Chapter 2

I got rushed to the hospital.

The doctor warned, "Ma'am, your condition is critical. You need surgery immediately. Get your mate to sign the consent form."

"I'll sign. I'm her brother," a deep voice said.

My brother, Alpha Carlos, took my hand. "Don't be scared, V. I'm right outside waiting for you."

Carlos's warmth and support made me feel even more ashamed.

Three years ago, I chose Kyan over my Alpha family.

That decision broke their hearts.

I got wheeled into the operating room.

On the cold surgical table, memories of my five years as Kyan's mate flooded back.

I wasn't born an omega's daughter but the daughter of the Alpha of Silvermoon, the strongest pack.

The moment I saved Kyan on the battlefield, I fell for him instantly.

I cared for him quietly for three months while he was blind and escorted him back to Stonepack.

Kyan vowed to repay me and gave me a moonstone bracelet.

It was the only valuable thing he owned.

His sincere promise still lingered in my mind.

Back then, Kyan wasn't a beta, just an ordinary wolf.

My Alpha family didn't approve of him and opposed our bond.

But I believed I could make Kyan love me for who I was, without my family's status.

Using a potion, I disguised myself as an ordinary omega and stood by Kyan through his toughest times.

While Evelyn abandoned him for power, I spent all my savings on him.

I ran around, arranging everything, and got him into the best warrior training camp.

Eventually, Kyan rose to become Stonepack's beta.

On the day Alpha Eva granted him that honor, he proposed to me.

He swore under the Moon Goddess's witness never to abandon me.

That was the happiest day of my life.

Could Kyan and I really never go back?

"The patient's blood pressure is dropping too fast. The baby can't be saved... Prepare for emergency measures!"

"Please, save my child!" I wanted to beg through my tears, but no sound came out.

In the worst pain, words failed me.

The sounds of the operating room grew chaotic as my consciousness faded.

Carlos pleaded through the mindlink, urging me to hold on.

He used my phone, dialing Kyan's number repeatedly.

When the call finally connected, I heard the sounds of intimate gasps from a man and a woman.

"Kyan, stop it. Your mate's looking for you," a voice said.

"Forget that bitch, babe. You're so tight. I'm close," Kyan replied.

The words pierced my ears, and the physical pain paled compared to the agony in my heart.

While my child and I hovered between life and death, Kyan was inside another she-wolf!

The pain lasted three grueling hours.

The surgery ended, but my first pup was gone forever.

I thought I'd cry, but my eyes stayed dry.

Since Kyan faked his amnesia, I had already shed too many tears.

Alpha Carlos gripped my hand tightly by my bedside, and my parents came too.

Only then did I notice how much my once-invincible Alpha parents had aged.

My father's voice was hoarse. "I've sent people to find Kyan. He'll come to the hospital to care for you."

"No need, Dad," I said, resolute. "I'm done with Kyan."

It was time to end this rotten mate bond.