Betrayed Luna's Silent Escape

On our fifth anniversary as mates, I decided to surprise Alpha Cristian with a special dinner. I returned to the Silver Moon Pack’s estate early, eager to celebrate, only to walk in on him tangled up with Kyra, a Delta warrior, in our bedroom.

Her voice carried over, dripping with anticipation. "When will you make her uterus mine?"

His response was icy. "Tomorrow, I’ll have her go for a medical check-up. I’ll arrange for the Healer to tell her she needs surgery for cancer, and we’ll take it then. But if anything happens to her, you won’t get away with it!"

I couldn’t grasp how the man who once claimed to cherish me could plot against me like this. Yet he wasn’t aware that I was already carrying his pups.

"Don’t fret. I know you care about her. But don’t you want to have a pup with me?" Kyra lay with her head on Cristian’s lap, trying to soothe him.

"Cut it out! I just want you to have a child for her sake. Stay in your lane!" Cristian snapped, gripping her with renewed intensity. The room was thick with an unbearable tension.

Kyra noticed me standing motionless at the door, and a smug grin crept onto her face. I felt my blood turn cold. I glanced at the mating mark on my neck, recalling Cristian’s vows during our marking ceremony: "I, Cristian Hall, Alpha of the Silver Moon Pack, claim Skylar Bailey as my mate and Luna, bound by the Moon Goddess’s will. May the bond never break."

Watching him in a tangled embrace with Kyra, the irony burned. This was the man who’d made solemn promises to me. Five years of being his Luna had been overshadowed by a fleeting affair with a Delta warrior.

Suddenly, Cristian checked the time. "Sky’s leaving work soon; you should go before she catches on!" Kyra smirked, "Next time, Alpha, I want to try it beside her when she’s asleep."

He swallowed hard, then remembered me and suppressed his desires, muttering under his breath, "Troublemaker!" I knew then he had agreed.

After they left, tears streamed down my face. Fighting through the pain, I called Elizabeth Myers, the pack’s Healer and my mentor.

"Hello, Healer Myers. I’d like to apply for the Arctic research program," I said.

"Are you sure, Skylar? This project is confidential. You won’t be able to contact the pack. Do you think Alpha Cristian, who treasures you, will allow this?"

Joining the research would ensure Cristian couldn’t find me. I paused before responding firmly, "I’ve decided. Alpha Cristian’s opinions don’t matter."

Hanging up, I took the pregnancy test result from my bag, crumpled it, and tossed it in the trash. Cristian had wanted pups desperately, but after five years as his mate, I was only now pregnant. I had planned to surprise him today, but it was pointless now.

I scheduled a termination procedure on my phone and began packing my bags. Shortly after, I heard the door