The Lie Everyone Knew But Me
"If you offend Alpha Carlen, Luna Irene might plead for you. But if you cross Luna Irene, there won't even be a scrap of you left."
That's a widely circulated saying in the werewolf upper circles.
I'm Irene Chandler. Because of one game, I've decided to dissolve the mate bond with Carlen Alvarado.
During the game, he says drunkenly, "I love resting my head on the belly of an expecting she-wolf and listening to the pup's heartbeat."
The room falls silent. Every werewolf turns to look at me.
There's no surprise in their eyes. What I see is their pity for me, the rightful Luna, and a flicker of panic that their secret has been exposed.
At that moment, I understood everything. They all know Carlen has a pup with another woman. They've been helping him hide it from me.
That's because they know I'm Carlen's everything.
I'll leave him if I ever find out. And if I leave, he'll lose his mind.
I have to admit that they know me well.
After learning the truth, I plan to do three things.
First, I toss the wedding ring Carlen designed for me into the furnace.
Second, I save the video of Lily Chalvez flaunting her pregnancy to provoke me onto a flash drive.
Third, I submit documents to the Pack Affairs Department, applying to become a researcher on the isolated Icebound Island.
The day I leave the pack happens to be our seventh wedding anniversary.
I'll vanish from his life like a wisp of smoke.