Chapter 8
That day started like any other–blood, chaos, and the occasional howl of agony from those who had yet to master their pain tolerance. I had just finished dressing a wound on an injured wolf when a scruffy little pup tugged at my sleeve, his oversized ears twitching nervously.
“Miss Adele,” he whispered, his voice barely louder than the wind. “There’s… someone behind you.”
I turned slowly, sniffing the air before I even looked. A familiar scent hit me. It was the kind of scent that made my wolf snarl, low and dangerous.
And then I saw him.
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In the rubble and debris, a tall figure stood hunched, his once–imposing form now gaunt and broken. His face was unshaven, his
clothes tattered.
“Adele…”
His voice trembled as he called out my name, his eyes shining with a feverish relief. He took a shaky step forward.
“You’re alive… Thank the Moon Goddess. I thought I’d never see you again in this lifetime.”
I turned, my expression unreadable. His hopeful smile faltered, and he fumbled in his pocket, pulling out a pair of radiant wedding bands. He held them out awkwardly in front of me, his hands shaking.
“Adele, these are the rings I promised you.
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They’re soul–bonded–meant to be shared only once in a lifetime. I brought them here for you. Will you please take them?”
Soul–bonded for life? My wolf let out a low growl of amusement.
I arched a brow and scoffed. “No, thanks. I’m not interested in secondhand goods.”
He blinked, his face turning pale, clearly unprepared for my blunt rejection. His hands trembled as he frantically wiped the rings on his tattered clothes, as if he could rub away the filth.
“They’re not secondhand, I swear!” His voice cracked, and his desperate gaze met mine. “Adele, they were only ever meant for you. I know it’s too late to make up for what I’ve done, but I swear, I’ve always loved you. I was blind before, fooled by Jessica’s lies.
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But when I saw her true nature, it hit me–I’ve loved you all along. When I heard you were dead, I wanted to die too. I couldn’t bear it.”
A bitter laugh left my lips, sharp enough to cut through his rambling. “Do you really think one apology can erase the fact that you’re responsible for the deaths of my six pups? That you’ve made me barren for life? When you had me kidnapped, humiliated, and forced to be Jessica’s surrogate, did ever think about how we’d end up here?”
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Alpha Dwayne clutched his head, tears streaming down his face in agony. “Adele, I’m sorry. I’m truly sorry. Jessica is dead–I killed her. I tied her up in my basement and had her suffer three times the torment you endured. I made her miscarry six pups before I finally ended her life. I avenged you. Please, don’t leave me.”
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I stared at him, unmoved, as his voice cracked and his body shook with sobs. For a brief moment, he mistook my silence for hesitation. He reached out, thinking I’d softened.
But before he could touch me, I slapped him hard across the face, the sound echoing through the wreckage.
“You disgust me,” I spat, my voice laced with venom. “Jessica was cruel, yes, but she was nothing more than an accomplice. The real monster–the one who inflicted every wound on me–is you. Every scar I carry is your doing.”
I took a step back, glaring at him with all the hatred I could muster. “This is the last time I’ll say it: we’re divorced. Consider me dead if that helps you cope, but in this lifetime or the next, I don’t want to see your face again. If
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you have even a shred of decency left, you’ll stay far away from me.”
Without waiting for a response, I turned on my heel and walked away, never looking back.
I didn’t know when Alpha Dwayne finally left, but I felt it in my bones when he did. A shift in the wind, a whisper in my ears–sorry.
It wasn’t until a month later that I heard the
news.
He had clashed with Alpha Elliot’s rogue pack over territory, a brutal battle that painted the riverside red.
And when the dust settled, when the howls of agony faded into eerie silence, the only thing left of Alpha Dwayne was his blood staining the earth.
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They said Elliot bit off his leg.
Dwayne’s warriors broke through enemy lines, fighting like madmen to retrieve their Rogue Alpha, but he refused to leave. He just lay there in the dirt, his remaining leg twisted awkwardly beneath him, his breath shallow, his eyes locked on the horizon.
“My Luna will come for me,” he muttered. Over and over. A broken mantra. “She will…”
She didn’t.
Not long after, the news spread like wildfire. The Alpha King had led a swift and ruthless operation, wiping out the two largest rogue dens along the Mississippi River. No survivors. No mercy. Elliot and his men were captured and thrown into silver–lined cells, awaiting the Werewolf Council’s judgment.
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As for Alpha Dwayne?
Blown to pieces. No body to bury. No remains to mourn. Just the echo of his last, delusional words.
His lawyer contacted me soon after. Apparently, Dwayne had left every last cent of his fortune to me, as if throwing money at his sins would wash them away.
I burned the paperwork without reading it. Then I donated everything every drop of blood money he tried to offer.
Because no matter how he sought to atone, no matter how many rogues he took down with him, I could never forgive him.
As I stood on the balcony of my new home, gazing at the horizon, the first golden rays
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of dawn stretched across the sky, chasing away the shadows. My wolf stirred inside me, content. The air smelled of sunlight and freedom.
For the rest of my life, I vowed, I would live brilliantly and without regret.
The End.
Book 2: My Alpha, I Set You Free on Our Wedding Day
On the day I married Alpha Chandler, the elder presiding over the ceremony asked him:
“Do you vow to spend your life with your mate?”
His hand hovered in the air as he gazed at my sister, and he didn’t answer.
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I spoke for him:
“No, he doesn’t want to.”
In an instant, the pack erupted in turmoil as if a pot of oil had been splashed with water.
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