—- Moonlight spilled across the floor like liquid silver. I sat by the window and began to meditate. This was my new life. No Damien. No Seraphina. No suffocating rules. Just me, and my power. As I sank into the peaceful silence, a familiar energy forced its way into my consciousness. “Get back here! NOW!” His voice, a phantom roar in my mind, tried to claw its way back through the fractured remnants of our bond. He was trying to use his Alpha command. On me.
“You can’t do this to me!” His voice was filled with rage and desperation. “You are my fated mate!” I opened my eyes, my expression calm. “T belong to no one but myself.” My voice echoed back through the link, as serene as a —- calm lake. “You… you’re still there…” Damien’s voice trembled. ” Come back. We can start over.” “Start over?” I let out a soft, humorless laugh. ” Damien, you don’t love me. You love the idea of me. An obedient Luna. A prize.
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A possession to complete your Alpha image.” “No! I love you! I-” “Rejecting a mate is my right.” I stood and faced the moonlight. “It is a freedom the Moon Goddess grants every wolf.” “You can’t-” I drew a deep breath, calling upon the vast, serene power that now resided within me. A shield of pure silver light flared to life, not violent, but absolute. It didn’t just block his intrusion. It erased the pathway he had used to enter. The mind-link was instantly blocked.
—- Damien’s voice vanished. Completely and utterly gone. Thad shut him out of my world, forever. The room returned to its peaceful silence. I walked to the desk where the files for tomorrow’s research project lay waiting. I opened the first page and immersed myself in my new world. This was where I truly belonged.
