All Chapters of Alpha's Regret After His Pregnant Luna Left: Chapter 161 - Chapter 170

(Audrey's POV)I have to say, it's heartbreaking. Standing here, watching another she-wolf celebrate her mate marking ceremony with the wolf who was once mine. My own mate bond with Arthur Moonstone had never included such grandeur. We didn't even have a marking ceremony – not really. Even our official pack registration was arranged quietly by Elder William.Our relationship had existed in the shadows. Despite Arthur's public image as a devoted mate, few wolves actually knew my identity. I was a secret kept in plain sight, a Luna without the recognition that should have accompanied the title.Now I stood in silence, watching as Arthur appeared in tailored pack ceremonial attire, his tall figure commanding attention as he always did. Emma Shadowcrest clung to his arm, practically glowing with triumph. The healing herbs formula I had designed for her enhanced her features perfectly, the gold wolfsbane extract shimmering subtly in the light.The irony wasn't lost on me. The formula th

(Audrey's POV)I knelt in the freezing snow, my body numb from both cold and humiliation. Through the falling snowflakes, I could see Emma Shadowcrest at the upstairs window, her lips moving slowly and deliberately. Though I couldn't hear her, I could read the words she mouthed with smug satisfaction."Defeated you."The triumph in her eyes burned hotter than any fire could warm my frozen limbs. Before I could look away, movement caught my attention as Mr. Shadowcrest hurried past, his tall figure a blur of dark clothing against the white landscape.Within moments, the sounds of chaos erupted from inside the territory house. Objects crashed against walls, voices rose in argument. Even through the closed windows and falling snow, fragments of heated conversation reached me."...completely unacceptable behavior...""...Audrey Winter...""...Arthur Moonstone has already...""...pack forum exposures!"Mr. Shadowcrest's angry howl cut through the muffled sounds with perfect clarity

(Audrey's POV)The morning sun filtered through my office window at Winter's Remedy, but it did little to warm the chill that had settled in my bones since yesterday's humiliation at the Shadowcrest pack territory. I caught several young Beta wolves stealing glances at me when they thought I wasn't looking. No doubt they'd seen the rumors circulating on the pack forums."More coffee?" Sarah asked, placing a steaming mug on my desk.Her eyes were rimmed with red, evidence of her distress. Last night, she'd come to my territory house with my belongings from the mate marking ceremony, blaming herself repeatedly for what had happened."I should have stayed with you," she'd said, her voice breaking. "I reported the incident to the Pack Council immediately, but once they heard it involved the Shadowcrest pack, they started making excuses.""What did they say?" I'd asked, already knowing the answer.Sarah's bitter laugh had confirmed my suspicions. "Without concrete evidence of pack law

(Audrey's POV)I stared at Florian Stormhowl, his golden eyes gleaming in the hallway light. His words hung in the air between us."Form a temporary mate bond with me."For a moment, I thought I'd misheard him. But the serious expression on his usually playful face told me otherwise."Because of my eyes?" I asked with a laugh, remembering how he'd mentioned I sometimes resembled his missing intended mate. "You want to form a mate bond with me because I occasionally remind you of her?"Florian pushed himself off the doorframe with lazy elegance, taking a few steps toward me. Not close enough to invade my space, but near enough that I could sense his Alpha presence—powerful yet deliberately restrained."Don't flatter yourself," he replied with his characteristic smirk. "I'm proposing a mutually beneficial arrangement."I crossed my arms, my wolf instinctively wary. "I'm listening.""It's simple. I pretend to form a temporary mate bond with you to help you handle Arthur Moonstone,

(Audrey's POV)Arthur's face went completely still, as if I'd turned him to stone with my words. The mention of our unborn pups—a wound that had never properly healed for either of us—hung in the air between us like a physical barrier.For a moment, I could see past his carefully constructed Alpha façade. Pain flickered across his obsidian eyes, raw and unfiltered. It was rare to see Arthur Moonstone so exposed, so vulnerable."Audrey, I—" he began, his voice uncharacteristically unsteady.Before he could continue, the office door swung open. Julian Reed stepped in, his expression tense."Alpha Moonstone, we have an urgent situation," Julian said, his voice low and measured despite the obvious concern on his face.Arthur's mask of calm control slid back into place immediately. "What is it?""Emma Shadowcrest has stormed into the Moonstone Pack headquarters. She's demanding to know why you're meeting with the Northern Alliance," Julian reported. "She suspects something's not righ