Lahat ng Kabanata ng After 52 Rejections, I'm No One's Luna: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

Today marked my 52nd attempt at holding the Luna Coronation Ceremony with Alpha Callum Nash.This time, I blocked all external mind links. The only guests permitted to enter the sacred grounds were our closest blood relatives.Burning with fever, I forced myself to swallow my discomfort and review the final ceremonial details with the elders.Not far away, Callum was on one knee in the lounge. He was carefully applying medicine to Seraphina Vance, the Omega who claimed she had twisted her leg.Mother and Father stood nearby, shaking their heads as they watched the scene. Their eyes were filled with pity for me."Nova Hunter, look at how many struggles you've gone through for this coronation ceremony. Has his wolf ever truly cried for you?"The entire Silvermoon pack knew how much this Luna Coronation Ceremony meant to me. I longed to receive the Moon Goddess' blessing and become Callum's rightful Luna in name and spirit.But just as the moon reached its zenith and the vowing rit

Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed Callum's gaze fixed intently on me. Clear displeasure was written all over his face."Just as I thought… You're still upset about yesterday. You're mad that I canceled the ceremony at the last minute, aren't you?"The elder tactfully excused himself from the office and gave us privacy.The moment the door closed, Callum marched forward and accusatorily said, "I told you—Seraphina's leg injury flared up, so I had to cancel the ceremony. "Since when did you become so petty, Nova? This isn't how a future Luna behaves."I kept my voice as flat and steady as I could. "I'm not mad; I'm just tired, so I want to take a vacation in the central lands and get some rest."Callum crossed his arms and frowned in confusion. "If you want a vacation, just take leave. If you suddenly resign, wolves in the pack will think you have something against Seraphina. She's an outsider Omega, so how is she supposed to work in the pack if rumors start?"He had forgott

Callum had always told me that the passenger seat in his SUV was reserved for the Alpha's Guardian. It was only after the Moon Goddess witnessed our coronation ceremony and I officially became Luna that I would have the right to sit there.Meeting Seraphina's provocative gaze through the car window, I lowered my head to adjust my sleeves without giving her the slightest reaction.The lake in my heart had long since dried up, so nothing stirred anymore.At the restaurant, Callum and Seraphina sat on the same side of the table. They huddled over the menu and ordered everything together, never once asking for my opinion.I did not mind. Resting my chin on my hand, I gazed out the window at the moonlit forest. After all, I would likely never see this familiar view again after tomorrow.Callum did something rare; he ordered a plate of deep-sea shrimp and placed it in front of me."This place serves excellent deep-sea shrimp. It's very fresh."When I looked up, I was met with his smil

The elder was just about to head home from work when Callum blocked him at the office door.As Callum panted and teetered on the edge of losing control of his shift, his eyes were bloodshot. His voice came out as a jagged rasp. "Did Nova resign?"The elder looked at the unhinged Callum with slight confusion. "Do you seriously not know? She submitted her resignation and application for a mate bond dissolution today. "She said it had nothing to do with you, and that she'd find a time to talk to you about it. It was obvious that she had made up her mind, so I approved it."Fragments of memory flickered through his mind of when I had tried to speak and hesitated, only for him to be pulled away by Seraphina's syrupy voice. Just this morning, he had defended Seraphina and chided me for being difficult.Throughout the entire day, he had not given me the chance to speak to him alone. His eyes had only been for Seraphina, an outsider Omega.Suddenly, he grabbed the elder's shoulders and

Callum said nothing. All he did was stubbornly force the bracelet into my hand.I looked at the bracelet he had shoved onto me and let out a dry, mocking laugh. Then, I tossed it right into the roadside trash can again.When it hit the trash can with a clatter, I heard it shatter for the second time.Callum's eyes widened, and he stood frozen for a long beat as if it was his heart that had shattered."I used to cherish the bracelet because I loved you. Back then, I would have treasured a blade of grass if it came from you, but now that I despise you, anything that reminds me of you annoys me. It makes me sick to my stomach."As I spoke, I watched his eyes well up with tears. It was the first time I had ever seen the proud Alpha cry.But I had cried plenty of times for him. I had cried the first time I treated his near-fatal injuries, when he had been beaten bloody by rogue wolves hired by a rival pack.I had sobbed uncontrollably the first time he abandoned me for Seraphina on t