---- 1 Everyone thought my mate Kieran, the Alpha of Blackwood pack, loved me so much that he was willing to give up everything for me. Only I knew that while he loved me, he also had an Omega mistress. Without hesitation, I cancelled my Blackwood pack status and prepared to go back and inherit the Thunder pack. Walking out of the Alpha Council building, I glanced up at the giant LED screen in the plaza. Kieran stood there in a tailored forest green suit, surrounded by reporters. "Alpha Kieran hasn't attended charity auctions in years. What's so special about this one that it drew you here personally?" ---- Kieran casually brushed the hair from his forehead, smiling as he answered. "T heard there's a set of green healing stones in tonight's auction. My mate loves green more than anything." A reporter pressed further. ''We've heard your pack elders are furious about you spending fortunes just to make your Luna smile. They've threatened to withdraw their support in the Alpha Council if you continue. Is this true?" Kieran nodded without hesitation. The reporter wouldn't let up. "Then why do you- " Kieran cut him off. "Because my mate likes it." Seven simple words that sent the girls in the plaza into a frenzy. "He's defying his entire Alpha family just to make his Luna happy! God, why can't I find an Alpha who'd give me his whole heart like that?" ---- "Alpha Kieran truly loves his Luna. When she said she loved moonlight roses, he planted an entire rose garden with his own hands. When she said she loved nature, he moved the pack house closer to the Nightshade Forest. When she complained about noise, he ordered the patrol teams to drive away every chattering bird and insect." I smiled as I listened, but tears began welling up without warning. The rose garden stretched before me like a thousand blades piercing my heart. Kieran and I had been college classmates. Back then, the high and mighty Shadow Pack Alpha heir had countless beautiful, noble she- wolves chasing after him. But he fell for me at first sight-an ordinary she-wolf without a pack. His wolf recognized me as his one true mate the moment we met. The wild, reckless Kieran completely changed. He stopped bar-hopping and dating different she- wolves every night. Instead, he threw himself into