Moonlit Revenge: A Luna’s Dark Turn

I arrived at Moonstone Manor, my heart heavy with an unspoken ache, remembering the baby I lost a few months ago. The grand halls felt colder than usual, as if they knew what was missing. I headed toward the room where our child was meant to stay, which should have been filled with life, laughter, and warmth. But instead, it was empty—haunting in its silence. I glanced at every corner, imagining what could have been. My knees buckled under the weight of my grief, and I slumped to the floor. The tears came before I could stop them, pouring out from my deepest parts.

How can I mourn something I never had the chance to see, hold, and love?

My body, exhausted from grief, gave in, and I fell asleep there, on the cold floor of what should have been a nursery, tears still wet on my cheeks.

When I woke the following day, the first thing I noticed was the emptiness of the bed. Lewis hadn’t come home. Again. The hollow space beside me had become familiar—another reminder that I was alone in this bond. But I refused to break down again. Not today. I was Luna, and my pack needed me, even if my mate didn’t. I dragged myself out of bed and dressed for the day. The weight of curious stares followed me wherever I went, whispers behind my back, but I held my head high. I would not let them see me fall.

Hours passed, and I buried myself in the reports my assistant brought me. Work—that was all I had left. I focused on the she-wolves in our pack, determined to help them find their strength and purpose beyond just being a mate and breeding tool. They deserved more—we all did.

His voice pulled me from my thoughts as I was lost in another report.

“Elysian...” He said through our mind link again.

His voice used to stir something inside me, a spark that connected us. Now, it was just a bitter reminder of what was broken.

“What?” I asked, my voice cold, detached.

It was the Alpha. My mate. And yet, it felt like he was a stranger.

"Where are you?"

"I'm still at work."

"I have something to discuss with you. I will fetch you."

"Can you just say it now? I want to rest when I get home-"

"What is wrong with you, Elysian?"

"What? There's nothing wrong with me."

"I am asking to see you personally because I want to discuss things with you, yet you're being a total bitch!"

"I am not being a bitch, Lewis. I am still at work and have many things to do. We can discuss that through our mind-link, so there is no need to make a fuss."

But the Alpha didn't answer, and he cut off our mind-link. That night, my mate didn't even come. Three more days had passed, but the Alpha still had no presence. Alpha still had no presence. I didn't even bother calling him through our mind-link.

But the next morning, I was taken aback. I saw my mate carrying pieces of luggage. I stopped in the middle of the staircase and looked at my mate with confusion written all over my face.

"What is the meaning of this, Lewis?"

Alpha stopped pulling the luggage and looked at me, "Something had happened, Elysian."

As if on cue, Andrea entered the manor, her eyes bloodshot red.

If Andrea hadn’t returned—if she hadn’t snatched away every bit of Lewis’s attention, It wouldn't cause me stress, and my baby would still be alive. He had been distant before, but now, it was as if I no longer existed in his world. And if my mate saw me as his equal, his Luna, he wouldn’t be so easily drawn back to her, wouldn’t be so blind to my pain.

All I ever did was love him. Lewis—my Alpha, my mate. I gave him everything: my heart, my soul, my loyalty. I wanted to be the perfect Luna, the ideal she-wolf he could be proud of. I worked tirelessly for the pack, for him, for us. But all of it... All of it was a lie, a dream I held onto alone. The truth was suffocating—I wasn’t enough.

My eyes returned to my mate, "Care to explain things, Lewis?" I walked down and stopped in front of them. "Why is she here, Alpha?"

My mate sighed and tried to reach for my hand, but I moved away.

"Elysian!" he uttered in surprise.

I shook my head, "I said, explain everything to me!"

I clenched my fist when Andrea started to cry. Lewis immediately comforted Andrea. I bit my lower lip, tasting my blood. My fated mate is comforting someone else, not even minding that I am his mate and that it might hurt me!

"Andrea's child died, Elysian. She is in pain. That's why I am asking you to stop being a brat! She is mourning the loss of her child. She couldn't sleep, eat, or drink properly. That is why I haven't come home these past few days. As an Alpha, I wouldn't say I like seeing someone in pain, Elysian. You know that I must help everyone, including Andrea. Starting today, she will stay with us."

"Go ahead," I coldly said and turned my back at them.