Serein Artinya

Three years ago, my husband’s brother took a bullet for him. So Gwen brought his brother's widow, Eliza, into our home. I was the Donna in name only. I had to step aside for Eliza in everything. Once, Eliza faked slitting her wrists. She said I drove her to it. Gwen grabbed my throat. Murder flashed in his eyes. "Get out. The Falcone family has no place for a venomous bitch like you." He gave her the family's art foundation to "make it up to her." It was supposed to be mine. This time, I said nothing. He was signing a stack of business contracts. I just slipped the divorce papers in with them. A few days later, he noticed I wasn't home. He searched all over Chicago. He couldn't find me. That's when he saw the divorce decree. He finally understood. I was gone. For good. That day, the untouchable king of the Chicago Outfit… shattered.

Kathryn Rodriguez loved Mo Co for 3 years, married him for 2 years, but what she received was only lies and suffering. He coerced her, forced her to donate blood to the one he loved, did a lot of evil and unethical things,... Because of him, she ignored many other precious feelings, from her best friend to hers; her family, and most importantly... is the person who truly loves her - Elwyn Holland. After paying off the debt that the other people caused her, she decided to free herself from this painful life, but unexpectedly, she was reincarnated and returned to the time when she was in high school.

Siete veces me vinculé con el mismo Alfa. Y siete veces, él desgarró nuestro vínculo por su amor de la infancia. La primera vez, lo juró bajo la luna—: Astrid, mi Luna. De este día en adelante, mi corazón y mi lobo son solo tuyos. Pero en el momento en que su preciada Liana regresó, sus promesas se convirtieron en cenizas. —¿No puedes simplemente ser paciente? La estás poniendo incómoda, haces que parezca que ella está seduciendo a un macho emparejado. La primera vez que me rechazó, el dolor punzante de la ruptura del vínculo casi mata a mi loba. Me enviaron con los sanadores de la manada, pero él nunca vino. Ni una sola vez. La tercera vez, me tragué mi orgullo como hija de un Alfa. Me uní a su manada como una desconocida, solo para estar cerca de su aroma. Para la sexta vez, ya conocía la rutina. Preparé mis maletas y salí de nuestra manada sin decir una palabra. Mis colapsos. Mis apareamientos. Mi rendición. Todo lo que obtuve por mi dolor fueron sus disculpas mecánicas y la misma traición. Una y otra vez. Hasta ahora. En el momento en que escuché que Liana regresaría, le entregué yo misma los papeles para cortar nuestro vínculo. Él simplemente fijó una fecha para nuestra próxima ceremonia de unión, como si nada hubiera pasado. No tiene ni idea. Esta vez, no solo estoy rompiendo el vínculo. Estoy haciendo añicos el corazón que latió por él siete veces, solo para ser aplastado por sus propias manos, siete veces.

I’d been Albert’s Luna for ten years. Everyone said we were the perfect fated pair. That day, he held me close and said softly, “Grace, I’ve planned a seven-day trip for you down south. You need to relax.” I found it strange. Albert was fiercely possessive; I’d never been away from him for more than three days. It wasn't until I overheard our pup, Leo, asking him, “Dad, are you and Auntie Maria going to be mates? What about Mom?” Maria. Albert’s childhood sweetheart. Albert just chuckled. “It’s just for show. Auntie Maria lost her mate. As her Alpha, I have a duty to look after her.” Then his voice dropped. “Be a good boy, Leo, and keep this a secret. Don’t tell your mom, and I’ll buy you that toy you wanted.” I heard everything, but I didn’t confront him. Instead, I called my former mentor, the Director of the Institute for Ancient Lycan Bloodlines. “About your earlier offer… I’m accepting it. I’ll be at the Southern Pack in three days.” Then, I sent a message to the pack’s Head Elder: “I'm formally rejecting our mate bond.”

For my birthday, I got a gift box. Inside was a dead silver fox. Its fur was peeled away. Dark, profane runes were carved into its flesh. My wolf cried out in agony, then shattered. I desperately reached for my Alpha, Darian, through our mate bond. “Darian… help me… My wolf… my heart…” His response was ice cold. “Maeve, stop being so dramatic. It’s just a prank. A Luna should be stronger than this. Amara has a fever. I’m with her.” He just cut the bond. He chose his childhood friend over me. Her mate had recently died, and she only had a low-grade fever. I was left to collapse in agony. I didn't get help until a pack beta found me and rushed me to the medical center. It took me three whole days to recover. When Darian finally came back, reeking of Amara’s sweet perfume, he sneered at me. "I knew you were faking it. How could a dead fox hurt you? You just wanted to stop me from comforting her!" I didn’t cry. I didn’t scream. I just handed him a document to sign. Compensation, I said, for choosing Amara over me. He signed it without even looking. "Is this about money? Don't be another jealous she-wolf. Don't cause trouble for me. I can give you anything. Amara and I grew up together. She's important to me. You know that." I just nodded. I didn't say a word. The next day, he took Amara to an Alpha-only alliance dinner. Pictures were all over the werewolf social feeds. He had no idea what he’d signed. It wasn’t a compensation agreement. It was a rejection of our mate bond. I counted down the three days. I calmly packed my most precious things. Then, I pulled out my burner phone. “Uncle Marcus? I need a private jet to the South.”

Sieben Mal band ich mich an denselben Alpha. Und sieben Mal zerstörte er unser Band wegen seiner Jugendliebe. Beim ersten Mal schwor er es unter dem Mond: „Astrid, meine Luna. Von diesem Tag an gehören mein Herz und mein Wolf allein dir.“ Doch in dem Moment, als seine kostbare Liana zurückkehrte, verwandelten sich seine Versprechen in Asche. „Kannst du nicht einfach geduldig sein? Du machst sie unwohl, es sieht so aus, als würde sie einen gebundenen Alpha verführen.“ Beim ersten Mal, als er mich zurückwies, verbrannte der Schmerz des zerbrochenen Bandes beinahe meinen Wolf. Sie schickten mich zu den Heilerinnen des Rudels, aber er kam nie. Kein einziges Mal. Beim dritten Mal schluckte ich meinen Stolz als Tochter eines Alphas hinunter. Ich trat seinem Rudel als Niemand bei, nur um seinem Duft nahe zu sein. Beim sechsten Mal kannte ich bereits das Spiel. Ich packte meine Sachen und verließ unser Penthaus ohne ein Wort. Meine Zusammenbrüche. Meine Kompromisse. Meine Hingabe. Für meinen Schmerz bekam ich nur seine mechanischen Entschuldigungen und denselben Verrat. Immer und immer wieder. Bis jetzt. In dem Moment, als ich hörte, dass Liana zurückkehrte, gab ich ihm selbst die Papiere, um unser Band zu lösen. Er setzte einfach ein Datum für unsere nächste Bindungszeremonie, als wäre nichts geschehen. Er hatte keine Ahnung. Dieses Mal brach ich nicht nur das Band. Ich zerschmetterte das Herz, das sieben Mal für ihn schlug, nur um sieben Mal von seinen eigenen Händen zerdrückt zu werden.

Ich band mich gerade mit meinem Gefährten, Alpha Damien, als er ein Waisenkind nach Hause brachte, um eine „Lebensschuld“ zu begleichen.
 Von diesem Tag an stand ich immer an zweiter Stelle – hinter dem Mädchen Lila. Immer. Lila hängte mir etwas an und behauptete, ich zwang sie, die Kontrolle über ihre Wölfin zu verlieren. Dafür ließ Damien mich drei Tage und drei Nächte in die Silberzellen sperren. „Das Silber wird dir beibringen, eine tolerante Luna zu sein!“ Silbervergiftung war Folter. Meine Wölfin verkümmerte. Ich flehte um Gnade und versank in Qualen.
Doch Lila schmiegte sich nur an ihn, ihre Stimme triefte vor gespielter Besorgnis.
„Serena ist schließlich deine Gefährtin. Wenn sie leidet, leidest du auch. Es tut mir weh, dich so leiden zu sehen.“ Später, um Lila glücklich zu machen, überließ Damien ihr öffentlich meinen Sitz im Rudelrat – einem Mädchen, das nichts verstand. Diesmal sagte ich nichts. Ich trennte einfach unsere Gefährtenbindung. Tage später, als er sich vor Schmerzen wegen der zerbrochenen Bindung wand, erfuhr er schließlich die Nachricht:
Ich war der königlichen Eliteeinheit, den Talons, beigetreten. Und ich kehrte niemals zurück. Er zerbrach.

The Alpha I loved and his powerful father, the Lycan King, were both drugged with a Heat Potion. Without a second thought, I climbed into the King's bed. In my last life, I was forced to be Damien's cure. To mate with him. To bear his pups. But he spent every night at her grave, mourning his "true love," Isabella. He never touched me again. Five years into our mating, after an argument, he shifted into his wolf form. He tore me and my pups limb from limb. He was convinced I'd used some dirty trick to mark him, keeping him from his true love. He believed it was my fault Isabella left, heartbroken, and died in an "accident." When I opened my eyes again, I was back. Back on the night they were drugged. This time, I will not be the cure. I will be the Queen.

Sete vezes, eu me vinculei ao mesmo Alfa. E sete vezes, ele estraçalhou o nosso vínculo por causa de sua paixão de infância. A primeira vez, ele jurou sob a lua. — Astrid, minha Luna. De hoje em diante, meu coração e meu lobo são apenas seus. Mas no momento em que sua preciosa Liana retornou, suas promessas viraram cinzas. — Você não pode simplesmente ser paciente? Você a está deixando desconfortável, fazendo parecer que ela está seduzindo um macho comprometido. A primeira vez que ele me rejeitou, a dor excruciante do vínculo se rompendo quase matou minha loba. Eles me enviaram para os curandeiros da alcateia, mas ele nunca apareceu. Nem uma única vez. Na terceira vez, engoli meu orgulho como filha de um Alfa. Juntei-me à alcateia dele como uma ninguém, apenas para estar perto do seu cheiro. Na sexta vez, eu já conhecia o roteiro. Arrumei minhas malas e saí da nossa cobertura sem dizer uma palavra. Meus colapsos. Meus sacrifícios. Minha rendição. Tudo o que recebi pela minha dor foram seus pedidos de desculpas automáticos e a mesma traição. Repetidas vezes. Até agora. No momento em que soube que Liana estava voltando, eu mesma entreguei a ele os papéis para romper o vínculo. Ele apenas marcou uma data para nossa próxima cerimônia de marcação, como se nada tivesse acontecido. Ele não tem ideia. Desta vez, não estou apenas rompendo o vínculo. Estou estilhaçando o coração que bateu por ele sete vezes, apenas para ser esmagado por suas próprias mãos, sete vezes.

My bestie Kenna and I were the fated mates of the two most powerful Alpha brothers in the Dark Moon pack. I was mated to the Head Alpha, Cade. Kenna was mated to his brother, Rhys. On our mating anniversary, a bloody package reeking of Rogues arrived. It was from Cade’s childhood friend, Lilah. The feral scent shocked my body into premature labor. Kenna rushed me to the pack’s private medical center. But the labor triggered a fatal condition: “Moon Eclipse Sickness.” My life force was draining away. With my last bit of strength, I used our mind-link to beg my Alpha for help. His furious voice was my only answer. “You’re faking this just because I missed our anniversary? Lilah’s rare silver hound is giving birth, and it’s dangerous. Don’t cause trouble for me now!” In the end, it was Kenna who drained her own wolf’s spirit to save me. I barely survived. But the pup I delivered was rushed to emergency care, too weak from my fading life force. Her eyes bloodshot, Kenna contacted her mate, Rhys. She begged him for "Moonflower Dew"—a serum from his own company that could save our baby. "Lilah's hound is weak after giving birth. I’m busy making a special formula for it. You and Evelyn are two of a kind. Always stirring up trouble. First her drama, now yours." My pup died. And my heart shattered with him. “Kenna, I’m rejecting my mate bond with Cade.” “If you reject him, I reject mine. Traitors don’t deserve mates.” But when we told the Alpha brothers we were rejecting them, they felt a panic they had never known.