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Six months pregnant, I fought to secure a thirty-million-dollar territory for my mate, Alpha Ethan. I came pack house to find him getting intimate with his adopted sister, Tessa, in the council room.I pushed the door open and stepped inside.Every head in the room snapped toward me. The air went still.Ethan quickly pulled his hand from Tessa’s shoulder and stood up. "Sophia, you're back early.""Early?" I met his gaze. "I thought my mate might want to know that I just closed the deal on the thirty-million-dollar territory.""Of course, of course." He moved toward me, trying to pull me into a hug. "You've done well."I took a step back. "Am I interrupting pack business?" I asked, my voice dangerously calm.Tessa stood up, a flash of panic in her eyes before she smoothed it over. "Sophia, we were just discussing the future of the pack.""The future?" I scoffed, a bitter laugh escaping my lips. "And does that future involve you taking my place beside him?"The other pack members started

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"Sophia, wait!"Ethan's voice boomed from behind me, his footsteps closing in fast.I didn't stop. I just kept walking toward the parking lot."Where do you think you're going?" He grabbed my arm, his grip tight.I wrenched my arm from his grasp. "I'm going home.""I'm driving you," he stated, his Alpha tone leaving no room for argument. "It's not safe for you to be out alone."Just then, Tessa came running out of the pack house."Ethan, wait for me!" she called, breathless as she reached the car, her chest heaving. "I need a ride home, too."Without a second thought, Ethan opened the car door for her.The passenger seat.The Luna's seat.I was left to climb into the back, watching as she buckled her seatbelt like she'd done it a thousand times. Like it was her place to be.As soon as the doors closed, her scent hit me like a physical blow.It wasn't perfume. It was the possessive, territorial scent of a she-wolf, thick with musk and arousal. And it was mingled with Ethan’s own scent.

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The next morning, I was packing a bag.If Ethan had chosen Tessa, there was no reason for me to stay in this suffocating house.The door was thrown open.Tessa stormed in, flanked by three pack warriors.She was wearing a tight black dress, the mating mark on her neck on full display."Sophia, I heard you were leaving?" she asked with false concern. "As the future Luna, I feel it's my duty to inspect what you're taking with you.""Future Luna?" I stopped folding my clothes. "Are you sure Ethan agreed to that?""Of course," she said, walking to my closet and rifling through my things. "He officially marked me last night."She turned deliberately, making sure the warriors got a good look at her neck.They exchanged knowing glances."Aren't these designer clothes pack property?" Tessa said, holding up my favorite evening gown. "They were bought with pack funds, after all.""That was my Luna gown.""Luna?" She let out a sharp laugh. "What kind of Luna are you? You're just a rejected stray.

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I woke up on a bed in the pack's medical wing.White ceiling, the scent of antiseptic, the steady beep of a heart monitor."You're awake." Ethan was sitting in a chair beside the bed, but his expression was anything but concerned."My baby…" I instinctively reached for my stomach."Is still there," he said coldly. "But the doctor said you need complete bed rest."I breathed a sigh of relief, but a cold dread quickly followed. "Why don't you seem worried at all?""Worried?" He let out a cold, humorless laugh. "Sophia, you attacked Tessa. You almost crippled her. Your instability is what I'm worried about.""I didn't attack anyone!""We have proof." He pulled out his phone and played a security video. "The pack's cameras caught everything."The video showed me standing in the room as a silver light flared around me, and then Tessa falling to the ground.But that light… I never summoned it."This is fake!""Fake?" He scoffed. "Sophia, your energy should be focused on apologizing to Tessa,

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Three days later, I buried my child in the pack's small cemetery.A single, tiny headstone read: "Blackwood Baby - Too Soon for This World."My father's funeral was held in the Silver Moon territory. I was the only one there.No one from the Blackwood pack came. They were all "too busy."After the burial, I returned to the pack house to grab my last few things.My life with Ethan had been condensed into two small boxes.I dragged my bags toward the pack's border. The night was cold, the moon just a sliver away from being full again.The loss of my pup's essence had left me weak, and every step was an effort."Sophia, where are you going?"Tessa's voice came from behind me.I turned to see her holding a silver dagger."What are you doing with that?""Protection," she said, advancing on me, a dangerous light in her eyes. "Lots of rogues out here. It's not safe for a lone she-wolf.""I'm about to leave pack lands. I'll be fine.""Will you?" She closed the distance between us. "You're a lo

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Ethan's POVFifteen days later.Ethan stood on the balcony of the pack house, watching Tessa try on her gown for the Luna ceremony.Tonight, she would officially become his Luna."Ethan, how do I look?" Tessa asked, twirling in the white silk dress."Beautiful," he smiled. "You were born to be Luna.""Any word from Sophia? Has she responded to your mind-links?""No." Ethan’s jaw tightened. "She's off somewhere throwing a tantrum, trying to make me feel guilty. It won't work. After the ceremony, I'll track her down and force her to renounce her claim."Just then, his phone buzzed.A news alert.[Breaking News: Body recovered from Moon Lake identified as Sophia Sterling, mate of Blackwood Alpha Ethan Blackwood. Authorities cite evidence of silver poisoning and suspect foul play...]The phone slipped from Ethan's hand and clattered onto the floor.The broadcast shattered Ethan's world.Sophia… dead?An agony so sharp it felt physical ripped through his chest, the mating bond searing him l

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Ethan's POVThree days later. The Lycan High Court.Tessa stood in the accused's dock, clad in an orange jumpsuit, heavy silver cuffs on her wrists suppressing her wolf. When she saw Ethan walk into the courtroom, her face lit up with hope."Ethan!" she cried, jumping to her feet. "You came for me! I knew you wouldn't abandon me!"Ethan didn't even look at her. He crossed the room and took his place not with the defense, but with the accusers."Alpha Blackwood, please be seated," the Chief Justice motioned.The hope on Tessa's face curdled into confusion. "Ethan? What… what are you doing over there?""I am here to testify against you, Tessa," Ethan's voice was cold steel. "For the premeditated murder of my mate, Luna Sophia."A dead silence fell over the court."What?" Tessa's voice shook. "Ethan, what are you talking about?""I have evidence." He held up an evidence bag containing the silver dagger. "The weapon. It has the victim's blood and your fingerprints on it.""That… that was

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Ethan's POVA week later, the Moonlight Pack hosted the largest werewolf business summit on the West Coast. Every partner Ethan had lost would be there.This was his last chance to save the Blackwood pack."Alpha, are you sure you should go?" Jake asked, his voice laced with worry. "Your condition…"He was right. The loss of his mate was a constant drain on his Alpha power. He could barely project a basic aura of command anymore."I have to," he said, straightening his suit. "The Blackwood pack will not go down like this."The summit was held at the Celestial Hotel. The parking lot was filled with luxury cars belonging to his former partners. He walked into the grand hall and saw them—Marcus from Silverpeak, Elena from Moonstone, and David from Nightfall.Their expressions turned complicated when they saw him."Ethan," Marcus said first. "Didn't expect to see you here.""Of course I'm here," he said, fighting to maintain his Alpha dignity. "We've been partners for years. I at least d

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Sophia’s POVThe sight of Ethan kneeling before me shattered the present. My mind wasn't in the penthouse anymore. It was a month ago.I woke on a cold, metal slab.The air reeked of antiseptic, and a sterile fluorescent light hummed above me.I… was alive?"By the Goddess! She's awake!" a voice gasped.I struggled to sit up and saw Detective Morgan staring, his eyes wide with disbelief."That's... impossible," his voice trembled. "You've been dead for three days..."I looked down at my body.The skin, once twisted by silver poison, was completely healed. Every wound was gone, without even a scar left behind."The Moon Pool..." I whispered.Morgan looked at me, confused."The place where I fell," I rasped, my voice raw. "That was the Moon Pool. The sacred waters..."A powerful Alpha aura rolled off me in waves, and the instruments in the morgue began to vibrate faintly."The... Moon Wolf bloodline?" Morgan gasped.I nodded.That was the key. The brink of death, the waters of the Moo

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Sophia's POVThe Blood Moon.Ethan stood just outside the border of my territory, waiting. The moon hung high and red, bathing the land in a bloody glow.I walked slowly into the clearing, my silver hair a stark river of white against the blood-red moonlight. I stopped ten feet in front of him.Ethan fell to his knees."Sophia… please…" his voice was a raw whisper. "Give me a chance…""A chance?" I asked, my voice flat. "To do what?""To atone," he choked out, crawling a foot closer on the damp earth. "I'll do anything…""Anything?" I finally turned to face him, my silver eyes gleaming under the Blood Moon. "Then tell me, where is Tessa now?""She's been sentenced," he said, his head bowed. "The Council announced the verdict today.""What was the sentence?""Her wolf was severed from her—a permanent severing," his voice was soft. "She was sentenced to life at hard labor in the silver mines. All her assets have been forfeited to your pack as restitution."I nodded slowly. For a werewo

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