All Chapters of The Moon Goddess Must Have Made A Mistake: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Olivia's POV"If Alpha Ryker turns out to be your mate, maybe the Moon Goddess really is blind."The comment was followed by a burst of laughter that echoed through the pack kitchen. I kept my smile firmly in place as I carried a tray of pastries toward the banquet hall, pretending I hadn't heard a word. Years of practice had made that easy, or at least it had made it look easy.The truth was that every cruel remark left a mark somewhere inside me. Some scars faded with time, while others settled deep beneath the surface and became part of who I was. Judging by the laughter still ringing behind me, today's comment would probably join the collection."Come on," another she-wolf said between laughs. "Can you imagine Alpha Ryker's face?"That earned an even louder reaction."Don't be mean."For one hopeful second, I thought someone was actually defending me. Then she continued."He'd probably reject the entire mate bond and leave the continent."More laughter followed. I tightened my gri

Olivia's POVThe pain didn't disappear after the rejection.If anything, it seemed to settle deeper beneath my skin with every passing second, making it harder to convince myself I was still standing in the same hall where I had walked in only an hour ago filled with hope. My hand remained pressed against my chest as I struggled to breathe through the ache spreading inside me. It wasn't the kind of pain that left visible wounds, but it felt real enough that part of me kept expecting to look down and find blood staining my dress.My wolf's distress poured into me through the fragile connection we had only just discovered. She had spent years in silence, hidden somewhere inside me while I wondered if she existed at all. Now that she was finally awake, the first thing she experienced was rejection.Why is this happening? The question echoed softly in my mind.I wished I had an answer for her. Unfortunately, I couldn't even make sense of it myself.The hall had grown noisy again. The stun

Ryker’s POV The bond was supposed to disappear when I severed it.It didn't.I stood alone in the corridor with my fist still pressed against the wall, the cold stone biting into my knuckles. I had cracked it without meaning to. The impact had sent a dull pain shooting up my arm, but I welcomed it. Physical pain was easier to understand than whatever was happening inside my chest.The ceremony hall was still buzzing behind me. I could hear them through the walls. The hushed voices. The shocked murmurs. The sound of a hundred wolves trying to make sense of what they had just witnessed.What I had just done.I pushed off the wall and walked. I did not know where I was going. I only knew I could not stand still. Every step echoed through the empty corridor like a heartbeat, steady and relentless, reminding me that I was still here. Still breathing. Still standing.Even though a part of me felt like it had been ripped away.

Daniel’s POV The mark on Olivia's wrist was the beginning of the end.I stood in the kitchen with my hands braced against the counter, staring at the cup of tea I'd abandoned. It had gone cold. I didn't care. I couldn't stop seeing it. That silver pattern. Those twisting lines. The way they had glowed beneath her skin like something waking up.After all these years.After everything I had done to keep her hidden.It was happening anyway.I pushed off the counter and walked to the window. The morning light was pale, stretching across the yard in thin gray lines. The pack would be waking soon. Wolves moving through their routines. Whispering about the ceremony. About Olivia. About the rejection that had humiliated her in front of everyone.And I had done nothing.I had stood there like a coward while a man I should have protected her from tore her apart.But what could I have done? If I had spoken, if I

Olivia’s POV The pack meeting was supposed to be about unity. Instead, it became my second public humiliation.I stood at the back of the hall with my shoulders pressed against the wall, trying to make myself as small as possible. It didn't work. It never did. No matter how hard I tried to disappear, their eyes found me anyway.The hall was crowded. Wolves from every corner of the Northridge Pack had gathered to hear the Alpha speak. I could feel them watching me, their gazes sliding over my skin like cold fingers. Some looked at me with pity. Others with disgust. A few with something worse. Satisfaction.They had all seen it.They had all watched Ryker Blackthorn reject me in front of the entire pack.And now they were waiting to see what I would do next.The Alpha's voice droned on, something about pack unity and moving forward after last night's events. I stopped listening after the first few minutes. The words