The Luna He Betrayed Became the Queen He Lost

Everyone said I was very fortunate to become the Luna of Alpha Lucius Blackthorn.

He once swore a deadly oath never to bond with anyone, yet for me alone, a wolf-less Omega, he chose to break it.

“Rosalie, you are the one I chose as my mate. I will protect you all my life.”

He said it and proved it. Over five years of our bond, he treasured me and fulfilled everything I asked.

My adoptive father suffered from wolf poison and used up all his wealth to seek a healer.

Yet on the very day he was close to death.

I contacted the healer, begging in pain for life-saving aid, but Lucius scoffed. “She is mine to please me. Don’t make trouble.”

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Everyone said Alpha Lucius would be cursed by the Moon Goddess for falling in love with me.

Only since he had just come into age, his destined mate rejected him, and he swore at the altar that he would never form a mate bond in this life.

From that moment, he took an interest in girls close to turning eighteen, sought pleasure with them, and then quickly ended things once they came of age.

Until he came across me, an Omega without a wolf. I could not claim a mate of my own, yet I was lucky that Lucius fell for me at first sight.

From then on, everyone in the pack said Lucius had changed from his reckless ways.

For my sake, he ended all ties with other she-wolves, opposed the pack’s voices to declare me as the pack’s Luna, and even broke his sworn vow at the Moon Goddess’s altar to claim me as his mate.

“Rosalie, you are the mate I personally chose, and the only Luna of my life. I will keep you safe forever.”

He said it and proved it. For five years of our mate bond, I was held dear in his hands, and he answered my every wish.

Three months ago, my adoptive father was poisoned by wolf poison, and Lucius did not hesitate to use his family’s treasures to find a healer.

I waited with great expectation for today’s surgery, only to discover the healer had disappeared, along with Lucius.

“No, no, no, I’m begging you, answer the phone!”

Still, there was no response from the other end. I sank to my knees, finally hearing a voice from the other side.

It was the healer Wisteria Grimwood, but her voice was a little different and a bit charming.

“I’m busy at the moment. I can’t make it.”

“My father is already close to death, the poison has spread into his blood. I beg you!”

“I told you I have something important… hmm… dear, don’t start yet…”

Just as I understood what those strange sounds meant, the next second I heard a man’s voice I knew all too well.

“You even had the mind to answer the phone; it looks like I didn’t use enough force.”

The phone fell from my hand and hit the ground with a noise.

That was Lucius, my Alpha, my mate.

“Alright, I’m hanging up now.”

Wisteria spoke in a teasing tone, yet she did not truly hang up.

From the other side of the phone came painful moans and that man's soft laugh.

"Get on your knees, hold it with your mouth."

“But, her father seems really about to not make it, should I really go over…”

"Don't worry, wolves hit by wolf toxin are not just him. Bear with it, and he will make it through."

“And you, still distracted by other men under me? Right now, your task is to please your Alpha. Understand?”

Wisteria’s breath and the sounds around her were like a knife stabbing through my broken heart.

I stood there in shock, my thoughts blank and unable to react.

The healer’s deep voice sounded from behind me.

“Luna, your father passed away a moment ago due to wolf poison reaching his heart. Please control your emotions…”

“Dad!” I cried out and rushed into the operating room.

What I saw was just my father lying on the bed, his body not yet completely cold.

My adoptive father, the one who, in hard times, would save the last piece of food for me.

He once had a chance to live, yet now he passed alone in pain like this.

I numbly signed, took care of the matters that followed, and when I returned home, it was already three days later.

For three days, Lucius did not appear, not even a single call, and even the mind link between us had been blocked by him.

The house held traces of our past affection, now all of it looked like a bitter joke.

When had everything begun to go wrong?

Maybe it began when he stopped attending pack meetings, traveled with Wisteria, and even brought her Alpha-exclusive balls.

Maybe it was when he spent a huge amount to buy the former queen’s moonstone necklace for her birthday, yet forgot our wedding anniversary.

Little by little, I had already begun to sense the feelings growing between them.

But Lucius would always smile and pinch my nose, saying I was being jealous for no reason.

“Baby, I’m only being nice to her so your father gets better treatment, right?”

I used to believe him, but now I have woken up.

Looking around, I stood up and called Lucius’s mother.

“Ma’am Ingrid, please tell me, how do I break the mate bond?”

A moment of silence came from the other side, then Ingrid’s voice rang out, cold and lacking any surprise.

“So you’ve finally understood? Good, it saves me five more years of separating you.”

“However, even though I don’t like you, I still need to remind you that you are an Omega without a wolf. The price of ending the contract yourself, are you ready to face it?”

I lightly laughed. “Ma’am, my father died three days ago. The former Rosalie died with him. The Rosalie now is not afraid of anything.”

“Good, you have courage. On the next full moon night, go to the altar where you formed the bond. A priest will be waiting there.”

I answered calmly, then ended the call and looked out the window, where a crescent moon hung in the sky.

Lucius, after the next full moon night, there will be nothing left between us.