Too Late for Regret: I’m not your Luna Anymore

~ Hazel ~I paced across the floor, biting my thumb until the skin became sore. Every few seconds, my eyes drifted back to the clock hanging on the wall, silently begging its hands to stop moving. But time refused to wait. It kept ticking away, stealing the last moments my daughter had left. It was almost midnight, and Alpha Rowan Logan—my husband and the father of my child—still hadn’t come to us. I slowly turned toward the bed, and the sight of my little girl made me cry. Mia lay curled beneath the blankets, looking so pale and fragile that she barely seemed alive. Her breathing was weak, and every breath sounded more painful than the one before. For days, the ancient curse that had haunted the Logan bloodline for centuries had been draining the life from her. Every firstborn in the Logan bloodline was doomed to die on their seventh birthday unless both biological parents completed an ancient ritual before midnight.Tonight was our final chance to save her.For days, I had begged

The first person I saw standing at the entrance was my father. His face was dark with anger, his eyes fixed on me as though I had committed an unforgivable crime. Beside him stood my mother, her arms folded across her chest as she looked at me with nothing but disgust. Then, standing quietly behind them with an innocent smile on her lips, was the person who had stolen everything that should have been mine. The person who had taken my name, my family, my place, and even my future.Rosaline Cassian.Everyone in the Bloodmoon Pack believed Rosaline was the beloved daughter of the Cassian family. They admired her beauty, and envied the perfect life she seemed to have. No one knew the truth. Rosaline wasn’t my biological sister. She had been adopted when I was only eight years old. Before she entered our lives, Rosaline Cassian had been my name. It was the name my parents had given me at birth, the name that belonged to me. But the moment they brought her into this house, they stripped it

A sharp, blinding pain suddenly shot through my temples. It was so strong that my vision became blurry, and the hallway in front of me seemed to fade away. For a few seconds, everything around me disappeared, and all I could see was a strange flash of red.Then I saw Rosaline. She reached into her skirt and pulled out a small silver knife. Before I could do anything, she rushed toward me and drove the knife deep into my stomach. Pain exploded through my body as blood quickly soaked my clothes. But that wasn’t the worst part. I watched in horror as she grabbed my bloody hand and forced my fingers around the knife handle, making it look as if I had held it myself.Then she pulled away and ran down the hallway, screaming that I had tried to kill myself. Her voice echoed in my mind as I watched the scene play out like a terrible memory. I wanted to move. I wanted to stop her, but my body would not listen to me. Then, just as suddenly as it had appeared, the vision disappeared.I blinked s

Damon reached into his vest and pulled out a small piece of parchment that had been folded tightly. His fingers shook a little as he held it out to Alpha Levi. Levi took the note from him without saying a word.He slowly opened it. I kept my eyes on my brother, watching his face carefully. At first, he looked calm, just like he always did. But as his eyes moved across the words, his expression slowly changed.The warmth disappeared from his face. His eyebrows slowly pulled together, and a deep, frightening frown appeared on his face.My mother and I both pushed our chairs back at the same time. We stood up so quickly that our chairs scraped against the floor. Neither of us said a word, but we both knew something was terribly wrong."Levi, what is it?" Mom asked. "What does the note say?"Levi did not answer right away. His whole body became stiff, and his jaw tightened so hard that I could hear his teeth grinding together. Slowly, his fingers closed around the parchment. He squeezed i

As my parents dragged me out of the restroom and toward the front door, I didn’t fight back.They thought they were taking me to my execution. They had no idea that everything was going exactly according to my plan. I was walking into the lion’s den on my own terms. I was ready to use my gift from the moon goddess, protect my child, and destroy everyone who had ever tried to break me.I let them drag me through the streets, ignoring the pack members who stared at me and whispered among themselves. Soon, murmurs spread through the crowd, along with curious looks and pointing fingers.“Look at that… What did that fat reject do this time?” a man sneered from the tavern steps, crossing his arms over his broad chest. “She’s always bringing shame to the Cassian family.”I rolled my eyes and kept my head held high, even though my mother was gripping my upper arm tightly. My parents dragged me down the cobblestone path like I was a thief being taken to the town square.I didn’t bother trying