The Fated Luna Walked Away From Her Unfaithful Alpha

The year Lilia started university, Dax Webb, the rising Alpha of the Silver Moon Pack, finally agreed to be her mate. For four years, she followed him around, and everyone in the pack remarked that they seemed perfect together. Yet, Dax always countered, "We’re just childhood friends." Whenever Lilia felt hurt, he’d comfort her privately, saying, "I just don’t want to make our relationship public yet; we should focus on our duties to the pack."

At their graduation celebration, hosted in the grand hall of the Silver Moon Pack’s territory, Dax got drunk and joked that if Lilia confessed to him three times in front of the pack, he’d announce their mate bond publicly. Lilia tried but failed to muster the courage. During a small gathering afterward, one of Dax’s close friends, a Gamma, confided in her, "Confessing three times was something Viviana Oliver, that Gamma from the Crimson Claw Pack, once insisted on. She was his 'one that got away.'" Lilia’s heart sank. Dax had never fulfilled that promise with Viviana, yet now he used it as a hurdle for her. With that realization, she finally decided to let go.

When Dax asked her to confess three times publicly, Lilia felt confused. After all, they’d been secretly mates for four years, so why the need for a public declaration? Hearing him mention revealing their bond stirred something within her. She thought it was just one of Dax’s antics, a way to surprise the pack and dispel the rumor that mates drift apart after their formal duties began. But she had clearly overestimated his intent.

"Lilia, what are you staring at? Hurry up and pour the Alpha a drink; aren’t you childhood friends?" the Class President, a Delta, shouted from across the room. Lilia snapped back to reality, realizing everyone’s eyes were on her. She blinked back tears that threatened to spill and forced a smile, "What did you just say?"

Dax, tipsy, looked at her over his glass. He studied her slightly reddened eyes for a long time before smirking, "Come on, Lilia, wasn’t it just you confessing three times the other day, and I turned you down every time? Can’t you handle it? No need to spoil the mood for everyone with your sulking."

The matter of confessing had already passed some time ago, yet Dax would always bring up her embarrassment from that day, regardless of the occasion. Sensing her discomfort, Mila Johnston, Lilia’s best friend and a Delta, tried to ease the situation, "Alright, so it didn’t work out. No need to dwell on it and hurt feelings. Don’t mind them, Lilia, let’s talk about something else."

Only then did Dax shift his attention to Viviana Oliver, the Gamma from the Crimson Claw Pack, sitting next to him. He was attentive to her every need, offering her food and drinks. Even pack members teased them about being together. Dax just smiled, saying nothing, while Viviana bashfully leaned into him. Although she was an outsider at this