After Alpha Faked His Death, I Cut off the Mate Bond
Ever since I lost my Alpha, Kael, in a brutal fight with some nasty rogues, I've been raising our young son, Finn, all by myself.
My old pack has been pushing me to take a new Alpha, you know, so Finn and I would have protection.
But I truly believed my Mate Bond with Kael was unbreakable.
Then, on the Blood Moon ceremony, the fifth anniversary of Kael's โsacrifice,โ I overheard Kael's father, old Alpha Marcus, tearing into Kael's quiet twin brother, Ronan:
โKael! You damn wolf! It was Ronan who went down on Blood Moon Cliff five years ago! He was the cursed one! You faked your death, lived as Ronan, all to protect Alina? You lied to the whole pack, to your sacred mate, and your own flesh and blood! Was it worth it?!โ
โFor five years, Elara has raised Finn from a tiny pup all alone. You gave your so-called 'niece' a fake 'father,' but did you ever think? The day you put on Ronan's mask, Finn lost his real father for good!โ
I felt like I'd been struck by lightning.
After Kael โdied,โ Ronan had been the dutiful uncle, โlooking afterโ Finn and me.
I never dreamed he was Kael in disguise.
And he did all this just to protect Alina, Ronan's destined mate, who was already pregnant?!
That night, under the bright moon, I snuck away and sent a message to my cousin, the Head Beta of the Silver-Moon Pack:
โTell your Alpha Lucian that I, Elara, accept his courtship offer.โ