The Alpha's Regret Return Of The Betrayed Luna (Addison) novel Chapter 7

Chapter 7 - 7 A Better Luna Than Her

All this time, she had done her best, enduring and sacrificing because she believed she owed the pack and Alpha Zion a debt. But looking back now, she questioned if that debt had ever truly been hers to bear.

When she took over as Luna, the pack had already been on the verge of collapse. They had lost their former Alpha, Zion's father, and while the entire pack was consumed by grief, war raged on at the front lines, not far from their borders.

Being situated at the edge of werewolf territory, right next to the vampire lands, had never been a concern before.

Midnight River Pack was the second-strongest pack, surpassed only by the royal family, who had been blessed by the Moon Goddess herself.

As guardians of the border, they had stood as an impenetrable shield.

But the sudden death of their Alpha had struck a devastating blow to Midnight River Pack. Many of their core warriors had fallen alongside him on the battlefield, leaving the pack vulnerable, leaderless, and on the brink of ruin.

And in the midst of all that, Addison had stepped in, not because she had sought power, not because she had wanted this responsibility, but because someone had to hold everything together.

Along with his death, some of their allied packs began to withdraw from their alliance, turning their backs on the Midnight River Pack at their most vulnerable moment.

Worse still, these so-called allies took advantage of the former Alpha's absence, cutting off cooperation and ceasing the supply of rations, supplies they were meant to provide.

The Midnight River Pack had never farmed or produced their own food; instead, they relied on hunting and guarding the borders, trading their game and resources gathered from vampire territory in exchange for necessities from other packs.

And since their territory was located near the border, they had an agreement with the neighboring packs: in exchange for protection, the neighboring packs would provide a monthly supply of their finest goods, including grains, wine, animal products, and other valuable resources.

This arrangement had been upheld for centuries, becoming an integral part of the Midnight River Pack's way of life.

It was a system that had sustained them for generations. But who would have thought that a single tragedy—the sudden death of their Alpha—would bring their entire way of life crashing down?

Deprived of support, their pack weakened considerably, struggling to survive in the face of betrayal and abandonment.

As soon as Addison became Luna, she dedicated herself to making the pack self-sufficient by establishing their own farm. At the same time, she worked to mend alliances with other packs.

However, it was far from easy, her lack of strength made others reluctant to take her seriously.

Moreover, during the war, rations were a crucial resource, and other packs were more focused on preserving their own supplies rather than aiding a struggling pack led by a newly appointed Alpha who had only recently come of age.

She faced heavy scorn from her own pack members, as nothing like this had ever been done before. Being a territory near the border, they had never even attempted trade, let alone farming.

The pack had always been raised as warriors, making them resistant to change. Addison had to put in tremendous effort to convince them to work with her.

'I think it's time for me to leave.'

'Enough was enough.'

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