Selena and Kian had been bound politically for three cycles of the moon.Though the vast territory knew nothing of their true Mate status,they had functioned as any loyal Alpha pair.Through the years,the two of them fulfilled their obligations to the bloodline and to the Volkov name.
Selena would select the ceremonial tunic and cloak Kian would wear to the Dark Moon Conglomerate meetings every morning.She would attend the Pack Council sessions with him,a silent pillar of strength.
Kian would always inform her in advance if they were required at any territorial summit or inter-pack gathering.
Their shared heat was also active.They exchanged the binding kiss every day,like the mated pair everyone in the inner circle assumed them to be.Never had Kian forgotten to offer Selena a valuable tribute during important dates,such as their binding anniversary,the Moon Festival,and her birth date.
In short,he provided her with every token of respect.He fulfilled his duties as the political Mate diligently.He had done everything a perfect husband and Alpha should,except offer his heart.
Even Selena believed her life would remain this steady.She didn’t know it would only take one female to shatter the illusion of her perfectly ordered life.
Lyra has returned.
Now,everything she had dreamed and hoped for her and Kian was ruthlessly broken.
Selena realized the female who answered Kian’s secure line yesterday must be Lyra.They must have been together then.
‘They were already sharing company?’Selena’s wolf snarled.
‘Or were they together the entire time Kian was on his critical dominance trip?’
‘Did they return to the territory together yesterday?’
Did he spend the night guarding Lyra?
Thinking of this,Selena felt her heart collapse into her core.Kian effortlessly broke her spirit,leaving her body and soul crushed by the sting of his rejection.
“Selena,do not fret.Even if we sever the binding,you will still retain your rank within the Volkov bloodline.You will still be the Blood-Sister I care for most.”
‘Sister?’Selena’s inner wolf screamed,howling with pain.
‘We were politically bound for three years!We shared the same furs every night for three wretched years!Now,you dare call me your Kin?’
Selena could feel her wolf-blood boiling in a resentment that threatened to erupt.
She sighed,defeated.“Let us discuss the terms,then,”she said.