ALPHA'S ENDLESS REGRET: After The Barren Luna's Leave novel Chapter 2

To maintain his dominance as lead Alpha across the Northern Territories, to solidify his alliance with the rival Moon Shadow Pack's heiress—Tiberius deliberately sacrificed the lives growing within me.

My two subsequent pregnancies became nothing but collateral damage in his ruthless climb to power.

For twelve years, Tiberius built his reputation as the region's most feared and respected Alpha by walking over the broken remains of our unborn pups.

He erected small memorial stones for them in a hidden grove. Each time he mentioned them, he would pull me against his chest with practiced sorrow in his eyes.

"Giselle," he would murmur against my hair, "I will never forget our three lost pups. I swear to you, when you conceive again, I'll tear apart anyone who threatens that pregnancy. We'll welcome that child safely into our pack!"

But fate had carved a different path.

There would never be a next time.

The pack healer confirmed the three forced miscarriages had permanently damaged my reproductive system. My womb would never again nurture new life.

When Tiberius first heard this devastating verdict, he appeared genuinely shaken, his eyes reflecting what I naively believed was authentic grief. He held me close that night.

He whispered promises that if I couldn't bear children, we would face a childless future together.

After learning of my condition, the former Alpha and Luna—his parents—began relentlessly pressuring him to break our bond. They cornered me repeatedly in the pack house, insisting I "think of the bloodline" and step aside gracefully.

I peeled his fingers from my wrist one by one, my expression unnervingly composed despite my splintering heart.

I truly believed they had accepted our fate.

I was wrong.

Months later, they secretly brought the beautiful Lilith Morgana to the isolated cabin at the edge of our territory.

Finally, I understood the pitying glances and stifled snickers at inter-pack gatherings when others would comment on our supposedly unbreakable bond.

Every wolf in three territories knew he was keeping another she-wolf.

Every wolf except me.