The Rejected Luna: Rise of the White Wolf Queen

The Rejected Luna: Rise of the White Wolf Queen

Gavin

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As the Luna of the Silver Moon Pack, I thought my Fated Mate bond with Alpha Liam was unbreakable. That was until Ava Sinclair walked into the banquet hall, pregnant, and Liam used his Alpha Command to force me to my knees in front of the whole pack, choosing his mistress over me. The violence of his rejection didn't just break my heart; it killed the unborn pup I hadn't even told him about yet. When I tried to escape the toxicity, Liam hunted me down and chained me in a dungeon with silver cuffs, desperate to keep me as a "backup" while he played house with Ava. It took him two years to realize Ava was carrying a rogue's bastard, not his heir. Suddenly, the arrogant Alpha was the victim, kneeling in the dirt at the Solstice Festival, offering me a massive diamond ring and begging for a second chance. He thought he could buy forgiveness. He thought I was still his broken little wife. But I didn't reach for the ring. I turned to the female warrior standing beside me-the one who had lifted a collapsing stone pillar to save my life while Liam was busy destroying it. I interlaced my fingers with hers and looked down at my ex-mate. "You ask why I choose her?" I said, my voice ringing across the silent plaza. "Because while you were building my cage, Liam, Seraphina was becoming my sky."

Chapter 1

As the Luna of the Silver Moon Pack, I thought my Fated Mate bond with Alpha Liam was unbreakable.

That was until Ava Sinclair walked into the banquet hall, pregnant, and Liam used his Alpha Command to force me to my knees in front of the whole pack, choosing his mistress over me.

The violence of his rejection didn't just break my heart; it killed the unborn pup I hadn't even told him about yet.

When I tried to escape the toxicity, Liam hunted me down and chained me in a dungeon with silver cuffs, desperate to keep me as a "backup" while he played house with Ava.

It took him two years to realize Ava was carrying a rogue's bastard, not his heir.

Suddenly, the arrogant Alpha was the victim, kneeling in the dirt at the Solstice Festival, offering me a massive diamond ring and begging for a second chance.

He thought he could buy forgiveness. He thought I was still his broken little wife.

But I didn't reach for the ring.

I turned to the female warrior standing beside me-the one who had lifted a collapsing stone pillar to save my life while Liam was busy destroying it.

I interlaced my fingers with hers and looked down at my ex-mate.

"You ask why I choose her?" I said, my voice ringing across the silent plaza.

"Because while you were building my cage, Liam, Seraphina was becoming my sky."

Chapter 1

Maya Goldstein POV:

The morning air in the Moonlight Rose Garden was crisp, heavy with the scent of damp loam and blooming velvet petals.

This was my sanctuary.

As the Luna of the Silver Moon Pack, my life was a tapestry woven with heavy duties and heavier expectations, but here, hidden among the thorns, I could just be Maya.

I snipped a wayward branch of a white rosebush. The sharp *snap* of the shears echoed in the quiet morning.

I hummed a soft tune, letting my thoughts drift to Liam. My Alpha. My Fated Mate.

Life had been peaceful lately. Unnervingly so.

Suddenly, a sharp pain spiked in my temples. It wasn't just a headache; it was a violation.

A Mind-Link from an unknown frequency clawed its way into my head.

*He isn't who you think he is, Maya. Ask him about Ava Sinclair. Ask him why she was looking at him like a starving wolf eyeing fresh meat during the last pack run.*

I froze.

The gardening shears slipped from my grasp, clattering onto the stone path with a jarring ring.

The voice was distorted, digitally masked to hide the sender's identity. But the name... Ava Sinclair.

My Inner Wolf, usually a calm and dormant presence, suddenly bristled beneath my skin. She let out a low, warning growl that vibrated against my ribcage. *Danger. Deception.*

I shook my head, desperate to clear the mental static. Ava was just a pack member. A Gamma's daughter. She was ambitious, yes, but Liam?

Liam was the Alpha. He was honorable. We were Fated Mates, bound by the Moon Goddess herself.

*He protects her,* the anonymous voice hissed in my mind again, like venom dripping into a wound. *Have you noticed how late he stays at the pack house? Have you noticed the scent on his collar? It isn't just the forest.*

My heart began to hammer against my ribs.

I wanted to block the voice, to scream at the stranger to get out of my head, but the seed of doubt had already been planted in the fertile soil of my anxiety.

Memories from the last week flashed before me unbidden.

Liam coming to bed long after I had fallen asleep. His kisses feeling distracted, almost apologetic. The way he would shower immediately upon returning home, scrubbing his skin until it was raw.

"No," I whispered to the roses, my voice trembling. "We are Fated."

But my Inner Wolf was pacing now. She was a White Wolf, a rare bloodline I kept hidden to protect myself and Liam from unwanted attention. Her instincts were sharper than a normal wolf's. And right now, she was baring her teeth.

*

That evening, the Silver Moon Pack held its monthly banquet.

The great hall was suffocating, filled with the heavy scent of roasted meat and wine. Laughter bounced off the high wooden beams, echoing too loudly in my sensitive ears.

Liam stood beside me, his hand resting on the small of my back. To the pack, we were the picture of strength and unity. The Alpha and his Luna.

"You look beautiful tonight, Maya," Liam murmured, leaning down to kiss my cheek.

His lips were warm, but his eyes... his eyes weren't looking at me. They were darting across the room.

I followed his gaze.

Ava Sinclair stood near the entrance. She was wearing a dress that was a shade of red too bright, cut too low. She wasn't talking to anyone. She was staring directly at us. No, she was staring at *him*.

When her eyes met mine, she didn't look away. Instead, a slow smirk spread across her lips. It was a look of triumph. A look of a predator who had already cornered its prey.

I felt a chill run down my spine that had nothing to do with the drafty hall.

Around us, the Mind-Link network of the pack was buzzing. I wasn't meant to hear the private channels of the lower-ranked wolves, but my White Wolf senses picked up fragments of their thoughts like static on a radio.

*...did you see her dress? She's bold...*

*...Alpha Liam has been spending a lot of time with the Gamma unit lately...*

*...poor Luna...*

My stomach churned, acid rising in my throat. I turned to Liam.

"Liam, is everything alright with the Gamma unit? I see Ava is here."

Liam stiffened. His hand on my back twitched spasmodically. "It's fine, Maya. Just pack business. Don't worry your pretty head about politics tonight."

His tone was dismissive. Patronizing.

He pulled away from me to greet an Elder, and as he moved, the air shifted.

Ava walked past him, brushing her shoulder against his arm. It was a subtle movement, easily missed by human eyes, but to a wolf, it was a blatant claim.

And then, it hit me.

The scent.

It wasn't just her perfume. As Liam returned to my side, a wave of air followed him. Beneath his natural scent of pine and rain, there was something cloying. Something sweet and musky.

It was the scent of a female wolf in heat. It was Ava. And it was clinging to my husband as if they had been intertwined only moments ago.

My Inner Wolf howled in agony. *Betrayal.*

The banquet hall blurred into a wash of sickening colors. The music sounded like screeching.

I looked at Liam, who was smiling at a pack member, playing the perfect Alpha.

I realized then that the bond I thought was unbreakable, the sacred contract written by the Moon Goddess, was dissolving right before my eyes.

"I have a headache," I whispered, my voice trembling. "I'm going to our room."

Liam didn't even look concerned. "Go rest, Maya. I'll be up late handling... matters."

I turned and walked away, feeling the weight of Ava's smirk burning into my back.

I knew, with a sickening certainty, that my world was about to fall apart.

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