His Rejected Luna's Vengeance

During my hundredth hospital stay, I stumbled upon the comments section online. It was then I understood my role—forever the frail Omega marked for an early exit while my mate, Kasen Ruiz, Beta of the Silver Moon Pack, played the hero. As I lay unconscious in a hospital bed, Kasen was busy being the knight in shining armor for the insecure Delta warrior, Juliet Payne, whom he supported financially. Even when I was rushed to the ICU for emergency care, he still had a condom in his pocket, ready for a rendezvous with her.

The comment section was a chorus, wishing me gone, eager to see Kasen unshackled. Eventually, I granted their wish—I left Kasen’s world one autumn. But Kasen lost his mind, forever stuck in that autumn.

When Kasen burst into the hospital room, his hair humorously tangled with colorful birthday streamers, he remained oblivious to them. Anxiously, he urged the nurse to remove the needle gently. As soon as the needle left my skin, he wasted no time switching spots with the nurse, tenderly pressing the needle mark himself, his head bowed in guilt.

“It’s my fault for not being around,” he murmured, his Beta authority softening into a plea. “Pack duties had me tied up, and I missed your messages. Can you forgive me this time?”

In the air, a text flashed:

[Today is the lead girl’s first birthday celebration, what's the supporting girl up to?]

[He left the party halfway to be with the supporting girl. Waiting for the lead to regret losing her true love.]

I pulled my hand away and glanced at my phone. My plea for help was ignored in the chat thread. He claimed he was busy, yet he had posted a story, forgetting to block me from viewing it. In the video, he held Juliet close, protecting her from the shower of streamers, wishing her a happy birthday with a fond grin. His inner wolf, Shadow, would have been proud of his protective stance, though I could only imagine it.

And what was I doing then? Right, at that moment, my heart was betraying me, leaving me breathless and in pain. The man who vowed to guard me forever was preoccupied with another woman, insisting he was just too busy with pack responsibilities.

I reached out, brushing the streamers from Kasen’s hair. My tone was calm and genuine, though my wolf whimpered softly in the back of my mind. “Tables at The Crescent are hard to book, especially for a Beta. How did you manage to get back so soon?”

I locked my gaze onto his eyes, capturing every flicker of emotion. “Will Juliet be upset?”

The question hung in the air, heavy with unspoken tension. His silence was answer enough.