Xavier stood in front of his Luna with a heavy heart, the words he had rehearsed repeatedly now stuck in his throat. Luna looked up at him with hopeful eyes, searching for any sign that he still cared for her. But all Xavier could see was his mistress, Anna, waiting for him in the shadows.
"Luna, I... I can't be with you," Xavier finally managed to say, his voice cracking with emotion.
Della's expression fell, her hand reaching out towards him as if to catch him before he fell. "Why?" she whispered, her voice barely above a whisper.
Xavier hesitated, torn between his duty as a werewolf alpha and his feelings for Anna. He knew he had to choose one, and he knew that Luna deserved better than to be in a relationship with someone who couldn't give her his whole heart.
"I... I have found someone else," Xavier admitted, his voice barely audible.
Luna's eyes widened in shock, the realisation of what Xavier was saying hitting her like a ton of bricks. "Who?" she asked, her voice trembling.
Xavier struggled to meet her gaze, but eventually, he forced himself to look into her eyes. "Anna," he said, leaving a bitter taste in his mouth.
Luna's face crumbled, tears welling up in her eyes. "Anna," she repeated, disbelief evident in her voice. "Your mistress?"
Xavier nodded, feeling the weight of his decision settle heavily on his shoulders. "I'm sorry, Luna. I can't be with you when my heart belongs to someone else."
Luna stepped back, her hand flying to her mouth as if to stifle a sob. "I can't believe this," she whispered, her voice barely audible.
Xavier reached out to touch her, to offer comfort, but Luna stepped further away from him as if his touch would burn her. "Please, Luna. I never meant for this to happen. I never meant to hurt you," Xavier pleaded, his voice thick with emotion.
Luna shook her head, her tears falling freely now. "I thought you loved me," she said, her voice barely a whisper.
Xavier closed his eyes, the guilt of his actions weighing heavily on him. "I did love you, Luna. I still do. But I can't deny the feelings I have for Anna. I'm sorry," he said, his voice breaking with emotion.
Luna turned away from him, unable to bear the sight of the man she had once loved choosing someone else over her. "I can't do this," she said, her voice thick with tears.
Xavier watched as Luna walked away, her shoulders hunched in defeat. He knew he had made a terrible mistake, but he couldn't bring himself to regret choosing Anna over Luna. He knew that Anna was the one he truly loved, who held his heart in her hands.
As Xavier turned to walk towards the shadows where Anna stood waiting for him, a sense of peace settled over him. He knew he had made the right decision, no matter the cost, for Anna was not mate but had fallen pregnant and completed him in ways that Luna never could.
"Then I, Della, reject you, Xavier, as my mate and alpha of the silver moon pack. May you live peacefully in hell with your bitch." Della spat in disgust at the man who had been her everything since she met him at thirteen years old.