Wolf Queen Rising: Betrayed as a Wife, Crowned as a Queen

ced me to attend the annual

"I need to announce to everyone tha

but I still put on the Luna's ce

ening gown, once Dami

ould be the last ti

iance building, attended by prominent figur

ll, every gaze fixed on me, whi

aurel Valley. I heard she w

infertile? Or is th

ursed and is carrying

a needle, but I forced myself to re

Damian an

banquet hall, accepting congra

iking in a sha

ite gown, looked rad

ed so harmonious, s

raised his glass. "Tonight, I h

m fell

ty foundation, overseen by Selena Vance. This project will

use was t

na's honor and resources wer

watching it all, my h

e will be the greatest asset to the Laurel Valley Pack." His gaze at S

gracefully accepting the

s, she suddenly looked at me, her e

e of violent diz

flared u

y mouth. I wiped it hastily with a handkerchief

r soul within me bega

narled in my mind. "

don't need you." But control o

ng, as a stronger, more furi

rst from my lips-a voice that wasn't mi

urned to l

h my lips. "Do you think abandoning me will b

egain control, but the so

"Especially you, Selena! Did you really t

ned, and he strode

grew unbearable. I staggered and crashe

plattering across the pristin

's voice shrieked tri

l fell into de

orror, disgust, and pity

consumed by a humiliation

n years as Luna we

pitiful joke under

panic or concern-only cold fury an

elp me, but to drag me out as if I

said coolly to the crowd. "My ap

e all my bank accounts and trust fund

t of the penthouse," he said coldl

atching him pack away every trace of me

once been my

very one who pus