---- Chapter 9 Struggling desperately on the ground, Ethan tried to explain himself. "No, I'm your Alpha Female's mate! Let me go!" He looked up with eyes full of pain and vulnerability. "Maddie, what do I have to do for you to forgive me?" I looked down at him with an indifferent expression. "T will never forgive you. From the moment you decided to wait for Lyla to graduate and then holda marking ceremony with her, we were destined to end up like this." This shattered him. He was dragged out of the hall. Under Charles' concerned gaze, I smiled calmly and stood before everyone to announce the severance of our ties with the Silver Moon pack. "From this day forward, the Dark Moon Pack will cut all ties with the Silver Moon Pack. There will be no more cooperation between us, ever." ---- The Silver Moon Pack was never as powerful as us. They had always been a lesser pack, surviving in part by relying on us. The news shocked the Silver Moon Pack. When Hector found out, he beat Ethan mercilessly. "How could you humiliate them during their succession ceremony? Are you trying to destroy our pack? Go and apologize right now!" He dragged Ethan all the way to the Dark Moon Pack to apologize, but I refused to see him. Asa result, the elders finally had enough. Ethan was formally impeached and stripped of his Alpha status. His younger brother, Avery, was appointed the new Alpha of the Silver Moon Pack. Now nothing more than a fallen werewolf, Ethan wandered around the Dark Moon Pack territory. He hoped for just a glimpse of me. Two years later, when I finally appeared in public with my son, Wallace Foster, I ran into Ethan again. ---- His gaze locked onto Wallace, who bore an unmistakable resemblance to him. His voice turned hoarse as he asked, "Is he our son? Were you pregnant?" He trembled uncontrollably as if he might collapse any second. He had heard rumors that I'd had a son, but since Wallace had always been closely protected, few had ever seen him. This was the first time they met, and Ethan was sure he was the father. "You were pregnant. Why didn't you tell me?" He looked like he was about to cry. Even his lips were trembling. Wallace peeked out from behind me and looked curiously at Ethan. "Mommy, that man looks just like me!" Ethan forced a smile. Tears rolled down his cheeks.