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

Chapter 16 After leaving his blood stained workshop , Thorne raced through the moonlit forest toward the SilverFang territory .

Finally , he understood his mistakes .

Surely he could reclaim his Luna .

But Rayne wasnt at the SilverFang den .

He caught her scent at the pack healers sanctuary .

There she stood , Soren carefully .supporting her as they emerged , her hand resting protectively over her belly , face glowing with joy .

Thornes world shattered .

No.

Impossible .

He burst forward , wild eyed .

Rayne , youre … carrying a pup ? Yes , she smiled , genuine happiness radiating from her .

Im finally having my own pup .

How dare you carry another wolfs pup ? Is it Sorens ?! Thornes wolf form rippled beneath his skin , barely contained .

Why shouldnt I ? We completed our mate bond ceremony moons ago .

Thorne went eerily still .

Mate bond … youre bonded to him … Youre mine ! You cant bond with another ! His control snapped , his wolf partially emerging .

When I ignored him , he turned on Soren with a snarl .

I knew every mark on her skin for years .

Her first pup was mine .

Youll never match our bond ! Soren silenced him with a swift , brutal display of Alpha dominance .

She chose poorly once .

Now she has a true mate .

Youre nothing but a dark memory in her past .

Our pack vehicle pulled away , leaving Thorne behind .

Through the rear window , I watched him chase us , his limping form desperate and broken .

He stumbled , crashing to the ground , The Hipoken Lama Tahoma .

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Theyre both unstable .

Storm muttered , her eyes dark with worry .

A rejected mate and a disgraced wolf … what if their madness drives them to harm Rayne and the pup ? Soren pulled me closer , one hand protectively covering mine where it rested over our growing pup .

His Alpha presence wrapped around us like a shield , his scent mixing with mine in that perfect way it had since wed completed our mate bond .

Never , he growled , voice deep with both power and tenderness .

No force in any territory could keep me from protecting whats mine .

5 I leaned into his embrace , feeling our pack bond pulse with shared strength .

This was what true mate bond felt like not the desperate possession Thorne had shown , but this .

unwavering trust , this bone deep certainty .

Soren had waited patiently through the years , protecting me even when I belonged to another , never demanding , only offering his quiet support until I was ready to see what had always been there .

My mate , he murmured against my hair , his wolfs contentment rumbling through his chest .

Our pup will know only safety and love .

Storm watched us with knowing eyes , her earlier concern melting into a satisfied smile .

Shed seen this coming long before either of us had admitted it her brothers heart had .

chosen its mate years ago , waiting only for the Moon Goddess to bring us together at the right time .

At dawn , the border sentries burst through the mist , their fur still bristling as they brought word of the nights bloodshed .

Silvana met her end at the claws of the vengeful pack , her final breaths echoing through the moonlit valley where wolves had made their dens since the first moon rose .

Her blood stained the silver blessed stones of the ancient pack grounds , a warning to all who would break pack law .

Thorne survived their attack , but lost an ear and a leg .

The proud Alpha couldnt bear the shame of being marked , couldnt face the whispers and stares of his former pack .

That night , he consumed deadly wolfsbane .

When they found him , his wolf had already joined the Moon Goddess .