The Rejected Luna (Avery and Kaden) novel Chapter 94

Chapter 10

Selene’s POV

At the Pack Transfer Station, the air was crisp with the chill of early morning.

Wolves bustled back and forth, hauling suitcases, exchanging goodbyes, stepping into their next

lives.

Amid the crowd, Ethan stood tall, a warm smile breaking across his face the moment he spotted me.

“Selene!” he called, waving enthusiastically.

I tightened my grip on the handle of my suitcase and made my way toward him.

“Ethan,” I greeted, my voice lighter than it had been in months.

“Have you been waiting long?”

“Not at all,” he said with a grin, easily taking my luggage from me as he turned toward the terminal. “Are you sure about this?”

It wasn’t that he doubted my ability.

Only that he knew-

once I left the core Pack territories and moved into the Outland Syndicate Research Center,

there would be no turning back.

But I had made my choice.

Without hesitation, I pulled a document from my bag-the freshly issued Severance Certificate, stamped with the Pack Elders’ sigil.

I held it up briefly, letting the silver mark catch the sunlight, before tucking it away again.

“I’m sure,” I said.

Ethan’s grin widened, his eyes full of approval.

“Then let’s go,” he said simply.

We walked side by side, step for step.

This time, I wasn’t trailing behind anyone.

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And no one was waiting for me to catch up.

ulian’s POV

By the time I pulled into the Blake Estate, exhaustion clawed at my bones.

The drive back had blurred into one long, mindless stretch of darkness and regret.

The house loomed ahead, cold and silent.

Once, it would have glowed with warmth-lights spilling across the lawn, welcoming me home.

Tonight, it stood still and empty.

Dread coiled in my gut as I pushed open the front door.

“Selene?” I called softly into the dark.

No answer.

I forced a laugh, hollow and brittle.

“Probably asleep already,” I muttered, flicking on the lights.

The brightness revealed the truth more starkly than I could bear.

The house felt wrong.

Too clean.

Too quiet.

I walked through the living room, expecting the usual small comforts-a pup’s medical report left out, maybe a snack she had saved for me.

Instead, I found only a single red folder lying on the table, stamped with the Pack Seal.

Frowning, I picked it up.

The moment my eyes caught the silver-embossed title, my stomach dropped,

Mate Bond Severance Certificate.

For a long moment, I simply stared at it, frozen.

Then I let out a shaky laugh, trying desperately to force away the rising panic.

“Always teasing me, little wolf,” I whispered.

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“It’s just a joke, right?”

But my hands trembled violently as I clutched the folder tighter and raced up the stairs.

At the bedroom door, I hesitated, heart hammering painfully against my ribs.

She’s here, I told myself.

She’s just asleep.

I threw open the door.

The room was spotless.

Perfect.

And utterly empty.

I stumbled to the wardrobe and yanked it open.

My suits and shirts remained, lined up neatly.

But her things-

her scent, her laughter, her life-

Gone.

A painful breath tore from my chest.

I fumbled for my phone and dialed her number with clumsy fingers.

Once.

Twice.

The mechanical voice answered coldly:

“The number you have dialed is unavailable. Please try again later.”

I stared at the screen, willing it to change.

It didn’t.

My vision blurred as I flipped the Severance Certificate open.

Her signature was there.

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Stamped.

Legal.

Final.

Reality slammed into me with the force of a rogue’s blow.

Inside my mind, my wolf screamed-a broken, ragged sound that scraped raw against my spirit.

“Bring her back!” the wolf howled.

“Our mate-our mate is gone!”

“You failed,” the wolf snarled, voice cracking with grief.

“You let her walk away. You didn’t fight.”

I staggered backward and collapsed onto the edge of the bed.

The wolf inside me clawed desperately at the bond, searching for her presence.

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