Chapter 1
\n\u201cEnough of this madness! You\u2019re pregnant-can\u2019t you understand? I only held her pup to prepare myself for ours, for the life that\u2019s waiting for us.\u201d
\nConfusion and panic clashed across Kael\u2019s face. His eyes flicked away as he hastily pulled up his collar, trying to hide the faint lipstick stain beneath it.
\n\u201cCaring for that pup is my responsibility as Alpha,\u201d he snapped. \u201cEvery pup in this pack deserves my protection. And now you\u2019re using this absurd excuse to reject our mate bond? Have you lost your mind?\u201d
\nI forced the tremor from my voice and spoke steadily. \u201cTell me, Kael. Every night after you leave, a pain claws at my chest until I can barely breathe. You know exactly what I mean-don\u2019t you?\u201d
\nHis gaze wavered for a heartbeat before hardening. \u201cI don\u2019t know what you\u2019re talking about. It\u2019s all in your head, Elara. You\u2019ve always exaggerated your pain to gain attention. I once pitied you-now I only see delusion.\u201d
\nMy expression remained calm, though every bone in my body ached. From my leather satchel, I drew out the bond dissolution papers and brought them down sharply on the table.
\n\u201cSign it. Tomorrow, we\u2019ll finalize it before the Elder Council.\u201d
\nGasps rippled through the hall, the pack\u2019s mind-link erupting in disbelief.
\nYears ago, Kael had knelt before the Moon Goddess\u2019s statue for three days and nights, praying to claim me as his Luna. The elders had warned him against such obsession, but he had sworn, voice raw with devotion, that he would rather walk alone for eternity than live a single day without me.
\nIt was a legend the pack cherished-how the Alpha and Luna had once moved the Moon Goddess herself. No one could accept that such a bond now stood on the brink of collapse.
\nI no longer listened to their thoughts. I turned to leave.
\nShock filled Kael\u2019s eyes. He had not expected the papers. My mother seized them from the table, her face darkening as she read.
\n\u201cElara\u2026 you truly wish to dissolve the bond? Ten years-you\u2019ve loved each other for ten years. What happened?\u201d
\nPleas flooded the mind-link. Even Kael\u2019s warriors urged me to reconsider.
\nThey called me jealous. Narrow-minded. Unworthy of my title as Luna.
\nI said nothing, only sliding the papers back toward Kael. \u201cI came here with one purpose. This bond ends today.\u201d
\nA sharp crack echoed. Pain exploded across my cheek. My father stood before me, fury blazing in his eyes.
\n\u201cYou ungrateful child! How dare you abandon an Alpha like Kael? Do you have no shame?\u201d
\nMy mother grabbed his arm, her voice shaking. \u201cElara, this isn\u2019t something you decide lightly. Being Kael\u2019s Luna is a blessing.\u201d
\nThen horror crossed her face. \u201cYou haven\u2019t\u2026 fallen in with rogues, have you?\u201d
\nBlood filled my mouth as accusations drowned me.
\nKael stepped forward, cradling my face with practiced gentleness. \u201cEven if you\u2019ve betrayed me, remElara-I am the mate the Moon Goddess chose to protect you. If you turn back now, I\u2019ll pretend this never happened.\u201d
\nThe pack turned on me at once.
\nI shoved him away, my gaze glacial. \u201cLet go. Whatever love this bond once held is gone.\u201d
\nHe didn\u2019t know that the bond had already withered the moment he chose another pup over me.
\nKael stared, lips trembling. \u201cWhat\u2026 did you say?\u201d<\/p>\n
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