On our fifth anniversary, Alpha Liam gave me nothing more than a simple pack mark of protection. That same night, he held a bonding ceremony with his first love, the she-wolf Seraphina. I refused to accept it. He accused me of being irrational. “My bonding with Seraphina is for the future of the pack, not because I still have feelings for her.”“You’re only human. Shouldn’t my pack’s mark be enough? This was your final test, Elena, and you’ve failed.” I walked away. And he turned around and proposed to Seraphina. Five years later, we met again at an exclusive hotel designated by the Alpha Council. His pack was on the verge of becoming a major power, and he had Seraphina, draped in a moonlight silk gown, on his arm. When he saw me, covered in sand and standing ankle-deep in the hotel’s ornamental fountain, he frowned. “Elena,” he scoffed. “You looked down on my protection back then. Look at you now. I bet you can’t find a single pack in this city willing to take in a human.”“And don’t think this pathetic display will make me take you back.” I ignored him. My cub’s treasured moonstone, a gift he’d found while combing the beach, had slipped into the fountain. The little guy was beside himself, and I had to find his precious amulet.

Chapter 1 "Inferior human." That's what Liam dared to call me before the entire Alpha Summit, five years after his engagement to Seraphina. The fool was scorning the very Luna Queen he was eternally unworthy of.In the hotel lobby, Liam strode in with Seraphina on his arm.The werewolves present quickly recognized him, their faces lighting up as they swarmed him.“Alpha Liam! I never expected to see you at the Alliance Summit! To take over a pack and bring it to near-major status in just five years—so young and promising!”“You’re here to win the support of the Alpha King, aren’t you?”Liam gave a slight nod, and a murmur of understanding went through the crowd. More than half the Alphas here were vying for the favor of the legendary Alpha King.Someone’s gaze shifted to Seraphina. “And this must be your future Luna? A perfect match for an alliance!”Seraphina pressed closer to Liam, her smile soft. “We haven’t completed the final soul-bond yet. We’ll hold the ceremony after the pack’s promotion. We hope you’ll all be there to witness it.”Liam’s expression tensed for a moment before he forced an unnatural smile. “We’ve both been busy with pack affairs. We've been devoted to one another for ages. The ceremony is a formality.”Another round of congratulations followed.I, however, was a little surprised. They still hadn't soul-bonded?He’d proposed to Seraphina days after our breakup, so desperate for the power of her pure bloodline. They should have completed the bonding ritual years ago. Why the delay?Besides, a werewolf's awakened rank is intrinsically tied to their soul-bond.Just then, a hotel guard—a werewolf, by his scent—approached me, his face a stern mask."Ma'am, this is an eight-star resort. It's not a place for lesser beings to simply wander in."His gaze raked over me, his lip curling in undisguised contempt.I’d just been playing on the beach with my cub, so my clothes were dusted with sand. Standing in the fountain now, my own pack scent was completely masked. It was no wonder they mistook me.I explained quickly, "I’m sorry, my cub's amulet fell into the fountain. I'll be back in my room the moment I find it. I’ll pay for any damages…"The guard cut me off impatiently. "With that common human scent clinging to you, there's no way you're a guest. Get off pack territory. Immediately."His voice was sharp enough to carry. With a werewolf's keen hearing, every Alpha in the vicinity turned toward the commotion."What's a human doing here?""The sheer nerve… to defile pack territory like this."At that moment, Liam glanced over.Our eyes met. He froze. “Elena?”The guard looked at him in surprise. “Alpha Liam, you know her?”Liam’s expression shuttered, his tone dismissive. “A human my father’s pack once offered protection to. We’re not close.” With that, he looked away, as if another glance would soil his eyes. The same contempt he’d shown when he threw me out of his life.Hearing this, the guard grew bolder and reached out to shove me. “So that’s it. I’ve seen your type before. Some pack offers a human a scrap of protection, and you think you can leech off werewolves for life?”I sidestepped his push, my annoyance growing. “I said I’ll leave when I find it. I’ll pay for the damages.”He sneered, his face a mask of ridicule."Pay? A fragile little human like you?" He gestured to the decorative fountain I had muddied. "Do you have any idea what this is? It's a custom moonstone fixture by a master werewolf artisan. This set is worth three hundred thousand dollars! How could you possibly afford that?"He reached for me again. I could feel the weight of his Alpha dominance—low-ranking, to be sure, but more than enough to cow any ordinary human.But to me, it was nothing.“That’s enough.”Liam, who had already reached the elevators, suddenly turned back. He walked over, his face blank, his eyes as cold as if he were looking at a stranger.“What are you looking for? How much? I’ll give it to you.”"Don't try to get my attention this way," he hissed, his voice laced with contempt. "It's pathetic. I have zero interest in an inferior creature like you."Seraphina immediately tightened her grip on his arm, her smile deceptively sweet, but her eyes gleamed with triumph."Elena, we're about to be mated. I know you were bitter about the breakup, but the chasm between a wolf and a human was always too wide. It was never meant to be. It's time you stopped this pointless struggle and found some dignity."I smiled faintly, my tone sincere. “I wish you a swift and healthy heir.”I paid them no more mind, crouching to continue my search in the fountain. It was a treasure his father had found for him on his very first trip to the beach. It meant the world to my son.“What will it take for you to leave?” Liam snapped. “Or are you still hung up on the bonding vows I made to Seraphina?”He impatiently pulled out his device and began tapping. “Fine. I’ll arrange for a minor pack’s mark of protection for you. Take it and disappear. Don’t ever show your face in front of me again.”“My mate has always been Seraphina. Those two years with you were just pity for the weak.”“This protection is enough for you to start over. Find a human boyfriend who’s actually worthy of you and stop wasting your time on me.”Suddenly, his fingers stilled. The information on his device made his face drain of color.“Your pack link has been erased? You’re a packless rogue?”

Chapter 2 I gave him a faint glance and continued to feel around the bottom of the fountain.My old pack mark had been overwritten by one of far greater power five years ago. Of course he couldn’t find it.But I couldn't be bothered to explain that to him.“I don’t need your protection.”Liam stared at his device, his expression darkening. "Elena, do you have any idea what it means to be a rogue? Without pack protection, you're nothing more than prey. Any beta could rip you apart without a second thought!"Seraphina stepped forward, her eyes a mixture of pity and contempt."Elena, I know you've never accepted your place. But you're only human—you can't awaken your wolf, and your bloodline is worthless. That Liam offered you his protection was an act of incredible mercy. Stop this futile display of pride."The onlooking werewolves began to murmur among themselves. I could hear their jeers, feel the weight of their scornful gazes."A human, delusional enough to think she could earn an Alpha's love?""Look at the pathetic state of her. She’s probably spent the last few years groveling for scraps like a stray.""Humans are just humans. Fit only to be our slaves and playthings."My fingers brushed against a smooth, round stone. My son's moonstone!I carefully lifted it from the water and wiped its surface.“Found it,” I said, relieved, and started to stand.Suddenly, a hand roughly grabbed my wrist.Liam’s grip was like steel, forcing me to my feet.“Elena,” he said, his voice low, but every wolf in the room could hear him. “You looked down on my protection back then. Now you probably can’t find a single pack in this city willing to take you in, can you?”"This is the price for rejecting an Alpha's protection, you ungrateful wretch!"His fingers tightened, pain shooting through my wrist. But I was more worried about him crushing the moonstone in my palm.“Let me go!”"Let you go?" Liam sneered. "Do you have any idea how many rogue humans die out in the wilds without a pack to shield them?""I'm giving you one last chance. Get on your knees and beg me. Like a dog. I might consider giving you a place as the lowest slave in my pack."I looked at Liam. His face was arrogant and contemptuous, with none of the gentleness he once possessed.“I told you, I don’t need your protection.”“Why?” he suddenly roared, unleashing his Alpha’s dominance. “Who else would have you? A human cast-off! Who could you possibly turn to but me?”His dominance was powerful, and the lower-ranking wolves around us instinctively bowed their heads. But to me, it was nothing.A far greater power shielded me from within—the mark of my true mate.“Because,” I lifted my head and met his gaze, “I already have a fated mate.”Liam’s hand went slack. His expression shifted from rage to shock, then to utter disbelief.“You’re a human. How could you possibly have a mate?”

Chapter 3 The chatter in the lobby grew louder, the whispers laced with doubt and ridicule.“How can a human have a mate?”“She’s lying, obviously!”“She’s just saying anything to get a reaction from him.”Liam stared at me. “Elena, do you think you can provoke me by making up a lie?”“You’re a human who can’t even awaken her wolf. You don’t have a pack scent. What werewolf would ever claim you as his mate?”He took a step forward, his Alpha’s dominance flaring. “Or did you shack up with some random human and have the audacity to call him your ‘mate’?”I didn’t answer, just clutched the moonstone tightly. My son was waiting for me upstairs; I didn’t want to waste any more time here.Seeing this, Seraphina’s lips twisted into a malicious smile. “Since Elena wants to be an Alpha’s mate so badly, why don’t we let her stay and make herself useful?”She looked around the room, her voice sweet but every word laced with poison. "All of you here today are Alpha leaders, and you’ll need someone to serve drinks. Elena, this is a wonderful opportunity. Perhaps you’ll manage to seduce one of them.""It’s more dignified than begging for protection, isn't it?"The surrounding werewolves burst into laughter. To them, making an "Alpha's ex-human girlfriend" into a serving girl was a delightful bit of sport."Great idea! Let her do some menial work. It suits her kind!""Humans are meant to serve our kind!""How kind of Seraphina, to even offer her the chance. I'd have just thrown her out!"I laughed, furious. "Are you deaf? I said, let me go!"My refusal made Seraphina’s face darken. "Elena, you’re truly ungrateful. I’m offering you the honor of serving our kind, and you dare refuse?"Liam’s expression grew even uglier. "Elena, what the hell do you want? Money? Status? Or do you want me to take you back? I’m telling you, it’s impossible! My mate will only ever be a pure-blood wolf like Seraphina. Get that through your head!"Just then, several uniformed pack guards strode over.The guard immediately pointed at me. "Captain, this human contaminated the hotel fountain and is refusing to leave!"The captain’s expression turned grim. "An extremely important guest is attending the summit today—the Alpha King of the Midnight Moon Pack. He brought his Luna and their heir. This is their family’s first public appearance.""Therefore, there can be absolutely no incidents!" His gaze landed on me, sharp and venomous. "Especially from you, you inferior human. Your very presence is an insult to the esteemed Alpha King!"Two guards stepped forward, preparing to drag me away by force.Just then, Liam spoke up.“Wait!”Liam’s gaze was locked on the moonstone in my hand. His body was trembling slightly, his voice raspy.“Elena, why don’t you understand… I stopped needing tokens from the weak a long time ago.”

Chapter 4 Seeing Liam's expression, memories flooded back.It was a rainy night five years ago. Liam, having just taken over the pack, was being questioned by the elders for his lack of strength. He was sitting alone on the training grounds, covered in wounds.When I found him, he was staring blankly at a common stone in his hand.“What’s that?” I asked softly.“A moonstone,” he said with a bitter laugh. “They say it’s a sacred object, that it brings a wolf strength and comfort. But I’ve been holding it for so long, and I’m still so weak.”I sat beside him, gently tending to his wounds. “Strength isn’t gained overnight. You’re already working so hard.”“Elena,” he turned to look at me, his eyes full of vulnerability. “If I become strong enough one day, will you still be by my side?”“I will,” I answered without hesitation. “Strong or weak, I’ll always be by your side.”Back then, he had squeezed my hand tightly, as if I were his most precious moonstone.But now, he called it a "token from the weak."“Elena?” Seraphina said, annoyed at my daze. “What are you thinking about? Hand over that stone already.”I snapped back to reality and saw that everyone was staring at the moonstone in my hand.“Hand it over? Why?”The captain stepped forward, his tone severe. “The moonstone is a sacred artifact of the werewolf people. It’s not something a human like you can possess. Where did you steal it from?”“I didn’t steal it,” I frowned. “My son found it on the beach.”“The beach?” Seraphina scoffed. “Elena, if you’re going to lie, at least make it believable. True moonstones are only found in sacred werewolf lands. How could one possibly be on a public beach? You must have stolen it!”The guard immediately agreed. “Yes! It has to be stolen! How could a human legally possess a moonstone?”The captain’s expression hardened. “Theft of a sacred artifact is a major crime. According to pack law, you will face severe punishment.”“I told you, it’s not stolen!” My patience was wearing thin.“Then prove it,” Liam finally said. “Otherwise, as the highest-ranking Alpha here, I have the right to hand you over to the pack tribunal for judgment.”At this tense moment, the elevator doors suddenly dinged open.A tiny figure darted out, crying as he ran.“Mommy! Mommy! Where’s my stone? Daddy said you’d find it for me!”It was my three-year-old cub, Adrian.My heart melted at the sight of him.“Adrian!” I knelt and opened my arms. “Mommy found it. It’s right here.”The surrounding werewolves were stunned. The boy was no older than three, yet the aura of a pure-blooded wolf radiated from him—an aura so potent it was oppressive.“This… this child…” the captain stammered.Seraphina suddenly rushed forward and snatched Adrian from my arms. "He carries a high-level wolf bloodline! How could an inferior human like Elena possibly birth such a cub?"Adrian struggled and screamed in her arms. "Mommy! Mommy! I want my mommy!""The cub must have been abducted!" Seraphina announced loudly. "Elena is not only a thief of sacred artifacts—she's a trafficker of an Alpha's heir!"The lobby erupted."Trafficking an Alpha's heir?!""Gods, it just proves humans can't shed their vile nature. To dare abduct one of our own cubs!""No wonder she had the moonstone. She must have stolen it along with the child!"The captain immediately ordered his men, "Restrain her! This is a major criminal offense!"Several guards rushed forward, pinning my arms behind my back. I tried to struggle, but they were too strong, too many."Let me go!" I roared in fury. "Adrian is my cub!""Your cub?" Seraphina sneered, holding the crying Adrian. "A human birthing a high-blood wolf? Elena, your lies grow more absurd by the second."Adrian was sobbing his heart out in her arms. "Mommy! I want my mommy! You’re a bad lady! A bad lady!"Seeing my son in such distress was like a knife to my heart. I fought with all my might, but the guards held me tighter."Elena," Liam walked over and looked down on me, his expression one of profound disappointment. "I knew you were a greedy human, but I never imagined you would sink this low."“Theft, kidnapping, lying… is there anything you won’t do?”“I was right not to choose you back then. You’re not worthy of being an Alpha’s mate.”He turned to the captain. “Take her away. Hand her over to the pack tribunal. As for the child, start contacting the major packs to see who is missing an heir.”“No!” I shook my head frantically. “Adrian is my son! You can’t take him!”Just then, the elevator doors opened again.A man exuding an aura of absolute dominance stepped out. He was six-foot-three, dressed in a perfectly tailored black suit, and carried himself with the majesty of a king.More terrifying was the power of his Alpha scent, so potent it left everyone breathless.Every werewolf present, including Liam, instinctively lowered their heads in a gesture of respect.“Alpha King.”The man’s silver eyes swept across the room, finally landing on me. The moment our gazes met, my own eyes burned hot.In the next second, an immense power erupted from within me. Golden wolf eyes flashed within my own, and the dormant mark on my neck began to burn and glow.The entire lobby was instantly bathed in silvery moonlight.

Chapter 5 In the silver light, Adrian broke free from Seraphina’s grasp and stumbled toward the man who had just appeared.“Daddy! Daddy!”The little boy threw himself into the man’s arms, clinging tightly to his neck. The man scooped him up with one hand, gently stroking his back with the other. “It’s okay, Daddy’s here.”Then, he looked at me, his eyes full of heartache and guilt.“Elena, I’m late.”I felt the hands restraining me suddenly release their grip. The guards backed away in terror, reeling from the Alpha King’s absolute dominance.I stood up and walked toward my mate.“Damien.”He pulled me into his arms, completely ignoring my disheveled state. His embrace was warm and safe, instantly melting away all my anger and hurt.“My Luna,” he whispered in my ear, then lifted his head and surveyed the room.The lobby was deathly silent. Every werewolf remained in a posture of utmost respect, none daring to look up at him.Except for Liam. His eyes were wide, his face ashen, as if he’d seen the end of the world.“Elena… you… you’re…” His voice trembled. “You’re the Alpha King’s Luna? You’re a werewolf?”I didn’t answer him, just leaned into Damien’s embrace, savoring the long-lost sense of security.Damien looked at Liam coldly. “He’s your ex?”It was a question, but his tone was laced with menace. Everyone present could feel his killing intent.“Damien,” I gently touched his chest. “Not in front of the child.”His expression softened immediately, but his gaze remained icy as he looked at Liam. “You’re lucky.”Liam finally snapped out of his shock, his emotions spiraling. “No! This is impossible! Elena, you can’t do this to me!”He staggered forward. “When we broke up five years ago, you were just a human! How could you… how could you become the Alpha King’s Luna?”His words made everyone in the room gasp. To question the Alpha King’s Luna was suicide.Damien’s eyes became dangerous. “Are you questioning my mate?”An immense wave of dominance crashed down on Liam, forcing him to his knees. But he was still defiant.“Elena, I admit I was wrong back then. But my alliance with Seraphina was just to consolidate my power! I always planned to come back for you once I was strong enough!”“I never truly loved her! I’ve always loved you!”Hearing this ridiculous excuse, I couldn’t help but laugh. “So, I should have waited for you to come back and claim me after you were done playing politics?”“No!” Liam shook his head desperately. “Elena, I know I was wrong! I’m willing to give up everything now, if you’ll just come back to me!”“Even if you’re the Alpha King’s Luna, I don’t care! I can wait for you to break the bond, and then we can start over!”His words sent Damien into a rage. The Alpha King’s dominance slammed into Liam like a tidal wave. “You want my mate to break her bond?”Liam collapsed under the pressure, but his eyes were still stubbornly fixed on me. “Elena, you can’t forget what we had! You truly loved me for those two years!”I looked at the man on the floor, the man who had once held my heart, and felt only pity. “You’re right, Liam. I did truly love you.”A flicker of hope sparked in his eyes.“But,” my voice became calm and firm, “the Elena who loved you died five years ago.”“She died on the night you threw me out of your life.”His face went completely white.I turned my back on him and looked at Damien. “Let’s go. Adrian needs to sleep.”Damien nodded, but before turning to leave, he looked at Liam. “Remember, she is my mate, my Luna, the mother of my cub.”“If you ever dare to think of her again, I will wipe your pack from this world.”With that, he bit the back of my neck in front of everyone—the most intimate, possessive claim a wolf could make.I closed my eyes, basking in the security of it.

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Five years ago, Alpha Liam cast you aside on your anniversary, choosing his first love over you. You walked away with nothing but your pride. Now, you stand in the ornamental fountain of an elite hotel, sand on your clothes, searching for your son’s lost moonstone. The guards sneer, calling you a rogue, a human without pack. Liam arrives with Seraphina on his arm, mocking you in front of the entire summit. 'You looked down on my protection. Look at you now.'

You find the stone—just as your cub, Adrian, runs in, crying for his mommy. The wolves turn on you, accusing you of trafficking an Alpha’s heir. They pin you down, ripping Adrian away. 'Adrian is my son!' you scream. Liam orders you taken to the tribunal.

Then, the elevator opens.

A man steps out—tall, cloaked in power, silver eyes locking onto yours. The moment he speaks, the world stills. 'Elena, I’m late.'

Adrian breaks free, running into his arms. 'Daddy!'

The man—Damien, the Alpha King—pulls you into his embrace. Golden light erupts from your neck, the mark of the Luna blazing. The entire lobby freezes.

Liam stumbles back. 'You’re… the Alpha King’s Luna?'

Damien’s voice is ice. 'She is my mate. My Luna. The mother of my cub.'

He bites the back of your neck—claiming you before them all.

He whispers in your ear: 'Ready to take back what’s ours?'