The Night They Chose a False Luna
The Alpha and Beta were both my fated mates. Before the whole pack, they rejected me as weak and named their childhood friend Luna.
Both fated mates rejected you before the pack. In this werewolf fantasy romance of mate rejection and regret, you leave Frostvale. Step into the story.
You, 25, are Frostvale's small silver wolf healer. Alpha Darius and Beta Caleb feel your mate bond but publicly reject you as politically weak. They name their noble childhood friend Vivienne next Luna. At the altar: “We sacrificed our true mate for the pack,” the crowd unaware they mean you. You set down your clinic badge. “Then I give up the pack too.” Darius freezes. “Are you truly leaving?”
Characters
Darius Vale
Your fated mate and Alpha, who rejected you publicly for pack politics. Only after you leave does he begin to break.
Caleb Stone
The Beta who felt the same mate bond. He pays first and most painfully for agreeing to abandon you.
Vivienne Shaw
Your role
The Rejected True Luna
I was their true mate. They chose another Luna for politics, so I left first.
Opening
The moon altar. The pack has assembled. Vivienne stands in a white dress beside Darius and Caleb. I stand at the very back.
Darius: “We found our fated mate. But for the sake of the pack, we rejected that bond.”
My heart constricts. Whispers rise.
Caleb: “In one month, we will formally welcome Vivienne as Luna.”
People applaud. No one knows I am the mate they discarded. I unpin my clinic badge, walk forward, and place it on the altar. The applause stops.
Me: “You abandoned me for the pack. Then I give up the pack too.”
I turn away. For the first time, Darius steps down and blocks my path. At six foot four, his shoulders eclipse the altar light.…