Rejected by the Alpha, Chosen by the Bloodmoon

Wren Ashgrove, an Omega of the Ironclaw Pack, grew up despised and mistreated by her own people. On her 18th birthday, Alpha Kaden Thorne publicly rejected her as his fated mate to secure a political alliance. His chosen bride, Saoirse, even spat in Wren’s face as the entire pack laughed at her.

Heartbroken, Wren invoked an ancient wolf oath and severed all blood and territorial ties with the Ironclaw Pack. The moon emblem on the altar suddenly turned blood-red, signaling that Kaden had defied the Moon Goddess’s prophecy and doomed the pack to disaster. That night, during a once-in-a-century Blood Moon, Wren entered the dangerous forest alone, only to be discovered by the reclusive Blood Moon Pack.

There, she learned the shocking truth: Wren was no ordinary Omega, but the last descendant of the Blood Moon bloodline, destined to have two fated mates in a prophecy that appeared only once every six hundred years. Kaden was her first bond, while Caius Drahan, Alpha of the Blood Moon Pack, was her second. Caius had been waiting for Wren since her mother’s death when Wren was seven.

When Kaden discovered Wren’s true identity, he regretted casting away his “miracle” and led 300 warriors to invade the Blood Moon territory to reclaim her. Their attack was swiftly crushed. Kneeling and begging Wren to undo the rejection, Kaden was firmly refused. Wren chose to let the curse consume the Ironclaw Pack and make Kaden suffer the consequences of his own actions, while still offering aid to innocent refugees caught in the disaster.

Saoirse was eventually cast out as the source of the pack’s misfortune. She came to Wren begging for forgiveness, admitting she regretted everything only because she had lost it all. Wren spared her life but refused to take her back, instead giving her supplies and an escort to leave, forcing her to live with the consequences of her actions.

After enduring years of pain and struggle, Wren finally let go of her past and accepted Caius as her mate, becoming the Luna of the Blood Moon Pack. As the curse tore the Ironclaw Pack apart, Kaden eventually died before the altar. Despite everything, Wren sent aid to the innocent survivors. Later, she gave birth to a daughter, Ada, who inherited both bloodlines.

Looking back at where her fate began, Wren finally made peace with her past. No longer bound by prophecy or bloodline, she took control of her own destiny and found a peaceful life with Caius, their daughter, and the Blood Moon Pack.