Lunar Betrayal: The Alpha's Regrets

“Help!” Her voice cracked, raw with desperation.

Through the haze of pain and terror, she caught sight of movement in the distance. A figure—tall, broad-shouldered—stood just beyond the clearing. Relief flooded her. “Hayden!” she screamed, reaching out toward him. Her mate. Her protector.

But Hayden Sundown didn’t move. His golden eyes, so similar to the wolf’s, flickered with something unreadable. Without a word, he turned his back and walked away.

The betrayal stung sharper than the wolf’s bite. Elena screamed after him, her voice laced with disbelief and fury. “How could you?”