After My Wolf Faded, My Alpha Went Crazy

The healers had given me a death sentence, and my death would be the ultimate revenge against my oblivious Alpha and the family that had relentlessly tormented me.The moment the words left my mouth, the doors to the hall were thrown open with a violent shove.Caleb's roar echoed through the hall. "Elena! What the hell do you think you're doing?"I turned to see his dark eyes burning with fury.Behind him, Lydia hurried in, her face a perfectly crafted mask of concern."Of all days, you had to cause a scene today?" Caleb stormed up to me in a few long strides. "Lydia was just promoted to Lead Warrior. The entire pack is celebrating her, and you choose today to pull this stunt?"Without another word, he struck me. A sharp, stinging slap cracked across my face. The force of it sent me stumbling back, my cheek instantly swelling and hot.It took me several seconds to realize what day it was. It was Lydia's celebration.Caleb had specifically postponed a two-day patrol of our territory ju

Caleb's expression froze. His eyes flickered involuntarily to the photograph on the table.But he quickly looked away, his voice cold. "What are you trying to say?""That day, you promised you would hold my Luna ceremony," I whispered. "But later, you said I was too weak, that I was unworthy of being Luna.""So?" Caleb's tone grew impatient."You forgot my nineteenth birthday. And my twentieth. And my twenty-first," I continued. "But you never forgot a single one of Lydia's.""Elena!" Caleb spun around abruptly. "Enough! You always make such a big deal out of everything, so full of self-pity!""If you weren't so damn fragile and sensitive all the time, maybe I wouldn't have to be this way."I stared into his cold eyes, feeling the crushing weight of his Alpha's dominance.So that was it. In his eyes, my very existence was a mistake.I said softly, "You're right, Caleb. I'm not good enough."I turned away, no longer looking at him."The documents are in the second drawer on the left,"

"What other reason?" Caleb glared at me. "Who else touched her but you?"Watching this perfectly staged scene, a profound despair washed over me.She had planned everything, including the allergen she'd hidden in her sleeve."Elena!" Caleb roared, lunging at me and clamping a hand around my throat. "I should have known how twisted you are!"His grip tightened. I couldn't breathe, and my vision began to blur.But the instant his fingers tightened, a searing agony erupted through the bond.It wasn't my pain. It was his.The mate bond was lashing out at him for harming his destined mate.His face instantly turned pale, and cold sweat beaded on his forehead. He instinctively let go.I slammed against the wall, the dull thud echoing in the room as the taste of blood filled my mouth."Caleb!" Lydia cried out in alarm. "Are you okay? Why do you look so pale?"He shook his head, fighting back the stabbing pain that shot up from the depths of his spirit, and looked at me again.The fury in his

"What can I say?" Lydia stood, looming over me. "An orphan living on charity never stood a chance against a destined mate.""But I couldn't stand it. Why should a pathetic weakling like you get everything?""All of this should belong to a strong warrior like me!""You know, I know exactly why your body is so weak."She looked at me, her eyes glinting with a vicious light."Since you were twelve, I've been putting wolfsbane in your food. Little by little, slowly eroding your wolf spirit.""The silver powder in your uniform, the push off the cliff, the poisoned herbs... It was all my work. My masterpiece."I trembled with rage, wishing I could raise my hand and slap her, but the moment I lifted my arm, she shoved me back to the floor.Of course. How could this dying body of mine possibly compete with an elite warrior?She slowly crouched down. "What? Are you angry? Do you feel cheated?""Too bad. You're too much of a weakling to do anything about it!""You don't even have the strength to

Lydia stared at the moonlight flowers, her heart hammering against her ribs.If she refused to touch them, she would be admitting she had lied.But if she touched them and had no reaction, the truth would be exposed anyway.Trapped, with no way out, her pupils constricted in fear."Alpha... I'm not feeling well today...""Touch it," Caleb commanded, his tone leaving no room for argument.His Alpha command left her no choice.Lydia reached out a trembling hand and brushed her fingertips against a petal.One second... two seconds... three...Nothing happened.Her skin didn't redden or swell. There was no allergic reaction.Not even the slightest discomfort.Lydia realized the web of lies she had so carefully woven for years...was finally unraveling.She snatched her hand back as if burned, and the flowers fluttered to the floor."I... I must be feeling stronger today...""I'm still not feeling well, I'm going to go rest upstairs..."With that, she practically fled the room.Lydia frantic