I'd walked out of Stone Lake Tower,and the world hadn't stopped turning. Funny how that works."Where are you hiding,you beautiful disaster?" Her voice spilled through the speaker,familiar and warm like summer rain.I couldn't help but smile. "My apartment. Where else would I be?""Unacceptable. I'm standing outside your door. Let me in before your neighbors think I'm stalking you."The line went dead before I could respond. Sure enough,seconds later,a rapid knock echoed through my apartment. I opened the door to find Elena Kane—Jasper's sister and my best friend since college—standing there with two overnight bags and a determined glint in her eyes."You flew back from Paris?" I gasped as she pushed past me into the apartment.Elena dropped her bags dramatically on my floor and spun around,her blonde hair whipping around her shoulders. "You quit the pack,slapped