
Three years ago, I stood at the altar in a white dress, my hands shaking as I waited for my mate. Alpha King Damien of the Northern Pack. The most feared, most wanted wolf in the entire continent. Every she-wolf dreamed of being claimed by him. I got claimed. Then discarded. “Divorce papers. Sign them,” Damien’s voice was ice cold that night. His golden eyes, the same eyes I had loved since we were pups, looked through me like I was nothing. Around us, the entire royal pack watched. Whispers, laughter, pity. “You are barren, Aria. The Moon Goddess cursed you. I cannot build a dynasty with a Luna who cannot give me heirs.” He took his fated mate, Selene, right there. My best friend. She was pregnant. Perfect. The Luna everyone wanted. I signed. Because what choice did I have? Barren. Useless. Broken. They threw me out of the palace with nothing but the clothes on my back. No pack. No name. No wolf. The divorce was announced to all 47 packs. I became a joke. “The discarded Luna.” But they were wrong about one thing. I wasn’t barren. Three weeks after exile, I found out I was carrying twins. Damien’s twins. The Moon Goddess had hidden them from him as punishment for his cruelty. For three years I raised my son and daughter alone in the human world. No pack protection. No money. Just me, two babies, and the rage that kept me breathing. I learned to fight. I learned to build. I learned that a wolf without a pack is still a wolf. Now I’m back. Not as Aria the barren ex-wife. But as Miss Aria Cole, billionaire CEO of Cole Tech, the company that just bought 40% of Damien’s family business. I own his board. I sign his paychecks. I walk into his office in a black suit, my twins holding my hands, and watch his golden eyes go wide with shock. “You,” he breathes. “Me,” I smile. Cold. Sharp. The same smile he gave me three years ago. “Sign these papers, Your Majesty. This time, it’s for full custody of your company.” Damien wants me back. The Moon Goddess says we’re still fated mates. Selene is screaming that the twins belong to the royal pack. But I’m done being claimed. Done being owned. Done being divorced. This time, I’m the one doing the rejecting. Unless… his wolf is right. Unless my heart is stupid enough to want the Alpha King who broke me. He threw me away once. Let’s see if he can survive me coming back.

