All Chapters of The Moon I Finally Walked Away From: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Aurora's POVA bottle of champagne exploded overhead after someone shook it hard, and the private lounge erupted into cheers. Everyone was celebrating the youngest and most unruly Alpha heir of Moonridge Pack as another year of Unclaimed Moon officially began.Just moments ago, I had still been the respected future Luna of the pack. Now I sat alone in the corner, forgotten while the celebration carried on without me.Damian had never cared for noisy parties like this, and his pack members usually had to persuade him before he would even show up. That was exactly why Unclaimed Moon had become the biggest event of the year, because everyone wanted to watch the Alpha heir reclaim his freedom.Damian and I met at a border summit between the northern packs. He was the Alpha heir of Moonridge Pack, gifted, fearless, and impossible to ignore.My quiet nature somehow balanced his untamed spirit, and before long, the entire pack was talking about us. But even the strongest attraction could fade

The rhythm of the tango grew faster, shifting from a slow dance into a wild Latin beat. Damian and Scarlett spun through the center of the lounge, bodies pressed close, her short skirt lifting higher with every turn.She was the only she-wolf after six Unclaimed Moons who had broken the rules and still earned a second appearance. If I was cool water, Scarlett was liquor, the fire burning through his blood and tempting him toward the edge.The music stopped abruptly. They looked at each other, breathless, then burst into laughter."Damian, you really didn't lie to me," Scarlett said as she leaned against him.Damian smiled with a wicked edge. "For you, I would throw the rules away. It's your fault for saying you couldn't live without me. I was too softhearted to ignore that."Her slender hand wandered across his chest, brushing over an old wound. Damian let out a low sound from the slight pain, but he did not stop her.How ridiculous. Even then, I was still worried about his injury.Jus

The moment my private plane landed in the Italian territories, Damian's private pack feed updated. Only the core members of Moonridge Pack could see that account.Scarlett had posted from it.Hello, this is Damian. My favorite thing is eating pasta by the sea.In the photo, Damian was cooking in a coastal kitchen with his sleeves rolled up, revealing the strong lines of his forearms. A sharp pain struck my lower abdomen without warning, like a dagger driving straight through me.I dropped to my knees in the crowded airport as darkness swallowed my vision.When I opened my eyes again, the scent of disinfectant and medicine filled my nose. A gray-haired Italian healer stood at the foot of my bed, his eyes full of pity."Miss Aurora, you are fourteen weeks pregnant," he said quietly. "You suffered a threatened miscarriage caused by long-term stress and a sudden emotional shock."My fingers curled against the sheet.The healer continued, "The pup is still alive, but your condition is dange

Damian rushed back into the hollow residence.It looked exactly as it had when he left the night before. The rooms were empty, the walls were bare, and Aurora was gone.This time, however, the silence felt different.The mate bond had vanished.He walked quickly toward the empty nursery, searching for anything he might have missed.He looked down and saw an abandoned photo frame. When he crouched and turned it over, his fingers touched a folded piece of paper hidden behind the backing.He pulled it out and opened it.It was an ultrasound report from a private Healing Lodge in neutral territory outside Moonridge Pack. The date was two weeks ago.Twelve weeks pregnant.For a long time, Damian could not move. His tall body swayed violently, and one hand shot out to grip the wall.Aurora was pregnant. She was carrying his pup, and he had spent the last month with Scarlett, counting the days of his freedom like a fool.He looked at the ultrasound report again, and the silence where the mate

Marco stepped between us before Damian could reach for me again. The restaurant was so quiet that even the clink of a fork against a plate sounded sharp.Damian stared at me as if he had never seen me before."You broke our bond," he said hoarsely. "Aurora, how could you do that to us?""To us?" I repeated.A bitter laugh almost escaped me, but I swallowed it down. I would not give him another collapse to remember me by."You suppressed our mate bond every year because freedom mattered more to you than loyalty. I broke it once because my life and my pup depended on it."His gaze dropped to my stomach.Pain flashed across his face."Our pup," he whispered."No," I said quietly. "My pup."Damian staggered back half a step, as if those two words had opened a wound he had no way to close.He fumbled in his pocket and pulled out a ring box. His hands were trembling."I was going to ask you properly," he said. "I prepared everything. The bonding ceremony, the dress, the vows in front of the