After Breaking The Mark His Desperate Chase (Sarah)
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"Miss, are you here for the Moon-Bond Ceremony?"

I sat in the waiting area of the Pack Council Hall, my inner wolf curled up in misery.

Happy couples passed by, their wolves practically purring with contentment. But as an mega, I was used to being invisible.

I glanced at my phone again, Sarah's taunting message burning into my mind: "Don't waste your time waiting at the Council Hall. Alpha Liam would never publicly claim an Omega as

his mate. He knows where he truly belongs."

"The Sacred Circle will close soon..." the Beta clerk's voice pulled me from my thoughts.

Suddenly, a searing pain ripped through my chest, bringing me to my knees without

warning.

Our fated mate bond, the one I'd shared with Liam for seven years, now felt like a poison-laced blade, cutting me apart from within.

No. This couldn't be happening.

My wolf's anguished howl of denial turned savage as we felt him marking another. The betrayal burned through our bond like poison, leaving no room for desperate hopes. Liam was marking Sarah, completing the sacred ritual that should have been mine. Seven years of love, countless promises whispered under starlit skies, reduced to nothing in

this moment.

I bit my lip hard, forcing myself to stand. My fingers curled into fists at my sides, nails digging deep into my palms, exchanging that pain for a moment of clarity.

I choked back a bitter laugh. "No need to worry about the ceremony. My... my mate is otherwise occupied."

I fled the hall, unable to bear the sympathetic looks from the other wolves. Just three months ago - just yesterday - just this morning even, he'd been ecstatic about our bonding 17:54

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He pulled me close during our breakfast, nuzzling my neck as he whispered, "Tonight, I can finally protect you openly. No more hiding in shadows.""

His kiss then had been so tender, so full of promise.

His words echoed mockingly now, bringing back every secret moment we'd shared. Each memorbidden, salt in fresh wounds:

Liam teaching me to control my wolf during full moons,

Liam sneaking away from Alpha duties to run with me under silver-bright skies, just the two of us in the forbidden forests where we could be truly ourselves,

Liam secretly leaving frost fire lilies at my cottage door on my birthday - rare flowers that grew along the edges of the frozen northern cliffs.

What a fool I had been. It was all a mirage, a cruel illusion, leaving me standing alone like an omega without a pack.

I cannot believe seven years of love could end like this. Not without answers. Not without

explanation.

As twilight deepened into night, I wiped my tears and tried to compose myself. I had to see Liam. My wolf, though wounded, stirred within me - pushing me forward, demanding

answers.

I ran to his chambers, my heart pounding against my ribs. The door was partially open, and I could hear Liam's voice along with his Beta, Mark.

"So, Sarah and I completed the marking today..."

My stomach dropped. The last shred of hope I'd clung to, the naive belief that it was all a bad dream, evaporated like morning mist.

"Sarah? By the Moon Goddess, what have you done? I thought you and Ava were fated mates! What's with the sudden bonding to Sarah?" Mark's voice boomed through the room. The Mark: His Desperate Chase

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Liam's sigh carried the weight of resignation. "Sarah revealed chura under dow food for She doesn't have much time unless a pare Alpha marks Hey the broke down, begged me to save her life"

"She pleaded with me. I couldn't say no. You know how much

"I've loved her since we were pups.

Those words pierced through me like silver, stealing my breath away Touros loved How

rice childhood?

What about our seven years, Liam? What about our fated mate hond??

Tears blurred my vision. My whole body trembled with the cold sting of betrayal

"Liam, you've lost your mind!" Mark's angry voice cut through the silence. Then, in a low growl. "Have you forgotten who Ava is to you? She's your fated mate! She is the real Luna of our pack!"

"By the Moon Goddess, do you have any idea what marking another does to a fated bond?"

I waited, my breath caught in my throat, hoping for a flicker of remorse. Instead, Dheard Liam's self-righteous response: "If I'm saving Sarah's life, I'm going to do it property. She deserves a real mate bond, not some half-hearted marking. I won't have her feeling like she's second best, not when she's dying."

The words crashed over me like a tidal wave. Liam had loved Sarah since they were pups.

Why did you even bother with me then?

"What about Ava? Did you even think about what this would do to her? She's probably still at the Council Hall, waiting for you!" Mark's voice was tight with suppressed furry

I held my breath, listening intently.

Liam's voice, when he spoke, was firm, resolute. "I've protected her for seven years. She knew what it meant to be with the future Alpha. She promised to understand, no matter what."

"Besides, she's just an Omega. Where else would she go?"