Page 58 of The Possessive Alpha’s Reborn Luna

The mention of Alice sent my wolf into a frenzy. He roared to rip their heads off.

They'd betrayed me. And they wanted to hurt my mate.

"Where is Alice?" I snarled, my alpha pressure exploding outward, slamming into the witches.

Their faces went white. They stumbled back, watching me warily.

"You'll never find her." Elsa had clearly anticipated this. She backed up to a safe distance, laughing. "This circle severs your bond. You heard her call for help, but she can't hear you. Of course, you'll join her underground soon enough."

My body started shaking—not from fear, but from pure rage.

"What did you do to her?"

"Drained her power, naturally." Elsa's smile was cruel. "You think she's just some ugly omega? She's carrying power the Moon Goddess gave her. Every witch craves that power."

Before she finished, I shifted and lunged. My fangs closed on Elsa's throat. I shook my head once. Hot blood exploded in my mouth. She didn't even get to scream before she collapsed.

"Get him!" The other witches attacked at once, black magic shooting toward me.

I dodged hard, but the circle limited my range. One blast hit my back. Flesh tore. Pain ripped through me.

But I didn't feel it.

All I could think about was Alice. Her desperate voice through the bond.

Alice!

Alice, answer me!

Damn it, answer me!

Still nothing. Just death-like silence. The thread grew weaker, almost gone.

I went feral, tearing into the nearest witch. My claws pinned her shoulders. My fangs ripped her throat. She screamed and fell. I moved to the next one.

Kill them. Kill everyone who hurt Alice.

Just as I was losing control, Alice's voice came again, even weaker.

Cedric...

Cedric, please...

If you're still there, answer me...

It's her!

She was still calling me. My breathing went ragged. My eyes turned blood-red.

"Hang on!" I roared through the bond. "Alice, hang on! I'm almost—"

But then, as I turned to break through the circle, Alice's voice came through one last time, full of despair. "I, Alice, reject Cedric as my mate. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other."

Agony exploded from my chest. The thread connecting us—severed like someone took a blade to it. Gone without a trace.

"Ahhh—" I screamed, my body shifting back against my will. I crashed to my knees. The pain—like someone reached into my chest and tore my heart out with their bare hands. Like a thousand needles stabbed into my marrow, shredding my soul from the inside out.

No, not just my heart. My soul. My entire reason for existing. Rejected by your mate—it was crueler than death.