After the Tenth Bond Break: I Became the Luna of the Shadowfang Alpha

From the back cover

Kalen Silver Moon and I had been officially bonded for less than a year, and we'd already dissolved the contract nine times in public.

The tenth time, I stood at the bottom of the Moon Temple steps, holding a roll of unbinding papers.

At the top of the steps, he and his childhood friend Sylvia were each holding a freshly drawn mate contract.

"Sorry about this, Ella," Sylvia winked at me, playful as ever.

"Just need to borrow your Alpha for a few days. The second Gareth gets jealous enough to come crawling back, I'll return him good as new."

Kalen laughed under his breath.

"Only you'd have the nerve to pull this with Ella being as easygoing as she is."

"If your father wasn't an Elder, I wouldn't play along with this childish game."

He draped his arm around me, casual as anything. "Ella, just go with it for a few days."

"Once this is over, I'll throw you the biggest Moon Ceremony Silver Moon has ever seen. Every Elder, every warrior in the pack will be there to witness it. I'll announce to everyone that you're my Luna."

"I promise. This is the last time."

Before I could open my mouth, Sylvia cut in with a bright smile.

"Ella would never get upset. She smiled through it the first nine times. She'll definitely help us out again, right?"

The two of them stood shoulder to shoulder in the moonlight, laughing, easy with each other.

Like the nine mate contracts I'd signed and dissolved with Kalen were nothing but a game they played for fun.

I'd been part of this act for nine rounds already.

This time, I didn't want to play anymore.