Chapter 154: The Alpha Who Would Not Forget

Dante buried her the night she left.

Not in the ground.

Not in stone.

But in his mind.

His heart.

His soul.

Because if she was gone—if the mate bond was shattered—

Then she no longer existed.

At least, that's what he told himself.

What he forced himself to believe.

But deep down?

Dante Rodrigo had never been good at letting things go.

So he did what he did best.

He conquered.

With Bella gone, White Moon had no Luna.

No balance.

No control.

And without control?

There was only war.

Dante let it happen.

Let the violence consume him.

He crushed every rogue that came near his lands.

Bled every enemy pack that stood against him.

Burned entire territories just to watch them fall.

His wolves whispered about him now.

Not just an Alpha.

Not just a leader.

Something else.

Something worse.

Something that had been left behind when Bella walked away.

Because she had taken more than just herself when she left.

She had taken the best parts of him, too.

And in their place?

She had left something broken.

Something ruthless.

Something that would never forgive her for what she had done.

So Dante let himself become the monster they feared.

And if Bella was still out there somewhere?

Then one day—

He would show her what she created.

And he would make her regret it.