The entire project department was in chaos.
Everyone had been speculating about who would replace me as department head.
They might have expected someone stronger-but no one was prepared for someone so breathtakingly incompetent.
As I passed the break room, the door hung slightly open. Voices drifted out-low, sharp, unmistakably fed up.
“Did you hear what she did this time?”
“Which ‘she’?” someone scoffed. “The Alpha’s daughter with the IQ of a stapler?”
A few snorts of laughter followed.
“She downloaded some virus-ridden game on the office laptop-again. Then threw a tantrum until her secretary handed over her own. All the archives? Gone. Years of work, just… erased.”
“Let me guess. The secretary got fired.”
“Of course. Can’t have the precious princess face any consequences.”
A pause.
“You know she couldn’t even turn on the printer last week? Just… stared at it. Like it might grow teeth.”
“No one dares say anything. Her last name’s worth more than all our salaries combined.”
I lingered by the doorway a moment longer, letting their words sink in.
They weren’t wrong.
And that was what terrified me.
This department wasn’t just a cog in the machine-it was the crucial bridge between the wolf clans and the human business world.
It handled contracts, alliances, leverage.
If managed poorly, it wouldn’t just reflect badly on her. It would shatter the Blood Moon Pack’s credibility within human corporate circles.
And yet here was Xavien, entrusting it all to someone who thought a mouse was an actual rodent.
I exhaled slowly, turned to leave, the coldness of the corridor clinging to me like a second skin.
When I stepped back into the office, my expression had calmed.
My shoulders straightened, my back was firm, and my tone steady.
I still had the handover to finish.
I picked up the first document, and the new supervisor-Cira-cleared her throat.
Then, the little princess launched into her impassioned speech.
“How does it feel, Celina?” Cira lounged in what used to be my chair, looking down her nose at me, her wolf’s arrogance radiating from every pore. “You’ve lost your mate and now your job too. Everything you worked so hard for all these years-I can take it all away with just a flick of my finger. Want to know why? Because we come from different worlds. I’m noble; you’re nothing. I have powerful wolves backing me; you have no one.”
She leaned forward, her manicured hands tapping impatiently on my former desk.
“In our circle, I’ve seen plenty of pretty little things like you. You’re just toys for Alphas to satisfy their urges. Did you really think you could be the Luna of the Blood Moon Pack? Know your place.”
Celina
I waited for Cira to finish her little speech about how I was nothing compared to her “noble” werewolf bloodline. My indignation rising to match my own, but I kept my expression cool and collected. I looked down at her with icy eyes.
“What exactly makes you so noble?” I asked, my voice deceptively gentle despite the rage. simmering beneath. “Is it your pig brain that can’t even handle a simple excel? Or perhaps how your treasure my mate’s leftovers like they’re precious gems? Or maybe it’s how you’ve latched onto the job I no longer want and act so smug about it?”
I am in satisfaction at the flash of shock crossing Cira’s face.
“And this ‘our circle’ nonsense…” I continued, tilting my head slightly. “Who exactly is ‘us’? I don’t recall joining your little pack of degenerates who spend their days rutting like animals in heat. Keep that filthy den for yourself and Xavien. I want no part of it.”
My tone remained calm, but every word dripped venom. The mating bond between Xavien and me might be strained, but it didn’t give this entitled pup the right to talk down to me.
Her face contorted with rage.
I was barely halfway through my speech when she began screaming, her eyes flashing yellow. “Shut your mouth! I’ll tear your lips off! I’ll kill you!”
She lunged from her chair, charging toward me with her hand raised to slap me.
I stood my ground, unmoved. As she approached, I slammed the stack of documents into her face. with all my strength. The impact sent her stumbling sideways, blood immediately flowing from her nose.
“Handover complete, I announced coolly, feeling a surge of satisfaction. “Good luck running Blood Moon into the ground.”
With that, I turned and walked away.
“Celina! I won’t let this go! You’ll pay for this!” Cira’s shrieks echoed through the building as she clutched her bleeding nose,but no one dared approach her…
As I left the office and walked down the corridor, my colleagues cautiously approached me, their faces filled with concern and sympathy, Even without pack bonds, these humans had formed a connection with me that ran deeper than blood.
Jasmine, the team lead for Group Three, braved entering the office to retrieve my belongings. She carefully cleaned the items Cira had thrown in the trash and placed them in a box.
“Celina e, let me carry this down for you,” she offered, her eyes full of genuine concern.
Looking at her, warmth flooded my chest, and my eyes grew moist. Even though this was undoubtedly the darkest hour of my life-my mate bond fracturing, my position being stolen-l wasn’t completely without support.
“Thank you,” I said with a genuine smile, reaching out to squeeze her arm gently.
The project department team escorted me to the elevator, Jasmine carried my things all the way. to the lobby.
Before leaving, I pulled her aside, away from potential eavesdroppers with enhanced hearing.
“Tell everyone to keep doing their jobs and not to antagonize that princess,” I advised, my voice. low. “The best scenario is that she gets bored after playing around for a while and leaves on her own. And if projects start falling apart under her management, report directly to Xavien. Don’t wait until she tries to blame you all. Those multi-million dollar deals are too big for any of you to take the fall. Xavien will know it’s her fault, and I believe he’ll handle it accordingly.”
I didn’t add that regardless of our personal issues, Xavien was still an Alpha who took his business responsibilities seriously.
Jasmine nodded. “I’ll pass that along to everyone.” Her eyes filled with tears. “We’ll miss you, Celina.
I stepped forward and hugged her, “Stay in touch,” I whispered, fighting back my own emotions.
As I drove away from Blood Moon headquarters, rain began to fall, each drop hitting my windshield like tiny daggers of melancholy. The mate bond might be damaged beyond repair, but it still hurt to leave what had once been my pack in all but name.
Ten more days until I was officially free from this marriage.
Not long now.
Cira
The moment that human b***h left, I stormed upstairs to report this outrage to Xavien. My nose was throbbing with pain, blood still dripping despite my attempts to clean it up. The humiliation burned worse than the physical hurt.
My brother Garvin was already in Xavien’s office. His eyes widened when he saw my swollen, bloody nose.
“What happened to you?” he asked, immediately straightening in his chair.
I sat between them, letting my tears flow freely. Playing the victim was second nature when you ew up as the pampered fourth daughter of the Shadow Pack’s Alpha family. grew
“I was so nice to her,” I sobbed dramatically. “Made her coffee, offered her my chair-but from the moment she walked in, she started insulting me. Called me shameless and said horrible things about Xavien too… called us ‘filthy animals.”
I sniffled, making sure my distress scent filled the room. “I just wanted to ask her some work questions, and I didn’t dare talk back. But that wasn’t enough for her-she attacked me! She threw all the handover documents in my face and pinned me to the ground!”
I embellished the story, knowing neither of them had witnessed what actually happened.
Xavien listened with a cold expression, saying nothing.
Garvin was incredulous, his Alpha temper flaring instantly. “Has this woman lost her mind? This is outrageous!” His alpha presence filled the room as he turned to Xavien. “What are you going to do about this?”
“I’ll apologize to Cira on Celina’s behalf,” Xavien replied evenly. “She hasn’t been herself lately.”
That’s it? Just an apology?
This wasn’t the response I had expected. I had hoped Xavien would summon Celina and demand an explanation, maybe even punish her.
“I don’t want you apologizing for her!” I snapped, forgetting my place momentarily. “I want her on her knees begging for forgiveness! And I want to return every blow!”
Xavien’s eyes instantly frosted over, the temperature in the room dropping as his Alpha aura filled the space. “That won’t happen.”
Garvin grew irritated, his own Alpha presence rising to challenge Xavien’s on my behalf. “Why not? She assaulted my sister without provocation. Doesn’t she need to answer for that? If you’re going to protect her, the Shadow Pack won’t hesitate to pursue legal action.”
Xavien’s hands tensed as he thought for a moment, his jaw clenching visibly. “If that’s the path you choose, I can only express my regrets. Not only will our partnership fail, but we’ll end up in court.”
We were stunned into silence. Was he really willing to sacrifice a multi-million dollar partnership between our packs over this?
“You… you care about this human woman that much?” Garvin asked, disbelief evident in his voice.
Xavien leaned back in his chair, his answer unequivocal and sending ice through my veins. “She’s my mate. No one touches her.”
My body trembled with hatred from head to toe.
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