She sought justice, as any mother would.
She went to Lucas, demanding answers–Demanding to know why he abandoned her daughter in a place that no wolf should ever be left to die.
But Lucas, the Alpha I had once loved, had no place for grief that did not belong to Sophia.
“No one disturbs Sophia’s rest,” he said, his voice devoid of the warmth I had once known.
Sophia, the she-wolf who had taken my place, lay in the pack hospital, feigning frailty.
Her golden curls cascaded over her shoulders, her delicate frame trembling as she reached for Lucas’s hand.
“Lucas, I was so afraid,” she whispered, her voice fragile, laced with fake innocence. “That night in the mines, I thought I would never see you again.”
Lucas cupped her face, his touch gentle, his eyes filled with devotion. “You’re safe now, Sophia. I’ll never let anything happen to you.”
“Look, what I got for you?!” He pulled a box from the bag and opened it to gift her a necklace–a blue sapphire pendant, shimmering under the dim light.
“This was made just for you,” he murmured.
Sophia’s eyes gleamed, but she masked her greed with feigned humility. “Oh, Lucas, I—I can’t accept this.”
She hesitated, biting her lip. “What if Ava’s spirit resents me for receiving such a gift?”
Lucas’s expression darkened, a growl rumbling in his chest. “Do not speak of her.”
His aura flared, commanding and ruthless, the Alpha’s authority pressing down on those around him.
“She deserved what she got. That selfish she-wolf nearly cost your life. She was never worthy of being Luna.”
Sophia’s lips trembled, her eyes glistening with unshed tears. She leaned into his embrace, her breath ghosting against his chest.
“Lucas, don’t say that… She did it because she loved you too much. Maybe she just—she just couldn’t bear to see us together.”
A slow smirk curled at Lucas’s lips, his fingers tightening around her waist. “Even in death, she owes you an apology.”
I watched them from the shadows of the spirit realm, the weight of betrayal pressing against me like an iron chain.
The man who had once whispered devotion into my ear and vowed to protect me under the Moon Goddess’s light had turned his back on me the moment I was no longer convenient.
He had condemned me to death, forsaken our bond, and buried my name beneath the weight of Sophia’s lies.
