Chapter 0370 Hannah That gaudy ring flashing on Zoeâs finger felt like an insult.
And it was. Noah had gotten engaged to her mere days after our own divorce had gone through. Three daysâthat was all it had been since I collapsed in the foyer of my childhood home. Three days since I had keened and dug gouges into the floor with my claws.
Three days, and he was already planning a wedding with that little...
âHow?â I donât know how I managed to choke that word out around the icy lump in my throat. âHow could he do this? So soon after...?â
Drakeâs hand on my shoulder tightened. Viona was still too stunned and furious to speak. âBecause heâs a bastard, Hannah,â
Drake hissed. âA lying, cheating bastard.â>
Drake was right. Noah was a lying, cheating bastard.
My shock suddenly gave way to fury. I scrolled past that damning photo of the two of them and went down to the comments. My hand shook as I began to readâthe top few comments were from verified. accounts, other Alphas and celebrities who were wishing them well.
But the comments quickly turned into a different nature. And I felt a breath release from my lungs.
âLook at this,â I said, holding up the phone with righteous satisfaction. âYou couldnât even wait for your marriage bed to cool before you filled it again?â
Viona took the phone and scrolled to the next comment, reading out loud, âLuna Hannah is a good woman and an even better Luna. She saved my sonâs life with the funds she raised in her eating disorder campaign. What has Zoe done except for move from one wealthy Alpha to another? You should be ashamed.â
I leaned forward, reading another. And another. People were coming out in droves to comment on this post, many of whom were in support of me.
âI hear he kicked her out in the middle of the night with no warning,â one comment read. âMaybe he couldnât wait to get his mistress into the house.â
âZoe doesnât hold a candle to Luna Hannah. Iâll NEVER see Zoe as MY Luna!â
âTypical man. Has something good and proceeds to fuck it up for no reason Those comments gave me a shred of strength, and I pulled my shoulders back. A small, bitter smile tugged at my lips. âI guess I made an impression as Luna, didnât I?â I muttered wryly.
Drake turned to me, still gripping my shoulder. âHannah, I just want you to know that Iâll protect you if Noah and Zoe try to start anything. As an Alpha on the Alpha Council, I can make sure Noah never gets considered for things like the Lunar Festival or the winter solstice tournament. Heâll pay for this.â
I looked up at him, touched by his loyalty. âDrake, I-â
âAnd we can help too,â Viona chimed in. âAmber, Emma, and I can start spreading the truth back in Nightcrest. Weâll make sure everyone knows what kind of a man Noah really is.â
1/2 Chapter 0370 +25 BONUS For a moment, I was tempted. The idea of ruining Noah, of watching his reputation crumble, was Intoxicating. It would be so easy. So satisfying. He had already planted the seeds of distaste himself, and now we would simply nurture them to fruition.
But as quickly as the thought came, it vanished. I couldnât do it. It wasnât the type of person I wanted to be anymore. I wouldnât give him the satisfaction.
âNo,â I said firmly. âThereâs no need for any of that. Noah will meet his own downfall due to his own actions, not mine. And besides...â I couldnât help the small smirk that formed on my lips.
âI have a coronation to think about.â
The days leading up to my coronation as Alpha of Silvermoon passed in a blur. It seemed like every time I turned around, there was another detail to attend to, another decision to make. But through it all, I felt a sense of purpose I had never experienced before.
It was finally happening. I was becoming a female Alpha despite everythingâlike a phoenix rising from the ashes.
And I made sure to lace that motif throughout the coronation theme, too.