All Chapters of The Wolfless Luna's Revenge : Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

Sera’s POV:"Sera."Cade said my name low and sad, like he was already mourning something, and I felt the space around us clear as everyone stepped back because newly mated pairs needed room, needed privacy, needed protection until they'd claimed each other. Somewhere far away I heard Dad and Alpha Kieran laughing as they congratulated each other but the sound felt wrong, felt like it was coming from underwater."Cade." My voice came out barely above a whisper.He took a few steps toward me and I couldn't move, couldn't look away from his eyes because they were telling me something I didn't want to hear, something that was making my stomach twist tighter and tighter until I thought I might break apart right there in front of everyone."Ser, I'm sorry but I can't."Each word hit like a fist to the chest. The pack went silent, so silent I could hear my own heartbeat thundering in my ears, and for a second I wished he'd just hit me instead because at least then I could pass out or die or

Sera’s POV:The guard booth came up fast, yellow light spilling across the road. I gripped the steering wheel tighter and tried to make my face look normal even though my eyes were swollen and my throat felt raw from crying.He leaned out of the booth window and waved me through without even looking twice. No questions. No mindlink to the Alpha. Just a wave like I was going to get groceries and would be back in an hour.I pressed the gas and the pack border passed beneath my tires and I waited for it, that pull in my chest that happened every time I left pack territory, but instead something loosened. The pressure that had been sitting on my ribs for days lifted and I could breathe deeper than I had since Cade's face twisted with disappointment under the firelight.The highway stretched empty in front of me and I drove.Three hours later I pulled into the bank parking lot in the nearest human town. My hands shook when I filled out the withdrawal slips, when I closed the savings accoun