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Fifty-two times, I stood waiting. The fifty-second time, my mate, Alpha Leonidas, was behind the marking ceremony stage, tangled with his mistress—only to cancel the ceremony yet again. Priscilla—his Beta, his most trusted warrior, the she wolf he always ran to while I was left behind. I was supposed to be his Luna. I sacrificed everything—my pack, my future, my pride—to stand by his side. But love shouldn't feel like a battle where only one person fights. And last night, when he left me once again to care for Priscilla's twisted ankle, something inside me shattered. The Silvermoon Pack was never my home—it was merely a cage I refused to see. I was born to the Crimsonclaw Pack, a lineage of power and prestige, yet I chose love over legacy. Now, after five years of waiting, I finally understand: I was never his priority. This time, I won't beg. I won't argue. I won't wait. Let him have his mistress, his excuses, his broken promises. Because when I leave,