Alpha’s Regret When The Wards Fell

"I spent five years weaving this pack's wards. But my mate, Alpha Jayden, tore that power from my hands. He gave it to her. To Chloe, the new Beta.The girl can't even conjure a simple shield. How could she ever hold the pack’s wards?I confronted Jayden, furious.He fed me a line about wanting Chloe to learn. To ease my burden. He claimed it hurt him to see me so drained, so overworked for our pack.And like a fool, I fell for it. I actually believed he cared.But on our tenth mating anniversary…On our tenth anniversary, Jayden skipped the one ceremony that mattered. The full moon ritual to forge our eternal bond.He was with Chloe. He claimed it was pack business, but I felt it. He gave her a temporary mark. A mark reserved only for a true mate.Our bond fractured. The pain was a constant, searing agony.The final straw? Jayden gave Chloe the Luna’s sacred heirloom. Right in front of me. That's when I gave up.I left. And I took my power back. The wards collapsed.When the enemy pack attacked, Jayden’s wolf nearly shattered.Only then did he cast that useless Chloe aside. He crawled back to me, fell to his knees, and begged me to return and protect him."