Semua Bab Alpha's Moon Howls in Regret: Bab 1 - Bab 9

The night before my mating ceremony with Alpha Garrett Northwood of the Silverpine Pack, he held a grand Luna ceremony for my silver-poisoned stepsister behind my back.The sound of cheering voices carried through the forest wind, making me stop in my tracks.I ran toward the noise and found them on the ceremonial grounds. My heart stopped.?There was Garrett, placing a shining ring on Serena's hand. The ring sparkled under the moonlight - that expensive healing stone he bought last week. I thought it was for our ceremony tomorrow.Serena looked up at him with shy eyes, her cheeks pink.Garrett didn't wait. He grabbed her face and pressed his lips to hers.The pack members around them started clapping and shouting. Some wolves howled in celebration.I watched them kiss. It went on and on. Serena's hands gripped his shirt, and her knees started shaking.When they finally broke apart, both were breathing hard.The torches around the ceremony circle lit up their faces. That's when I saw w

I calmly shifted my gaze away from his and Serena's intertwined fingers and shook my head quietly:"Don't bother."??My peaceful reaction stunned all three of them.Max, who had followed them over, let out a mocking laugh:"Maya, what are you pretending to be now? Stop acting.""You used every dirty trick in the book to become the Alpha's mate. Now that you're pregnant, you're still trying to play hard to get? Pathetic.""I'm telling you, even if you're pregnant, we only recognize Serena as our Luna!"He still couldn't see his own situation clearly.Seeing my expression remain cold and distant, Garrett also grew angry. He furrowed his brows and accused me sternly:"Maya, it's bad enough that you stalked me and interfered with pack development, but now you're throwing a tantrum here too?""I can only be patient for so long. Serena's silver poisoning is getting worse - she can't handle drama, but you came here anyway.""Get out of here right now!"He grabbed my hand, trying to forcibly d

The mention of "Serena" brought Garrett back to his senses.He blinked hard, trying to shake off the shock of seeing that small skeleton in the box.Maya's child. His child.The reality of what he'd lost hit him like a physical blow, but he forced himself to focus.He forced a smile and nodded, pulling his gaze away from that delivery box."You're right," he said hoarsely. "Serena needs me."He followed Max to the hotel room where Serena was resting.Before coming, Garrett had told everyone else not to reveal anything—he wanted to give Serena a surprise."She'll be so happy to see you," Max said excitedly. "She's been asking about you all day.""The healers said she shouldn't be stressed, so this will be perfect."But just as they reached the room door, they heard bursts of laughter.Garrett paused, his hand on the doorknob. Something about that laughter felt wrong.The door was left slightly ajar. Garrett peered through the gap and froze.Serena, who in his memory was always pale and

Just one sentence made his face turn deathly pale."Do you deserve my forgiveness?"The words hung in the air like a death sentence.Max's whole body trembled as he collapsed to the ground, his sunken eyes filled only with despair and regret."I... I..." he stammered, but no words came out that could possibly justify what he'd done.His hands shook violently as the weight of his betrayals crashed down on him.He began nervously tearing at his dry, peeling lips until they bled profusely, but he didn't stop.The physical pain was nothing compared to the agony in his chest."Sister, please," he gasped between ragged breaths. "I know I don't deserve anything from you. I know I'm worthless."I turned to walk away, but his voice cracked with raw desperation."Wait! Please don't leave me like this!"I didn't want to waste any more time on him, but I heard his persistent voice behind me:"It's okay, sister. You're my only family now."His voice was barely a whisper, broken and hollow."You don

The green light turned on.Cars behind me honked impatiently, pulling me back from my memories.I took a deep breath and felt something shift inside my chest. Like a heavy chain finally breaking.I erased the last traces of emotion for Garrett from my heart.My hands were steady on the steering wheel now. No more trembling. No more pain.I drove forward.The road ahead was bright with sunshine, just like my future life.Three years later.I stood on the stage of the Alpha Council's grand auditorium, wearing a tailored black dress that commanded respect.The spotlight felt warm on my face as I accepted the Medal of Excellence for my blood bud grass research.This was a newly discovered herb that could rapidly stop bleeding and restore energy, greatly reducing warrior casualties in pack battles.Through years of relentless research, working eighteen-hour days in the lab, I had made this rare herb artificially cultivable.The audience erupted in applause. Hundreds of the most powerful wol