MeRuYash
I spent five years being Alpha Finn's hidden mate. He promised to announce me as his mate and Luna to the pack, but each time his 'best friend,' Adeline, showed up, I became an afterthought.
Every time he betrayed me, he handed me an apology token with a promise never to fail again.
And I forgave him every time.
By the time Adeline finally returned to the pack, I was almost at a hundred tokens.
And just as expected, Finn again chose her over me. This time, he expected that he would return, I'd forgive him, and we'd continue the cycle.
Until he felt our bond disappear in the middle of the night and realized he had just signed away his mate.
In terror, he ran after me, begging on his knees.
But it was too late.
Because just a few days before his final betrayal, I discovered something Finn had never known.
I wasn't wolfless. I wasn't useless. And I wasn't going to be anyone's backup plan.