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Alpha’s Deception
Alpha’s Deception
작가: Apples

Chapter 1

작가: Apples
When I heard the truth, my wolf roared within me.

For an entire month, my childhood friend—Lucien Julian, the illegitimate son of the Silvercrest Pack’s Alpha—had been telling me the same story—

how the other students at Central Wolf Academy mocked him, cornered him, and humiliated him for one simple reason—at eighteen, his wolf still had not awakened.

In our world, that made him an anomaly.

I believed every word.

I took hits meant for him, both physical and verbal, knowing full well I couldn’t block everything, but refusing to step aside anyway.

When the pressure finally crushed him, I was the one who suggested the unthinkable.

“Transfer schools,Start over somewhere new.”

That day, he stood drenched beneath a bucket of ice water someone had dumped over him during training. His hands shook when he reached for mine.

“I can’t face another academy alone,” he said hoarsely.

We had grown up side by side, and I had long carried a quiet, unspoken affection for him in my heart.

So I didn’t hesitate when I answered.

“Don’t worry, Lucien,” I promised softly. “If you leave, I’ll leave too.”

Now I understood—it had all been a trap, a game he had carefully orchestrated to deceive me.

One of his friends laughed openly. “You pretended your wolf hadn’t awakened just to trick her into transferring with you.”

“She’s practically devoted to you. Aren’t you worried she might meet someone else once she’s out there?”

Lucien’s reply came without hesitation, dripping with confidence.

“Her? Don’t be ridiculous. She’s loyal enough to take a beating for me and never complain. You really think she’d ever stop caring about me?”

Someone muttered uncertainly, “Still… she doesn’t seem like the type you should underestimate.”

Lucien scoffed, clearly entertained. “Our academy is full of heirs and Alphas. Has she ever even glanced at any of them? She’s always orbiting me.”

His tone shifted then, edged with unmistakable irritation. “Honestly, she’s suffocating. Always there. Always watching. It’s annoying.”

A voice scoffed.

“She’s been by your side forever. Don’t tell me you never noticed how attached she is. If you’re done with her, why drag it out?”

Lucien’s reply came slower this time—fatigue.

“She’s always there. Always watching. Always expecting something from me.”

Another breath.

“I don’t want that kind of weight anymore.”

Then he paused—

“Besides, Olivia can’t stand seeing her around,” he said casually. “She only relaxes when I’m with her. I’m doing this for Olivia. Vivienne will just have to endure it for a while.”

The pieces fell into place with brutal clarity.

Lucien started pretending that his wolf still hadn’t awakened about half a month after Olivia Miller transferred into our academy—right around a month ago, when his awakening should have happened but didn’t, and that was when the bullying began.

Someone laughed again, the sound sharp with amusement.

“Damn, Lucien. Took you no time at all, did it? New girl barely settles in and you’re already her whole world.”

Another voice followed, openly derisive.

“She’s got that soft, fragile vibe. The kind that makes a guy feel like a hero just for standing next to her.”

Then, with a sneer, “Not like Vivienne. She’s always so composed, so untouchable. Too sharp, too proud. Sure, she’s beautiful—but she never makes anyone feel needed.”

They laughed louder, emboldened.

Lucien didn’t stop them.

Instead, there was a faint satisfaction in his expression, as though being admired—no, pursued—by a promising young she-wolf heir was something worth savoring.

For one reckless heartbeat, I almost shoved the door open, ready to confront him, ready to demand answers I already knew would break me.

Why would you do this to me?

Did you feel even a trace of guilt, watching me bleed quietly for you while you stood untouched?

Then I remembered what my mother had told me.

“Stop. The moment someone makes you question your value, they’ve already lost the right to your pain.”

I realized then that demanding answers would not heal me—it would only give him one last victory.

So I swallowed every question.

And I turned away, leaving him exactly where he belonged: behind me.
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  • Alpha’s Deception   Chapter 8

    By the time we finished giving our statements to the Alliance Enforcement Tribunal, night had already settled deep into the city. The Tribunal wasn’t a place for humans or police—it was where pack disputes, territorial violations, and bond-related crimes were formally recorded under the Werewolf Alliance’s authority. Wolves in black insignia armor moved with silent efficiency, their presence heavy with dominance. I brought Adrian Northwind back to my residence afterward. When I woke the next morning, the scent wards were calm and perfectly balanced—no disturbances, no residual hostility. Breakfast was already prepared, arranged with instinctive precision rather than domestic habit. Adrian stood at the stone counter, sleeves rolled back, rinsing a blade and plate with the same focus he would give a war council. I paused in the doorway. “This place accepts you,” I said slowly. “The wards didn’t reject your presence.” In our world, that wasn’t a casual observation. It was acknowle

  • Alpha’s Deception   Chapter 7

    The pack headquarters was still within city limits, so I drove straight back to my residence to retrieve the sealed documents. The moment the door slid open, the scent wards reacted. My breath stalled. Someone had breached the perimeter. The house recognized me instantly, but the air was wrong—foreign wolf-scent clinging to the stone floor, sharp with desperation and heat-burn. He was crouched near the entryway, just beyond the threshold where the wards thinned. Lucien lifted his head. His eyes were bloodshot, pupils blown wide, his wolf barely restrained beneath his skin. The exhaustion on him wasn’t human fatigue—it was the aftermath of days spent suppressing instinct, pacing borders he no longer had the right to cross. My jaw tightened. “You shouldn’t be able to smell this place. How did you force your way past the wards?” His gaze flicked over me, lingering too long. His nostrils flared. “You’re lighter,” he said hoarsely. “Your scent’s thinner. Northern air didn’t feed y

  • Alpha’s Deception   Chapter 6

    After the mate accord between Adrian Northwind and me was formally sealed, my family arranged for me to spend a term in the southern territories under Bloodmoon jurisdiction— a deliberate trial before I formally assumed leadership of the pack. My mother spoke of the future with open satisfaction. “You’ll anchor the inner pack as Luna,” she said, already seeing it as inevitable. “Gabriella and I will manage the outer dominions.” I boarded the plane with that image still lingering, amused despite myself. At the gate, Adrian stopped me. From his palm, he loosened a single charm from the chain at his wrist and pressed it into my hand. It was a Mooncall talisman—a northern symbol carved from moonstone and wolfbone, worn only by bonded wolves separated by distance. When worn close to the skin, it carried the faint echo of the owner’s presence, a reminder rather than a promise. Adrian had always been restrained with me. But even he couldn’t resist letting the quiet chime of the talis

  • Alpha’s Deception   Chapter 5

    Before I could speak, Adrian Northwind’s voice came smoothly from beside me. “Vivienne, why don’t I take you around first and help you settle in?” His expression was open, almost innocent, as though this were nothing more than courtesy. My phone vibrated in my hand. Lucien’s voice burst through the line, sharp and rising. “Vivienne—are you with Adrian Northwind?” “Where are you?” I held the phone slightly away from my ear, surprised by how irritating his voice sounded now. “Where I am isn’t your concern.” He either ignored me or refused to hear it, disbelief thickening his tone. “You did this just to provoke me? You really ran off to Adrian Northwind?” “All the way north—for that woman’s son?” The arrogance in his words snapped whatever restraint I had left. “Stop.” I drew a steady breath and said, clearly and without hesitation, “Lucien, you don’t have the right to question my choices.” “Don’t call me again. Whatever we were ends here.” I ended the call and blocked hi

  • Alpha’s Deception   Chapter 4

    Once I was home, I started going through the things Lucien had given me over the years.The first was the moon-sigil collar chain from my eighteenth birthday—silvered bone and alloy, etched with a small resonance rune meant to respond only to my scent. It wasn’t a mating mark, but everyone knew what it implied. I had worn it to the academy once. Not long after, I saw the same design resting against Olivia Miller’s throat. She noticed me looking and smiled, shy and apologetic. “Lucien said,” she explained softly, “that if someone important to him has something, I should have it too.” Under the bed lay the ceremonial boots he’d chosen for my first full-moon rite, untouched. The night-bloom incense from neutral territory—rare, expensive, meant to steady a wolf’s emotions—was already half gone. I remembered Olivia mentioning how well she’d been sleeping lately. Everything I had once believed was chosen—deliberate, singular—had already been duplicated and handed out at Lucien’s con

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