The End of Us, The Start of Me

Celeste Albright, was pregnant when she found out that her mate, Alpha Leo Woodville, had impregnated his former betrothed, Violet Finckle. Again and again, Leo would choose his mistress over her, his fated mate and his own Luna. That was it.

That made Celeste realize that she could no longer stay at the Dark Night Pack.

While the realization was harsh, Celeste knew deep in her heart she deserved someone better. And that person was never Leo even if he was fated to be her mate.

“Let’s severe our mating bond for good, Alpha!” she shouted at Leo as he begged for her to come back.

From that very moment, Celeste learnt to find her one true happiness, especially when the Moon Goddess gave her a rare second chance.

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Celeste Albright stood by the large windows in her room as she stared out into the garden that surrounded the Dark Night Pack’s territory.

Usually, the sight would calm her down when her mate, Alpha Leo Woodville, was going somewhere to someone. After all, there was something that kept her up at night. It was a cold weight settled in her chest.

The reason for the cold weight might be because she still couldn’t comprehend what she had just heard. From what she heard, there were rumors that said from the people. Unsavory rumors about the Alpha and his former betrothed, Violet Finkle.

Celeste’s wolf, Elia, told her, ‘How could he betray us when we’re fated to be mate?’

Elia had been howling in anger for days, feeling angry for the supposed betrayal. People would never say it before Celeste. Yet, she already knew about it.

Instinctively, Celeste placed a hand over her stomach as she felt the faint stir of life within.

‘My poor baby,’ she thought to herself.

What happened inside her was supposed to make her happy. After all, she was going to be a mother and Leo, her mate and mate, would be a father. But happiness was far from her reach.

Then, the door creaked open behind her that stopped her train of thought.

Before that person spoke, she already knew who it was. Her mate. The one who betrayed her the most.

“Celeste,” Leo said, his tone as cold as ever.

Celeste didn’t turn around when her mate called her again, “We need to talk.”

To be honest, she found it hard to look at him even once. The thoughts of his betrayal really broke her heart. Again and again, that man would choose Violet over her. But this was different.

Slowly but surely, she forced herself to face him as she asked him, “Yes, Leo?”

Leo looked sharply at her with his green eyes when he saw her indifferent face.

“You’re not the same. Why are you avoiding me?” he asked quietly.

Celeste almost laughed when she heard his question, so she couldn’t help but retort, “Not the same? How observant of you, Leo.”

Leo frowned when he heard her sarcastic remark.

His jaw tightened as he asked his wife, “What’s that supposed to mean?”

“It means I’ve noticed some things, too,” Celeste replied to him as she lifted her chin and met her mate’s gaze with steady eyes.

“Like how you’ve been spending time with Violet again,” she continued.

When Celeste mentioned Violet’s name, Leo’s face darkened. Celeste noticed that her Alpha crossed his arms. But she knew that it was his usual gesture, defending himself when he was being accused.

“Violet and I are just … old friends,” Leo said defensively as Celeste expected.

“Old friends?” Celeste repeated, her voice barely above a whisper.

Without realizing it, she kept talking, “Leo, you promised me that she was in your past. But she’s here, in our present, more than I am. How am I supposed to feel?”

Leo looked away, a flicker of guilt crossing his face, but he quickly masked it as he coldly answered her, “It’s not what you think, Celeste.”

“It’s not?” she asked him again as she shook her head in disbelief while she was feeling the pain rising in her chest.