After I Let Go My Alpha He Knelt in Regret novel Chapter 12

Chapter 12 

The Sacred Grove was prepared for their mating ceremony. The ancient trees were adorned with moonstone crystals, though the sacred light seemed dimmer than usual – as if the Moon Goddess herself disapproved. 

I arrived before the ritual began. Silvana was crouched beside her pup, adjusting his ceremonial furs. “Happy, Hunter? From today, you’re no longer a lone wolf. You’ll be an Alpha’s heir!” 

Thorne scented me before he saw me. “Rayne!” 

His eyes couldn’t meet mine, his Alpha confidence wavering. 

Among the gathered packs, whispers grew like wind through dead leaves. 

“Isn’t that his Ex–Luna? Has she come to challenge the ceremony?” 

“Challenge? She’s the one who paid for this ceremony with her stolen inheritance…” 

“By the moon, did you hear? He forced her to lose her pup just to make room for this Arctic wolf!” 

“After she supported him through his rise to Alpha…” 

The whispers grew into snarls. Silvana’s face twisted with rage. She grabbed the ceremonial horn, her voice cutting through the gathering. “Enough! Have you forgotten whose mating ceremony you’re attending?” 

“Silence, you worthless curs who can’t hold your tongues!” 

The truth was already in the open – if Silvana had handled it with grace, the packs might have quieted. But her display of dominance over higher–ranked wolves only fueled their anger. 

“A beta who stole her Alpha’s mate, and an Alpha who betrayed pack law – and they dare demand our silence?” 

“Even this ceremony was bought with their Luna’s stolen relics. We’re only here out of respect for 

her!” 

Pack after pack rose, turning their backs on the ceremony – a grave insult in wolf society. 

“Alpha, what do we do? I didn’t know they’d disrespect you like this…” Silvana whimpered, still 

fusing to acknowledge her own fault 

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