The End After Ten Years of PainOne

Debbie’s POV

Ten years. I gave Alpha Darrell Armstrong a full decade of loyalty, love, and belief in promises that never bore fruit. I had clung to every sweet lie—how he claimed I was his chosen mate, how I was meant to be Luna of the Bloodmoon Pack. But lies unravel eventually, especially when someone else walks in wearing the guise of innocence.

Her name was Carla Conley.

She arrived clutching a letter from her Alpha father, asking for sanctuary after the Shadowgrove Pack fell under siege. Darrell didn’t hesitate—he took her in like she was royalty, offering warmth and protection I hadn’t seen from him in months. From then on, I became invisible.

I didn’t even know how I survived that night.

Two days ago, I finally reached out to my parents after returning from the healer, my voice a thread of strength barely holding.

“Ma,” I told her quietly, “I’ll marry the man you chose for me. Tell him I accept.”

I still can’t forget what happened. It was the Moon Festival—an event Darrell and I once treated like our sacred tradition. But that night, I stood alone among shimmering lights and laughter that didn’t belong to me anymore.