All Chapters of When I Wasn't My Alpha Mate's Duty: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

After I finished the Luna training that every she-wolf dreamed, I went to my Alpha, Damien, with a request.To break our mate bond."All this, just because I missed your ceremony to help my late brother's mate, Lilith, with the rogues in her territory?" A smirk twisted his lips, his voice a low rasp.I nodded, silent."I gave my brother my word before he died. I swore I would protect Lilith. I can't break that vow! Why can't you understand?" he whispered, sighing heavily."Stop being so childish! Why can't you be reasonable, like Lilith is?"I pushed him away with a chilling calm.Ten years. For ten years after our bond was confirmed, I gave up everything. Every hobby, every dream… all to learn how to be his Luna. Everyone in the pack thought I was helpless without him. That I couldn't even survive without his protection.But this time, I was done.He didn't know I'd already contacted the neutral packs in another land. I was going somewhere his Alpha scent could never reach me....

Chapter 2

My mother's face went pale, then hard."Canceled? Why didn't you say so sooner? Do you think this is some childish game?"My body trembled with fear. "I thought... I thought Damien would tell you.""Damien has enough on his plate without you playing these childish games! When are you going to grow up?" my mother shrieked.I looked at her, tears streaming down my face. "You're right, I can't grow up. No one ever taught me how.""So the mating is off. It's not the end of the world." My father's voice cut in, low and steady. He looked at me. "Not going to the Shadowcrest Pack anymore?"I nodded. "Yeah. Dad, I want to go to one of the neutral packs in another land."My mother was shaking with rage, but one look from my father silenced her."If you want to go, then go," my father said. "It's about time you made a decision for yourself. Good for you." His voice was steady. "Don't worry. I'll talk to Damien's father about the ceremony."Just then, an urgent mind-link pierced my thoughts. I

Chapter 3

I wandered aimlessly through the snow.After who knows how long, I found myself in a familiar birch forest.I was once an Omega with a weak bloodline, bullied in my home pack. When I was twelve, my pack clashed with the Shadowcrest Pack.In the chaos, several adult wolves cornered me, tearing at my fur.Then Damien came through them like a storm, a god of fury in the chaos, his howl scattering our attackers. He drove off the brutes and wrapped me in his Alpha scent.And discovered, to his shock, that I, a weak little Omega, was his fated mate.He brought me back to the Shadowcrest Pack.He trained me himself, unlocked my potential, and helped me earn everyone's respect."Then make yourself stronger," he once told me. "No one can reject a strong mate."Our bond deepened with every passing day.Until the news of his brother's death arrived.Leaving behind his grieving mate, Lilith.Damien promised he would always protect Lilith and the pack she inherited.From then on, Lilith constantl

Chapter 4

Before I was set to leave, Damien's mother invited me to the full moon dinner. Her voice was gentle. "Elena, even if you don't become our pack's Luna, does that mean we have to be enemies?"I couldn't refuse her.So I went.Damien opened the door. He looked at me, his golden eyes churning with unspoken emotions.Facing him, my wolf still lost control. That desperate longing for a fated mate.I looked down. "Excuse me," I whispered.Damien didn't move. I had to squeeze past him.Lilith immediately came forward, playing the part of the hostess. "Elena's here! You came! You didn't have to bring a gift."I ignored her, sidestepping the hand she reached out.Lilith immediately shot a hurt look at Damien. "See, Damien? She's still mad."Before Damien could speak, I turned, my voice dripping ice. "I'm not mad. This is a gift for an Elder, not a... guest."Lilith let out a cold laugh. "Says she's not mad, but now she's calling me a guest. Damien, your little mate has claws."Damien's face

Chapter 5

Damien's POV"Go."When Elena said that one word, my world fell apart.It wasn't a violent explosion. It was a silent, complete collapse.The light in her eyes died. The galaxy that had once shone only for me became a dead, frozen lake.I promised my brother...The thought coiled around my soul like a venomous snake, strangling me, squeezing the air from my lungs.I turned, my body moving on its own, every step like walking on blades. I wanted to turn back, to tell her to stay, to not go. But Lilith's frantic mind-link was still screaming in my head, and the image of my brother's pleading eyes as he died was burned into my mind.Duty.Promise.An Alpha's oath.The things that once made me proud now felt like heavy chains, nailing me to the spot."Wait for me... Elena. Just wait for me to sort this all out."I heard my own broken voice."The Luna's suite at the pack house is ready for you. You can move in anytime."After I said it, I practically fled. I didn't dare look at her again.

Chapter 6

Elena's POVI made it to a neutral pack in a new land, took on a new identity, and started over.Life was quiet until the day I learned the Northern Alliance was sending an important Alpha to a summit.And I, as a newly appointed diplomat, was assigned to host him.My heart stuttered when I saw Damien's name.Was he coming for me?A flicker of hope I couldn't explain sparked within me.I didn't have to wait for the summit. Damien found me before it even started."You gave up everything I had prepared for you... for a backwater pack like this?"I shot back, "No. I just chose a place that was far away from you."Damien suddenly sighed. He stepped forward, his powerful Alpha scent wrapping around me. "I've finally found you. You're coming home with me."I pushed him away. "I have a good life here. Why would I go back with you?""What can you possibly learn and enjoy here?" he said, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. "Come back, and I'll train you myself.""Damien, we're d

Chapter 7

But why did my soul feel so hollow?Whenever I had a moment of peace, my mind would drift back to Damien, to our tangled past. I guess it's not so easy to tear away someone who was branded on your soul. Just thinking about him made my chest tighten in a panic.So, I filled my schedule to the brim. I wanted to be so exhausted that I'd just pass out the moment my head hit the pillow.But after the summit, news about Damien and Lilith always found its way to me."Did you see what that Lady Lilith posted?""She and Damien are inseparable. Their bond is unbreakable.""They have a saying where they're from, 'a match made in heaven.' They're perfect for each other.""Wow, Lilith posted again today. She said she overheard Damien planning a huge surprise for her birthday."My heart pounded in my chest.So this is what it felt like. To say you don't care, but then to hear he's with someone else... it hurt. It hurt so much I could barely breathe.Then one day, Lilith posted a photo online.It

Chapter 8

His answer was a thousand icicles piercing my heart. The pain made me dizzy.But I kept my voice steady. "Then what makes you think I would ever accept an Alpha who has already marked another she-wolf? Damien, I'll admit you're powerful, but it's not like you're my only option.""Elena, I can explain—""Explain what? That you were drunk? Overcome with lust? Or did you mistake her for me? Damien, none of that changes the fact that you completed the sacred Mating Bite with her. You should know that after what you've done, there's no going back for us. Ever.""Elena, do you have to be like this?""And what is this, exactly?" I challenged. "Did you mate with her only to find out she wasn't what you thought she'd be? Or did you finally get what you wanted, and now you miss the girl who used to follow you around like a shadow?""Elena, don't talk about yourself like that.""Am I wrong?" I suddenly lost control, my voice trembling as I screamed. "Damien, you were born a proud Alpha, and I w

Chapter 9

Damien finally went back.It wasn't long before Lilith's call came through."Elena! What the hell did you say to Damien? He came back and retreated deep into the pack's territory. He won't eat or drink, he can't even hold his wolf form! Are you trying to kill him?""If he dies, he dies," I replied. "It has nothing to do with me."I hung up.A little while later, my father called. "Come home for a visit. For the sake of Damien's parents."I booked a flight back to the North. I rushed to the Shadowcrest territory without stopping.Lilith opened the door. Her usual confidence and pride were gone, replaced by a hateful glare."Are you happy now that you've ruined everything? Damien hates me, his family wants nothing to do with me! Elena, I don't get it. What do I have that's so much worse than you?"I didn't say a word. I walked past her, straight to Damien's door."Damien, open the door."The door was instantly yanked open. Damien pulled me into a fierce hug, his grip so tight it felt

Chapter 10

Damien's POV“Whatever.”When Elena's cold and distant response came through our mind-link, my world was plunged back into endless darkness.At the pack summit, the sight of Elena with her arm linked with that strange Alpha's had driven me mad. I refused all dinners and locked myself in my room.Like a desperate, caged beast, I numbed myself with alcohol again. I remember drinking a lot… so much that my soul felt like it was leaving my body, floating in an abyss of pain. I think I saw Elena in a drunken dream. She had come back. She had forgiven me. She wrapped me in her gentle scent, just like before, and kissed me with her soft lips…The next morning, my head was splitting from the hangover. When I opened my eyes, the face I saw was not the one I longed for day and night. It was Lilith. She was lying beside me, her clothes in disarray. And on her neck, the fresh, red mating mark—my mating mark—burned my eyes like a fire from hell. In that instant, every string in my mind s

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