---- Alan's words still echoed in my mind. ''No matter where I am, you'll always have a home with me." But now... I was the one who no longer belonged. Just then, Alan stepped out of the VIP treatment room, his eyes bloodshot and weary. When his gaze met mine, it was cold and emotionless, as though a stranger was looking back at me. "The pups are stable now. But you've gone too far. You're suspended from your duties as the Luna. Take this time to reconsider your actions." My hands trembled as I held out the documents. "There's no need for that. Let's just dissolve our mate bond." He looked up sharply, disbelief flashing in his eyes. "Anna... Are you really going to go through with this?" ---- "I'm tired," I whispered, tears threatening to fall. "Who's to say I won't hurt your pups again, like I did today? That's what you believe too, isn't it?" "Fine. Very well.'' Overcome by a surge of anger and heartbreak, Alan swallowed the fear in his chest and signed the document with resolve. "T, Alan Thorne, hereby reject you, Anna Crow, as my mate. "Here you go, Anna-just as you wanted!"