At 11, I heard Dominic got home but he didn’t do anything. So, I thought we started our silent treatment as always.
On the next day, I purposely went out after Dominic went to work.
After breakfast, I decided to go to the park because I felt bored with the situation at home.
But lucky me, I saw Courtney with her friends still chatting there. Then, because of my wolf’s hearing, I could hear all of the conversation clearly.
“Luna Lucinda is just too sensitive. Maybe because she just had miscarriage, so she is psychologically tired.”
“Yes, you should not feel upset about it, Courtney.”
Then, Courtney said in tears, “But you said that she already knew about my relationship with Dominic before I got married, right? I am afraid that she misunderstands that.”
“As far as I know, she is just aware that both of you are childhood friends.”
“Yeah, no one told her that Alpha Callahan used to pursue you before you got married and even came to your husband’s Pack to meet you.”
What?
Dominic used to pursue Courtney before she got married to her mate?
But a month after Courtney’s marriage, he pursued me and proposed to me.
I indeed did not know about their story before moving to the Moonriver Pack, since I came from another Pack. But I did not expect that Dominic and Courtney used to be in love like that.
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Since I was a Beta’s daughter of the Saturnfest Pack, my family and I were invited to the Alpha's celebration of the coming age.
Usually, we were deliberately introduced to expand connections and also looked for a mate. After all, 16 years old was the mature age for a werewolf when usually they would get their own wolf and start meeting their mate.
I still remembered Dominic’s 16th birthday party banquet. It was a grand event, filled with laughter, dancing, and the excited energy of teenagers.
That night was also a special night for me, because it was the first time my wolf encountered her mate, Dominic’s wolf.
I felt an inexplicable bond, a magnetic pull toward him. However, to my dismay, Dominic seemed oblivious to the connection, ignoring the reaction entirely.
At the time, it did not make sense to me. But not long after, he pursued me and proposed to me, so I never thought about it anymore.
Then, after I moved over to the Moonriver Pack, I got to know if Dominic had a childhood friend who was a Beta’s daughter like me.