

Bye, Alpha. Hi, Fame
When Eleanor and her best friend Roxanne are offered to werewolves as human mates, they believe they've found unexpected happiness. Eleanor is chosen by the powerful Alpha Lucian Nightshade to be his Luna, while Roxanne is matched with his warrior Aiden Steele. But on their ceremonial night, both men abandon them for their childhood friend Seraphina, whose weak wolf supposedly needs their primal energy to survive. Refusing to accept this betrayal, the two women use a special herb to disable the werewolves' senses and escape into the human world. With nothing but their jewelry, they build new lives in Pollyland - Eleanor becoming a captivating film star and Roxanne her formidable agent. Two years later, as Eleanor celebrates her latest movie success, dozens of luxury cars block her exit. A cryptic text message warns 'Game over,' and she soon finds herself face-to-face with a desperate, bloodshot-eyed Lucian begging her to return.Chapter 1 Chapter 1
At our marking ceremonies, my best friend's mate and mine both chose their childhood friend over us. However, after we turned to leave, they begged for forgiveness and pleaded with us to come home. … "Ellie, you look absolutely beautiful today." Roxanne Reed helped me arrange my dress, her eyes sparkling with genuine warmth. Tomorrow was my marking ceremony with Lucian Nightshade. After being offered to the werewolf pack as a human, Lucian had given me protection and status. Despite the pack elders' fierce opposition, he still wanted me to become his Luna. He also planned to officially mark me at tomorrow's ceremony. I smiled mischievously. "Roxanne, I think Aiden will probably mark you soon too. Don't you think?""Then congratulations to both of us for finding happiness!" Roxanne and I hugged each other, teasing one another playfully. However, this joy was immediately shattered by an unwelcome visitor. "May I come in, future Luna?" Seraphina Whitmore pushed the door open, her face even paler than the white dress she wore. "I came to offer you my blessings. Luke has waited 18 years for you. You deserve the best." The name "Luke" felt like a barely perceptible thorn that pricked me lightly. "Thank you." I maintained a polite smile. "He used to be so lonely…" She began to lose herself in her memories. "Especially when he was taking care of me. My wolf has been weak since I was young. He spent so much of his primal energy keeping me alive. "I'm just… I'm just so worried. What if my body acts up again later and disrupts your ceremony? What would we do then?" "You think Lucian would abandon his Luna for you?" Roxanne shouted angrily. Seraphina coughed weakly several times. Suddenly, she collapsed to the ground like a falling leaf, only to be caught by Lucian, who came running. "Luke, I only wanted to offer Luna my blessings. My body's just too frail," she said weakly. Before leaving, Lucian looked at me with disappointment. "You're about to become Luna. You need to learn to care for pack members. Don't bring those bad human habits into the pack." That was the first time he had expressed dissatisfaction because of my human identity. Roxanne immediately kicked over the clothes on the floor. "Seraphina was clearly warning you that she's going to cause trouble tomorrow!" "That's what I think too," I said, feeling my heart sink. Roxanne's gaze hardened. "We can't just sit here waiting for disaster to strike. Their advantage is also their weakness. I'm talking about their sense of smell. I got some herbs that can temporarily numb their senses when burned." She pulled an inconspicuous small sachet from her pocket. "We'll carry this with us, just in case. If she dares to ruin your ceremony, we'll help her ruin it more thoroughly, then escape in the chaos!" I gripped the sachet tightly in my hand. "Alright," I said while looking at Roxanne, feeling determined. "Just in case." Lucian, you'd better not let me down.
Chapter 2 Chapter 2
Moonlight poured over the altar as I gazed at the face opposite me. Lucian's face was simply breathtaking, and he looked like he'd been carefully sculpted. Everything felt perfect, as if I were in a dream. Our ceremony proceeded smoothly until it was time for the marking. That expected discordant voice shattered the beauty entirely. "Alpha, please wait!" Seraphina was carried in, her breathing coming out in weak gasps. The sacred altar immediately descended into chaos. Lucian's expression changed instantly. He strode quickly to Seraphina's stretcher, his voice carrying an urgency I had never heard before. Aiden Steele followed closely behind, his expression equally grave. "It's no use, Alpha!" The pack's head elder, Roger Mace, approached Lucian with a solemn expression. "Seraphina's wolf has reached the brink of collapse! The only solution requires a powerful Alpha to establish a mate bond with her and help stabilize her wolf!" Every wolf's gaze turned toward me in unison. I heard the sound of my heart stopping. Once Lucian used that most primal power for another she-wolf under the Moon Goddess's witness, he would be considered "tainted". As his Luna, I would never be able to complete a perfect, unblemished marking ceremony blessed by the Moon Goddess. "No…" I shook my head instinctively, walking step by step toward Lucian. He looked at me in panic, his lips moving but unable to utter a single word. I cried for a long time before I could ask, "Is Seraphina really that important? Important enough for you to abandon your Luna and stain our mate bond with something the Moon Goddess will never acknowledge?" Lucian struggled to speak. "She can't withstand this kind of soul-tearing agony. Eleanor, once she's stable, we'll hold a proper ceremony again." I looked at Lucian before me, the werewolf I once thought I could entrust my life to. Not long after I first arrived at the pack, he had taken me to the highest tower of the castle. The cool moonlight draped over us like silver gauze. "After the ceremony, you'll be the mistress of this place." He had gently embraced me from behind and rested his chin on the top of my head. "I'm not the mistress," I said softly, leaning into his cold but solid embrace. "I'm your mate.""No, you're right." He kissed my hair, his voice carrying unprecedented solemnity. "You're not just my mate, Eleanor. You'll be my Luna, and we'll be leading this pack together." As he cupped my face, his golden eyes looked startlingly bright in the moonlight. "I never imagined a human could make my wolf submit at first sight. Eleanor, you're the end of my loneliness. For you, I can change the werewolf traditions that have lasted a thousand years. "You're not anyone's accessory. You're the one and only Luna who could stand beside me as my equal. Have faith in me." In that moment, upon seeing the glacier in his eyes that melted only for me, I fell completely. Lucian's love made me forget the pain and anxiety of being offered by my family. And now, he was showing me for the first time what it felt like to have my heart die. Meanwhile, the confrontation between Aiden and Roxanne had reached its peak. "Roxanne, our marking ceremony is postponed." Roxanne's voice was calm. "Aiden, what about your promise?" Aiden looked at her, his eyes full of struggle and anger. Finally, he said with difficulty, "Seraphina's life hangs in the balance. I can't mark you at a time like this." "Seraphina?" Roxanne laughed, her smile filled with contempt and self-mockery. "I understand now."
Chapter 3 Chapter 3
Under the gaze of the entire pack, the Alpha and the warrior both made their choices right in front of Roxanne and me. Lucian released me and walked toward Seraphina. He placed his hand on her heart, and golden primal energy gently enveloped her. It was a glory that should have been mine. When the mate bond was established, Lucian and Aiden both turned around, wanting to approach us. It was as if they wanted to explain themselves. However, I no longer wanted to listen. I raised my hand and resolutely tore off the veil from my head. "Lucian," I called out as I looked at him, my voice terrifyingly calm. "We're over." I extended my hand toward Roxanne. She immediately understood, lighting the sachet and smashing it on the ground. Acrid smoke instantly filled the air. "Damn it, what's that smell?""My eyes are burning!""What did they light?" The pungent smoke threw the scene into instant chaos. The werewolves lost their prized vision and sense of smell, while Roxanne and I escaped the pack in the confusion. "That was incredible! We finally taught those savages a lesson!" Roxanne cheered. She drove excitedly, carrying me as we raced out of the werewolf pack's territory and back into the human world. "Look ahead! What a beautiful sunrise," I said. The sunrise ahead painted the entire sky a vibrant red. Roxanne and I rushed toward our new life under the rising sun. … The unexpected incident at the ceremony threw the pack into chaos. Lucian and Aiden hurriedly took Seraphina, who was suffering from the smoke, back home. "Tonight was all my fault. I ruined your ceremony. Eleanor and Roxanne were just too angry. Please don't blame them," she said. Seraphina tightly gripped both men's clothes, appearing weak as she pleaded for Roxanne and me. Lucian shook his head. "You don't need to plead for them. Their irrational behavior caused panic in the pack. They must be severely punished.""Humans really do love making unreasonable trouble," Aiden said furiously. Lucian said after some contemplation. "Eleanor truly isn't ready to be Luna yet. Tomorrow, after she publicly apologizes, I'll ensure she attends study sessions at the Elder Council. "Once she learns her Luna duties and Seraphina's wolf stabilizes, I'll hold another ceremony for her and officially announce her Luna status." Seraphina's gaze filled with excitement. The pack's elders were absolute purebred supporters. Sending me, a human, to the Elder Council meant I wouldn't come out alive. At dawn, after Lucian had dealt with the pack members' panic, he finally returned to our home. "Eleanor, why aren't the lights on? Do you know how much chaos you brought to the pack?" Lucian held the moonstone I had once wanted, but that he had given to Seraphina instead. "I know you're upset, but I'm the Alpha. I have to be responsible for the pack members' lives…" He called out again, "Eleanor?" He pushed open the bedroom door and froze. The room was completely empty. Lucian frantically pushed open every door in the house. "Eleanor, stop hiding and come out!" There was no one, and every room was empty. Lucian finally opened my jewelry box with trembling hands. The jewelry inside had also disappeared. Only the moonstone he had brought back to appease me remained. Urgent footsteps sounded behind Lucian. He turned around hopefully, but saw only Aiden's anxious face. "Roxanne's gone!" Aiden exclaimed.
