Sibyl 

I raised my hand and gave him a harsh slap across the face, "You must have lost your mind, Edwin. At this point, you're trying to tell me that you did not betray me? You're asking me to accept your mistress! You're asking me to live happily with another woman, included as part of our mate bond, who will be carrying your child in front of me? How dare you, Edwin! " I screamed at the top of my lungs.

Edwin clenched his fists and angrily closed his eyes. "I am doing all of this for our future, Sibyl," he gritted his teeth and opened his red eyes so that they locked on mine. "You have no idea what I have gone through because of your infertility," he accused.

My heart is squeezing in my chest.

"The Elders are questioning me, pressuring me to provide an heir or give my Alpha position to my brother. There is no way I am giving up on my dreams and future."

My voice was barely above a whisper, but brimming with my pain. "Your greed for your position is so high that you betrayed our mate bond! Your obsession with a child is so great that you're not bothered by having it from any womb, even if it's not mine!" I pushed him away in heartbreak.

"True, I am greedy for both my Alpha position and a child," he finally admitted brashly, his eyes emotionless.

I clenched my fists and nodded. "Alright, since you've made your choice, do me the same service. I refuse to accept your new wife or your absurd demand to live together with her. I don't want to live with a man who betrayed me ..."

Edwin's eyes darkened. "Nothing can be over unless I say it is, Sibyl!" He grabbed my arm tightly, causing me so much pain that I hissed, "This is my territory, I will be the only Alpha ruling here," He declared. "I did betray you, but only for a child. It doesn't mean I don't love you or that I don't want you. There's no way you can leave me."

At this point, the man standing before me was no longer the man I fell in love with three years ago. I stared at him in cold, "What are you saying?"

He smiled and suddenly pulled me into a forced kiss, "I am telling you that I want my mate and mistress both."

"I've had enough of you, Edwin. I never knew you were this kind of person," I bit my lip. Never in my wildest imagination had I thought that I would be standing at a point where I would need to speak these words,

"I, Luna Sibyl Hall, reject Alpha Edwin as my soulmate!"

Instantly, the bond severed from my end, causing Edwin's wolf to go insane in his mind. His eyes widened as his expression turned dark with evil intent before he grabbed my throat. "What did you just say?" he barked into my face, his eyes red.

His grip on my throat didn't allow me to breathe, let alone answer. "L...et g...o..." I struggled to break free, wheezing as I tried to breathe, but his strength overpowered me. He grabbed my hair with his other hand and released my neck only to toss me onto the bed.

"I don't accept your rejection," he muttered.

I coughed hard and struggled to breathe as I crawled onto the bed. My glasses had long ago been knocked off my face. What just happened? Had Edwin... tried to strangle me? My love? My soulmate? The man who had never raised his voice to me? However, the pain in my throat and the heartbreak of my wolf screamed in my mind that what had just happened to me was as real as the sound of Edwin crushing my glasses under his heel.

"I get that you're angry with me over Daisy, but that doesn't mean you can lose your mind to this extent," he remarked, fondly stroking my hair. "Now take back the rejection like a good girl, Sibyl," he whispered.

"No," I growled, slapping his hand away. "I reject you, and I don't want to live with you anymore. Let me go!" I screamed, attempting to get off the bed, but Edwin caught me again and violently threw me back onto the bed.

"Now don't blame me for going crazy, Sibyl," he growled. I glanced at him and found him unbuckling his belt.

"What are you doing?!" I shouted, once again trying to get off the bed, but he crawled on top of my body, pinning both of my hands above my head, and tied them with his belt. "DON'T DO THAT! LET ME GO! UNTIE ME!!" I screamed, using every bit of my strength to break free, but it was all in vain. He was an Alpha; he had countless tricks up his sleeve.

Once he tied me, he sat on my thighs and grabbed my cheek, his eyes filled with a twisted look that would scare even the most evil of individuals. "I'm giving you time to think, Sibyl. I really don't want to mistreat you. Make a wise decision, take back your rejection when I return," he leaned down and kissed my lips.

"No!" I moved my face, but he grabbed my jaw and forcefully kissed me, biting my lips until they bled.

"And if your answer doesn't change, then you'll  become acquainted with the worst of me." He finally warned.

The room filled with the sounds of my struggles and screams until my throat hurt, and I had to give up. Staring up at the ceiling as I listened to the sounds of Edwin introducing Daisy to the pack, his wife paralyzed me. Edwin... really had betrayed me, for another woman and a child. Not just that, he even treated me in a way I never imagined. The love of my life actually had another face that I was never aware of.

As the night grew darker, the sound of music echoed in my ears. The pack celebrated Daisy's welcome with a party. The gossip was all about my blindness and infertility. No one in the pack was aware of why I had been dumped, and Daisy was chosen. My heart broke into infinite pieces until I could no longer bear it. 

I struggled to break free for a couple of seconds, but the belt around my wrists tightened until I shifted into my wolf, Zara. My wolf form was bigger and more powerful. Using my wolf's strength, I managed to break free.

When I shifted back into my human form, my clothes were mostly torn, but I couldn't have cared less about it as I stormed out of my room. Edwin had to accept the rejection, freeing me from this tainted mate bond. He had to...

I paused in the hallway when I heard the sound of moaning coming from one of the rooms. I froze in place and glanced inside the cracked bedroom door, only to freeze in another heartbreak.

Edwin and Daisy were having sex.

Edwin had finally crossed the point of no return. What little remained of my heart was crushed at the sight of the two of them rolling around on the bed, moaning, and making love.

I slowly took a few steps back and returned to my bedroom. Edwin was not going to let me go because of his wolf, but I could not stay with him after the depth of this betrayal. I simply packed my luggage, put on a new set of glasses, and left the pack without looking back.

Once I was out of Lunar Moon Pack territory, my tears finally broke free from my eyes. Falling to my knees, I screamed my heart out in pain.

Why had this happened to me?

Sibyl

Sitting at the bus station, I stared at the ominous clouds as lightning streaked across them with dead eyes. The night was deserted, with only a few cars passing by. Soon, heavy rain began pouring down, despite it not being the rainy season. As expected, even the weather seemed to have turned against me. Ten minutes later, I boarded the bus, taking the last corner seat by the window, while my mind filled with memories of Edwin's abuse and betrayal.

The rose petal-covered nest that I had believed was my home actually had thorns hidden beneath. I had lost everything in the blink of an eye. At this point, Edwin had turned out to be no different from the other men from my past. My drunk, abusive father, my perverted uncle, and my trash of a brother-all of them were a disgrace to the name of men.

There was already enough hate for men built up inside me, thanks to all the shining examples of men in my family life. Now Edwin had added another layer of hatred to all the others. My hand went to my throat, where a handprint and pain were still palpable. Just then, Edwin's words crossed my mind:

"I want my mate and mistress both."

"Nothing can be over unless I say it is, Sibyl!"

I tilted my head and gazed at the rain outside.

"I don't need a soulmate. I don't need a man. I don't need a pack," I murmured to myself, wiping my tears away and putting my glasses back on.

An hour later, the bus dropped me off at the bus station in the next city. It was the city where I had been born, my old pack used to be settled here, and I had spent the first 21 years of my life here before I met Edwin and followed him to his pack. While looking for a taxi, I noticed all the shops had closed, which was strange as this city was home to mostly werewolves, pack wolves, some lone wolves, and even rogues. Sixty percent of the city population was werewolves, and they never slept at night, let alone closed their shops so early. How could the city have changed so much in just three years? Was I missing something?

I got so distracted by the gloominess of my surroundings that I didn't notice someone walking towards me until I collided with them. I froze in place when my head hit something hard, that ended up being someone's chest. The scent coming from the person was so strong and masculine that it rooted my feet to the concrete. He... was a werewolf. No, he was an Alpha. His cold aura surrounded me with its dominance to the point that my wolf, Zara, paused in my mind, holding her breath just like me. 

His silence unsettled my heart. It was at this point that I realized he was not alone. There were many others behind him. That was when the smell of fresh blood hit my nose. I blinked behind my sunglasses and found his white shirt splattered with blood. Not only that, I sensed some of them were in their wolf forms. Shit! It turned out that I had bumped into someone dangerous.

My mind screamed one word: avoid. I immediately pulled away from his chest, secretly opened my folded white cane, while I kept my head low, never allowing him to see my face. I didn't know why, but I had a feeling he had been looking at me.

"I am sorry," I apologized, then walked past him, the sound of my white cane echoing in the surroundings.

"She is blind?" one of the wolves commented. I was sure they were from the same pack. I continued walking at a normal pace, yet I still felt that man's eyes on me. It was as if he had turned around and was watching my every move with predatory eyes. Was it only my imagination? Whatever it was, I was not looking for trouble with anyone. Especially with that kind of man who was obviously dangerous. 

Taking a taxi, I arrived at the apartment in the middle of the city. Nothing in the building seemed to have changed until my eyes fell on the broken doorknob of my apartment. It was proof of poor maintenance that made me frown.

Using my key, I entered my house, only to be greeted by my four-year-old nephew playing in the living room.

"Aunt Sibyl!!" He excitedly rushed all the way over to hug my legs. My heart warmed; my depressed mood was lifted slightly by this innocent child's hug.

I smiled and squatted down to his height. "Did you miss your aunt?" I lovingly kissed his forehead.

"Yes! I missed my aunt and chocolates too!" He eagerly looked at my hand for treats, knowing that I always bought him some.

"I didn't bring chocolate with me, but I'll take you out for ice cream in the morning, okay?" I rubbed his head.

"Okay!" He hugged me happily.

"Where are your mommy and daddy?" It was strange that they had left such a small child alone at this time of night or just home alone in general.

As soon as I asked this question, the sound of the main door opening came from behind us. 

"Sibyl, what are you doing here?" A woman's gasp entered my ears from behind. It was none other than my sister-in-law, Nina.

She stood on the doorstep with a pack of beer, her eyes wide and mouth slightly agape, as if she had seen a ghost.

I got to my feet and asked, "What's there to be surprised about? This is my house, I can return whenever I want, right?" I looked at her closely, studying her expression, which changed when she was reminded once again that she was only a tenant in this apartment.

Four years ago, I had purchased this apartment with my hard work, blood, and sweat in the middle of the city. I had only lived here for a month or two because Edwin wanted me to move to his pack. I did as he asked, but I never told him or anyone else about this apartment, so Edwin was unaware of this place.

When I returned to grab some stuff at a later time, I encountered my brother, who had accidentally impregnated a she-wolf that was not his soulmate. He had to take responsibility for his actions, but due to our old pack being destroyed, he had no pack to live in or money to sustain himself, and he was also unemployed. I disliked my brother due to his drinking and rogue behavior that came from our father, but I pitied the innocent life growing in Nina's womb. They were close to sleeping on the streets. That was when I decided to let my brother use my apartment to stay until he found a job and a place to live. He started his life as a lone wolf and promised to live a respectful life with his new little family. 

"Where did you go, leaving Abraham all alone?" I questioned, grabbing a water for myself.

"I was at my part-time job," she walked to the fridge and started placing beers inside. "You know, feeding three mouths is not easy in the city. You are so fortunate living in a pack like a queen, enjoying the treatment of Luna," she sighed meaningfully.

"When both people earn a living, then feeding three mouths is not a big deal," I commented, and she shut her mouth. "Plus, Jonathan runs the restaurant, right? He should make more than enough money to feed three months," I added the same way she did. 

"Yeah..." she tried to paste on a fake expression that I did not buy. Why had she looked away? 

Nina had been born a warrior's daughter from a reputed pack, but she was a slut. That's why her parents disowned her when she got knocked up by my good-for-nothing brother. It was unbelievable that she had been able to hide her pregnancy from her parents and pack for seven months. After my brother married her, they both started living in the city in my apartment as lone wolves.

Of course, she had always been envious of me for some reason. I could read her easily. The knowledge of my life turning upside down, my mate bringing home a mistress, causing me to leave his pack and reject him, would surely bring her unimaginable satisfaction.

Or maybe I had been wrong about her because I noticed her panicked eyes landing on my luggage in the corner of the living room before snapping back at me. "Sibyl, did you..." she choked, then hurriedly checked the mate mark on my neck.

"I am staying here from now on," I announced, dragging my luggage from the corner, ready to enter my bedroom.

"You are staying here? How is this possible?" Nina suddenly grew louder, earning a blank stare from me. I always knew that she never wanted me to return so that she could steal my apartment, but this time her panic seemed to have a different source than the other times. Something was off, but I could not put a finger on it. She immediately controlled herself and stated, "I mean, you can always come to your home and stay, but what about your soulmate and pack?"

I smiled at her fake concern. "Don't worry about my affairs, Nina. Take care of your child, he seems hungry," I gestured to Abraham, who was picking up a lint-covered candy from the floor.

"Don't eat that! It is dirty!" Nina scolded him harshly, mercilessly smacking his hand away, proof of her horrible parenting.

I shook my head, pulling my keys out to open my bedroom door, only to catch an unexpected scent.

"Where is Jonathan?" I turned towards Nina.

She looked extremely nervous. "Jonathan is..." She couldn't find the words, though she didn't need to answer as he walked into the house drunk.