Chapter 1

In the empty temple, I knelt before the statue of the Moon Goddess, praying with all my heart. "That's right. I pray to you so that my mate bond with Alex can be removed, and all information regarding me erased."

"Know this. Once this is done, Alex will be unable to find you. All traces of your presence in this world will fade."

"I'll take it. I can only leave him when that's the case."

I knew that if I only severed our mate bond, Alex would find me eventually. If that was the case, I might as well remove myself directly from his world.

"Very well. I'll give you my word."

Holy light began to glow, and I saw the name Sophia slowly disappear from the pack register, and a silver-white potion appeared before me.

"Drink this potion. The mate bond you share with Alex will be undone after three days."

"Alright," I grabbed the potion and gulped it down without any hesitation.

After everything was done, I returned home. The moment I stepped in, I saw the wedding photo framed on the wall.

That time, I simply said I wanted to see the aurora borealis, and Alex easily bought me an island on the Northern Ocean. We took our wedding photo as the vibrant aurora rippled across the sky.

Once the news went back to the pack, everyone was stunned.

He also spread the news that five years ago, during the war with the other packs, he had shielded me from an attack.

Everyone became so jealous of me. Alex loved me to the core, to the point that he could sacrifice his own life. But now, this wedding photo and our promise were nothing but a cruel joke.

Alex and I grew up together. We had known each other since I was three years old.

When I was still little, I saw how my father ran away with his mistress. After my mother committed suicide due to depression, I swore during her funeral that I would never sacrifice myself for love.

Back then, only Alex would hug me tightly despite being a child himself. He told me that he would protect me, that he would never let me suffer any injury.

I didn't care about his promise. I continued to walk my own path.

But for a full decade and more, he had always been with me. He warmed my heart with all his actions.

And then, that war came. He broke both his arms trying to protect me, but he still stood right in front of me as my shield.

I guarded next to him on the hospital bed, all I could remember was how he was dying with blood all over him.

When he woke up, the first thing he said was, "See, Sophia? I can finally protect you."

My heart was wrenching. I was still hesitating if I should be with him.

The bonds between werewolves were predetermined. When we were eighteen, the Moon Goddess would arrange it for us. If Alex and I weren't destined to be mates, we would be forced to separate and be engulfed by that pain.

That was why I didn't agree to be with him.

However, Alex didn't rush things through. After he recovered, he continued to accompany me patiently and gently as usual. His elders and family had a lot of complaints about what he was doing. To them, his future Luna was going to be a much better candidate compared to an orphan like me.

But before me, he would always be sympathetic and patient.

When I was eighteen, the Moon Goddess revealed to me that I was going to be Alex's Luna. He happily said, "See? I know we're destined to be together."

He was so excited that he almost cried as he put on a ruby ring that represented love on my finger. "This is great, Sophia! I know that you're my Luna!"

And before the entire pack, he swore…

"I love you, Sophia. I swear that I will love you and protect you forever. You will be my only Luna in this life."

My eyes became red. "I love you too. But you have to promise me something. Promise me that you'll never betray me. If you betray me, I will immediately walk away. You'll never be able to find me ever again, understand?"

"I promise you. If I betray you, let me suffer for eternity."

After our marriage, Alex was loyal to his vow. He would put me first in everything. The entire pack knew that no one else was more important to Alex than me. I was his most precious treasure.

At least…

Until last month. The mind link between us allowed me to sense that he had cheated on me.