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The story opens with a powerful and emotional confrontation between Abigail (Abby) and her mate Carson. In the werewolf pack’s meeting room, surrounded by the Alpha, Luna, Betas, and warriors, Abby’s world shatters when she learns of her mate’s betrayal. Only weeks after marking each other—a sacred act that sealed their bond—Carson confesses that he has made a “mistake.” Abby, heartbroken, can’t comprehend how the man she loved could betray her after forming a spiritual and physical bond meant to last a lifetime.

Carson’s infidelity with Taylor, the Beta’s daughter, becomes public in front of the entire pack. The situation worsens when Alpha Edward, Carson’s father, announces that Taylor is pregnant with Carson’s pup. The betrayal cuts deep, not only for Abby but for her entire family and the pack. Her father, Warrior Michael, and mother, Fiona, are enraged and humiliated. The tension escalates as Abby loses control of her wolf, shifting partially and nearly attacking Taylor in fury before being subdued by Alpha Edward’s command.

As the Alpha, Edward must maintain order and prevent chaos within the pack. Despite being Carson’s father, he’s torn between his role as a leader and as a parent. His son’s betrayal has disgraced the pack and undermined the sacred laws of the Moon Goddess. The scandal leaves the pack divided—some pity Abby, while others are confused about Carson’s actions. Luna Hazel, Carson’s mother, is devastated but remains composed, standing beside her mate as a true Luna, even though her own son has shamed their family.

The aftermath grows darker when Alpha Edward learns that Carson has been secretly seeing Taylor for over a year—long before he and Abby officially bonded. Beta Jacob admits that he and his mate knew about the affair but failed to report it, hoping Carson would confess on his own. The revelation enrages Michael, who demands the right to challenge Carson for dishonoring his daughter, but Edward refuses, citing the unborn pup and the need for pack stability.

Edward locks Carson in a reinforced cell to prevent him from reaching Abby, whose heat has begun. Despite sedatives, Abby suffers immense physical and emotional pain in isolation, her wolf howling in agony. Across the pack lands, Carson’s wolf fights to reach her, shifting uncontrollably, driven by the mate bond even as guilt consumes him. Edward struggles to maintain control—he must protect Abby, restrain his son, and preserve the unity of his pack.

In a desperate council with Michael and Jacob, Edward acknowledges that the situation has spiraled into a tragedy for everyone involved. Abby, the innocent one, faces a lifetime of shame as a marked and rejected future Luna—a fate worse than death for any she–wolf. Carson, meanwhile, has destroyed not just his bond with Abby, but his own destiny as future Alpha. The chapter closes with Edward realizing that his son must face divine retribution from the Moon Goddess herself for the chaos and heartbreak he has unleashed upon the pack.