Rejected Luna's Vengeance

Five years after our mate bond was severed, Murphy Harper, my former mate and Jace’s father, stopped contributing to the pack’s resources, claiming financial difficulties. As the former Luna of the Silver Moon Pack, I felt a pang of sympathy, deciding to give him more time to sort things out before pressing the issue. But soon, rumors reached my ears—Murphy had purchased a new territory in the suburbs, taken Gabriela Holmes as his mate, and even had the audacity to warn me over the mind link not to interfere in his life. The nerve of this man to call me clingy! I laughed bitterly, my inner wolf growling in frustration.

As I was about to end the mind link, a barrage of comments from the pack’s online forum caught my attention:

"Get out fast! The Omega always ends up losing."

"She’s raising the pup only for him to repay her by taking a new mate without informing her."

"The former Luna is too proud, refusing to demand resources and becoming everyone’s doormat."

I severed the mind link, frozen in place as I stared blankly at the endless stream of messages. Most of them mocked me, saying I was destined to be a lifelong provider for others, with some even hinting at what the future held.

They speculated that I would tirelessly support Jace, working myself to death to leave him a large inheritance. But after he received the resources, he’d reveal his true self. He wouldn’t even inform me of his marking ceremony and would use my contributions to pay tribute to his father and Halle Jensen.

And when I became ill and was hospitalized in the healer’s den, even though recovery was possible, they’d predict Jace might sign away my chance of getting better. As for Murphy? He always had resources; his act of poverty was just a strategy to make me willingly support our pup, leaving Jace no guilt in taking my inheritance.

Reading these predictions made my palms sweat. With my nature, I feared I might indeed follow that path. I thought if Murphy wasn’t contributing to the pack, then fine. I could raise Jace on my own. Why involve myself further with him?

But as I absorbed every word, I envisioned a future that felt all too likely. A future I desperately wanted to avoid. My wolf stirred uneasily in the back of my mind, her presence a quiet but persistent reminder of the mate bond I once shared with Murphy. The bond that, even severed, still left a faint, haunting ache in my chest.

I clenched my fists, determination hardening within me. I wouldn’t let this prophecy come true. I wouldn’t let Murphy’s manipulation or Jace’s potential betrayal define my future. I was the former Luna of the Silver Moon Pack, and I would reclaim my strength, my dignity, and my independence. No matter what it took.