For three years, I waited. I waited to become the perfect Luna for my pack, to give the Alpha an heir, to finally belong.
But the truth was far crueler than I ever imagined. For three years, I lived a lie. I was nothing more than an outsider in a love story that didn't belong to me. Three years of mourning the loss of my child, of grieving a future ripped away. And in those dark years, I made one promise: I would make the man who destroyed me pay.
My choices were simple: die at the hands of my pack or escape and survive. I chose life, though it was far from easy.
Then came Fenrir Lycros-the Lycan King, the most bloodthirsty and ruthless ruler to ever command the werewolves. With his iron fist, he took me as his personal maid, making my life a living nightmare. Every step was a risk. Every breath a challenge. Even the smallest mistake could cost me my life. But no one knew where I had gone. No one would think to look for me in the King's fortress.
"Always be submissive, don't speak unless spoken to, don't see anything, don't disturb the Lycan, or you will die." These were the rules I followed, and I obeyed them well-until one night, the King made me an offer I couldn't refuse.
"Do you want me to save those people?" he asked, his voice low, the weight of his power evident in every syllable. "Then give yourself to me tonight. Be my woman. I desire you, and I know you feel the same. Just once, Raven. Only once."
But it wasn't just once. What started as a desperate bargain turned into something deeper, something neither of us could deny. The cold, untamable man who ruled with terror had somehow found a way into my heart. And in return, I found myself bound to him-body, heart, and soul.
As the past comes rushing back to haunt us, the secrets surrounding my birth begin to unravel. And when the truth comes to light, I face an impossible choice: run from Fenrir and the life I've built-or trust in him to protect me and our future.
"I'm sorry, Fenrir," I whisper, my heart torn