Alpha King’s Rejected and Bound Breeder Mate

I traded everything to save his brother. Now I have to prove I’m strong enough to survive without it.
Kael and I barely made it out of the Shadowlands alive. We broke a curse that destroyed lives for twenty years. We gave Kieran his freedom back.
But the price? Our bond. Gone. Severed. Ripped away like it never existed.
Now the pack sees me differently. Without Kael’s mark on my throat, I’m just an omega who got lucky once. Warriors who used to bow their heads now question every decision I make. They’re waiting for me to fail. Waiting to prove I never deserved to be Luna in the first place.
And Kael? He’s trying so hard to give me space, to let me stand on my own. But every time he pulls back, it feels like losing him all over again. I can’t sense his emotions anymore. Can’t feel his love through a bond that used to make everything certain.
What if the magic was the only thing holding us together?
What if I’m not strong enough to be his Luna without it?
The pack is circulating. Rival Alphas smell blood in the water. And somewhere in the ruins of what we sacrificed, I have to find the strength to prove that I earned my place here.
That love doesn’t need magic to survive.
That I’m more than just the bond that used to define me.
But what happens when proving yourself means losing everything you fought for?