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Story: The Rejected Alpha

Maybe he didn’t change; perhaps I just didn’t see his true colours from the beginning.
My heart ached from the throbbing pain.
I slowly picked up the potion and was about to open it when the Beta knocked on my door.
“Luna Violet, the Alpha invites you to the ceremonial square,” he told you.
I looked at him, puzzled. “What does he want to do?”
“All the pack members are already there. Please come with me, Luna Violet.”
Finally, I agreed. After all, I was still the Luna of the pack. It is best to speak clearly in front of everyone.
Roses were spread throughout the square. Maverick stood in the centre, dressed in a white suit and holding a bouquet of moonflowers, smiling at me.
Pack members gathered in small groups, their looks at me fraught with disapproval.
I looked at the all-too-familiar scene in front of me: Maverick had decorated the square exactly as he had when we held our mating ceremony.
Back then, he was full of youthful energy, and his gaze was fixed on me. He became my mate with the genuine blessings of the entire pack.
But everything had changed.
Maverick approached me, and the crowd parted in the middle to make room for him.
“Violet, no matter how many times we start over, I will always love you,” he told her.
He paused in front of me, holding the bouquet out. Under the moonlight, his eyes shone with hope, and his expression was tense.
Ten years ago, I took the flowers and kissed him passionately. But now…
“Maverick, I want to break the mate bond with you,” I told him.
His optimistic expression faded gradually. Maverick’s face twisted with rage, and he threw the bouquet on the ground. “Impossible! You will never leave me!” he exclaimed.
Following that, the farce ended.
Maverick stormed out of the square, leaving the other wolves to gossip.
“The Alpha has already separated from Stella. Why does the Luna still want to break the mate bond?”
“Yeah, the Alpha went to all that trouble to make up for it, and she still rejected him.”
“The Luna really doesn’t know what’s good for her.”
I could hear all of the other wolves’ criticism of me–just because I rejected Maverick, I was the irrational one.
I picked up the potion once more.
That night, Maverick came to get me. After being publicly rejected, he resumed his usual overbearing and domineering behaviour.
“This is my home too. What’s wrong with me living here with my Luna and my pup?” he was insisting.
Maverick refused to let me shut the door on him. His gaze was filled with determination.
“Maverick, give me two days to calm down and reconsider our relationship, okay?” I coaxed him gently. “If you don’t agree, the mate bond can’t be broken anyway. What difference does a few more days make?”
I had no choice but to give in slightly and coax him to leave.
After he left, I took Asher and our luggage and went directly to the Silver Wolf pack. With the potion in hand, why should I be concerned that Maverick will refuse to break the bond?