Chapter 44 Shattered Bonds


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    Kirby POV Moon Goddess Honor G, Main Hall


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    I stood alone in the shadows of the corner, a Bloody Mary in hand, my eyes unable to leave the figure at the center of it all.


    Leslie… She was like a full moon suspended in the cold night sky–chill, proud, and radiant with a light too fierce to look at directly.


    Even from across the hall, the unfamiliar strength of her Alpha aura reached me. It tugged at my wolf, Lance, awakening a primal instinct neither of us could ignore.


    Beside me, Leiss wore his usual bitter scowl. He let out a derisive snort. “Hmph. She’s just hiding behind Thorbane’s skirt. ying ghost in a borrowed crown.”


    Ruben, heir to the Rock Pack, chimed in with an acidic grin. “Exactly. The woman only ever got attention because of you, Kirby. Just got kicked out of your Pack, and now she’s already clinging to Thorbane? Born to be a Pack–Jumper.”


    Pack–<i>Jumper</i><i>? </i>


    I turned on him sharply. My icy blue eyes lit with fire, and my Alpha pressure mmed into Ruben like a wall. His face nched instantly.


    “What did you just call her?”


    That word–Pack–Jumper–was one of the cruelest insults in the werewolf world. Especially when used against a female. Against a former Luna. It wasn’t just an attack on Leslie—it was a stain on my judgment, on Crimson Moon Pack’s honor.


    Ruben flinched, clearly panicking. He thought I was angry for the wrong reason. “Whoa, Crimson Moon Alpha, don’t be mad! We all know you hated that bond! Everyone was relieved when you cut ties with her. Hell, we were happy for you. Finally rid of that low–rank Omega!”


    Heughed like it was some kind of shared joke. “Remember back when you two had just formed the bond? We were drinking at Bloodfang Club and you left to use the bathroom. She actually came looking for you! So pathetic! I blocked her at the door. Told her to remember her ce and not interrupt her Alpha’s fun. I warned her she was lucky just to be bound to you—an Omega like that should’ve been kissing your boots with gratitude—”


    <i>Crack</i><i>! </i>


    The crystal ss shattered in my hand.


    Shards dug deep into my palm. Blood streamed between my fingers.


    Chapter 44 Shattered Bonds


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    But I didn’t feel the pain. I felt rage. A fire so hot it seared through every thread of logic in my mind.


    <i>So </i><i>that </i>was it. <i>That </i><i>was </i><i>the </i><i>truth</i>.


    All this time, I thought she was cold, distant, uncaring–that she never once reached out after the split.


    But she had. Just once. She’d worked up the courage to cross that line between us. She’de for me.


    And my so–called “brothers” had crushed her.


    They’d silenced her, humiliated her.


    And I… I never even knew.


    I, the fool, had dared to me <i>her </i>for not trying harder.


    “Ruben,” I ground out his name, my voice hoarse and low, like a demon’s whisper. “Why don’t youe live at Crimson Moon Pack? Be our gatekeeper. You seem to enjoy managing my household so much.”


    I didn’t wait for a reply. I turned on my heel and stormed away, leaving Ruben pale as death and Leiss blinking in stunned silence behind me.


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