I Rejected My Alpha After Seven Years

The night the Blood Moon hung overhead was supposed to be my Luna Ascension. After seven years together, the entire Duskwater Pack had gathered to watch Dorian place the Luna moonstone around my neck. But just as he lifted his hand, Ophelia suddenly cried out from the crowd and collapsed. Dorian froze. He didn't even glance at me. He pushed through the wolves and ran straight to her. I was left standing alone on the moon altar, holding the moonstone no one came to place upon me. The eyes of the entire pack burned into my back like needles. After what felt like forever, Dorian finally turned and called to me from across the crowd. "She's having another episode. You're a healer—you should understand." "We can do the crowning another day. The bond isn't going anywhere. What's the rush?" I looked down at the cold stone resting in my palm. So this was what my coronation meant to him. Less than one woman's cry of pain. And suddenly, I laughed. He was certain the bond would keep me tethered until next month. For the past six months, the mark on my chest had tightened night after night until I could barely breathe. Everyone said it was because my power wasn't strong enough yet, that I cou…

Oleh Stormborne Princess