My Mate Chose Ex's Son Over Our Pup: I Disappeared

My best friend Ada felt sorry for my eight-year crush on Theo.

So when our wolves recognize each other as mate, Ada simply gave me a pheromone-enhancing herb and sent me to Theo’s bed.

Intoxicated by my scent, Theo claimed me like crazy.

When I woke up, he coldly agreed to hold the marking ceremony.

But shortly after the marking, Theo frequently visited European packs, and stayed away for five years.

I raised our son Alex alone, waiting for him at the pack.

But he never came come and just told me he didn’t like puppies.

Until Alex's birthday party, I saw a video where someone asked him:

"Theo, what's your happiest moment?"

He replied carelessly: "Last week in Europe, after putting Marcus to sleep, I took Claire to the dining table in the living room."

Amidst the whistles and cheers, my hands and feet turned ice cold.

Claire was his ex-girlfriend, Marcus was his ex-girlfriend's son.

They say he'd been living with them these five years in Europe, so it was all true.

I was completely heartbroken, submitted the mate bond dissolution to the Alpha Council, and left North America with my son, erasing our pack registration.

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When the training ground caught fire, my mate rushed in to save his first love's son, leaving our pup in the fire and almost burned to death.

The Omega housekeeper burst into my healing chamber, her face pale with panic.

"The young wolves' training facility is on fire!"

My heart stopped. Alex was there for his combat training.

When I rushed to the scene, I found Alex huddled in a corner, his skin covered in angry red burns.

"Mom..." He stumbled into my arms, tears streaming down his ash-covered face.

"Does Father really not love me?" His voice cracked between sobs.

My heart shattered as he continued through his hiccups.

"Father was the first Beta to arrive when the fire started. I thought... I thought he came to save me."

Alex's small body trembled in my arms.

"I called out to him, begged him to help me. But he... he just ran past me."

"He went straight for Marcus, picked him up, and left me there in the flames."

"When the teacher asked, he told everyone he was Marcus's father. He didn't even look at me once..."

I held my burned, shaking son tightly against my chest, my eyes burning with unshed tears.

I wanted to say something, anything to comfort him. But remembering Theo's cold indifference toward us all these years, the words died in my throat.

I was filled with bitter regret.

My mate Theo left our pack after our marking ceremony for five years. Recently he finally came back.

I had thought after five years, he had finally changed his mind about us, about our family.

But I was wrong. So terribly wrong.

He only returned because Sarah mentioned wanting to come back to the pack.

That's when he rushed to arrange everything, even getting Marcus into the