After Alpha Faked His Death, I Cut off the Mate Bond

Ever since I lost my Alpha, Kael, in a brutal fight with some nasty rogues, I've been raising our young son, Finn, all by myself.

My old pack has been pushing me to take a new Alpha, you know, so Finn and I would have protection.

But I truly believed my Mate Bond with Kael was unbreakable.

Then, on the Blood Moon ceremony, the fifth anniversary of Kael's “sacrifice,” I overheard Kael's father, old Alpha Marcus, tearing into Kael's quiet twin brother, Ronan:

“Kael! You damn wolf! It was Ronan who went down on Blood Moon Cliff five years ago! He was the cursed one!