After My Mate Saved Me, I Killed His Entire Family

That evening, blood soaked into the white marble floor.Everywhere I looked, there was nothing but a sickening wash of red.The news that the Alpha and Luna had been murdered by their adopted daughter sent shockwaves through the entire Moonlight Pack.The fury of the people reached a fever pitch. Everyone was screaming for me to be burned at the stake.But in the face of a thousand punishments, I never said a single word.The case dragged on for over a year with no progress.Owen, desperate for the truth, crossed the Enchanted Forest to the witch clans of Roaring Valley and obtained a potion that could force a person to reveal their memories."This potion corrodes the brain. Three doses is all it takes to dredge up every memory you have.""Once it's pulled out everything, you'll be dead.""Salia, you can still tell me the truth. This is your chance."Owen stared down at me, his gaze cold.Those eyes that once held nothing but warmth and gentle laughter now held only hatred.I looked up

When the crowd saw this, the cursing erupted from all sides.Delilah rushed forward and slapped me hard across the face."You little bitch! Owen treated you with nothing but kindness, and this is what you did when Moonlight Pack needed you most.""Were you planning to steal those mineral veins all along? Hoard the riches for yourself?"Owen's eyes were terrifyingly cold."That night you disappeared without a word. The next morning, I discovered the survey map was gone. You were away for two months, and when you came back, you didn't offer a single explanation.""I suspected you. But I thought it over again and again, and I couldn't bring myself to confront you.""I never imagined it really was you who stole the map."I let out a small, hollow laugh. Said nothing.I just stared at the scene unfolding before us.In the memory, I was wrapped in a cloak, riding through the night to the estate of Eugene, Alpha of the Silver Star Pack."Honored Alpha of the Silver Star Pack, I am Salia, daug

This was a memory buried so deep inside me that even I had nearly forgotten it existed.That was why the potion had taken so long to find it, pulling it up from the dark and laying it out in full.One year ago.After Owen left for his journey, the Alpha grew restless. He couldn't sit still, couldn't eat, couldn't sleep. I noticed something was wrong with him and went back and forth in my mind before finally going to his study.I pushed open the door and found him holding a silver dagger to his own throat.I stopped him. I wanted to go find Luna.He grabbed my arm and wouldn't let me. When I asked why, he broke down."This is my punishment," he said."The Moon Goddess let me save your life to remind me, every waking moment, that I need to atone. But I'm afraid the things I've done in this life can never be made right. Not even in death."I didn't understand.Everyone in the Moonlight Pack knew that Alpha Elbert was the greatest leader the pack had seen in centuries. He had surveyed the

Owen knelt on the ground, feeling how little I weighed in his arms. I was so light it seemed like a single breath could scatter me.He lifted me and spoke to the guards without turning his head. His voice was ice."Arrest Delilah and the former Beta. Take them to the cells. I want a full interrogation.""I want every detail within a day.""And get every doctor in this pack to Salia. Now."Then he carried me away.That was the thing about Owen. He was never indecisive. When the truth was in front of him, he acted.The trouble was that hate makes people blind.So does love.Owen couldn't face what had happened to his family. Couldn't bring himself to believe that I was the one who had done it. So he chose to run. He traveled the world chasing answers, looking for any explanation that didn't require him to come to me and ask.It took him an entire year to finally face the truth.And now regret was eating him alive.If he had come sooner, would my body still be this broken?The doctors arr