All Chapters of The Moon Goddess's Mistake: Wrong Mate At The Wrong Time: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

SEBASTIAN How can I tell Ava the truth?How can I ever look her in the eyes and say?I lied to her.I shouldn’t be Alpha. I shouldn’t be Luna’s mate. Hell, I shouldn’t even be breathing after what I’ve done. The weight of it drags on my spine, invisible but crushing. I deserve worse. Much worse.I cut across the west garden, the one where Dove always sat to paint when the morning mist blanketed the roses. She said the stillness helped her see better. “The world speaks louder when you stop trying to talk over it,” she used to say, her voice soft, her eyes knowing too much.That was the last place she ever painted.The portrait still rests in the gallery half-finished. A smear of red across the canvas where her brush must have slipped or… no, I don’t let myself finish the thought. Not out loud.I stood there, at the edge of her favorite bench, hands in my coat pockets, head bowed. Her presence lingers in the way the leaves sway slower in this part of the garden, like they’re grievin

SEBASTIANCaleb wiped the blood at the corner of his mouth like it was nothing. Like it wasn’t a reminder of the chaos he’d stirred.“I’m done here,” Ava snapped, voice cutting through the stillness like a whip. Then she turned and stormed out of the building.I chased after her without thinking. My legs moved on instinct, but my heart beat in panic."Ava..." I called.She spun around so fast I almost crashed into her."What?" she snapped, her eyes blazing."You knew she was alive, didn’t you?""I just figured it out. Pieced it together over time.""And you're getting ready to discharge me now?"That hit harder than any blow Caleb could’ve landed."What do you mean by that?" I asked, my throat tight.She stepped closer, jabbing a finger into my chest. “You said I was her replacement. Isn’t that what you told me the first day I entered this goddamn pack? When you forced me to marry you?”"I—""You what?""I didn’t mean it like that.""You didn’t fight for her," she threw back, louder n

SEBASTIANI drive into the courtyard of the newly built mansion, heart pounding. The headlights carve through the late morning haze. I park the car. Ava sits beside me, arms crossed, anger etched into every line of her posture.Her voice is sharp. “What the heck is this place?”I meet her eyes in the rearview mirror. “It’s heavily guarded and monitored. No one can have access.”Her lip curls. “You mean you want to lock me up?”I turn off the engine. “I’m not locking you up. I’m just trying to protect you.”She shoves open her door. “Protect me from what exactly?” she yells, stepping out onto the gravel.I follow. “From everything. Your home was invaded. So was mine.”Her fists clench. “I can manage myself.”“No,” I say firmly. “You’re under my watch from now on.”She scoffs. The muscles in her arms flex. “You can’t do that,” she mutters, voice low.“I can,” I responded quietly. I stand tall. “And I will.”I opened the door of the house. “Come on.” I step away and nearly lose my breath

SEBASTIAN “Your little wifey is meeting with her ex today. —From Dove.”I stared at the paper, rereading the words that punched me straight in the gut. My jaw clenched. My hands balled so tight the damn letter crumbled inside my palm.I grabbed my phone. “Marcus,” I snapped.“Alpha?”“Find out what Ava is up to. Now.”“Understood.”I hung up before he could say anything else. I didn’t want to hear it. I didn’t want to *think* it.Ava wouldn’t…No.But why did this feel so damn real?I have warned and threatened Dante never to show his face again.Why would Ava want to see him?An hour passed.Every tick of the clock stretched my nerves thinner.Then the call came.“Alpha,” Marcus said quietly, “Jatina noticed movement.”“What kind of movement?” I asked, my voice dangerously calm.“She said Ava’s been pacing… checking her window. And earlier, she caught her staring at her phone for too long. There’s a strong chance she’s planning to sneak out.”Silence.I didn’t respond right away.“A

AvaI drove back to the mansion, only the crickets of the birds could be heard.I'm worried about my father... Dante told me he's getting tired already.My father is a strong man, for him to get tired in that way... that means the attacks have taken a strong toll on him.I miss him. I miss my mom too.A tear slipped out of my eyes as I made a turn towards the mansion.I need to do something...But what can I do? How do I send support to my father when I'm locked in a cage called a mansion?The gates automatically opened when I got to the place I can't even call home...The guards were still not on guard, everywhere was strangely quiet...I knew Seb knows about my whereabouts, he always does. Always.I parked the car and took a shaky step outside. I stared at the building and wondered if I would be a fool to return back inside.Can I just run away?Can I just fly?If I should run right now, no one would know, even if I would eventually be found later.This is Sebastian's territory.I p