Chapter 1

At the New Moon Festival, during the Hailmark pack's tribal banquet, my Alpha husband Gareth had his arm around his first love Fiona as they ate together.

Gareth wouldn't let me sit down.

He made me stand on the side to serve them, pouring drinks and passing food.

I said to him, "Let's get divorced."

He replied absentmindedly:

"Just because I asked you to serve us? How long are you going to stay mad this time?"

Three years of marriage, and he never believed I would actually leave him.

But this time, I had really made up my mind.

Because just a few minutes ago, I received a message from Alpha King Jasper:

[I'll come pick you up after I finish this interview. Should be around midnight.]

I immediately replied: [Okay]

At the tribal banquet on New Moon Festival day, Gareth pushed me aside without a second thought and told me to go greet the pack members.

He fussed over everyone's seating, then pulled Fiona to sit beside him.

With so many people at the banquet, there was no seat for me alone. I could only help out from the sidelines.

Seeing my anger, Gareth said:

"I just asked you to help out a bit. Are you satisfied now?"

"Could you pour me some water too?"

Fiona interrupted our conversation and naturally sat down next to Gareth.

Seeing my expression darken, she immediately asked, "What's wrong? Gareth, did you upset Luna Violet again?"

Gareth pursed his lips but said nothing.

Fiona immediately started trying to smooth things over.

"Luna Violet, don't be angry with him. I should be the one pouring water for everyone."

I let out a cold laugh. "You like my husband so much, you even had to sit next to him today. I might as well just hand him over to you."

Fiona bit her lip, tears welling up in her eyes.

"How can you say that? You've misunderstood. Even though Gareth and I dated before, that's all in the past. Gareth and I are just friends now."

Gareth glanced at me reproachfully:

"If you have an issue, take it out on me. Why are you provoking her? If you want a divorce, fine, get divorced. No need to drag other people into this."

Gareth patted Fiona and took her outside to clear her head.

We discussed divorce so carelessly.

It wasn't like this when we first started dating.

Back then, Gareth and I fell in love at first sight. I was Gareth's fated mate, and after meeting me, he immediately broke up with Fiona.

But Fiona's father was a high-ranking Beta in Hailmark pack, so even after the breakup, they still had plenty of contact.

I still remember what Gareth said at our wedding: "From now on, I'll only love you."

But looking at it now, Gareth's vows couldn't be trusted at all.

After the banquet ended, Gareth's old friends had a party planned.

I didn't want to affect everyone because of our issues, so I forced myself to go.

When I reached the door, the friends were complaining about me.

"Is Violet not coming? Did you two have a fight?"

Someone laughed awkwardly. "Getting mad over this? Someone had to help out at the gathering. Isn't Violet being too sensitive?"

"Seriously. If I were looking for a partner, I'd rather find someone easy-going who doesn't make a fuss all the time. Hey, someone like Fiona would be perfect."

Gareth seemed to sigh.

"What can I do? That's just her temper. I spoiled her, so I have to deal with it."

Someone laughed. "You should still stand your ground when you need to, or you won't have any say in the future."

Fiona said:

"Luna Violet is so lucky. If someone pampered me like this, I wouldn't dream of fighting with him."

Gareth's friends immediately started egging them on. "Then let Gareth pamper you today."

"Really? We're finally all together. Can you give me a New Moon Festival gift? Honey?" she asked jokingly.

I heard Gareth answer her with a laugh.

"I already prepared a New Moon Festival gift for you."

Then Gareth reminded everyone.

"You can joke around, but don't say anything in front of Violet."

I let go of the doorknob. The laughter inside sounded so sharp.

Gareth knew very well that I minded him being ambiguous with other people.

He said he was afraid of me getting angry, yet he let Fiona call him honey in front of everyone and even prepared a New Moon Festival gift for her.

It was simply because he was so certain that after getting angry for a bit, I would ultimately forgive him.

But this time, he miscalculated.

Soon after, Fiona updated her social media status:

"Received Gareth's New Moon Festival gift. It feels so good to be cherished!"

In the photo, she and Gareth had their fingers intertwined. The bracelet on her wrist sparkled brightly.

I ultimately didn't push open the door to join their party.

Instead, I called my dad, the Alpha of Soulgnaw pack.

"Dad, I want to come back to Soulgnaw pack."

He paused, somewhat surprised.

"Really? You haven't been back in so long. Did something happen between you and Gareth?"

I held back my emotions, not letting him hear my sadness.

"I miss you. I'm planning to develop my career in Soulgnaw pack. I'll stay there and keep you company from now on."

My dad instantly heard the dejection in my voice, but he didn't call me out on it.

"I support all your choices. Should I come pick you up?"

Hearing my dad's indulgent voice, my heart settled down.

"No need. Someone's coming to get me."