Chapter 1 The phone rang . It was Alexis . No apology . No explanation . Just accusations right out of the gate . " Eloise , you know Cecilia's an influencer . Why would you post something like that ? Are you trying to ruin her image ? Delete the comment . Now " Behind his voice , I could hear soft , calculated sobs - Cecilia's . " Alexis , this is all my fault ," she whimpered . " I'll take off the dress right now " and apologize to Eloise . I didn't mean to hurt her . Please , just ask her to forgive me ." And just like that , Alexis dropped his fury and 1/8 Chapter 1 + 5 Points slipped into his soft , comforting tone . " No need , baby , " he murmured . " If you like it , then wear it . It's just a wedding dress . Why should you apologize ? Eloise is the one who should be saying sorry ." I actually laughed - bitter , sharp , and humorless . " Just a wedding dress , " he said . That gown took over a year to create . Cost more than a million . But the price tag didn't matter - not to me . It had been blessed under the moon by our Pack Seer , woven from moonlight silk , stitched with threads infused with lunar essence to symbolize eternal union . It wasn't just a dress - it was my future . My dream . I had poured myself into every step- 2/8 Chapter 1 +5 Points designed it from scratch , selected every bead and fabric swatch , even flew to Paris for a month to work personally with the pack - favored couturier . Watching that gown come to life had felt like watching my future with Alexis bloom before me . When the bridal boutique finally called to say it was ready , I couldn't wait to show it to him . I asked Alexis to come see it with me , imagined the look on his face when I stepped out of the fitting room . But he'd said he couldn't make it - something about an important Alpha council meeting , pack business that couldn't wait . I believed him . Goddess help me , I believed him . And then Cecilia posted the photos . 3/8 Chapter 1 + 5 Points Nine high - resolution images , lit like a dream . Her in my gown . My Alexis beside her , all smiles and affection . Hand - holding . Intimate embraces . A forehead kiss that felt . And on her left hand - a diamond ring that looked disturbingly familiar . They looked like a fairytale couple . A perfect Luna and Alpha pair . The caption was sweet poison : " Forever grateful to Alexis , who's been by my side since childhood . Thank you for helping me live out my dream of becoming a bride ! " The comments poured in like wildfire : " They're a match made by the Moon Goddess ! " " Cecilia finally found her Alpha ! " 4/8 + 5 Points Char m691b 6 lls 190 etsmitnl.p no bra is stunning - must've cost a no ba becoolismu baxoolte пог ad a'orlw imooed edit a vd sweethearts ? I'm crying . This is f love I want . " g is massive ! Total Luna vibes ! " ed through the names of those tulating them - many were Alexis's circle . Wolves I had once called family . didn't smile . Couldn't . ause that dress was mine . d the man in those pictures ? He was my ted mate . My chosen Alpha . My fiancé . t all hit me like a silver blade to the chest- Alexis hadn't been too busy for me that day . 5/8 Chapter 1 + 5 Points He just had different priorities . He had time to dress another woman in my sacred Luna gown and parade her around the internet like she was his one and only . Did they seriously think I wouldn't find out ? Within the hour , the post exploded - tens of thousands of comments , thousands of shares . A public celebration of betrayal , and I was the only one mourning . I called Alexis . Again and again . No answer . Called Cecilia . Nothing . But both of them had plenty of time to respond to fans with little heart emojis and thanks - for - the - love messages . And in that moment , I finally saw it for what it was . 6/8 Chapter 1 + 5 Points Alexis never truly loved me . He never saw me as his Luna . Just a placeholder . A convenient arrangement . A name on a guest list . I'd wasted years thinking we were building a future . Turns out , he was already living his- with someone else . So I did the only thing I could . Underneath their shining , viral love story , I left one comment - calm , cold , and final : " Since Cecilia likes my wedding dress and my fiancé so much , she can have them . " Within minutes , Alexis - who'd ignored me for a full hour - suddenly decided I was worth calling back . 7/8 Chapter 1 + 5 Points He ranted . Tried to twist the narrative . Tried to make me the villain . I listened . I laughed . Because it was pathetic , really - how someone could be so bold in betrayal yet so desperate to hide the fallout . Shameless doesn't even begin to cover it . 8/8