Pain rippled through me as I watched my chosen mate and future Alpha, Grayson Mars, utter vows of love to another woman, Stacy Stevens. She was the beta's first daughter and my former best friend.

Like everyone else, Grayson turned his back on me when my parents were accused of being traitors to the pack. Alpha Mars didn't hear them out, and he ordered them to be killed. According to them, they traded pack secrets with our enemies and were part of a coup to overthrow our current Alpha, but it was all false. My parents were loyal members of the pack. The only reason I was left alive was that they didn't find evidence against me. However, they didn't treat me well...

They locked me up in cells and tortured me for months in hopes I'd admit to being part of the 'coup.' All that didn't hurt as much as Grayson's betrayal. I begged him for months not to leave me, but he did. He did that in the presence of the whole pack. He embarrassed me and ordered me not to go anywhere close to him because we were done. He couldn't be with the daughter of traitors or his father would take away his title as the future Alpha of the Topaz Moon Pack.

I clenched my fist and jaw when the couple on stage said, "I do." For a split second, his eyes found me in the crowd, and regret instantly consumed him whole. But I looked away in anger and disgust for him. Stacy cupped his face and kissed him deeply. She then turned to me and smirked.

"Bitch," I murmured to her.

"I win," She whispered. Her eyes beamed with satisfaction.