Alpha Went Crazy After I Died

My Alpha mate didn’t know that I was dying. He was busy taking care of his childhood sweetheart who had just returned to the pack.I didn’t complain and continued to play the role of Derek's good mate. But after I passed away, he went crazy after reading the journal I left behind. ……Standing at the hospital entrance with that thin diagnosis paper in my hand, I wanted to call Derek.I opened and closed his contact page several times.Then his call came through first.His voice was characteristically deep and cool, but softened when he said my name:"Willow, I have something to do tonight and won't be home for dinner. I might get back late, so don't wait up for me."All my words got stuck in my throat."...Okay."Brief as always. The line went dead, but I kept holding the phone to my ear.The sunset bled red across the horizon.Derek and I had been mates for five years.And I had loved him for nearly ten.I got lucky. Derek needed to establish a stable mate bond before he could inherit

My phone buzzed on the kitchen counter as I was preparing dinner. Derek's name flashed across the screen."Hey," I answered, tucking the phone between my ear and shoulder as I continued chopping vegetables."Luna," Derek's voice came through, slightly muffled by background noise. "I need to stay late at The Howl tonight. Pack business came up unexpectedly."I paused, knife hovering over the cutting board. "Everything okay?""Yeah, just some territory negotiations. Nothing to worry about." He hesitated. "Don't wait up for me. I might be back late.""Alright. Be safe."After hanging up, I glanced at the clock—7:30 PM. The vegetables lay forgotten as I wiped my hands on a dish towel, my mind already drifting to other thoughts.I was about to return to cooking when I noticed Derek's medicine on the windowsill. The small blue bottle stood out like a warning sign.Derek's sensitive stomach had been acting up lately. His wolf metabolism handled most things, but alcohol on an empty stomach alw

Derek accompanied me to the veterinary clinic where we had the cat examined, only to discover it had numerous health issues.Broken bones, scratches across its abdomen, and countless minor ailments.But it was well-behaved, staying quiet and still during the examination, just lying there peacefully.Derek looked at me, seeming like he wanted to say something but held back.He remained silent the entire time, even on our way home.The cat was left at the clinic for treatment. I named it "Echo."The atmosphere between us turned stiff the moment we arrived home.Derek wouldn't speak, and I maintained my silence as well.Only when we both entered our bedroom did things change. The warm orange glow of the bedside lamp instantly made the room feel cozy.I sat on the bed, watching Derek come in wearing his sleeping clothes.The warm light fell on him, softening his typically sharp features.He rarely showed emotions. On the rare occasions when I'd seen him smile, it was just a slight upturn o

I was late. The auctioneer's voice echoed through the elegant hall: "And now, ladies and gentlemen, our final item of the evening.""The Violet Moonglow, one of the rarest healing crystals known to our kind. This remarkable specimen has been verified to significantly soothe an injured wolf's suffering."My heart stopped. Three months ago, during a particularly painful full moon, I had mentioned to Derek how much I wished for such a crystal. Echo, my wolf, had been struggling with each transformation since the injure.Derek had sympathetically explained that such crystals were extremely rare and prohibitively expensive. He'd promised to try to find one but said it was unlikely.Yet here it was. But he didn’t tell me.I scanned the crowd and spotted Derek near the front, his tall frame impossible to miss. Sarah stood beside him, elegantly dressed in a shimmering gown, her arm wrapped intimately around his."Bidding starts at one million dollars," announced the auctioneer.The price climb

I arranged to meet Sarah in the forest. When she arrived, I saw the purple healing crystal around her neck."Do you like it?" Sarah asked, touching the crystal with manicured fingers. "Derek gave it to me after the auction. Ten million dollars! Can you believe it?""I mentioned to him that I wasn't sleeping well," she continued, twirling the crystal between her fingers. "Just a bit of insomnia, nothing serious. The next day, he presented me with this."“But honestly, Willow, it might be better for you to leave before I ask Derek to sever your mate bond. Start fresh somewhere else. "Seeing me look up at her, her smile deepened. "You know, I should thank your mate—"Something inside me snapped.The shift happened faster than it ever had before. Pain ripped through my body as bones cracked and reformed, my skin giving way to fur, human consciousness receding as Echo surged forward with a fury I couldn't contain.Sarah turned back at the sound of my transformation, her eyes widening in s