The Broken Luna Unbound: Goodbye to My Alpha’s Seven-Year Deception Novel

Chapter 24 After disposing of what he assumed was his final obstacle , Reeds Alpha arrogance left him blind to the true danger .

He rose with predatory grace , wiping blood from his hands with clinical detachment , as if the violence around him was beneath an Alphas notice .

Eleven oclock .

Three hours until his flight to Lunaris .

To Winter .

As he turned to leave , white hot agony exploded in his calf .

He crashed to his knees , twisting to see Scarlett , her wolf fully surfaced in her madness , yanking a silver blessed blade from his flesh .

Blood sprayed across her hollow cheeks , her eyes blazing with the feral gleam of a cornered wolf .

The thick scent of Alpha blood had driven her past the point of reason .

Her entire world narrowed to the male who had destroyed her life , her pack status , her unborn cub .

This was her final hunt , her last chance for vengeance .

With terrifying clarity , she struck .

Again .

And again .

And again .

Reeds powerful Alpha howl diminished to a betas whimper , then to desperate , ragged gasps .

The wolf inside him thrashed in panic as silver poison spread through his veins .

His eyes began to glaze , his dominant wolf presence fading as his strength ebbed away .

The Alpha aura that had once filled rooms now flickered like a dying flame .

Scarlett collapsed beside him , the bloodied weapon falling from her trembling hands , her wolfs rage finally spent .

Their mingled blood spread across the marble floor like a dark river , a grotesque testament to prides ultimate price .

Alpha and outcast , predator and prey , united in destruction .

The clock continued its merciless count , indifferent to the tragedy below .

Reeds consciousness began to fade , the pain dulling as his wolf retreated deep within .

He felt weightless , as if floating through moonlight at the edge of pack territory .

The Broken Luna Unbound : Goodhue to My Alphas Seven Year Decention 25.6 % apte The world grew silent except for his wolfs fading heartbeat .

His vision flickered , reality dissolving into fragments of black and white memory .

His life played out before him : privileged cubhood in the Sullivan pack , arrogant youth as heir apparent , his recent fall from pack grace .

Parents , pack mates , rival Alphas all passed before his dimming eyes .

But among the monochrome memories , one figure remained in vivid color .

Winter at sixteen , radiant in ceremonial white , performing the sacred moon dance that first caught his wolfs attention .

Winter at eighteen , tears falling as she gripped his hand in the healing den after hed fought rival wolves for her .

Winter at twenty three , accepting his mate claim with joy bright eyes , her wolf recognizing his .

Winter at twenty four , disappearing into the rain , her final expression and their broken bond lost to him forever .

Watching that fading silhouette , something vital snapped within Reeds chest .

The mate bond hed taken for granted , then betrayed , finally shattered completely .

He felt his essence draining away his Alpha power , his wolf strength , his very life force .

He fought with a predators desperation to hold on , but it slipped through his weakening grasp like moonlight through trees .

Was it his dominance fading ? His claim on life ? His wolf itself ? Reed couldnt tell anymore .

His mind was shutting down , consciousness fleeing like pack bonds at dawn .

His proud Alpha blood turned to ice in his veins , silver poison reaching for his heart .

Only his final tears retained any warmth as they fell , carrying with them the last traces of his love for Winter .

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