Crippled Luna's Farewell: Half A Life Without My Alpha's Deadly Deception

Chapter 7

The Moonbinding ceremony was in full swing when doubt began gnawing at Ethan’s mind, that final call echoing in his thoughts.

He gestured to his Beta. “Find Sarah. A spurned mate won’t let this ceremony pass unchallenged.”

During the blood wine ritual with Alexandra, his Beta burst through the sacred circle, terror emanating from his bond.

“Alpha–Sarah boarded the dawn flight to the Eastern Territories. The plane…. it crashed in the Storm

Lands. They’re saying no wolves survived.”

The ceremonial grounds fell silent. The triumph drained from Ethan’s face as the ancient chalice

at his

Beta, Alpha

SHE? Tell me where

sweetness. “My love, control yourself.

“My love?”

He wrenched away from her touch,

in our den! We spoke under

though he couldn’t understand why panic was clawing up his throat. The news of

buried deep.

storm warning on his phone, trembling. “She took that flight, Alpha. With the ceremony preparations, we moved all pack guardians here. The den cameras show she left that night–when you chose Alexandra’s claim over hers.”

his Alpha strength deserting him. For the first time since