Be Alpha's Mate Again?Chapter 1: It's Over With Alpha

The cold air of the night was clinging to my skin even though it should be a warm night to celebrate my coming of age.

Desar had promised he would be home early to celebrate. I’d spent all day preparing—dinner ready, a small cake waiting, candles, everything set. So when he called around noon to say he’d be “a little late” because of an “unexpected engagement,” I let myself believe him. After all, he’d said it with that calm, detached tone he always used, the one that kept his distance even from me, his mate.

When the sky turned dark, he still hadn’t returned. I decided to check my messages and noticed a notification. A video had been uploaded by someone in the pack, tagged innocently enough, and I clicked out of idle curiosity. But then, my world tipped sideways.