The Alpha’s Regret Under the Blood MoonChapter 1
After the mating pact between Adriana and Nathanie was formally announced to the pack, whispers began to reach her ears.
It wasn’t long before she learned the truth—long before she bore his Luna mark, Nathanie had already given his heart to another she-wolf.
Olivia.
They had grown up in the same territory, trained together as pups, bled together during their first shifts. The pack often spoke of them as if their bond had been inevitable.
Nathanie never denied their history. What he denied was its meaning.
Yet his actions said otherwise.
He personally oversaw Olivia’s recovery during her unstable transformations. He made sure she was given the warmest chamber in the Alpha residence. When her wolf grew restless at night, he was the one who answered her calls.
Eventually, he brought her into the Alpha manor itself.
Adriana watched it all unfold without causing a scene.
She no longer argued during council gatherings when Olivia sat too close. She stopped asking why her mate always rushed away at the faintest hint of Olivia’s distress. She quit fighting for space in a place that should have been hers by right.
Instead, she began preparing her departure.
Quietly, without informing Nathanie, she sent an application to the Northern Territories’ Healing Corps—a role assigned to wolves who traveled beyond their homeland to treat injured packs in conflict zones.
It was dangerous work. Far from the safety of their borders.
But distance was exactly what she needed.
When the Alpha Council’s seal arrived approving her transfer, she felt neither relief nor triumph—only a steady calm.
She would leave this territory.
Leave the manor.
Leave him.
And when the time came, she would not look back.
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She stood before Elder Rowan, the head of the Healing Council, her spine straight despite the weight in her chest.
“Elder, I am requesting deployment beyond the Western Sea. I wish to join the Border Relief Pack as a field healer.”
The elder’s brows lifted in surprise.
“With your standing and skill, Adriana, you would thrive here. Your mating ceremony is set for the next moon cycle. Leaving now will cause talk.”
Adriana understood what he truly meant. An engaged Luna abandoning her territory was more than gossip—it was scandal.
But her wolf was tired.