ログインThree years later—they came back. Alpha Marcus knelt before me, his voice trembling. “Come home with us… please?” Liam knelt through the night. “Nina, I regret it. Forgive your brother…” Cole came straight from the battle field, soaked in blood, his eyes red and wet. “Look at me. Just pity me one more time, will you?” I said nothing. Because my heart had already died during those three years. Later, another Alpha stood at my side. I was the only one in his eyes. I smiled. Those people I used to know only dared to watch from afar. They didn’t even dare to come close.
もっと見るThe moment I spoke about Lily’s bad intentions, Clara snapped, “You’re lying! Lily’s not like that.”“Oh?” I arched a brow. “So you really don’t remember anything.”As anger faded from her face, something more complicated took its place.She remembered the moment she fell—the helpless panic.She remembered Liam and Cole rushing forward to save her—only to stop.Who had stopped them?Watching her go pale, I chuckled softly. “Lily was ‘worried about your reputation’ and pulled Liam and Cole back. Personally, I think your name and reputation aren’t worth much compared to your life.”I spoke as I picked up the medicine the Pack Doctor had left on the table.“Besides, Cole is your brother. Who would dare gossip if he saved you? As for Liam... He’s unmarried. If people really did talk, he could just marry you. Either way, they shouldn’t have stood by and watched you drown. Don’t you think?”I finished and smiled at her.I knew Clara’s temper too well.We’d been competing since we were kids.
Yes. It was the sapphire Cole had given me.Four years ago, I’d worn it while we were out on a boat. When it slipped and fell into the lake, I panicked and jumped in after it.The currents beneath the surface were treacherous. I’d almost drowned.Even then, I hadn’t found it.I’d thought that gem had vanished forever into the lake’s depths. I never imagined this sailor had fished it back up!The expressions around us were strange.The sailor, oblivious to the shift in mood, beamed. “I saw how much Your Highness loved that sapphire, so I knew it had to mean a lot to you. I dove for it for a few days. Thankfully, I found it in the end.”“After that, I never saw you again, so I could only keep it. Now I can finally return it.”My breathing went shallow.Of course he’d never seen me again. I’d spent those years in the Blood Wash Grounds. How would a sailor ever run into me there?A strange mix of emotions washed over me.That sapphire had once stood for my first love, for my past.Seeing
Lily went pale in an instant at that one sentence.I knew exactly what she was thinking—whether Cole still had feelings for me, whether some part of him still liked me.She was terrified that it had been his idea to hold me, not an accident at all.While she was spiraling, another voice cut in, dripping sarcasm.“Everyone knows how Nina used to chase Cole back then. And she dares to say things like that now.”I turned and saw Fiona.A quiet murmur of laughter rippled through the crowd, low and mean.They were laughing at me.Of course they were. I’d once loved Cole openly and fiercely, with all the reckless courage of youth.I’d loved him like fire—blazing, unhidden, chasing after what I wanted!Every werewolf in the Pack knew it.And now, three years on, that love had become a joke.A story about a girl who threw away her rights and future to please a man.Did it hurt?Of course it did.If I’d known my love would be tossed aside, that one day it would be something people laughed abou
I froze in place, almost forgetting to breathe.A hand landed on my shoulder, fingers rubbing gently as if to soothe me.“Nina.” Vetle’s warm voice came at my ear. “Don’t be angry. I asked them to come today. The weather is good, and I thought it was time you all made peace.”Then he lowered his voice on purpose.“After all, you’ll be leaving with me later. There’s no need for things to stay so hostile between you, right?”I understood what he meant.This engagement had been arranged from the start to tie Blackwood Pack and Sliver Ridge Pack together. Everything was planned from the very beginning.Liam was Sliver Ridge’s future heir. Being on bad terms with him did me no favors—and wasn’t much use to Vetle either.But those people, those hateful faces...I didn’t want to look at them. I certainly couldn’t pretend to be friendly.I turned back toward the lake.Besides Cole and Lily, Liam and Clara had come too, along with a few others—like Princess Fiona, Clara’s closest friend.Becau
The air felt like it had frozen.My mocking question made Cole’s pupils tighten, his breathing turn rough.I’ll admit it—I wanted to mess with him.So what if he still had a shred of feeling for me? He wouldn’t dare agree.Cole was never going to break his engagement, and I was never going to escap
After all, Clara was Cole’s sister. I didn’t truly want to watch her hands and legs ruined.So I reached out and caught Vetle’s sleeve.The chilblains on my hand were ugly and raw.“Envoy,” I said softly, my voice almost a plea, “today is the day of the Moon Goddess ritual. It’s best not to offend
Everyone froze.No one had expected me to, without warning, deliver that smack in front of everyone.Clara’s cheek burned; her breath came in sharp gasps.Even with Liam and Cole present, no one moved fast enough to stop it.Liam lunged forward and grabbed my wrist.“Nina! What are you doing? Apolo
I panicked and yanked my hand back with all my might.Vetle’s face darkened instantly. He stepped forward, blocking me from Cole.“Cole, what are you doing grabbing my fiancée?”Cole’s low laugh carried a razor’s edge of mockery. “Look at her face... Nina, you really don’t know anything, do you? Do






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