The Rejected Luna's Revenge

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ngers trembling around the champagne glass I hadn't dared to sip. This is my ex-fiancé and my best friend's engagement c

na. Just get thr

he had been for the past three months, ever

ut through my thoughts.Emmy Green, the pack's other healer, stood befor

he hurricane of emotions churning inside me. "I was i

that way," Olivia simpered. "Even

into fists. "My fa

chimed in. "Selling pack secrets? Betraying our

y that out loud. Not when Ethan h

looded back unbidden – just six months

nths e

in a warm hug, his Alpha authority softe

birthday, and I'd been waiting for this moment my whole life. As the Al

irst stirring deep within my soul. The transformation was painful but bea

d in recognition, and his answered. The son of our Beta, a

gathered pack. "From this day forward, Ethan Shadowfang will train

e close, his dark eyes gleaming. "We're go

ieved

– my former best friend, the Alpha King's sister – was hanging off Ethan's arm, showin

betrayal hit me li

mont

I'd received during my healing training at the Northern Pack had been brief

ow treated like a stranger in my own home. The whispers followed me through the co

Alpha, he would explain everything. He would

y stomach twist. A woman's giggle – familiar, too familiar. Isabelle's voice dr

han's voice replied

opped my heart: Ethan and Isabelle on his desk, papers scattered a

a trace of guilt. Ethan merely looked up with annoye

u saw it, I suppose I don't need to notify you formally." H

oreign to my own ears. "Ethan, my father i

qualified to be a healer, let alone Luna. The pack needs someone strong, someone from a po

voice taking on the formal cadence of ancient pack law. "I, Ethan Shadowfang, Alpha o

the betrayal irreversible. The mate bond between us crackled with dark energy

ciating, sending me to my knees. Zoe retrea

sent. He stood before me, Isabelle at his side, b

meet his gaze. "Con

led. "Though I suppose you

. "Yes, considering your father's situation

e dropping to a whisper that only I could hear. "Meet me in the

er to miss his next meal... ... or perhaps lose his daily healing ses

me tremble. I wanted to be sick, but I forced myself to nod slightly. Sa

e charges. The "evidence" Ethan had manufactured was convincing enough that even our

ck advisor, stepped forward. "This is a celebratio

mirk remained. "Of course. Elena

d move, Isabelle spoke up. "Oh, but

ropped. What

s, my pack! Today isn't just about celebrating my engagement to the

murmured

. served... in this role, we need someone more qualified. Therefore, I'm pleased

neath my feet. Healing was

"Don't worry, Elena. You can still be my

ome faces, satisfaction in others. David looked troubl

y pack, my family, feeling more alone than ever. But I

to say, my voice steady despite the tears t

party. Every step I took through the moonlit gardens felt heavier than the last, Ethan's t

to the dungeons was still fresh – my father's face bruised, his breathing labor

, Dad. I'

the garden. One glass. Two. Three. The alcohol burned down my throat, bu

ght of what was to come. By the fourth glass, my head was spinni

ill at the celebration, their distant laughter a mockery of my situation. My

m the flickering torches. Third door on the right – that's where E