Betrayed By My Alpha Mate

I hung up the phone and opened the Instagram app I hadn’t used in ages. “Maia Perry scandal” was still trending at the top.

"Anyone who hasn't seen it yet? $5, DM me!"

"I'm interested!" "Same here!" "Just sent a DM."

"Why'd she get involved with those rogues? Such a disgrace to werewolves everywhere—what Alpha would want her now?"

"Getting tangled with one of them on the street... Who knows which packs she’s betrayed over the years."

Reading through the comments was like experiencing social death. It couldn’t get much worse. Since the incident happened in rogue territory, the perpetrators were impossible to catch. The video of my violation was going viral on major platforms worldwide. “Silver Moon Pack’s Star in the Streets” was a headline that felt both glaring and painful.

The Crimson Fang Pack had already pulled their alliance, and my own Silver Moon Pack had stripped me of my Delta rank, branding me a disgrace. The agency I had always trusted didn’t manage the crisis but allowed the video to spread like wildfire. To make it worse, they sued me for breach of contract, demanding a huge penalty, claiming my scandal severely impacted their business. The contract, signed by Alpha Caleb Medina on my behalf back then, turned out to be his carefully laid trap—he owned the company all along.

I didn’t have the energy to continue my patrols. Exhausted, I dragged myself back to a run-down apartment on the outskirts of the pack territory. On my way, a torrential downpour started. The rain mixed with the sores on my face, stinging painfully. My head was spinning as I reached the door. Before I could open it, I heard unmistakable sounds of a passionate encounter from inside.

“Oh, Alpha Caleb, be gentle! The new lingerie you just got me today is already ripped…”

Caleb’s voice was filled with desire.

“You little tease, you’ve been driving me crazy. I’m going to make sure you’re satisfied today!”

“Stop it! I have a hunt tomorrow. But doing it on Maia’s bed is such a thrill!”

“You’ve kept giving her banned substances to keep her face from healing. Seeing her on patrol today nearly made me sick!”

My heart sank; no wonder my face was always sore and never healed properly. I thought about the so-called herbs Caleb had been giving me every night. It crushed me inside.

An hour passed before the door opened. Indy Morrison stood there, her neck marked with Caleb’s bite. She looked surprised to see me but then smirked.

“Maia, why are you back so late? I heard things are tough for you now, so I came by after the hunt to check on you.”

“Maia, you’re back!” Caleb was sitting on the couch. His pants were wrinkled, and his shirt was on backward. A wet stain marked the sofa beneath him. He got up to greet me, pretending to care.

“Why didn’t you call me when it started raining so hard? I could’ve come to pick you up. It hurts me to see you like this,” he said with feigned concern. Watching him pretend to care while openly cheating on me in my own home was chilling.

“Concern for me? Enough to sleep with my mate? How shameless can you be?” I retorted, glaring at them both.

“Why so harsh, Maia? You’ve got so much debt and a ruined face. How long will it take for you to pay it off doing Omegas’ work?” Indy chimed in, pulling a check from her pocket and tossing it at me.

“I’m just trying to help you. Alpha Caleb’s amazing in bed, makes me really happy! And you get money too. It’s a win-win, but you’re just too ungrateful!”

Noticing my gaze on Indy’s neck, Caleb awkwardly stepped in to block my view.

“Maia, I’m doing this for you! You work so hard to earn just a bit to pay off your debts. Now, just one night with Indy, and we get all this money. You should thank her!”

Their twisted sense of reality and utter shamelessness made me dizzy, as if I had traveled back to a time when rogues ruled the forests. Losing consciousness as I hit the floor, my last thought was, if I could go back six years, I’d never fall for Caleb Medina.