When My Alpha Ex-Husband Came Looking for Me, I was Already Gone

“I’ve agreed to marry that unconscious Alpha Maximus Thane, to replace your dear illegitimate daughter,” I told my alpha father. “I knew Maurine can’t bear the idea of being Luna to a cursed man. So I’m offering myself as a substitute.” He exhaled sharply, then his shoulders began to relax. Then he nodded. I knew he would agree. He always gave Maurine everything. My mother had died from heartbreak when she found out my father had a secret family. Since then, I’ve hated him. Hated them, especially Maurine who had stolen everything from me. Perhaps, that was why I had grown to love Lucas, my wolf knight… because he was all I had. All I believed in. Until recently. Lucas was supposed to be my protector. But when the vampires attacked, he didn’t hesitate. He ran to her, to Maurine. He left me bleeding on the ground when he was supposed to protect me, body broken, soul shattered. And he never looked back. I also knew he hid his true identity as a powerful alpha. He pretended to be a normal wolf knight, all to get closer to Maurine. So I made my choice. If love meant being second best, then I chose the silence of a poisoned Alpha over the noise of a love that was never mine. I didn’t say goodbye. By the time Lucas came looking for me… I was already gone.