Rejected by the Alpha Who Betrayed Us

Because a neighbor treated my mom to an ice cream bar, my mate Austin, the Alpha of the Blue Moon Pack, flew into a rage, accusing her of taking bribes to capitalize on his influence. His Beta, Rose Walker, heard about it and, feeling outraged, decided to take matters into her own hands.

She broke my mom’s arms and legs, wrapped her in a black cloth, and threw her into a coffin nailed shut, dragging it to the pack hall for public humiliation. By the time I arrived, the coffin was scratched with blood, and the person inside had suffocated.

Rose showed no remorse, even smiling and saying she found it satisfying. When Austin appeared, he immediately ordered the coffin to be thrown into the river.

"Your mother died of embarrassment; what’s that got to do with my Beta? You should be grateful she wasn’t frightened by your mother’s ghastly appearance."

"Apologize to Rose right now, or forget about being the Luna of this pack!"

I stopped them from disposing of the coffin, pulled back the black cloth, and laughed.

He didn’t realize that the person inside wasn’t my mom, but his own mother, Natasha, the former Luna of the Blue Moon Pack.

"You’re crazy; your mother just died, and you’re laughing? Hurry up and apologize to Rose!" Austin was visibly irritated, his Alpha tone sharp and commanding.

It wasn’t my mom whose limbs were broken inside the coffin. I had no reason to fight for justice anymore.

"I’m not apologizing. Do whatever you want."

Rose clung to Austin’s arm, feigning distress, "Seeing all this blood today, I’ll probably have nightmares again tonight. How will I get any work done if I don’t sleep well?"

She was always like this, distorting facts and making a fuss to earn Austin’s sympathy. He exploded at me immediately, "Sierra, do you have any decency? Your mom took bribes, and Rose only punished her on my behalf. She died from the shame of it."

"As her daughter, what’s wrong with apologizing?"

I stayed emotionless, "Neither my mom nor I have done anything wrong."

Austin was livid, flaunting his authority as Alpha, "Fine, then I’ll fill this coffin with water and seal it tight. You won’t get to see your mother one last time!"

I nodded indifferently, while Rose smirked and took my hand, "Sierra, I know you must be upset, but I didn’t mean it. It was just a little joke with your mom."

"You’re not going to pretend nothing happened and then complain at work later, right?"

I pulled my hand away, sneering, "I won’t, don’t worry."

After mating with Austin, his mother Natasha frequently lorded her status over me, acting as if she were still the Luna of the pack. Despite living in the pack compound, she demanded I make ten trips to the nearest town to buy her truffle soup.

Meals had to consist of four different dishes every day, with no repeats. If I got home a few minutes late from work, she’d immediately lecture me in front of everyone, "I see you really think too highly of yourself! Staying out after work, are you flaunting yourself?"

Thinking of those times, it’s true—what goes around comes around.

Austin then remembered to pull some pack vouchers from his pocket and threw them at me, "These vouchers are for you, hush money for your mother’s death. Her life was cheap, and these are more than enough."

Five days’ worth of pack vouchers for a life. Luckily, the person inside wasn’t my mom.

He glared at me, waiting for me to stoop and pick up the vouchers. Before I could, he arrogantly dictated what I should do with them.

"Your mother is dead; these vouchers are useless to you."

"Later, exchange them for cash, cover your transport to the town, and buy some truffle soup. My mom hasn’t had any in two days. If you don’t serve her properly, you can forget about being the Luna of this pack."

That self-important threat again. I was tired of hearing it.

In the past, I endured his threats because I loved him and tolerated his mother’s outrageous demands. Today I saw clearly that he never really cared for me.

I spoke calmly, each word deliberate, "Fine, then let’s sever the mate bond. I, Sierra, Luna of the Blue Moon Pack, reject you, Austin, Alpha of the Blue Moon Pack, as my mate."

He was stunned, eyes widening in disbelief, pointing at me, so enraged that he stumbled over his words.

Without looking back, I turned and walked away, my wolf whimpering softly in the back of my mind, but I silenced her. It was time to leave this pack, this mate, and this life behind.