Leaving the witch's shop, I stepped into a transformed Northern Territory. The usually stark winter landscape buzzed with frantic activity.Pack members scurried about like ants, hanging twinkling fairy lights and arranging tables for what promised to be an extravagant celebration. The crisp air carried the scent of fresh pine garlands and warm spices."Careful with those crystal glasses! They're the Alpha King's favorites!" A beta supervisor barked orders at younger wolves.I watched as they meticulously arranged everything according to Damien's exacting standards. He always wanted things perfect for me.A newly turned wolf, her scent still sharp with uncertainty, tugged at her companion's sleeve."What's all this for?" she whispered, eyes wide. "Is the Alpha King taking another mate?"A passing beta whirled around, her lip curling in disgust."Are you seriously that clueless?" she snapped. "Our Alpha King and Lady Sierra have been mated for five years. They're the most devoted pair

The next day, Damien canceled all pack business, declaring he would take me to the Winter Moon Festival in town. His enthusiasm seemed genuine, almost desperate.The human world burst with color and life compared to our stark territory in the frozen north. Street vendors called out their wares while children darted between stalls trailing sparklers.Despite everything, I couldn't help but feel a flutter of excitement. The festival's energy was infectious.If not for Damien, I would never have chosen to live in such an isolated, desolate place...But now, none of that mattered. In two weeks, I'd be free.Damien kept me pressed close as we walked through the crowded festival, his hand constantly reaching to adjust my moonstone necklace - his mating gift. Each touch felt like a brand on my skin.A young wolf pup with bright eyes bounced up to us, clutching a basket of flowers."Alpha King!" She bobbed in an awkward curtsy. "Moonlight flowers for your mate? They only bloom during full moon

I forced my lips to curve upward, tucking away my pain behind a mask of normalcy."Nothing important," I lied smoothly. "Just talking to myself."He accepted this without question, already turning to discuss dinner plans.I was half-asleep when Damien finished the pack duty that night, his body still radiating warmth from another woman's touch.He pulled me into his arms as if nothing was wrong. I kept perfectly still, fighting the urge to recoil.His hands covered mine, Alpha warmth seeping into my frozen fingers. The gesture that once brought comfort now felt like a mockery.In my drowsy state, I felt him press my hands against his chest, right over his heart - the heart that no longer beat for me alone.Exhaustion finally dragged me under, my dreams haunted by white fur and triumphant smiles.When I woke, his side of the bed was empty again. The sheets still held Emily's faint scent.A beta approached hesitantly. "The Alpha King had urgent pack business, my lady."I nodded, face car

Just hours earlier...After escorting Emily home, she clung to him like a second skin, her scent clouding his judgment."Stay a while, Damien." Her fingers traced hypnotic circles on his palm. "You're already here..."An inexplicable anxiety squeezed his chest. Something felt wrong."I should get back to Sierra," he muttered. "I promised to spend tonight with her."He tried pulling away from Emily's touch, Sierra's disappointed face haunting him.It had been so long since he'd properly been with his mate. The guilt gnawed at him.The thought of Sierra waiting brought a fond, guilty smile to his lips.Emily wasn't deterred. She pressed herself against him, arms snaking around his waist."But don't you want to see what I'm wearing under this?" Her voice dripped honey. "I bought it just for you... but if you don't want to see it..."Her hands slipped under his shirt, nails grazing his skin.Damien's expression hardened even as desire stirred. "No. I promised Sierra."But Emily knew exactl

Suddenly, the phone that Sierra left in the house lit up with a message from an unknown number. Damien's heart stopped as he read the words:"Poor little Sierra. Your mate loves me most now. Did you really think getting rid of your pathetic excuse for a wolf would make him stay faithful? Want to know what we did in your bed while you were burning those flowers?"A photo appeared - his private den, sheets tangled and stained, intimate items scattered carelessly.Another message followed: "He said your scent made everything more exciting. Should I tell you what he whispered in my ear?"Damien's eyes blazed crimson, fury radiating from him in waves."So it was you all along!"His Alpha power exploded outward, making the room crackle with lethal energy.Fingers shaking with rage, he typed:"Emily, I warned you to never contact Sierra! You've crossed a line."Her laughter came through the phone, high and mocking."Oh Sierra, your Damien impression is adorable! You almost had me worried.""B

Day by day, Damien's powerful frame grew gaunt, hollowed by grief and desperate searching.After my disappearance, laughter died in the Northern Territory. Their Alpha King became a ghost, wandering the halls with dead eyes.Pack duties lay abandoned as he traveled obsessively across Europe. From London's foggy streets to Paris's glittering lights, Rome's ancient alleys to Berlin's cold corridors - he searched everywhere.But even an Alpha King's considerable power had limits.In Prague, he traded a year of his life force to a withered witch for a tracking spell.In Vienna, another witch took a portion of his Alpha strength for a scrying ritual.Moscow's most feared magical practitioner drained half his remaining power for a single glimpse of my future.None of it worked.Between searches, he drowned himself in wolfsbane-laced whiskey, stumbling through pack territories in a drunken haze.Pack members whispered as he passed, their Alpha reduced to this broken shell.When the alcohol co

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