Alice POV
“Alice, have you really decided?” Beta Owen looked at me in disbelief.
I said calmly, surprising even myself, “Yes, I have decided to apply to join the Without Borders Organization this time.”
"The border is not like here. There are roaming werewolves there and the environment there is extremely harsh. It may even... threaten your life!" Owen said worriedly, "By staying in Green Track Falls, you'll be safer."
I knew Owen was saying that for my own good. But if I continue to stay there, my heart would die before my body.
I was tired.
"I'm ready. Owen, here's my application, please sign it. If I miss this time, I'll have to wait until next year."
I looked directly at Owen, who looked troubled, hoping he could help.
"You and Leander’s wedding will be next month. After becoming Luna, you only need to help him manage the wolf pack. You don't have to rely on military exploits to gain social status."
Owen’s expression was full of confusion because he could not understand how I felt.
After all, becoming Luna was what many female wolves dreamed of.
And three years ago, when I was just a wandering Omega, that was my dream too.
During that accident, I was attacked by other stray werewolves and nearly died.
It was Leander who appeared like a God and pulled me back from the brink of death.
Our eyes met in the moonlight and at that moment, I felt the bond of fate, that we were each other's partners.
After joining the Green Track Falls wolf pack, I established strict training standards with the help of Beta Owen.
I learned fighting, shooting, horsemanship and basic medicine, all in order to become a qualified partner for Leander.
However, even though I had trained to become a Gamma, the rest of the pack still mocked my lowly bloodline and questioned my abilities.
He even told me to leave the pack in front of me, telling me that Leander should marry the elder's daughter and produce an heir with a strong bloodline.
But as long as Leander loved me, I did not care what other people thought.
During these three years, I also hoped to marry Leander as soon as possible.
However, all that changed when his delicate childhood sweetheart, Rosalyn, returned to his life.
Leander began to ignore everything about me and only Rosalyn was in his eyes.
"As a Beta, I still cannot disobey the orders of Alpha Leander. Alice, you'd better ask Leander’s consent.” Owen finally rejected my request.
"Don't worry, Leander will definitely agree.” I pretended to be relaxed, but the clenched fists behind my back still revealed my uneasiness.
I had to get Leander to agree.
Maybe, before I even opened my mouth, he would scold me and put me in solitary confinement.
I walked out of the training camp with the application form for the Without Borders Organization, sighing as I walked.
The wedding was only a month away, but we were still arguing about it a few days ago. That was not the first time.
Leander said, “The wedding doesn't need to be too formal. We can just take the oath together under the moon. Rosalyn will be our witness."
It was Rosalyn again!
During the last wedding ceremony, she fainted and had a heart attack, which resulted in the wedding being cancelled before it even started.
I watched Leander carry her away, leaving me alone at the wedding and eventually being treated as a joke by the entire wolf pack.
Every time Leander and I were together, Rosalyn would use these tricks to keep us apart.
I had had enough of the drama between the two of them.
It was indeed me who was his mate, but I was sure everyone would even think that Rosalyn was Leander’s true partner if he continued acting like that.
“This is my only wedding in a lifetime and I hope it can at least be done the way I want it to be. Also, I don't want Rosalyn to be my witness!" I roared angrily.
"Alice, stop being unreasonable!"
Leander slammed the door and walked out.
Every time we had an argument, I was the one who took the initiative to admit my mistakes, even if the fault was not mine.
That night, I was about to apologize to him, but I heard Leander calling Rosalyn in the study, “Rosalyn, don't worry, I won't make you sad. The wedding won't take place. No one can disobey Alpha's orders."
Only then did I realize that Leander did not want to get married because of Rosalyn.
He did not want Rosalyn to be sad because of me, but he never cared that I would be heartbroken because of him.
So, escaping from the pack might be the best way to end a marriage that was over from the beginning.
Leander would surely thank me for the choice I made for them.
