My destined Alpha, so he could be with his mistress Vivian out in the open, faked losing his mate-sense for me after an “attack.”
He sneered that I couldn’t leave him, that even if I knew the truth, Iâd just meekly give up my Luna title and stay in the pack, swallowing my pride.
But little did they know, I had a huge “surprise” cooked up for them, just waiting for them to walk right into my trap.
“There’s a problem with the mate bond between Sophia and me,” Ethan announced, having gathered all the key pack members in the meeting room.
Beta Marcus frowned. “Alpha, what do you mean by that?”
“I’ve lost my mate-sense for Sophia,” Ethan said, slowly and clearly. “Instead, I feel a true mate connection with Vivian.”
I kept my face perfectly still, like I was listening to a story about someone else.
Vivian squeezed Ethan’s hand, tears welling in her eyes. “We didn’t expect this either, but the mate bond is the Moon Goddess’s will. We can’t fight it.”
“So,” Ethan took a deep breath, “from today, Vivian will be our pack’s Luna. Sophia, please hand over the Luna scepter to her.”
The room went dead silent.
I slowly got to my feet and walked over to the Luna scepter hanging on the wall. The golden scepter glinted in the light, carved with our Stone Pack’s symbol.
“Sophia…” Elder Grace started to say.
I shook my head, stopping her.
I took down the scepter, walked over to Vivian, and placed it on the table.
“This is the Luna’s symbol. It’s yours now.”
Vivian eagerly reached for it, but my next words made her freeze.
“Actually, there are a few things we need to sort out first.”
Vivian sat up straighter. “As the former Luna, you need to hand over all the pack members’ files to me, and all those healing records you’ve built up over the years.”
I glanced at Ethan. He nodded. “She’s right. Vivian needs that information to do her job as Luna properly.”
I scoffed internally.
That was Ethan for you.
Whenever someone else wanted something that clashed with what I needed, I was always the one who had to give in.
Like three years ago, when I gave up a chance to study in Europe to save money for the pack’s medical fund. Ethan praised me for “seeing the bigger picture.”
Or two years ago, when I collapsed from exhaustion after treating injured warriors for three days and nights straight. Ethan said it was just a Luna’s “duty.”
And a year ago, when I wanted to buy a necklace for our mate ceremony anniversary, Ethan said, “This isn’t the time to be spending money.”
But now, he could buy Vivian a diamond bracelet worth a hundred grand.
For Vivian’s sake, he could stomp all over our five-year mate bond without a second thought.
“Sophia?” Ethan’s voice snapped me back to the present. “What are you thinking?”
