MasukAfter my physical examination, I'm about to leave the pack infirmary located in my cousin's territory when a heavily made-up healer suddenly grabs my arm. She hisses, "Stop right there! You think you can break something in the infirmary and just run away? No way!" I look at her unfamiliar face and blink, feeling utterly confused. "What did I break?" She points to the crystal potion bottles on the shelves and wrinkles her nose exaggeratedly. "You reek, and your stench has contaminated all the potions, making them unusable! Alpha Xander bought these at a high cost, and all of it is worth 500 thousand dollars. There's also compensation for causing me emotional distress—that's another 200 thousand. "Altogether, that's 700 thousand dollars. Will you pay by cash or card?" My scent is a mix of violet and amber. It's noble and cool, like a winter dusk. Of course, not everyone loves this scent, but "contamination"? Please! I can't fathom why the infirmary in Xander's territory is operating like a scam. I laugh out of anger and say, "I'm Alpha Xander's cousin. I don't pay a single cent in his territory. If anyone has a problem with that, have Xander come say it to my face." But the healer only rolls her eyes. "You bitch, trying to use such lowly tricks to get my Alpha's attention? You wish! If you don't pay up today, I'll strip you naked and throw you onto the street so that everyone can smell how foul you are!" She has no idea who she's threatening. I take a deep breath and quickly contact my Beta. "Tell Xander—either banish this healer from the pack, or I'll banish him."
Lihat lebih banyak「彼と結婚してからもう二十年が経つのね……」
暁(あかつき)家の令嬢であり、今は神宮司夫人である瀬奈(せな)は広い部屋でポツリと呟いた。
彼女は今日もある人物を待ち続けている。来るはずがないとわかっていながらも、瀬奈は二十年間ずっと彼の来訪を心待ちにしているのだ。
「一体どこから私は間違えてしまったのかしら……」
ベッドサイドに腰かけた瀬奈は、彼と初めて出会ったときのことを思い浮かべた。
「初めまして、神宮司湊斗です」
「……」
神宮司湊斗(じんぐうじみなと)と名乗った彼に、強く心惹かれたのを瀬奈は今でも覚えている。一目惚れだったのかもしれない。
サラサラの黒い髪、高い鼻梁、切れ長の美しい瞳、幼いながらに整った顔立ち。瀬奈は一瞬にして彼に心を奪われてしまった。
暁グループの令嬢だった瀬奈と、神宮司財閥の御曹司だった湊斗。
二人は許嫁だった。そのことを父親から聞かされたとき、瀬奈はとても喜んだ。彼女にとって初恋の相手であり、愛する湊斗と結婚できるのだと。
しかし、彼のほうはそうではなかった。
湊斗は瀬奈との婚約中、多くの女性と浮名を流した。学校の同級生、年上の社会人、父親が経営する会社の社員にまで。彼は相手の身分関係なく手を出した。
瀬奈は自分には指一本触れないにもかかわらず、他の女性と関係を持ち続ける湊斗に不満がないわけではなかった。しかし、彼に嫌われるのを恐れていた瀬奈は何も言うことができなかった。
「結婚前に遊びたいだけだろう。神宮司家の正妻になれるのだから、それくらいは目を瞑りなさい」
父親は湊斗が遊んでいることを知っていたが、瀬奈に我慢しろと言った。
両親からも味方してもらえなかった瀬奈は、必死で自分に言い聞かせた。
彼女たちはただの遊びであり、自分は神宮家の夫人となる女だ。だから結婚すればきっと自分だけを見てくれる、とそう信じていた。
しかし、現実は残酷だった。
湊斗は結婚してもなお、瀬奈の元には訪れることなく、愛人の元で夜を過ごした。そのことを責めた瀬奈に、彼は言い放った。
「お前を愛することはできない、これからは俺の行動に口を出さないでくれ」
彼の目は初めて出会った頃とは別人のように冷たかった。
それから湊斗は瀬奈に指一本触れることなく、多くの愛人を囲い、彼女たちとの間に五人もの子供をもうけた。そのうちの誰かに会社を継がせるつもりのようだ。
「奥様ったら、今日も一人ぼっちでいるわ」
瀬奈は湊斗の帰ってこない邸宅に一人取り残された。彼は今日もきっと愛人たちの住む家へ帰っているのだろう。
しかし、湊斗を愛している彼女は毎日のように彼を待ち続けた。自分の元へ来るわけがないとわかっていながらも。
そんなことを続けているうちに、二十年という歳月が経過していた。瀬奈と湊斗はお互いに三十八歳となった。
彼女は既に子を望めるような年齢ではなくなり、湊斗のほうも新しく愛人となった若く美しい女に夢中になっていると聞いている。
瀬奈の中で、何かが音を立てて崩れ落ちて行くようだった。
二十年という年月はあまりにも長すぎた。彼女の心は既に限界を迎えていた。
翌朝、心配そうに彼女に声をかけたのは湊斗の秘書だった。
「奥様……」
普段別邸で暮らしている湊斗の私物を取りに来る彼は、たびたび瀬奈とも顔を合わせていた。神宮司家で彼女を気にかけてくれていた数少ない人だ。
「今日も湊斗は愛人のところにいるんでしょう?」
「そ、それは……」
彼の秘書・中田一馬(なかたかずま)が言いづらそうに視線を逸らした。
知ったところで今さら驚きもしない。湊斗が瀬奈の元を訪れることなど、この二十年間数えるほどしかなかったのだから。
それでも彼女は彼のことを信じて待っていたが。
「いいのよ、わかっているから」
「……」
彼はうつむいた。瀬奈が辛い思いをしていることを知っておきながら、何もしてあげられないことに罪の意識を抱いていた。
しかし、今日の瀬奈の表情はいつもと違うと、彼は思った。これまでは湊斗に対する希望を見せていたにもかかわらず、今はどこか諦念に似たものを彼は感じた。
「中田さん、私最後に行きたい場所があるの。よかったら付き添ってくれない?」
「は、はい!奥様!」
”最後”という言葉に疑問を感じながらも、中田は彼女について行った。
Things in the Lighthall pack had changed.In just one night, the once-arrogant Alpha Xander and his malicious girlfriend Nina had plummeted from the clouds down into the mud.The central plaza was crowded with werewolves.The pack members felt no sympathy as they watched the once high-and-mighty Alpha grovel on the ground like a beggar, nor did they feel anything when they saw the usually haughty and tyrannical healer sport a bloody mouth and disfigured face.Instead, they erupted in cheers and applause.All these years, Xander had been obsessed with she-wolves, and Nina, during her time with him, had abused her power. As a result, everyone resented them.In their eyes, my swift and severe punishment became a righteous deed that eliminated evil.I didn't linger in the Lighthall pack for long. After appointing a powerful werewolf who had long been suppressed as acting Alpha and leaving guards to help maintain order, I set off back to the Frostmoon pack.The motorcade slowly drov
Xander stared at me in horror, scrambling backward desperately. Even the chair clattered noisily along with him. "No! No! Kamryn! Please! Don't! Don't destroy me!"Xander's desperate roar echoed in the waste room, quickly turning into agonized wails.Braden moved quickly, precisely, and cruelly. He swiftly gripped Xander's jaw, forced his mouth open, and poured a bottle of purple liquid down his throat.Xander coughed violently while clawing at his throat, trying to vomit the contents out."Kamryn! You broke your word! I hope you die a horrible death!" he bellowed.I stood to the side with an indifferent expression. I gave my word? Giving my word to someone like him would be self-inflicted cruelty. When I first helped him rise to power, he, too, had vowed to always protect me. And what was the result? He used my resources, kept a girlfriend who humiliated me, and chose to look the other way when I was in danger. He even kicked me while I was down.Letting an ungrateful bastard
The underground waste room of the pack infirmary was still dark and damp. The air reeked of a foul mix of rotting potions and stale blood.A few hours ago, I had been pinned to the floor here, enduring the corrosion of silver water.Now, the roles were reversed.Nina was suspended in mid-air by iron chains, her wrists already bleeding from the restraints. Her expensive haute couture dress was now filthy, and she had cried her once-meticulous makeup into a comical clown mask.Nearby, Xander was tied to a chair. He had a rag stuffed in his mouth and was forced to watch everything. His eyes were filled with fear, pleading, and a trace of resentment toward Nina. Clearly, on the way here, he had figured out who was truly to blame for all this.If only this stupid she-wolf hadn't provoked me, he would still be the high-and-mighty Alpha, living a life of luxury and indulgence.I sat on a clean chair, toying with the metal bucket that had once contained the disinfectant."Nina, do you r
"No… Don't…" Xander kneeled on the floor, his hands clutching the carpet. Earlier, he had still held onto hope, believing I would spare him for the sake of family ties. But now, faced with reality, all his illusions had shattered.How could he bear to revert to being an ordinary werewolf after having already enjoyed the life of an Alpha with others fawning over him? What was even more terrifying was that he now faced being banished from the pack, forced to become a Rogue, left to brave the elements on his own!"Kamryn! I was wrong! I was really wrong!" Xander wept bitterly, trying to hug my legs, but Braden blocked him."I shouldn't have shielded her! I shouldn't have been so deluded! Please, don't strip my Alpha title or banish me from the pack! We grew up together. Have you forgotten our past bonds? Have you forgotten what Grandpa said before he died, that we should support each other?"He finally brought up our dead grandfather, but unfortunately, it was too late.While looking
The Alpha Succession Decree was like a heavy hammer, smashing down on Xander and shattering any illusions everyone present had.Xander fumbled to catch the paper. After reading its contents, he froze in place as if struck by lightning."Change of Alpha? Kamryn, you're insane! We share the same blo
Braden arrived quickly, and a few minutes later, the waste room's iron door was smashed open with tremendous force. He rushed in with two elite warriors, their eyes flashing with deadly golden light.When he saw me covered in blood and half-curled on the ground, a low, murderous growl immediately r
Under the glaring white lights, Nina slapped me twice, hard. Her long, sharp nails scratched bloody lines across my face.I couldn't help crying out in pain, but it only acted like gasoline, fueling her arrogance."Filthy bitch! How dare you use your looks to seduce my Alpha? You think I didn't no
After my physical examination, I'm about to leave the pack infirmary located in my cousin's territory when a heavily made-up healer suddenly grabs my arm.She hisses, "Stop right there! You think you can break something in the infirmary and just run away? No way!"I look at her unfamiliar face and b






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