Choking on My Alpha's Sweet Lies

I, Ella Ashwood, curled up on the floor in agony. I could feel my wolf gradually growing weaker.Before our bond was severed, the pack members' chuckles drifted into my mind. "Our Luna's so delicate. She always needs someone by her side.""Right? How bad could a honey allergy be? I accidentally ate some before, and I was just fine.""Alpha Luke, if you're really worried about her, why don't you go check on her?"Luke Greymane fell silent for a moment before finally speaking. "It's fine. She's been giving me the silent treatment all month. She just wants me to go home."I wanted to defend myself. I wanted to tell him that I wasn't faking it. I wanted to say that the medicine was really the only thing that could keep me alive now. But when I opened my mouth, I couldn't even make a sound. Next to him, Lena Armstrong chuckled. "Ever since you and her became mates, we hardly hang out anymore. She always seems unhappy whenever I ask to hang out with you."Lena paused, acting as i

In the restaurant, Luke ended the call, looking a little uneasy.Beside him, Lena said, "It's all my fault. If you hadn't come out to celebrate my birthday with me, you two wouldn't be fighting now. Luke, do you think Luna Ella's mad at me?"He massaged his temples and said wearily, "It has nothing to do with you. She's just overthinking things.""But she hasn't even responded to my message."With that, Lena held up her phone for everyone to see. She had already deleted the provocative message she had sent earlier. All they saw was her fake show of concern."Are you okay, Luna Ella? Do you want me to get Luke to bring you some medicine?"He calmly glanced over the message on her phone. "Don't worry about her. It's just medication. I need to teach her a lesson this time."I floated in the air, looking down at the box of medication. They had only taken a few pills out and tossed the rest into the trash can. Nearby, someone asked, "Alpha Luke, what if Luna Ella really gets upset?

"What? What did you just say?" Luke let out a soft laugh. "Stop messing around. That's impossible! Mr. Hawthorne, don't tell me Ella managed to buy you off too."Cyrus sighed, his voice heavy. "This isn't a joke. We found Luna Ella's body in her room. Our preliminary examination indicates that she suffered an acute allergic reaction that led to asphyxiation. By the time we found her, it was too late. There was nothing we could do."Luke froze. Cold sweat dampened the palm gripping his phone."Luke!" Lena called from beside him.He neither looked at her nor responded. "Put Ella on the phone," he said calmly. "I want to talk to her.""Alpha Luke, please believe us. Luna Ella really has—""I said, put her on the phone," Luke ordered coldly.He waited for Ella's familiar, stubborn voice to call out his name. Even if she was angry. Even if all she did was scold him."Tell her that this kind of joke isn't funny." Luke's voice was hoarse. "Tell her to stop messing around. I'm already

My belongings were laid out and inventoried one item at a time—my allergy test results, an empty medication box, and an old journal.Luke sat on the floor, staring at the journal for a long time. Lost in his own world, he turned to the first page with trembling hands. It was an entry I had written three years ago."Today, I accidentally ate honey and nearly died. Luke said there would never be honey in the house again. He said he'd protect me. I'm so happy.""Luke gave me a Moonstone pendant he polished himself. It's rough and uneven, but I love it. He said that the pendant would protect me in his place whenever he wasn't around."As Luke read those lines, tears spilled down his face."I remember everything," he whispered.Did he really?He remembered that Lena was allergic to milk. He remembered that she was afraid of the dark. He remembered that she loved honey cookies. Yet, somehow, he had forgotten that the mere scent of honey could leave me struggling to breathe.Luke turn

Lena never expected Luke to actually hand over all the evidence. At first, she denied everything, insisting that she hadn't known about my honey allergy. But the recording from the medical room was crystal clear. She had taken my medical records and carefully questioned the healer about the potentially fatal effects of a honey allergy.She hurriedly changed her story, claiming that she'd been sick too and hadn't deliberately tried to take my medication.But the security footage from the restaurant said otherwise. While everyone was distracted, she secretly spat out the medicine in her mouth into the trash. Then, she picked up the medicine box and played with it, saying to her friends, "I'm just going to play with it for a while. Do you think Luna Ella will get so anxious that she'll start crying? Listen to her voice. She was wheezing like some old wolf. She's being so dramatic."The moment the video ended, all color instantly drained from Lena's face.Those who had laughed and