The Betrayed Luna Chapter 05
My mother was rushed to the emergency room. Mercifully, they intervened in time—she was out of critical danger.
Sitting at her bedside, gazing at her pale, drawn face, I pulled out my phone and messaged Felix:
Is the agreement ready? I won’t budge one inch on asset division. If he refuses to sign, take it straight to the Werewolf Court.
Felix replied:
Your finances are too entangled. I need three more days.
Three days later, bond-breaking agreement in hand, I went directly to Pack House.
Pack House—from selecting the site to the renovation to establishing the Pack’s company, from the very first client to its current scale—my fingerprints were on every inch of it.
Yet now, the Omega at the front desk blocked my path:
“Luna, Alpha Alden is in a meeting. You can’t go in.”
“I am the Luna. You dare stop me?”
I shoved past her and strode straight to the Alpha’s office. One kick sent the door flying open.
Inside, Alden sat behind the desk. Viola perched on his lap. They were feeding each other bites of the same slice of cake.
Seeing me burst in, Viola shrieked and scrambled off his lap, ducking behind him.
Alden rose, face thunderous: “Heidi, have you lost your mind? Who let you barge in here?”
I ignored his anger entirely. Hurled the bond-breaking deal straight at his face.
Pages scattered across the floor. Black ink on white paper—every word searing into his eyes.
“Sign it.” I looked at him with frozen calm. “Alden—take your mistress and get the hell out of my world.”
Alden glanced down at the papers on the floor. The moment he registered bond-breaking, he actually scoffed.
He bent down, picked up the agreement, didn’t even read the contents—and ripped it in half. Tossed it in the trash.
“Heidi, are you done with this tantrum?” He walked toward me, looking down from his full height.
“Playing hard to get—does that actually work on me?”
“You think I don’t know? I’ve already covered your dad’s medical bills. I hired your mom the best caregiver.”
“You’re waving this piece of paper at me because you want me to grovel—admit it.”
He reached out to touch my face. I recoiled in disgust.
Alden didn’t get angry. Instead, he smiled—confident, self-assured.
“Come on, stop being angry.”
“I already had Beta transfer that big penthouse in the Pack’s central district into your name today. You always loved the night view from there, didn’t you?”
“As long as you behave yourself—the Luna position, the assets—they’ll always be yours.”
I looked at him—at that insufferable self-satisfaction—and felt equal parts pity and revulsion.
Even now. He genuinely believed that a few scraps of sweetness, a little coaxing, would make me forgive him unconditionally, the way I always had before.
“Alden, what part of this don’t you understand?” I met his eyes without wavering.
“I don’t want your charity. I want your signature.”
“I’ve compiled every piece of evidence of your affair—including the financial records showing you diverted company funds to buy Viola that house.”
“If you won’t sign, we’ll see each other in Werewolf Court. And when we do—your reputation will be destroyed.”
At that, Alden’s expression finally changed.
He stared at me, searching my face for any trace of a bluff.
But all he found was absolute coldness. Absolute resolve.
“Heidi, don’t make yourself regret this.” He spoke through clenched teeth.
“My only regret is being blind enough to marry you.” I turned and walked out of his office without looking back.