After Severance,Alpha Fell in Love With Ex-Luna

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Chapter 1: The Severance

Chapter 1: The Severance

(Elena’s POV)

“Elena, have you thought it over? Are you really transferring to Riverside Pack’s Healing Center?” Director Henry Baker looked at my transfer report with surprise.

I nodded firmly, my decision already made. “Yes, Director. Ive considered it thoroughly.”

His brows furrowed as he examined the paperwork. “But you’re our best healer. The Shadow Moon Pack

needs you here.”

“The Riverside Center has offered me a senior position. It’s a good opportunity.” The words felt hollow even as I spoke them

The truth was far more painful. I couldn’t bear to stay in the Northern Territory any longer, not with my mate bond to Marcus Blackwood becoming more unbearable each day. Six years of marriage to the Alpha of the

Shadow Moon Pack had brought me nothing but heartache.

“Is this because of Sophia Rivers‘ return?” Director Baker asked carefully.

My heart clenched at the name. Sophia Rivers–Marcus’s first love who had suddenly reappeared after years away. The she wolf he had never forgotten, even after mating with me.

“This is a professional decision,” I lied smoothly. “Nothing more.”

How could I explain that watching Marcus place Sophia in this very institute, forcing me to see her every day, had finally broken something inside me? That I couldn’t bear witnessing his gentle smiles toward her when he had only ever shown me cold indifference?

“Very well,” Director Baker sighed, stamping my transfer request. The paperwork will be processed within the

week.

I thanked him and turned to leave, my heart heavy but my resolve firm.

As I stepped into the corridor outside the Director’s Office, my breath caught in my throat. There, just a few feet away, stood Marcus Blackwood–my mate in name only–with Sophia Rivers and her pup, Oliver.

The three of them looked like a perfect family portrait. Marcus stood protectively close to Sophia, his golden eyes warm as he gazed down at her. The little boy clutched Marcus’s hand with familiar ease

The sight sent a sharp pain through our mate bond–a connection Marcus had always resented.

Sophia noticed me first, her smile bright and seemingly genuine. “Oh, Elena! it’s so nice to see you again.”

wolf whimpered inside me at the sight of another

to my mate.

introduced,” Sophia continued cheerfully. “I’m Sophia Rivers, Marcus’s childhood friend. We grew

What a convenient understatement. Everyone knew she had been much more than

pup beside her looked up at me with curious eyes. “Are

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he turned to Marcus with adoration. “Daddy Marcus,

heart stopped. Daddy

gently stroked the boy’s head, his expression softening in a way had never seen directed at

though she didn’t

deny what seemed obvious–that this pup was somehow his.

detachment, as though I were a stranger rather than his

could stop it. Of course. Our confidentiality agreement. The one that stipulated our mating would remain private, that I

How I had saved Marcus’s life years ago after

former female Alpha and still the most powerful member

family–had suggested our mating as

had said. “In return, the Blackwood family will give

protection

discovered Marcus was actually my fated mate, I had been overjoyed and accepted Elder Margaret’s

the terms clear: keep distance, don’t speak to him in public, never use our mate bond to

might eventually develop feelings for me. But

who had made a shameless deal

I managed to say, my voice surprisingly steady despite the

patients waiting.”

and my head high, even as my heart shattered into a thousand

alone in the Shadow Passage, I leaned against the wall, struggling to breathe through the pain radiating from our mate bond. My wolf howled in anguish,

Our relationship existed only on paper. He would

afternoon, I drove to the Blackwood Ancestral Manor, determined to

orchestrated this entire situation.

light. Despite her advanced age, she remained formidable, her red wolf’s power evident in her piercing

mate bond with Marcus. I announced

slightly. “Have you

He’s made

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Blackwood family has provided for you

bargain,” I replied. “I’ve been the perfect Luna in private, the perfect

than the cold shell of

“Very