All Chapters of Alpha Mate Loved Omega, I Loved Freedom: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

My Alpha mate, Cain Ashford, cheated on me. With the very Omega I'd kindly taken in.Six months ago, at the Pack ceremony, a video was projected onto the big screen. I felt the blood drain from my body in a single heartbeat. Hundreds of eyes looked at the screen first, then at me.I made a scene. Forced Cain to swear in front of the entire Pack Alliance assembly that he would cut ties with Vivienne.The scandal spread to every pack. Everyone was talking about the Luna of Ashford Pack — the one whose Alpha had humiliated her.He made his vow. And yes, he came back.The first time we attended a multi-pack banquet together after our so-called reconciliation, a Luna who'd always had it in for me stepped into my path. She held her wine glass with a razor-sharp smile."Wren, what exactly are you so proud of? You threw a fit across the whole pack — catching your mate in the act, making sure every last person saw that video. What kind of Luna makes a spectacle of herself like that?""Your Alph

After the documents were sent out via pack courier, the Alpha Council's reply came quickly:[Luna Wren, the Mate Bond dissolution has been officially processed. It will take full effect on the next full moon, in two weeks' time. Both marks will fade naturally under the moonlight.]I read the message, and something that had been lodged tight in my chest finally started to loosen.When I got back to the pack house, the hallway was in chaos.Servants were hauling my belongings out of the Alpha suite — box after box, stacked in the corner of the corridor. At the same time, Vivienne's clothes and personal items were being carried in.The butler approached me, choosing his words carefully. "Luna, which room would you prefer? The east guest room has good natural light. I can have it prepared right away—""Don't bother."I glanced at the boxes.The moonstone candleholder — I'd searched through markets in three different packs before I found it. I'd thought it would catch the moonlight perfectl

"What condition?"Cain's tone carried a thread of impatience, as though he'd agree to anything so long as I stopped being difficult."Give me back my moonstone pendant."Cain went still.The pendant was a Kingsley Pack heirloom, passed down through generations of Alphas — given only to one's true mate. The day I placed it in his hands, he'd stared at it for a long time and said he'd wear it for the rest of his life."Why do you want it back?" A flicker of hesitation crossed his voice. "Isn't it… only meant for someone you love?"The corner of my mouth twitched. I was about to say, "Because you don't deserve it" —His phone lit up.Vivienne's soft voice came through, the coy lilt audible even at a distance.Cain's entire expression shifted. The coldness and irritation he wore around me melted away in an instant, replaced by a tenderness I had never once seen on his face."Okay. Wait for me."He hung up and turned back to me."What were you saying?""Nothing."I looked away."Give me bac

Southern coast territory.Cain stood on the terrace of the vacation villa. He couldn't explain why, but a wave of unease had settled in his chest without warning.Vivienne came over and looped her arm through his. "Cain, come on. Stop staring into space. This is our vacation."He didn't move.The face in his mind wasn't hers.It was mine.I used to beg him to take me to the southern coast. I wanted to see the bioluminescent tides under the full moon.He never agreed. Not once. Every time I brought it up, he'd say he was too busy — some other time. That "some other time" never came.But that night, with the sea breeze and shooting stars overhead, the thought that surfaced unbidden was: If it were Wren standing here right now, she'd be so happy.Vivienne was still waiting for a response.Before, he would have answered her gently.But that night he said nothing. He just followed in silence.At the villa, he told her he was tired and wanted to rest.It was the first time he'd ever made an

For the first time in his life, Cain was thrown out of the Ashford Pack's old residence.When Helena pushed him through the door, he didn't even resist.His steps were unsteady. It was a short walk from the house to the gate, but he drifted through it as though the ground were made of cotton.He got in the car and sat behind the wheel for a long time without moving.Finally, he opened the Alpha Council's bond dissolution certificate.He stared at his own signature. The one he'd scrawled in the treatment room without so much as a glance — he'd assumed it was a pack administrative form. He'd even used the opportunity to demand I vacate the Alpha suite.The last shred of illusion was snuffed out.I had actually dissolved the mate bond. Right under his nose, one careful step at a time, without him ever catching on.He tried desperately to piece together everything that had happened in recent days, but the harder he tried, the more tangled it became.The full moon rose. A violent pain tore