She was his luna. He was her Alpha. Their son was everything. Then he saved the wrong child. Lucian chose Selena over five-year-old Theo. Selena cut Theo's life vest. Theo drowned. Lucian blamed Mara. At the funeral, Mara was beaten, stoned, nearly drowned. He stopped it when she bled. Mara left. Became a healer. Three months later, he begged. She said, "Can that bring Theo back?" Selena attacked. Mara killed her with a silver blade. Lucian lost everything. He used Theo's ashes to force Mara to stay thirty days. On day thirty: Moon Trial. One silver bullet. Six chambers. Three pulls. Third shot. Through his skull. She buried Theo in the snow. Two years later, she healed thousands. Refused titles. Asked if she'd ever wanted to stop Lucian, she said: "No." She'd tried tears, fights, forgiveness. When she went quiet, he thought it was a mood. Silence was goodbye.
