Ditched Cheating Alpha, I Led My Daughter to Life's Peak novel Chapter 1

My father, the Alpha of the Crescent Moon Pack, pitied my unspoken love for Tobias—a love that had lasted for a decade. So, he took matters into his own hands. He drugged his old friend and sent him to my bed.

He held me in his burning arms, and I shuddered as he peppered my skin with kisses. I couldn't help but scream as he bit the back of my neck to carve the alpha mark on me.

However, when Tobias woke up, his golden eyes, sharp like a wolf assessing its prey, darkened. He let out a low growl, a sound that sent a shiver down my spine.

"I’ll take responsibility," he said coldly, his voice devoid of warmth. "I will mark you as my mate."

It should have been a joyous moment. A destined mate bond was sacred, ordained by the Moon Goddess herself. But his next actions shattered that illusion.

Shortly after our mating ceremony, Tobias took frequent business trips, leaving the pack's territory, disappearing for three years.

I bore his child in his absence—a little girl with golden eyes, a sign of the Alpha’s bloodline. I waited, hoping he would return, that his wolf would call him home.

Then, news arrived. He was coming back.

I dropped everything—important pack meetings, Luna duties—just to pick him up at the airport, cradling our daughter in my arms.

Rhea reached out to him, her small hands trembling with hope. "Daddy, hold me."

Tobias barely glanced at her, his gaze void of recognition, as if his instincts didn’t register her scent. "Sorry, I have a cleanliness obsession."

The words hit me harder than a rogue’s attack.

From that day on, my daughter and I washed our hands three times before meals, scrubbed every inch of our home until it was spotless. But it was never enough.

He never came home. He never once acknowledged the bloodline of our daughter.

Everything changed the night I saw the video. Someone had asked him:

"Tobias, what do you think is the happiest thing in your life?"

He chuckled, his wolf smirking through his human mask. "Last week, while I was abroad, I put Sable to sleep and then pulled Valeria into the bathroom."

Laughter erupted around him.

I stood frozen.

Valeria—his ex-girlfriend. Sable—her daughter.

Rumors had whispered through the pack, but hearing the truth from his own lips was a brutal slap.

That night, something inside me broke. My wolf howled in pain, clawing at my soul.

I left him the divorce papers, took our daughter, and vanished from the pack’s land.

The nanny brought Rhea home from the pack’s daycare, her eyes red from crying.

"Mom… do I not have a dad?" she whimpered, the small tremor in her voice cutting through me like silver claws.

He never even looked at Rhea. But the way he gazed at Sable—with tenderness, with affection—was like a dagger to my heart.

My wolf whimpered, feeling the pain of our pup’s rejection.

That night, as I tucked Rhea into bed, she mumbled in her sleep, "Daddy, hold me..."

Tears burned my eyes.

If it weren’t for that night three years ago, she wouldn’t have had to suffer like this.

That night… the night my father intervened.

"Dad, are you trying to destroy me?" I had demanded.

My father, the other pack Alpha, sighed. "I’ve known for a long time—you love Tobias. And he… he desires you, even if he won’t admit it. When he got drunk that night, I heard him whisper your name. I only did what was necessary."

I had tried to resist, but before I knew it, heat had consumed my body.

My father smirked. "I put something in your drink too. Make sure to enjoy this night."

Then, he locked the door from the outside.

I believed at the time that one day he would forgive me and we would become a loving couple, but I never expected that he would treat me like this... He would hate me so much...