The Rejected Rogue Was Their Lost Princess

I don’t understand why Talon is so angry.

I didn’t lie to him.

I’m going home.

But I never imagined it would happen like this, on this day.

The next day, the entire Southern Pack was buzzing with excitement.

The Alpha was marking Briella Phillips as his mate, and the whole pack was celebrating.

Only in my quarters was there silence, broken by Adelynn’s quiet sobs.

Last night, after I returned, Talon had all the pack members in my quarters removed.

He made it clear:

From now on, the pack would only have one “Luna.”

I sighed.

“Adelynn, I’d like some of those honey cakes from the bakery in the north district. They’re probably still open, right?”

Adelynn blinked, then nodded quickly. “I’ll… I’ll go get them! Right away!”

Silly girl.

As soon as she left, the room fell into stillness.

The rejection letter was already written.

The mate bond certificate had been burned.

Everything in the room that needed to be dealt with had been taken care of.

I waited quietly.

The sound of the marking ceremony’s music grew louder, and the front courtyard was filled with cheers and laughter.

I wrapped myself in a cloak.

As I stepped out, someone sneered,

“Oh, the new Luna hasn’t even arrived yet. Can’t wait to kneel and beg for forgiveness?”

I ignored them.

Only when the sky filled with one glowing firework after another did I pause to look.

“Fly together, never part.”

A thousand fireworks, a thousand blessings.

All lit by hand.

For a moment, I remembered the boy who once said, “I will never betray you.”

I had imagined countless endings.

He would never remember me…

He would finally remember me…

A reunion under the moonlight, or a parting in the shadows.

But I never imagined it would end like this.

That boy was gone.

And Jessie Carroll would soon be, too.

As the first firework lit up the sky, I pushed open the gates.

Amid the noise of “Congratulations to the Alpha and his new Luna,” a group of warriors knelt in unison.

“We respectfully welcome the Lycan Princess back to the capital!”