"Is there really no possibility for us anymore?"Damien still didn't want to give up just like this.I didn't answer, but my silence had already given him the response.It wasn't that I couldn't refuse him.I just didn't know how to say goodbye without hurting him.This silence was my final gentleness toward him."I understand."Damien lowered his head and finally gave up.I helped him to his feet and took out a healing crystal from my white coat pocket.Damien recognized it immediately. This was the first gift I had ever given him, something I had searched for through countless hardships, and it had helped him through a difficult time.But when he fell for Sera, he had returned this meaningful healing crystal to me in order to completely sever his feelings for me.This was the thing he regretted most.He had originally thought the healing crystal had been destroyed along with everything else, never imagining that I had kept it with me all this time."I should have destroyed this along
The temperature was so cold it seemed ready to freeze the air into frost.Only when the taste of rust spread between his lips and teeth did Damien realize he had bitten through his lower lip.For this reunion, he had spent twelve full months searching almost every corner of werewolf territory. He had completely neglected all pack affairs, leaving everything to his beta assistant. The elders couldn't bear to watch the former golden boy Damien continue in such a dazed state, so they finally told him where I was.After getting the information, he immediately booked a plane ticket here.He had traveled dusty roads all the way, not even stopping for a drink of water. He just wanted to see the person who haunted his dreams as quickly as possible.However, after meeting me again, he discovered a cruel truth:I was no longer the little childhood friend from his memory who would endlessly tolerate and treat him gently.No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't find even a trace of affection in m
Under a chain of stars, on a stone bench soaked in moonlight, Kieran sat quietly curled up.He placed his forearm on my knee, but his gaze couldn't move away from my face.Only when the healing salve touched his burn did he suck in a sharp breath and come back to his senses."The burn is quite serious. If you don't treat it properly, it'll leave a scar. You're going to be the Alpha King someday. How can you be so careless as to get burned by kitchen flames?""It doesn't matter. Scars are a warrior's honor. Besides, I'm just a man—who would care if I have a few scars on my arm—""I care."I sighed, making the boy's eyes go blank.After applying the medicine, I looked at him seriously."Kieran, you should go back tomorrow. I understand your feelings, but I don't have time for romance right now. I don't want you wasting your youth here for me. You're the Alpha King's heir. You have more important things waiting for you."Kieran opened his mouth, about to say something, when I continued:"
Next to a ginkgo tree on the western lawn of the Alliance's secret research facility, I found a warm spot to sit down.The smell of disinfectant from the laboratory still lingered in my nostrils. I unbuttoned my collar, breathing in the fresh outdoor air as I scattered crumbled whole wheat bread to the gray and white flock of pigeons.I had been at this secret research facility for three months now.Once I entered the laboratory, I often stayed for an entire day.The access card in my pocket seemed ready to leave permanent marks on my white lab coat.Such busyness would be unbearable for most people, but for me, after experiencing so many difficulties, this was nothing. I was more fulfilled now than I had ever been in my life.In the laboratory's new drug development team, my partner members were all the greatest healers in the current werewolf world.Although I was currently just an assistant in the laboratory, in these short three months, I had learned more than I had in all my previ
The dull thud of fists hitting flesh exploded through the living room. An Omega couldn't possibly withstand a werewolf's assault.Sera's wails gradually became fragmented. She convulsed like a dehydrated fish struggling for water, her face covered in snot and tears."I'm sorry, Uncle Marcus... I'm just a bastard with no parents. I wanted a family so badly that I told those lies."She suddenly grabbed Father's pant leg, her forehead hitting the floor hard enough to leave purple bruises."Please spare me. I'll never lie again. Please, I'm begging you to spare me."Father stared at her with bloodshot eyes.Her answer was an even more violent barrage of punches.When Father finally stopped, Sera lay on the ground like a dead dog, barely breathing."Dad." Ethan's voice sounded like it was floating from an ice cave. "The day I encountered the rogue wolves... who really saved me? And who made the antidote?"Father's body shuddered violently. He suddenly began slapping himself frantically."It
Seeing Father about to casually toss the recording device into the trash, Damien immediately stepped forward."Wait. I want to hear what's recorded on this."The Blackwood family's words had reminded him of something important.I had deliberately placed this recording device in a gift box and left it in such a conspicuous place. There had to be a reason."What's there to listen to? It's probably just some curses against us. Too inauspicious. Better to throw it away."Sera unnaturally stood up, trying to remove the tape from the recording device.Her behavior was extremely nervous, completely unlike the composed person she usually was. This impulsive action was totally out of character for her."Stop."Damien wouldn't let her succeed and immediately stepped forward to stop her.As they struggled over the device, Damien managed to press the play button first.After a burst of static, a triumphant voice rang out:"Aria Blackwood, get on your knees and beg me.""I might let Daddy forgive y