Chapter 3

I opened the door, and to my surprise, ran right into Jacob, who had rushed over.

Seeing me, he let out a sigh of relief. Then his brows furrowed as he scolded me, "You came back to the room by yourself without even telling me? I've been looking everywhere for you."

I looked at him and didn't answer.

I didn't know how to answer that question.

He already had Anna by his side, and my standing there was redundant.

Jacob looked down, noticed my suitcase, and asked, "Where are you going?"

I replied, "Now that the Moon Goddess ceremony is over, it's time for me to leave."

Hearing me say this, Jacob's face darkened. "Just how long are you going to keep throwing this tantrum?"

In sheer disbelief, I let out a laugh.

For all these years, he kept letting her name slip, and now he had mated with her at the Moon Goddess ceremony.

What purpose did I have left here? Did leaving count as just a tantrum in his eyes?

Jacob pulled a ring out of his pocket. "I told you, the only Luna of my pack will be you. I'll explain everything clearly later. Can't you just give me a little time?"

Saying this, Jacob tried to force the ring onto my finger.

Unfortunately, the ring was too small and simply wouldn't fit. My finger turned bright red from his rough movements.

After a moment, the ring slipped off and dropped to the floor.

Jacob finally stopped, explaining with a hint of embarrassment, "They got the name wrong when the ring was ordered. They made it to Anna's size. I'll have someone alter it."

After he finished, I crouched down and picked up the ring. "Since it fits Anna perfectly, let's not let it go to waste."

Hearing me say this, Jacob flared up in anger.

"I already explained it to you! Why do you have to keep fixating on these little things? You are my Luna. In the future, you must prioritize the bigger picture."

Hearing this only felt deeply ironic. I shoved the ring back to him. "No need. Someone like me wouldn't make a good Luna for the pack. You should find someone else."

Jacob sighed, reaching out to hold me back. "Anya, stop letting your temper talk. Always having to coax you makes me tired, too."

Hearing Jacob say these words reminded me of the past.

A witch had once given Jacob top-tier herbs that were incredibly helpful for anyone with a weak constitution. Jacob had promised to give me this gift so that I could send it to my dad.

I had been absolutely thrilled. After all, these herbs were extremely rare, and if my dad received them, they could alleviate his weakness.

Because of this, I had told my dad early on. They had been looking forward to the herbs just as much as I was.

I never expected that Seth would be the one to tell me the herbs had been given to Anna instead.

Faced with my disbelief, Seth pulled out the message Jacob had sent him.

[Give the herbs to Anna when they arrive.]

Those few short words hit me like a bucket of freezing water.

I took the text message to confront Jacob, only for him to just say, "It's just some herbs. Since I wrote the wrong name, let's just leave it at that."

The next day, I saw Anna post about it on her social media.

[My body is perfectly healthy. I don't even need herbs to nourish my health, but it's hard to reject the Alpha's good intentions. I guess I can only keep them at home to admire.]

I had shown this to Jacob, who simply said, "Since they were given to her, it's up to her what she does with them. You're about to become my Luna. Can't you be a little more generous?"

I could hardly believe my ears hearing this.

Tears flowed down uncontrollably. "You clearly knew my dad really needed these herbs. Now Anna is keeping them at home as an ornament, and you're just letting it slide?"

Jacob's gaze was indifferent.

"As the Alpha, I can't accommodate you in everything. Appropriately rewarding the other wolves in the pack is the only way to establish my authority. You're about to become my Luna. You should understand me on this."

I was driven mad with anger by his words and brought up breaking up with him that very day.

I left with my luggage that night, and Jacob didn't come looking for me. It wasn't until the next day that he sent Seth to pick me up.

He had also given a strict order that Seth was not allowed to return unless he brought me back.

So Seth spent a whole day and night wearing me down, earnestly advising me.

"Miss Anya, Alpha definitely cares about you deeply. Otherwise, he wouldn't have had me drop pack business to bring you home. Please stop being angry with Alpha."

My heart softened, and I had no choice but to follow him back.

Yet I never expected that after arriving home, Jacob would only say indifferently upon seeing me, "You need to rein in your temper in the future and stop making trouble. Always having to coax you is exhausting."

This time, Jacob had said the same words as before.

I smiled bitterly.

Jacob probably thought I would continue to compromise as I had in the past.

He had forgotten that over time, a person gets tired too.