Before my mother-in-law could respond, the sharp howl of a messenger wolf broke the silence in the healer’s den.
On the other end, Liam’s voice was icy cold: ‘Prepare my private hunting grounds and have someone bring over that silver-infused pelt I acquired a few days ago. If you won’t wear it, there are plenty of she-wolves waiting in queue by my den who will!’
His voice was quiet, but it was painfully clear in the silence of the healer’s den.
My mother-in-law’s eyes burned with rage. She was about to take the communication crystal and say something, but Liam cut the connection.
She let out a long sigh and lowered her hand as she looked at me. “Isabelle, in the end, it’s the Black Moon Pack that has wronged you. I agree to break the mate bond…”
Her warm tears landed in my palm. “But I have one request…”
“I know. You don’t want Liam to know what really happened eight moons ago. Don’t worry, I’ll take this secret to my grave.”
My words caused her to completely break down.
Eight moons ago, the Black Moon Pack was at its weakest. Liam’s father, driven to despair by rival packs, jumped from Moon’s Peak. In an instant, the once-proud Black Moon Pack was left fighting for survival.
Everyone knew how much I loved Liam. So, when disaster struck, his mother came to my father’s territory and begged me to accept our mate bond. She remained outside my den for three days and three nights.
Finally, my father, moved by my insistence, agreed. He gave everything he had to save the Black Moon Pack from ruin.
But that night, I discovered the truth about their downfall.
The Obsidian Moon Pack orchestrated the downfall of the Black Moon Pack. Nova’s father and she were both involved.
But Liam’s mother didn’t want him to be caught up in such a cruel past, so she knelt before my father and me and begged us not to tell him the truth.
I understood a mother’s love for her puppy. So, even today, as Liam holds Nova in his arms and takes her to his den, I will keep my promise.
My mother-in-law drew me into her embrace and gently stroked my pale face.
“Child, Liam doesn’t know how to cherish his true Luna. That’s his misfortune. Seven days from now is your birth moon. Stay for your birth moon, and after that, I’ll let you leave our pack…”
Looking at the elderly she-wolf in front of me, her fur already streaked with grey, I nodded. Seven days. I’d already endured eight moons.
Not wanting to disrupt my sleep, she brought me fresh meat and left.
The moment the den door closed, my crystal vibrated with a new message from Liam.
A vision.
In the dim lighting, he was entangled with a she-wolf whose face I couldn’t make out. Growls and whimpers permeated the air.
My hands trembled as I attempted to turn off the crystal, but just then, Liam called.
His tone was lazy and filled with disdain. “Saw the vision? If I don’t get the location of your hunting grounds texted to me by moonrise, I’ll send countless more visions like this straight to your crystal. Might as well let you learn something-see how other she-wolves please your Alpha.”
“Liam, I’ll go.”
When he heard my response, he sighed with satisfaction.
