Leticia spoke with deep gratitude, "If you hadn’t been Luna, no one would have done anything for us Omegas. No one would have cared whether we lived or died. I never knew Omegas could be warriors and healers."
These positions had always been held by Betas and those of higher rank. Before Mia came into their lives, Leticia had only been allowed to fetch water for laundry and chop firewood. "Without you, I never would have been able to wear a white coat and become a healer. Luna Mia, you gave me hope in life."
Mia smiled. In her old pack, Omegas—especially female Omegas—weren't just baby-making machines; they could be trained to become the warriors closest to Alpha Domenik.
"Leticia, would you like to be my little one's godmother and give him a name? Because without you, he wouldn’t have made it into this world."
"Lady Mia, may I name him David?"
"Of course."
As they spoke, the television in the room suddenly turned on. Mia’s gaze was drawn to the large screen, where she saw her husband, her newborn son crying… and standing beside them was her… sister?
"Let’s celebrate the birth of the little prince and the new Lady Luna, Miriam Ferrer!"
Mia’s fists were clenched. So, this was it—Alpha Domenik had found a woman identical to her sister, and that was why he had abandoned her! What the hell was going on? That woman’s face, even her name… How could she be exactly like her dead sister?
Leticia noticed Mia’s tear-filled eyes and tried to calm her.
"My Luna Mia, please don’t cry. You just gave birth, and you need to rest."
Mia now felt the full weight of despair. How could Alpha Domenik do something like this? How could his obsession with her sister go this far? That woman’s gaze was not her sister’s!
"How could that woman look exactly like my sister… even be called by her name?!"
Leticia immediately knelt before her and said, "Lady Mia, you don’t know… Six months ago, Alpha Domenik posted notices everywhere, searching for a wolf of witch’s blood to be recruited as the High Priest. He said it was for an important mission, and everyone knew about it."
This woman was involved somehow.
Mia had just become pregnant when Alpha Domenik stripped her of all power to help govern, claiming she needed to settle down and stop working. She had thought he was doing it for her own good, so she had stayed away from managing the pack for several months.
Mia’s mind raced through the events of her pregnancy. Alpha Domenik was such a hypocrite—on one hand, he told her she had to give up all her work for the sake of their pup, yet on the other, he was having affairs with other women behind her back. Thinking about it, Mia’s eyes welled up with tears.
But she had no courage to fight him. She had no right to expel this new replacement. The pack depended on him, her eldest son was in his hands, and he wanted nothing to do with her. There was no reason for her to stay here any longer.
"I'm going to get out of here, and I’ll take my little son with me, Leti. The sooner, the better."
"My Luna, please, trust me. If you don’t mind, I will escort you out of the castle tonight, but you’ll have to leave the city on your own. I’ll call my brother, and he will meet you on the outskirts with a car. By tomorrow, you and your little prince must leave our land because if Alpha Domenik finds out about this, he will take him away from you too."
Just before dawn, with only minutes before the sun rises, Mia gathers the strength she needs to escape the fate that awaits her if she stays in a place where she is despised—where people whisper behind her back that she is a weak princess, simply because she has never awakened her inner wolf.
Just as Leticia had promised, her brother helped by giving her a ride to a certain point, but if they were discovered, he might be beheaded for betraying his King.
Mia, being noble and kindhearted, would never forget Leticia’s help. As she continues her way, she feels dizzy—she gave birth just recently, and her strength has been drained. Yet, she keeps walking with no clear direction.
Her baby won’t stop crying, and as a first-time mother, she struggles to figure out how to soothe him.
She walks for hours toward the west, her steps slowing with exhaustion, her baby still wailing. She is thirsty and hungry, desperate to rest, but she cannot stop until she finds a safe place.
The infamous Rogue Alpha, Liam of Blackmoon—the only prince exiled by his father, the Alpha King of Blackmoon—hides alone in the tall grass near the border as he prepares to mark his attack zone. Today, he feels distracted and restless because his inner wolf is desperately urging him to head west.