The Luna He Lost, the Pack He Ruined

For five years, she stood beside Haldrick Nightreaver as his hidden mate—Luna in name only, never acknowledged beneath the moon banners. She managed pack disputes, negotiated with rival territories and silenced rumors, believing loyalty and time could melt an alpha born with frost in his blood. Then Danella Evergrove, his fragile first bond, returned, and the promise to announce their bond vanished.

When her mother lay dying, she begged Haldrick to drive her to the healer's hall beyond the western ridge. He stopped the car at the edge of the territory and told her to get out—his first mate had summoned him. She reached the hall on foot too late. Later, Danella showed her a crystal image of a tenderness she had never received.

Now she has left a separation decree beneath the Nightreaver sigil, and he sealed it without reading. Seven days remain before the bond dissolves. As Haldrick waits outside the café, still unaware, she prepares to walk away for good.