Semua Bab You Can't Have Your Cake and Keep Your Luna Too: Bab 1 - Bab 9

I stood at the ward's threshold, my fingernails biting into the wooden doorframe.Through the narrow gap of the half-open door, I saw Alan Thorne's father, Darian Thorne, and his mother, Thalia Ravenwood. They both cradled a pup, their faces glowing with joy.Even Alan, typically so cold and distant, wore a surprisingly gentle expression as he cradled the pup in his arms.But the moment his gaze met mine, the warmth in his eyes vanished. He gently set the pup down and walked toward me."Anna. You're finally back. I missed you."As he reached out to touch me, I stepped aside, avoiding his hand.Thalia's gaze swept over me with disdain, her voice laced with sarcasm. "Well, look who finally decided to show up. Did you enjoy yourself out there? I hope you haven't forgotten that you're the Luna."Darian moved in quickly, trying to defuse the tension. "It's good to have you back," he said, though his eyes never left the pup cradled in his arms."You've arrived just in time for the christenin

Alan had come in a blur and vanished just as fast. It was like he'd never been here.My wolf howled in anguish. I pressed a hand to my chest, struggling to steady the pain.Maybe Alan would never formally crown Leah as the Luna, but her call would always pull him away, slipping from my sight again and again.How long would this torment last? Until my dying breath?That familiar ache flared again in my left chest. I couldn't even remember when it had first begun. By now, it was a pain I'd quietly learned to live with.Opening my social media, I saw Leah's latest update.Alan was in the photos, gently feeding the pups and helping Leah with her exercises. The tenderness in his eyes cut through me like a knife.That look had once been reserved only for me. Now, he gave it away so easily.I went to the pack's elder and applied for the mate bond dissolution papers.Afterwards, I met with the Beta, Rhett Calder, and formally resigned from every role I once held in the pack.Rhett's eyes widen

A strong, steady hand reached out to me, the fingertips still streaked with fresh blood.I looked up and met a pair of gray-green eyes, glimmering with a touch of amusement.In the dim rain-soaked night, his gaze held a soft, almost gentle glow—though I hadn't forgotten how deadly he'd been just moments earlier.I recognized him instantly. Jack Steel—an Alpha of the Western Moonfang pack and Alan's longtime rival.Within the werewolf circles, his name was notorious. He was known as a reckless, untamed Alpha, never seen without a trail of women by his side.Whispers spread that he had thrown himself into a life of indulgence, abandoning the honor and duty his position once upheld.Alan would always scowl at the mere mention of his name. "Jack's nothing but a shameless drifter. No Alpha in the werewolf community takes him seriously."I'd seen Jack once before at a pack summit. His beauty was almost otherworldly, but the sight of him with a heavily made-up Omega clinging to his arm

Alan's heart had grown unbearably heavy lately.Though the pups' illness was finally behind him, I hadn't reached out in what seemed like an eternity.That day in the attic haunted him still—the image of my pale face, the trembling of my fingers, and the distant words I'd barely whispered. "Let's just dissolve our mate bond."After all this time, Alan assumed I had finally moved on.He pulled out his phone and dialed the number he knew by heart."I'm sorry, the number you have dialed is currently unavailable."The chilling, automated voice struck him like a harsh blow. On social media, my avatar had turned gray, and the message feed confirmed he'd been blocked."Anna?" he whispered, his fingers trembling with disbelief.In all the years we'd been mates, I'd never fully shut him out like this—not even in my angriest moments.Alan pulled up to the pack's council hall and stormed inside. "Where's Luna Anna?" he demanded.The pack members looked at each other, visibly tense. "Lun

Alan froze, the color draining from his face.The hospital room grew eerily still.The doctor spoke gently, "The patient has a history of wolfsbane poisoning and has undergone heart treatment. Combined with the oxygen deprivation from drowning, this could result in temporary memory loss.""Heart treatment?" Alan barked, grabbing the doctor by the collar. "What heart treatment?"He turned to me, his voice trembling with emotion. "Anna… I'm your mate. I'm Alan Thorne."I tilted my head, a wry smile playing on my lips. "If you're really my mate, then tell me…"My eyes shifted to the she-wolf near the door, holding a pup in her arms. "Why did you father twins with another Omega?"Alan's face darkened with guilt as he hesitated. "Because… Six months ago, someone drugged me with an aphrodisiac… She just happened to be there…"I let out a cold, bitter laugh. "An aphrodisiac? Is that the best you've got?"Even if the first time was an accident… What about the second? That aphrodisiac