All Chapters of His “Fake”Mating，My Real Rejection: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

“Be a good boy, Leo, and keep this a secret,” his voice was a low whisper. “I’ll buy you that toy you wanted.”Leo hesitated for a second before nodding.I fought back the tears stinging my eyes and went downstairs to pull myself together.Just as I’d composed myself, I ran into Albert coming down the stairs.He was wearing a large, black cloak, as if heading to some grand ceremony.I swallowed the pain in my chest and asked, trying to sound casual, “Are you going out?”Albert seemed surprised to see me. His eyes lingered on my face for a moment before his expression went back to normal.“To meet with an important ally,” he said smoothly. “I’ll be back late.”But I’d already seen the collar of the suit beneath his cloak.I knew that suit all too well.It was the one he’d worn to our mating ceremony.After all these years, I thought it was tucked away in the deepest corner of our closet, never to be seen again.But here it was, on him.What felt like a blade twisting in my gut was the n

The moment I said, “I agree,” Albert visibly relaxed.After the meeting, I turned to leave. He caught me in the hall, wrapping his arms around me from behind.In the past, I would have melted into his embrace, felt a bittersweet ache for this rare display of affection, and found another excuse to forgive him.But now, I just felt suffocated.“Grace,” he murmured. “Don’t be angry.”I didn’t pull away. I just stood there, perfectly still.Albert seemed to take my silence as surrender. His voice grew softer. “Letting Maria help with the festival is just to help her cope with losing her mate. You know she's been going through a hard time. When you get back from your trip, everything will go back to normal.”He said it like it was the most reasonable thing in the world.He paused, then added, as if I needed more convincing, “Think of it as training, so she can assist you better in the future.”Back to normal?He had no idea. I wasn’t coming back.I was done arguing. “Okay,” I said quietly.

Albert staggered back, crashing to the floor.His fingers trembled as he flipped open the agreement. The contents were brief:Article 1: Grace invokes the right of unilateral rejection due to the betrayal of her mate, Albert. The dissolution is mandatory and effective immediately.Article 2: Their son, Leo, has chosen to remain with his mother, Grace.Below the second article was a line of small, handwritten text in Grace’s script.“Blessings to you and Maria. Now you can have a real mating ceremony with her.”Albert stared at the words, his vision blackening at the edges.She knew. She knew everything.And he, like a fool, had thought she was just throwing a tantrum.He thought that, like countless times before, she would eventually fall silent and forgive him.The moments he’d deliberately ignored now replayed in his mind with painful clarity.The night he came home drunk, Grace hadn't tended to him gently. She had been cold, distant, sending him to the guest room.At the pack assemb

“And that’s not all. He favors Maria’s daughter, Sophie. At the ceremony, Leo did nothing wrong, yet he was publicly humiliated and forced to apologize.”“Albert even missed his own son’s birthday to be with Maria and Sophie.”“Do you really think I have any reason to go back?”The old Alpha was silent on the other end for what felt like a full minute.Finally, he let out a long, heavy sigh, his voice tinged with exhaustion.“You’re right. Albert was wrong—terribly wrong,” he said. “But Grace, the pack cannot be without its Luna. I shouldn’t interfere in your personal matters, but for the good of the pack, I have to try to keep things stable for him.”Grace let out a soft, humorless laugh.“Then by all means, you help him,” she said. “But let me be clear. I’ve joined the Ancient Wolfblood Institute, and my project is on the verge of a major breakthrough. I have no more time to waste on a man who isn’t worth it.”With that, Grace hung up.At the same time, Albert received a call from hi