All Chapters of Signed Away Under the Full Moon: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

That day, Kaelan sat in his study while the fireplace roared. On the wall screen, a news segment was covering Vera's return from a southern healing retreat to Blackthorn territory. She wore a black dress with her dead mate's wolf crest pinned to her chest, and the reporter called her "the most heartbreaking widow in the North."Kaelan's eyes stayed on the screen.Even when I placed a stack of documents in front of him, he signed without really looking.On top was a jewelry transfer list. At the bottom was my application to cancel the mate ceremony.Under pack law, an unsealed mate ceremony could be revoked if both the Alpha and his future Luna signed. Kaelan probably thought it was another gift list, so he signed quickly.When the pen finished the final stroke, guilt flickered across his face. “This is the last time, Eve. After the ceremony, you’ll be my Luna. Whatever you want, crowns, gowns, jewels, anything in Blackthorn’s vault, you can choose it yourself. You won’t have to take ap

Chapter 2

Two days left.Kaelan had promised me he would walk in holding my hand this time.By five in the afternoon, Kaelan came back to the manor himself.He stood at the bedroom door and watched the maid fasten the last clasp of my gown. He reached out his hand to me. “Tonight, you come with me,Everyone should know who you are before the ceremony.”I looked at his hand for a moment, then placed mine in it.Together, we went to the fortress.The Moon Hall blazed with light. Pack elders, allied Alphas, and noble families filled the room. Some whispered about the future Luna Kaelan had kept away from public ceremonies for years.At exactly eight o’clock, the doors opened.Kaelan walked into the Moon Hall with me on his arm.He wore a black suit with the Alpha crest at his shoulder, his power pressing the hall into silence. Just standing there made every werewolf want to lower their head.Then every eye turned to me.Someone whispered, “Is that Evelyn Hale?”Another voice answered under its breat

Chapter 3

Late that night, I returned to Blackthorn Manor.Kaelan was already there. He stood in the living room, his expression awkward. When I came in, he stayed silent for a long time before saying quietly, "Thank you for helping me tonight."I handed my shawl to a maid and looked at him calmly.He explained, "Vera just came back. Her mental state is still unstable. If I told everyone you were my mate tonight, she would feel like she had no place left at all."I didn't remind him that she was never supposed to be standing in my place.Kaelan continued, "After the ceremony in three days, I'll make you public. You'll be the only Luna of Blackthorn."I nodded. "Okay."My obedience seemed to unsettle him. He took two steps closer and tried to hug me. When his arms came around me, all I smelled was Vera's perfume on his sleeves. It covered the scent that used to belong to him, the forest, cold fir, and Alpha blood.I used to love his embrace. Now it felt like holding a stranger.Kaelan seemed to r

Chapter 4

On the day of the ceremony, Blackthorn territory was busy from dawn.The Moon Goddess altar was decorated with white roses and fir branches. The elders wore dark robes, and servants prepared for the marking ceremony. When the full moon rose, Kaelan was supposed to acknowledge me before the pack and complete the Alpha and Luna mark.But I knew the ceremony would never begin.At noon, the Pack Council's confirmation arrived on my phone.[Cancellation request approved. The Luna coronation and marking ceremony between Alpha Blackthorne and Miss Hale will be officially revoked at sunset today.]I looked at the message for a long time. I didn't feel the rush of satisfaction I had imagined. I didn't feel sad either.I only let out a quiet breath.At four in the afternoon, Kaelan called me.It was noisy on his end. I heard Vera crying in the background, trying to hold it in. She said today was Ethan's death anniversary and she shouldn't be alone. She said everyone else had a mate and she had n

Chapter 5

Kaelan lowered his head and saw the name he had signed with his own hand.At that moment, the strongest Alpha in the North stood on an empty altar and, for the first time, heard his wolf let out a howl so broken it was almost out of control.Kaelan had always believed Evelyn would wait for him.She had waited too many times. Waited for him to come back from Vera, waited for him to make up for a birthday, waited for him to set a new ceremony date, waited for promises that had been delayed until they barely resembled promises anymore.So he had never imagined there would come a day when she truly stopped waiting.He gripped the cancellation application so tightly his knuckles turned white. His wolf surged through his blood, forcing several younger werewolves nearby to step back on instinct."Where did she go?"Elder Maren did not answer.Kaelan lifted his head sharply. His voice dropped until it was frightening. "I asked you, where did she go?""Alpha," Maren said, "she is no longer your

Chapter 6

Harbor City was warmer than the North.When the plane landed, dawn had just begun to pale. Sea wind tasted of salt, and standing outside the airport with my suitcase, I felt free for the first time.I had reserved a small guesthouse near the sea. The owner was a warm middle-aged she-wolf named Maggie. When she saw how much later I arrived than planned, she immediately poured me a cup of hot tea. "Did you run into trouble on the way? A girl dragging a suitcase this far shouldn't just tough it out alone.""It's solved now," I said."Good." She handed me the key. "Your room's on the second floor. If you're hungry, go to the late-night place on the corner. The owner's got a mouth on him, but the food is good."I had planned to stay quietly in Harbor City for a while and slowly figure out what to do next. But after waking from a long sleep, I suddenly thought, since I was free, why not go out first?That night, I went to the place Maggie mentioned.It was called Moon Tide. It claimed to be

Chapter 7

The next morning, Noah arrived downstairs at the guesthouse right on time.His car was old but clean, and the passenger seat had a thin blanket and a bottle of warm water waiting on it."Mr. Reed, how did you know I was staying here?" I asked."Nine out of ten outsiders who come to this stretch of coast stay at Maggie's," he said. "The tenth usually gets lost."I paid him a generous guide fee.Noah looked at the transfer notice with a wounded expression. "Since we're being this formal, can you stop calling me Mr. Reed? You could call me Noah.""Fine, Noah," I said. "Make sure I have fun today."He smiled. "Yes, ma'am. Anything for my rich client."Harbor City looked nothing like the North.Noah took me to a seaside food stall. Just as the vendor was about to sprinkle rosemary into the soup, he stopped her. "She doesn't like rosemary."I paused. I really didn't like rosemary. Only Kaelan knew that.But Noah said it so naturally that I didn't think too much about it then.That afternoon,

Chapter 8

For the first time, Kaelan learned a person could feel hot and cold at the same time.Harbor City was warm in late August. Inside the heavy white wolf mascot suit, sweat had soaked through his shirt. But when he saw Evelyn throw herself into Noah's arms, his blood turned to ice.He knew the ceremony had been canceled.He knew Evelyn was no longer his future Luna. She could meet another wolf. She could start a new life. She could leave him buried in Blackthorn's past forever.Yet he still held on to one selfish fantasy.He imagined she would think of him when she saw the white rose. He imagined that when she learned he had arranged those things for her, she would turn back and look at him, even once.But she didn't.After the music festival ended, Noah and I walked away along the beach.At the end of the streetlight's glow, the white wolf mascot stood there. Its furry arms stretched out, blocking my path.I told Noah to wait for me in the car.Noah didn't look convinced. "Are you sure?"

Chapter 9

Kaelan still seemed desperate to hold on to something.He looked at the trench coat I was wearing and suddenly said, "You left with almost nothing. But all the jewels and gowns are still at Blackthorn. Eve, if you really don't care about me, why did you keep everything I gave you?"I froze for a moment before I realized what he meant.Those things. The necklaces, crowns, gowns, and jewels he had sent after every broken promise.I almost laughed. "Kaelan, those were your apology gifts. How do you have the nerve to ask me about them?"His expression stiffened."I didn't bring them because they disgust me," I said. "Every single piece reminds me that you left me for Vera again. Did you think I loved them that much?"His throat moved, as if the words had cut deep."If you feel bad about it, I can have everything sent back," I said. "I don't want a single piece."He shook his head quickly. "That's not what I meant.""Then what did you mean?"He looked toward Noah standing beside the car, an

Chapter 10

In the end, Kaelan didn't take back the jewels and gowns.He had everything packed and sent to Harbor City, saying it was compensation he owed me. I didn't open the boxes. I handed them all to the Pack Council and used them to establish a fund for mates who had lost their partners.Elder Maren called me once afterward. She said that after Vera left Blackthorn, Kaelan didn't attend a single banquet for an entire month. Once pack business was done, he would go alone to the empty Moon Goddess altar. Some wolves heard his wolf howling there, low and broken, like it was waiting for someone who would never come back.After listening, I only said, "I see."No satisfaction. No pity. When some feelings end, hatred isn't always necessary. Not looking back is the cleanest ending.I stayed in Harbor City.Noah's Moon Tide really had been a disaster. His drinks tasted like moral lectures, his menu read like breakup poetry, and Maggie kept saying he would starve if he kept going.Later, I couldn't s

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