Alpha's Regret:

Theysaysevenisthenumberofperfection.ForLunaSeraphine,itwasthenumberthatendedhersilence.Sixtimes,shetoretheorcepapersapart,choosingloveoverpride,enduranceoverdignity,surrenderingtothecrueldemandsofthematewhonevercherishedher.Theseventhtime,shesignedhernamewithouttrembling.AlphaRavynpanicked.Hismistress,Daisy,thedaughterofSeraphine’sformernanny,laugheditoff.She’sonlythrowingatantrum,theysaid.She’llcrawlback.Theywerewrong.Thetruthshatteredwhatlittleremainedofherheart:thechildshehadlovedandraisedforsixyearswasneverhers.Thatrevelationbecameherbreakingpointandherrebirth.Thistime,LunaSeraphinewalkedawaywithoutlookingback.Asherpowerrose,sodidRavyn’sregret.TheAlphawhooncediscardedhernowsleptoutsideherdoor,desperateforasingleglance.ButthewomanwhoopenedthatdoorwasnolongertheLunahebroke.Cold.Untouchable.Unforgiving.Ravynfelltohisknees,beggingforherhand,onlytorealizehewasnolongertheonlyone.Menofinfluenceandpowernowcompetedforherattention.BecauseLunaSeraphinewasnolongerjustaLuna.Shewasaworld-renownedbusinessmogul.Ashadowedphilanthropist.Themostsought-aftersurgeonofhertime,andacybergenius.Thistime,sheisnotsurvivingthestorywrittenforher.Sheisrewritingit.Andonlyshedecideshowitends.