Crippled Luna's Farewell: Half A Life Without My Alpha's Deadly Deception

Chapter 14 The heating simal lasted five moons Maya said I had barely made it-two more days, and my wolf would have been permanently crippled. But under Maya's meticulous care, I gradually recovered, Though my body grew stronger, Ethan's conversation with Elder Mitchell still echoed in my ears "The fertility binding must be absolute. She can never know." I had lost my ability to bear children. This fact lay buried in the depths of my heart like a stone, immovable and cold.

With Maya's help, I settled in the Northern Frost Pack. My wolf gradually regained strength, and my body began to feel sensation again. During that time, I learned to rebuild my confidence and reclaim the dreams I had once abandoned.

The Northern Frost Pack was warmer than I had imagined. My diplomatic talents and language abilities were valued here, and I began to make my mark in the pack's external affairs.

However, nightmares still followed me.

"Sarah, there are hunters lurking at the border," Maya hurriedly toldone night. "They're from the Mooncliff Pack, carrying your scent. Ethan is still looking for you." My heart sank. Even after I had faked my death, Ethan refused to letgo. Moon Goddess knows what my life would becif he foundand tookback.

It was tto leave again. I couldn't risk putting Maya and her pack in danger.

"I need to disappear," I told Maya, "to a place where Ethan can never find me."Maya nodded in understanding, helpingarrange everything."Silver Moon Pack," she suggested.

"It's powerful and independent, with almost no connection to the Mooncliff Pack. You can start anew there." And so I left the pack that had givenshelter, heading toward a brand new world. In the Silver Moon Pack, no one knew my past. I could start over, becanyone I wanted to be. My experience and abilities quickly secureda position in the pack, responsible for border patrol-a dangerous but important task.

11:10 Crippled Luna's Farewell Half A Life Without My Alp 10.0% *hapter 14 Tate always knocks when you least expect it. During a border conflict, I met Arnold, the Alpha of the Silver Moon Pack It was a stormy night. I prowling through the woods, tracking a group of intruders. I was injured, trapped on the edge of a steep cliff. That's when a massive golden wolf emerged from the darkness, driving away the intruders with astonishing speed and power.

When we returned to human form, I caught that familiar yet impossible scent-the scent of a mate my wolf, whispered in shock "Mate..." 1 froze. This couldn't be. The Moon Goddess wouldn't be so cruel as to makego through this painful cycle again.

Arnold, the Alpha of Silver Moon Pack, was equally shocked. "Who are you?" he asked, his voice deep and cautious.

"My nis Sarah." I answered, not revealing my past. Those scars had healed, but the memories remained. But I decided to keep my distance from this new mate bond. One betrayal had been enough.

Initially, I rejected the connection. But Arnold-unlike Ethan-didn't force me. He respected my boundaries, givingtto adjust to this new possibility. His patience and understanding gradually melted the ice walls I had built.

Slowly, I began to believe in the possibility of loving again.

When we finally held our Moonbinding ceremony, the entire Silver Moon Pack cto bless us.

That night, under the full moon, my wolf and his wolf ran across the vast forest, free and powerful I seemed to have finally found my true home.

However, there was a void in my heart that couldn't be filled-I couldn't bear children. But fate arranged another turning point for me.

During a border patrol, we discovered an abandoned wolf cub-a little boy, no more than a few months old. His pack had been attacked by rogues, his parents sacrificing themselves to protect him. When I held that small life, feeling his heartbeat synchronize with mine, I knew the Moon Goddess had givena second chance.

We adopted the boy, naming him Alex. He had golden hair and keen senses, like a born Alpha heir. I threw myself wholeheartedly into raising him, striving to be a good mother. Every the called"Mom," my heart filled with unspeakable joy.

11:10 Crippled Luna's Farewell; Half A Life Without My Al De 10.3% Chapter 14 Six years passed like flowing water. Our life seemed perfect, but undercentred heat the surface.

Arnold began to grow distant. Initially, I thought it was just pack matters occupying his these da warmth in his eyes gradually faded, just as Ethan's once had.

Then, the unexpected happened-my father, Clark Joseph, appeared. He d. He Ο had abandoned may orthog andNO when I was a child. Now, he re-entered my life with his daughter Linda-my half sister "Sarah," he whispered my name, surprised at my new life. "What are you doing heter "I have a new life," I replied coldly. "I'm no longer the daughter you abandoned" Clark looked both guilty and confused, but I didn't give him a chance to explain. I had learned to protect my heart.

Linda resembledphysically, but she was ambitious and calculating She seemed interested in mary new life, especially in Arnold-which sent chills down my spine. History began to repeat itself in a terrifying way.

Arnold's gaze began to follow Linda, just as Ethan. Alex started calling her "Sister Linda," craving her attention. And, once again, found myself becoming an unwelcpresence. I stood by the window, gazing at the full moon, and made my decision.

I had once been betrayed, abandoned, nearly killed.

But this time, I wouldn't wait for complete destruction. I wouldn't fake my death and leave like last time.

I would face it all, standing proudly on the path I chose.

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