DON’T PISS OFF YOUR MEDICAL GENIUS EX-LUNA

Lucy’s POV

The food was getting cold.

I looked at the clock on the wall for the tenth time.

9:45 PM.

My husband was almost three hours late.

I sighed and adjusted the white roses on the dining table.

Today was our third wedding anniversary.

Three years.

Three years of loving a man who barely looked at me.

Three years of waiting for him to come home.

Three years of telling myself that one day, Alpha Desmond Elliot would finally love me.

I looked down at the beautiful red dress I was wearing.

I had bought it two weeks ago because I remembered Desmond once saying that red looked beautiful on women.

He had never said it to me, though.

He had been talking about Vanessa.

Vanessa Brooks.

His childhood sweetheart.

The woman whose name always found its way into our marriage.

I shook my head.

Not tonight, Lucy.

Tonight was supposed to be special.

I had spent the entire afternoon cooking Desmond’s favorite dishes.

Roasted chicken, creamy potatoes, and the chocolate cake he loved.

I even decorated the dining room myself.

The servants had offered to help, but I refused.

I wanted everything to come from my heart.

Maybe when Desmond saw how much effort I had made, he would finally understand how much I loved him.

My phone suddenly vibrated.

I grabbed it quickly, hoping it was Desmond.

But it was only a message from the pack hospital.

Luna Lucy, thank you for the medicine you prepared yesterday. The injured warriors are recovering well.

I smiled faintly.

At least someone appreciated my efforts.

Before marrying Desmond, I had been a promising doctor.

Medicine was my passion.

I loved saving lives.

But after our wedding, Desmond told me that the Luna of the Blood Moon Pack should focus on supporting her Alpha.

So I gave up my career.

I stopped attending medical conferences.

I closed my small clinic.

I became the perfect Luna everyone expected me to be.

Yet whenever injured warriors needed help, I secretly treated them.

Desmond never knew how many lives I had saved.

He never asked.

I placed my phone down.

Just then, I heard a car outside.

My heart jumped.

“He’s home!”

I hurried toward the mirror and fixed my hair.

Then I rushed to the entrance.

The front door opened.

Desmond walked in.

My breath caught.

He looked as handsome as ever.

His dark hair was neatly styled, and his expensive black suit fitted his tall body perfectly.

His sharp features and cold gray eyes made him look powerful.

He was the Alpha every woman wanted.

And he was my husband.

“Desmond!”

I smiled brightly.

“Happy anniversary!”

He stopped walking.

His eyes moved over me without any emotion.

Then he stepped aside.

That was when I saw her.

Vanessa.

She walked into my home wearing a beautiful silver dress.

Her long blonde hair fell over her shoulders.

A sweet smile rested on her lips.

“Hello, Lucy,” she said softly.

My smile disappeared.

“Vanessa?”

I looked from her to Desmond.

“What’s going on?”

Neither answered immediately.

Then something around Vanessa’s neck caught my attention.

A diamond necklace.

My heart skipped a beat.

I knew that necklace.

Two weeks ago, Desmond had shown me a picture of it.

He had asked whether I liked it.

I had smiled and told him it was beautiful.

He had said, “Maybe I’ll get it for you on our anniversary.”

It was the first time in months that he had mentioned buying me a gift.

I had been so happy.

But now the necklace was around Vanessa’s neck.

“That necklace…” I whispered.

Vanessa touched it gently.

“Oh, this?”

She smiled.

“Desmond bought it for me today. Isn’t it beautiful?”

I felt something break inside my chest.

I turned toward my husband.

“Desmond, you told me…”

“Lucy,” he interrupted coldly. “We need to talk.”

My stomach tightened.

“About what?”

He walked past me toward the dining room.

Vanessa followed him.

I stood there for a moment before forcing my legs to move.

When I entered the dining room, Desmond was staring at the decorated table.

His expression did not change.

“What’s all this?” he asked.

I swallowed.

“It’s our anniversary. I made your favorite dinner.”

He looked at the food.

Then at me.

“You wasted your time.”

My smile faded.

“What?”

“I’m not hungry.”

Vanessa moved closer to him.

“Desmond, don’t be so harsh. Lucy obviously worked hard.”

Her voice sounded kind.

But I saw the small smile she tried to hide.

I clenched my hands.

“Can we please talk alone?” I asked Desmond.

“No.”

He pulled a brown envelope from his jacket.

Then he dropped it on the dining table.

“Read that.”

I stared at the envelope.

Something about his voice frightened me.

Slowly, I picked it up.

I opened it.

The first words made my blood turn cold.

DIVORCE AGREEMENT.

My fingers began trembling.

I read the words again.

And again.

Surely, I was mistaken.

“Desmond…”

My voice cracked.

“What is this?”

He looked at me without blinking.

“Exactly what it says.”

I shook my head.

“No.”

“Lucy, our marriage is over.”

The room suddenly felt too small.

I could barely breathe.

“You’re joking.”

“I don’t joke about serious matters.”

“But today is our anniversary.”

“I’m aware.”

Tears filled my eyes.

“Desmond, we’ve been married for three years.”

“Three years too long.”

His words struck me like a slap.

I stepped backward.

“Did I do something wrong?”

He sighed impatiently.

“Don’t make this difficult.”

“How can you say that?”

My voice rose.

“I gave you everything!”

Vanessa lowered her eyes.

“Lucy, please calm down.”

I turned toward her.

“Stay out of this!”

She flinched dramatically.

Desmond’s expression darkened.

“Don’t speak to Vanessa like that.”

I stared at him.

He was defending her.

In our home.

On our wedding anniversary.

While asking me for a divorce.

A bitter laugh escaped my lips.

“Of course. You always defend her.”

“Because she hasn’t done anything wrong.”

“And I have?”

Desmond said nothing.

I wiped my tears angrily.

“I left my career for you. I stopped working because you said a Luna should stay beside her Alpha.”

“That was your choice.”

“My choice?”

I could not believe what I was hearing.

“I treated your injured warriors when the pack hospital had no medicine. I stayed awake for nights helping them recover. I took care of your mother when she was sick. I did everything I could to support this pack!”

Desmond gave a cold laugh.

“Stop acting like you’re special, Lucy.”

I froze.

“Any ordinary healer could have done those things.”

For a moment, I could only stare at him.

Ordinary healer?

If only he knew.

If only he knew who I had been before marrying him.

But I had hidden my identity because I wanted him to love Lucy Miller, not the famous medical genius the world once called the Silver Phoenix.

Now he was telling me that everything I had done meant nothing.

Vanessa gently touched Desmond’s arm.

“Maybe we should give Lucy some time.”

He covered her hand with his.

“No. She needs to understand.”

Then he looked directly at me.

“Vanessa is the woman I love.”

My heart stopped.

“What?”

“I’ve loved her since we were young. I only married you because of the circumstances surrounding our families.”

I shook my head.

“No…”

“Vanessa will become my new Luna.”

I looked at their joined hands.

Then at the divorce papers.

The truth finally became clear.

He had brought his mistress into our home to replace me.

“Please, Desmond,” I whispered. “We can fix this.”

His face hardened.

“There’s nothing to fix.”

I gripped the papers.

“I won’t sign them tonight.”

His eyes turned icy.

“Don’t test my patience.”

“You’re my husband!”

“And I no longer want to be.”

My tears fell freely.

“Did you ever love me? Even once?”

For the first time, Desmond hesitated.

I held my breath.

A foolish part of me still hoped he would say yes.

But his next words destroyed that hope.

“You were never the woman I wanted, Lucy. You were simply the woman I settled for.”

Everything inside me went silent.

I stared at the man I had loved for three years.

The man I had given up my dreams for.

The man I had called my mate.

I opened my mouth to speak.

But suddenly, the room began spinning.

A sharp wave of dizziness struck me.

I grabbed the edge of the table.

“Desmond…”

My voice sounded distant.

Black spots danced before my eyes.

My knees weakened.

I tried to hold on.

But my fingers slipped.

The divorce papers scattered across the floor.

And then I collapsed.

The last thing I heard was Vanessa’s frightened voice.

“Oh my goodness! Desmond, she’s fainted!”

Then my husband’s cold reply followed.

“Leave her, Vanessa.”

My heart broke one final time.

“She’s only pretending to make me feel guilty.”

I wanted to tell him I wasn’t pretending.

I wanted to ask him to help me.

But darkness swallowed me before I could say another word.

Lucy's POV

When I opened my eyes, the first thing I saw was the white ceiling of my bedroom.

My head was pounding.

For a moment, I couldn't remember what happened.

Then everything came rushing back.

The anniversary dinner.

Vanessa.

The diamond necklace.

The divorce papers.

And Desmond's cruel words.

You were never the woman I wanted, Lucy. You were simply the woman I settled for.

Tears gathered in my eyes.

I quickly wiped them away.

I turned my head toward the empty space beside me.

Desmond wasn't there.

Of course, he wasn't.

I slowly sat up, holding my aching head.

The clock beside my bed showed 11:30 PM.

I had been unconscious for almost two hours.

Yet nobody had come to check on me.

Not even a doctor.

A bitter laugh escaped my lips.

I was the Luna of the Blood Moon Pack, but my husband couldn't even bother to make sure I was alive.

I placed my