spanng="EN"(Theodore’s POV)

spanng="EN"I stared at the live streamments flooding the screen. Each word felt like a silver de piercing my heart.

spanng="EN"“Alpha Theodore is a disgrace to the moon goddess!”

spanng="EN"“How could he cheat on Luna Olivia with her own half–sister?”

spanng="EN"“And with her best friend too? Unforgivable!”

spanng="EN"“The Luna deserves so much better than this monster!”

spanng="EN"My hands trembled as I readment afterment condemning me. The pack members I had led for years now saw me as nothing but a betrayer.

spanng="EN"Sitting on the sofa, I felt my body freezepletely. My heartbeat thundered in my ears, drowning out everything else.

spanng="EN"An unprecedented fear consumed me. What if I couldn’t persuade my mate? What if the signal tracking failed to find her?

spanng="EN"“My love…” I whispered into the phone, my voice breaking.

spanng="EN"The moment those words left my lips, the phone in my hand exploded with a deafening bang. The st scorched my palm, and the device tumbled to the floor in smoking pieces.

spanng="EN"Pain shot through my hand, but it was nothingpared to the agony in my chest.

spanng="EN"Theptop tracking the signal immediately began smoking and caught fire. Sparks flew across the room as the screen went ck.

spanng="EN"“Alpha, we’ve been counter–traced!” the technician eximed in shock. “They also used a maic pulse to destroy the phone andputer!”

spanng="EN"His voice was filled with disbelief. “This is something only a top–tier hacker could do!”

spanng="EN"The live stream erupted at the sound of the explosion. Viewers were typing frantically, asking what had happened.

spanng="EN"But I barely noticed. Seeing the exploded phone and feeling the searing pain in my hand, a soul–crushing realization hit me.

spanng="EN"Olivia didn’t care about me at all. Not anymore.

spanng="EN"My mind drifted to better times. When I used to sneeze, she would feel it through our mate bond immediately. She would rush to bring me moonlight tea, her gentle hands checking my forehead for fever.

spanng="EN"“Theodore, you need to eat something,” she would coo softly. “Your body needs strength to heal.”

spanng="EN"Those memories felt like they belonged to someone else’s life now.

spanng="EN"My heart felt as if it had exploded along with the phone. The pain was unbearable.

spanng="EN"I grabbed the live camera with my uninjured hand. My face filled the screen, and I could see my own reflection in the lens.

spanng="EN"I looked like a broken man. Desperate. Pathetic.

spanng="EN"“My love, give me one more chance,” I whispered, my voice utterly humbled. “Don’t leave me.”

spanng="EN"The words came out as barely a breath. My vision started to blur.

spanng="EN"A buzzing sound filled my head, growing louder and louder until it drowned out everything else.

spanng="EN"Then my world went dark, and I copsed.

spanng="EN"(God’s POV)

spanng="EN"Meanwhile, Olivia had already begun her new life at the Shadow Syndicate’s base.

spanng="EN"Matthew stood before her in his private office, hismanding presence filling the room. But when he looked at her, his expression softened withplete trust.

spanng="EN"“From now on, your decisions do not require my approval,” he said firmly.

spanng="EN"Olivia felt a surge of purpose she hadn’t experienced in years. This was who she truly was not Theodore’s broken mate, but the legendary operative “Cipher.”

spanng="EN"“I understand,” she replied, her voice steady and confident.

spanng="EN"Matthew’splete faith in her abilities filled her with renewed strength. She was reiming her identity, piece by piece.

spanng="EN"(God’s POV)

spanng="EN"The media swarmed outside the Crimson Infirmary as Theodore was rushed inside on a stretcher.

spanng="EN"A news anchor stood before the cameras, her expression grave. “Breaking news from Stonehaven City. Alpha Theodore Redgrave has been hospitalized following his dramatic live stream confession.”

spanng="EN"She continued reading from her notes. “Medical sources report he is suffering from severe tinnitus, deafness, and a concussion from the mysterious phone explosion.”

spanng="EN"The camera panned to show the chaos outside the infirmary. “In rted news, Crimson Pack’s stock has plummeted following the Alpha’s public admission of infidelity.”

spanng="EN"“The board of directors, now led by the newly established Lyra ckwood Memorial Trust, has officially dismissed Theodore Redgrave as CEO.”

spanng="EN"Inside the infirmary room, Theodore sat perfectly fine on his bed. The “medical emergency” had beenpletely fabricated.

spanng="EN"Leo sat beside him, his young face streaked with tears. “Daddy, when is Mommying home?”

spanng="EN"Theodore gently stroked his son’s hair. “She’lle back, Leo. Mommy loves us too much to stay away forever.”

spanng="EN"But even as he spoke the words, doubt gnawed at his heart.

spanng="EN"He turned to the Alpha’s Sentinels standing guard. “I want you to tail Killian Vance. He’s the key to finding Olivia.”

spanng="EN"The sentinels nodded and left immediately.

spanng="EN"“Also, release a notice,” Theodoremanded, his eyes glinting with calcted desperation. “Say I’m on my deathbed and begging my mate to see me onest time.”

spanng="EN"When Eleonora Redgrave burst into the room, her face was filled with concern and anger.

spanng="EN"“Theodore, what are you doing? This deception will only make things worse!”

spanng="EN"He looked at his mother with cold, distant eyes. “My mate is Olivia ckwood, and there will be no one else.”

spanng="EN"Eleonora stepped back, shocked by his tone.

spanng="EN"“You are my mother, so I can’t me you for having ra drug me,” he continued icily. “But from now on, don’t appear before my son and me.”

spanng="EN"Days passed, and the news of Theodore’s “impending death” spread throughout the pack territories.

spanng="EN"But Olivia was nowhere to be found.

spanng="EN"Theodore escted his n, moving to an actual intensive care unit bed. Cameras rolled as hey there, looking frail with an oxygen mask covering his face.

spanng="EN"“I, Theodore Redgrave, Alpha of the Crimson Pack, hereby agree to sever the mate bond with Olivia ckwood,” he said weakly into the camera.

spanng="EN"Tears streamed down his face as he signed the rejection papers with a shaking hand.

spanng="EN"“I also relinquish all custody rights to our son, Leo Redgrave.”

spanng="EN"He looked directly into the camera lens. “Olivia, my love, I will always belong to you, even if you no longer want me.”

spanng="EN"Still, Olivia did not appear.

spanng="EN"In desperation, Theodore arranged for Leo to be sent to Lyra’s Hope Sanctuary. Then he vanishedpletely.

spanng="EN"Wild rumors spread among the pack territories about his fate. Some said he had died of heartbreak. Others imed he had gone rogue.

spanng="EN"(Theodore’s POV)

spanng="EN"Three monthster, I sat by a small grave on a private ind I had purchased.

spanng="EN"The headstone read: “Rosalie Thorne – Beloved Daughter.”

spanng="EN"My beard had grown long and unkempt. My clothes were dirty and torn. I looked like a wild man.

spanng="EN"But I didn’t care about any of that. I was waiting.

spanng="EN"Olivia woulde back for Rosalie. She had to. She loved that little girl so much.

spanng="EN"I had ced her mating ring on top of the tombstone. The moonstone caught the sunlight, sparkling like tears.

spanng="EN"“She’lle back,” I muttered to myself. “She has toe back.”

spanng="EN"Footsteps approached behind me. I turned to see my mother walking across the sand.

spanng="EN"“Theodore,” Eleonora said softly. “You need toe home. Leo needs you.”

spanng="EN"Iughed bitterly. “Leo? He’s the reason this all started!”

spanng="EN"My mother’s face paled with shock.

spanng="EN"“He shouldn’t have been born!” I raved, clutching an old photo of Olivia to my chest. “It should have been Rosalie! Olivia loved her so much.”

spanng="EN"The photo was creased and worn from my constant handling. Olivia’s smile looked back at me, mocking my current state.

spanng="EN"“She would never have left me if Rosalie were here,” I continued, my voice breaking.

spanng="EN"I should have switched the pups at birth. I should have stayed by Olivia’s side instead of being with ra during her delivery.

spanng="EN"If only I had made different choices. If only I had been a better mate.

spanng="EN"As grief overwhelmed me, I copsed to my knees beside the grave.

spanng="EN"Just then, a sentinel’s phone vibrated with an iing call.

spanng="EN"“Alpha, the sentinel said urgently. “It’s the kidnappers.”

spanng="EN"I shot up from the ground and snatched the phone from his hands.

spanng="EN" Don’t hurt her, I’ll give you any amount of money!” I screamed into the device with thest of my sanity.