Rejected Omega's Palace Payback After Cliffside Betrayal

After Eduardo secured top honors in the pack’s prestigious Beta trials, he returned to our humble home in Greywood with a plan far darker than I could have imagined. He promised to take me to the capital, to a new life, but his words were a lie woven with venom. His true intention was to lead me to a secluded place, to silence me forever.

The rushing river roared behind me, its currents wild and unforgiving. I clutched my swollen belly, my back pressed against the edge of the cliff. There was nowhere left to retreat.

“Lydia… this pup… it shouldn’t have come,” Eduardo said, his voice cold and detached, his eyes devoid of the warmth I once knew.

I looked at him, my gaze soft, my lips curling into a faint, bitter smile. “So that’s it, then? Fine… I’ll step aside. Take another mate, someone of higher rank, someone who can elevate you.”

His expression faltered for a moment, confusion flickering across his face. “Step aside?”

“Yes,” I replied, my voice tender yet laced with steel. “After all, I carry your only heir. Surely that counts for something.”

“Elena… she wouldn’t allow it!” His voice cracked, and suddenly his hands were on my shoulders, his grip bruising, his eyes wild with desperation. “There will be other pups… but they’ll be hers, born of noble blood! Not… not this.”

Before I could respond, he shoved me with all his strength.

The wind howled in my ears as I fell, my eyes locked on his retreating figure. A cold smile played on my lips as I whispered, “You’re wrong.

“There won’t be any more pups.”

Then I twisted midair and plunged into the icy depths below.

For three years, Eduardo had been my mate, yet he never knew one thing about me—I was an excellent swimmer.

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The next time we met, it was in the grand hall of the Lycan King’s palace. Eduardo, now a high-ranking Beta, stood before the throne, his face pale and his body trembling as if the ground beneath him had crumbled.

I sat calmly behind the young Lycan Prince, Parker, my expression indifferent as I murmured, “Prince Parker, Beta Eduardo has disrespected the court. What should be done?”

Parker, though only five years old, turned his sharp gaze toward Eduardo. His voice, soft yet carrying the weight of authority, echoed through the hall. “He deserves death.”

The air in the hall grew heavy with the scent of fear and dominance, Eduardo’s usual confident aura now shattered. The Lycan King, seated on his throne, leaned forward, his piercing eyes locking onto Eduardo. “Beta Eduardo,” he began, his voice calm but laced with an alpha tone that sent shivers down the spines of everyone present, “you have betrayed not only your mate but the very essence of our kind. The Moon Goddess does not look kindly upon those who forsake their bonds.”

Eduardo’s knees buckled, and he fell to the ground, his head bowed. “My King, I…