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"Let's hold our mating ceremony next month at the Full Moon Festival." At the Silver Moon Pack's hunting banquet, my fiancé Caden suddenly threw his arm around my shoulders and announced it to the crowd. I froze. Over the past seven years, I had asked to mate seven times. He had brushed me off seven times with excuses ranging from pack territory expansion to winter hunts. The pack erupted into cheers, raising their glasses. But Caden's eyes avoided mine. He guided me through the noisy crowd to a quiet corner. "Lila, the rogue Omega, is two months pregnant. She's going to show soon," he lowered his voice. I stared dead at him. "She's pregnant. What does that have to do with us mating?" He struggled to speak. "The pup... is mine. During the Full Moon Tide, I drank too much hard liquor. My instincts spiked. I thought she was you." "The pack healer checked her. The pup has rare Alpha genes." "After we mate, you'll immediately announce you're pregnant. When the pup is born, we'll claim it as ours." "I'll send her away to a small tribe on the far northern border. She'll never come back." I looked at the man I had loved for seven years, feeling like I was looking at a stranger for the first time. "Caden, we're breaking our engagement."