“I, Alpha Alexander of Black moon Pack, reject Vanessa as my mate and wife. A weak wolfless woman shouldn’t be the Luna of this pack, right? So I chose her sister, Mira, as my fated mate.”

Those were the words that shattered her.

In front of the entire pack, Vanessa was rejected, stripped of her title, and replaced by her own sister while her best friend supported her sister. The man she was forced to marry… the man she grew to love… humiliated her with a smile.

Her sister smirked. Her best friend watched in excitement. They all knew her secret—Vanessa had never shifted. And now, they used it to destroy her.

Thrown out like a traitor, she was banished and left to die in the forest.

But death didn’t come. Alpha Gerald did.

He saved her from rogue wolves. He gave her shelter. But in return, he asked for something she wasn’t ready to give—her truth. Vanessa promised herself never to trust again, but Gerald wasn’t like the others. He didn’t see her as weak. He saw something no one else ever did.

Then his fated mate returned… and Vanessa’s secret was exposed once again.

Broken. Betrayed. She ran—this time, not from fear, but toward answers. Toward power. Toward the truth about who she really was.

She carries the blood of something ancient. And her fate is tied to three Alphas—one who betrayed her, one who saved her, and one who’s yet to come.

They want her loyalty. Her love. Her life.

But she’s no longer the wolfless girl they rejected.

She’s the storm they never saw coming.

I hate this place already. The Luna Temple looks like death warmed over. Marble walls are split down the middle. Green stuff grows everywhere. Steps are busted up real bad. Mom used to tell me stories about how pretty this temple was. That was before the war. Before everything went to hell.


My feet hurt. Been walking for three days straight. These boots aren't made for hiking through ruins. But I need that last artifact. Can't quit now.


The front doors are a mess. One door is just gone. The other one hangs crooked and makes awful noises when the wind hits it. I can't see much inside. Just black empty space. Great.


Inside smells like old wet newspapers. Dust everywhere. Spider webs hang down and touch my face. Gross. There's broken stuff all over the floor. Looks like statues maybe. Hard to tell what they used to be.


Chapter 56 - Chapter 56 – Vanessa (POV)