My Revenge After Alpha Mate Chose Bastard Over Our Son

My three-year-old son, Ethan, strayed into rogue territory and was brutally murdered. When the news reached me, I blacked out.

I woke up to my Alpha mate, Alexander, gripping my hand tightly. His voice was hoarse with grief. "Ivy, I swear I will avenge Ethan. I will tear those damned rogues apart with my own claws."

But three days later, at the funeral, I overheard a conversation between Alexander and his Beta, Marcus.

"Alpha, I don't understand," Marcus sounded confused. "Why didn't you let the pack doctor save Ethan? He was only critically injured. If we had acted in time..."

"It was Lucas. He accidentally pushed Ethan toward the rogue territory," Alexander’s voice was laced with pain. "Lucas was just a child who didn't know the rogue borders. He didn’t mean it."

"If I let the doctor save Ethan, the boy would have told everyone the truth. Sophia would go to jail, and the Council would sentence Lucas to death. I couldn't let that happen." Alexander continued.

"But what about the pack's heir?" Marcus asked, worried.

"It doesn't matter," Alexander’s tone returned to a chilling calm. "Once Ivy calms down, I'll bring Lucas back. We’ll say he’s an adopted orphan and have the next Alpha raised by Ivy herself."

So, the person who killed my son was his illegitimate child with his mistress.

My son could have been saved, but Alexander sacrificed my Ethan for his bastard.

I dialed a number I hadn't called in five years.

"Dad, it's me. Ivy."

"I’ve changed my mind," my voice was cold and steady. "I’m coming back to inherit the Royal Pack."

"And what about the Moonstone Pack?"

"I want the Moonstone Pack erased from existence."

"Alpha, I don't understand. Why didn't you let the doctor save Ethan?" Marcus asked, his voice filled with confusion. "He was alive when we found him."

Alexander sighed heavily. "You don't understand. Ethan recognized Lucas's scent. He would definitely report the killer once he wakes up."

My heart stopped beating.

"What?" Marcus gasped.

"Lucas pushed Ethan toward the rogue border. But he didn’t mean it! He is just a pup who didn't know the rogue borders." Alexander admitted. "If the doctor saved Ethan, Sophia would be imprisoned, and the Council would demand Lucas's execution. I couldn't allow that."

Sophia. The name froze the blood in my veins. Alexander’s first love.

"But... Alpha, that was your son!" Marcus exclaimed in disbelief.

"I know," Alexander’s voice trembled. "But Lucas is my son, too."

I clamped my hand over my mouth, stifling the scream that threatened to tear through my throat.

"What about the succession?" Marcus asked.

"It’s fine," Alexander said. "I'll bring Lucas into the pack once Ivy is stable. We'll claim he's a war orphan. Ivy will raise the future Alpha as her own."

My world collapsed.

My husband, the mate I had loved for five years, had betrayed me long ago. He had a mistress and a pup. To protect them, he watched our son die.

Hatred