As Luna of the Black Moon Pack, my human form was the perfect accessory for Alpha Alex. He was invincible, the pack's living legend, while I was his "moonlight"—a tool to display his loyalty and perfection to the world. Today is the celebration banquet for his conquest of rival territory. Before all pack members, he will be crowned king. "My Luna, after tonight, the entire Northern Territory will bow at your feet," Alex whispers in my ear, his possessive breath burning hot. Yet just an hour ago, Omega wolf Selina sent me a mental imprint. Around her bare neck hung the "Moon Soul Stone"—an artifact meant only for Lunas throughout generations. The background was unmistakably our Alpha's master bedroom. "Sister," her mental transmission was sickeningly sweet yet cruel, "Alpha says it feels more alive on me than it ever did on you." I look at my radiant mate before me—the man who once promised I was his one and only. I remember after the last blood battle, when he clutched my hand in his drunken state and desperately asked: "Ella, I feel our spiritual link fading... will you set me free?" I take out a gift wrapped in ancient scrolls from within my dress and hand it to him. "This is my congratulatory gift, Alex." "Open it at your coronation ceremony three days from now." Inside lies a Blood Oath of Mate Severance, signed in my own blood.