Chapter Five: The Alpha’s Curse
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Kael Nightfang stood at the edge of the Nightfang cliffs, staring into the night like it owed him an answer.
The wind howled around him, cold and biting, but it was nothing compared to the silence in his chest.
Where there should have been warmth… connection… fire…
There was only ash.
> It’s done, he told himself.
He had spoken the rejection. In front of the entire Bloodmoon Pack. In front of his enemies. In front of her.
Selene.
His fated mate.
The one the Moon Goddess had chosen for him.
> And I sent her away. Like she was nothing.
A muscle ticked in his jaw.
He hadn’t eaten since that night. Hadn’t slept without waking up gasping. He told himself it was the stress of leading, of war preparations, of rogue movements near the borders.
But deep down, Kael knew the truth.
The bond had been severed — but not without cost.
Rejecting your mate always left a scar. Even for an Alpha.
Especially when that mate had eyes like Selene’s.
Eyes that had looked at him like he was worth saving.
> “Alpha Kael.”
He turned as his Beta, Thorne, approached, bowing.
> “Report.”
> “A rogue group has taken over the Blackstone region,” Thorne said. “They’re moving fast. Organized. Not the usual chaos. And… there’s a rumor.”
Kael’s eyes narrowed. “What kind of rumor?”
Thorne hesitated.
> “They say a woman leads them. A warrior. Young. Fast. Cold as death. Some say she used to belong to the Bloodmoon Pack.”
Kael’s blood ran cold.
He didn’t move. Didn’t breathe.
> “Did they say a name?”
> “No,” Thorne said. “Just that she wears no crest, takes no orders… and fights like she’s already lost everything.”
Kael turned back to the cliffs.
The wind carried the scent of pine, snow… and a memory.
> Selene.
He saw her face in his mind—staring at him across the sacred grounds, confused, shattered. He saw the exact moment her heart broke.
And for the first time since he rejected her…
His wolf growled.
Low. Angry. Restless.
> She’s alive, Kael thought. She survived.
He should be relieved.
But all he felt was dread.
Because if Selene had truly survived…
Then she would never be the same again.
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