Lahat ng Kabanata ng Alpha’s Betrayal: The rejected Luna’s Secret: Kabanata 51 - Kabanata 60

LILITHThe night after Catherine’s little ultimatum, I couldn’t sleep. My mind kept looping back to her face, to the way her voice cut into me with such calm certainty. Leave the pack, Lilith. Leave quietly.She really thought she had me cornered. That amused me almost as much as it infuriated me. Catherine had no idea just how deep my claws were buried in this place.If only she knew.My mind drifted, unbidden, to the beginning. To the first time I realized that power didn’t always come in the shape you expected it.It had been almost four years ago, and just months after Sebastian and Alora’s mating ceremony. I was still reeling from the rejection, still furious that my sister had been chosen as Luna and taken the man that was supposed to be mine while I was left to trail behind as nothing more than her shadow. The nights were hardest. That was when my wolf whispered the ugliest truths: that I was prettier, hungrier, stronger. That I should have been Luna, I should have been the one

ALORAOne Week Later“Killian, if you keep holding him like that, he’s going to think you’re his mother.”Killian looked up from the bundle in his arms, eyes bright with amusement. “I don’t mind. Ace can think whatever he wants. Look at that face. He looks like he’s already plotting how to take over my pack one day.”Storm was balanced against my shoulder, sleepy but listening. She always tried to fight off sleep for as long as she could before finally giving in. I laughed, and the sound surprised me. “You’d better hope he doesn’t. He’s the most stubborn little boy I’ve met.”The kitchen smelled of porridge and coffee. Morning sunlight slipped through the tall windows, painting the wooden floors gold. Killian’s pack house was nothing like Sebastian’s fortress of marble and authority. It just felt different. People came and went freely— warriors were grabbing breakfast, children were chasing each other, a pair of elders were sitting by the fire.“Luna Alora!” one of the kitchen women

LILITHAlaric was waiting for me outside the council room, the way a storm waits just beyond the horizon. His jaw was tight, he had one hand fisted at his side, the other dragging over his face as if trying to erase the last few weeks from existence. I smiled anyway, because watching him struggle was almost sweet.“Don’t you dare smile at me,” he said the moment the door shut behind us. His voice was low enough that it wouldn’t carry down the corridor, but the anger in it burned. “What the hell? I’ve been trying to talk to you for two weeks!”I shrugged. “I’ve been busy.”Alaric sighed. “What the hell was that?”I tilted my head. “What was what, darling?”He stepped closer, eyes flashing. “The announcement. You walked into the middle of a dedication ceremony and told the entire pack you were pregnant. Do you have any idea what that means? What it does to me and to this family?”“Alaric…”“You’re pregnant? For my son? What the hell, Lilith? He’s my son for goodness sake! I knew

SEBASTIANThe night was heavy with rain, and it lashed against the windows. The storm had been raging for hours, but I barely noticed.Inside the Alpha’s quarters, the fire burned low and I sat before it, shirtless. A half-empty alcohol bottle rested by his knee, the scent of deep regret was thick in the air.The whiskey bottle had long stopped offering comfort, yet I kept drinking, waiting for numbness that wouldn’t come.I had spent hours reliving my mother’s words.“I saw her, Sebastian. Lilith. She was kissing your father. In his study. The same woman you brought into our pack… the one you destroyed your entire life for.”.I thought it was a lie. Until I saw the truth reflected in Lilith’s eyes earlier that day — the guilt, the tremor in her hands, and the way she couldn’t meet my gaze.I had given her everything; my loyalty, my trust, my heart.And in return, she’d betrayed me and this pack..I took another drink. The burn was sharp, and almost felt like punishment..“You’re a d

ALORAHours had passed and my hands wouldn’t stop shaking.I sat at the edge of the bed. The twins were asleep in their crib nearby and their little chests were rising and falling in perfect rhythm. The quiet of the night in Killian’s pack house felt too heavy and too still, like it was holding its breath with me. My phone sat in my palm where the screen glowed faintly. I’d been staring at Sebastian’s name for ten full minutes, hovering my thumb over the call button.Killian was leaning against the doorway, arms crossed, eyes dark and searching. “You’re going to call him,” he said quietly. It wasn’t a question.“I have to.” My voice cracked.He gave a single nod, but I could see the tension in his jaw. “You deserve answers. Just… be careful, Alora. I don’t want you to get hurt.”“I won’t.”I pressed the call button.The line rang once before it picked up. “Alora?” Sebastian’s voice came through, hoarse and disbelieving. “Alora, is it really you? You’re actually calling. I’ve been tryi