Rejected by My Childhood Sweetheart, I Bonded with a Low-Rank Rogue

Synopsis

I am a pureblood she-wolf blessed by the Moon Goddess, destined to be the supreme Luna Queen. Pack law dictates that all wolves of age must throw their Silver Moon Chain at the Moonlit Mating Ceremony to claim their lifelong mate. My childhood sweetheart, Alpha Kieran, had rejected my chain for three consecutive years. This was the fourth. Last night, he swore he would catch it. He promised we would finally bond. But when I joyfully tossed the chain, he violently slapped it away. Instead, he pulled a fragile Omega to his side. Kieran looked up at me, irritated. "Selena, Lilia has an unstable heat cycle and needs my Alpha scent to stabilize. I'm taking responsibility for her. Stop suffocating me." I gave him one last ultimatum. "Kieran, if you walk away with her today, we are truly over." "Suit yourself!" he scoffed. "Even if you grab some filthy low-rank rogue off the street right now, I won't give you a second glance!" He turned his back on me, shielding the Omega. Watching them leave, the last ember of hope in my heart turned to ash. I walked to the darkest corner of the square and stopped in front of a scarred, ragged rogue. "I, Selena, offer you my soul bond today."