로그인Lenora is the adopted daughter of an alpha family. As a child, she was deeply cherished by the family and showed signs of possibly having a gift, becoming the little princess of the entire pack. But as she grew up, after the alpha family’s biological daughter Eleanor returned, and everything changed. Lenora's talent inexplicably faded, and she couldn’t awaken her inner wolf upon adulthood, becoming the “wolfless” whom people said was “abandoned by the Goddess.” The hypocritical Eleanor, to secure her position, often framed Lenora, causing the alpha family to gradually resent Lenora and favor Eleanor. Lenora's former fiancé, Eric, also leaned toward Eleanor, dissolved his engagement with Lenora, and became ambiguously involved with Eleanor. The once-in-500-years sacrifice ritual is approaching, and without a volunteer, the entire pack may be endangered. The alpha family is frantic. Meanwhile, after being repeatedly framed by Eleanor, Lenora is deeply hurt by her once-loving family. Upon learning that, having come of age, she will be expelled from the pack like other wolfless, she chooses to volunteer as the sacrificial offering and will walk toward death in a month—to make one last contribution to the family she once loved most. But the alpha family doesn’t know about her choice; the identity of the sacrifice is strictly confidential. While they’re immensely grateful to the anonymous volunteer, they continue to despise and insult her, misinterpreting her recent solitary actions as betrayal. During this period, she suffers repeated emotional and physical harm. The family has several near-misses where they might discover her identity as the sacrifice, but misunderstandings prevent it each time. Meanwhile, after Lenora jumps, she slumbers for a long time. But at the bottom of the cliff, what lives there isn’t the so-called darkness, but a quirky monster (Mikael)...
더 보기DAVIESEleanor’s room still smelled like perfume and polished vanity.It was the kind of scent that lingered too long, sweet enough to feel intentional, as if even the air had been trained to behave politely around her. Ethan pushed the door shut behind us without a sound, his expression already hardened into something sharper than I had seen in weeks.“We shouldn’t be here,” I said quietly, though my voice lacked real conviction.Ethan didn’t look at me. “We already crossed that line the moment we stopped trusting her.”That answer settled uncomfortably in my chest as I stepped further inside.The room was immaculate, too immaculate. Nothing was out of place, nothing disturbed. A carved vanity stood against the far wall, mirrors polished to perfection, reflecting candlelight in soft golden fragments. The bed was made with military precision, pale fabric smoothed down as if no human had ever dared disturb it.Eleanor always kept everything controlled.Even now, that control felt suffo
70LENORAThe morning light felt different that day, though nothing in the estate had changed.The same corridors stretched ahead of me, polished stone reflecting the soft glow of early sun filtering through tall stained-glass windows. The same servants bowed their heads as I passed, careful not to meet my eyes for too long, as if acknowledging me more than necessary might draw attention from fate itself.And yet everything felt… final.I stopped briefly outside the eastern balcony where the wind usually moved freely through the open arches. For a moment, I simply stood there, letting it brush against my face, letting it fill my lungs like I was memorizing how air was supposed to feel when it wasn’t being taken away.“Are you unwell?”The voice behind me was gentle, careful, as if afraid a louder tone might break whatever fragile balance I had left. I turned slowly and found Imogen watching me with slight concern, her arms folded loosely across her chest.“I’m fine,” I said automatica
ORIONThe council chamber had never felt this suffocating before.Voices blended together around me in endless discussion, nobles debating ceremonial routes, military positioning, alliance negotiations, and seating arrangements for a wedding I could barely force myself to think about without irritation clawing beneath my skin. Scrolls covered the long obsidian table, each marked with royal insignias and wax seals, yet every word spoken faded into meaningless noise the longer the meeting dragged on.“Your Highness?”I blinked once and lifted my gaze toward the elder seated across from me.He cleared his throat awkwardly. “The southern delegates are requesting confirmation regarding the unity vows.”“Approve it,” I answered flatly.A pause followed.“The vows have not been reviewed yet,” another council member added carefully.“Then review them,” I said, colder this time.Silence settled briefly across the chamber before the discussion resumed, quieter now.I leaned back in my chair and
LENORAOrion stood there unmoving, his expression carved into something I no longer recognized. Not anger. Not softness. Not even confusion. Just control, layered over whatever he refused to show me anymore.And something inside me finally broke at the sight of it.“You don’t get to act like that,” I said quietly at first, my voice shaking despite my effort to steady it.His gaze shifted slightly. “Act like what?”“Like you care,” I snapped, louder this time. The words cut through the courtyard air sharply enough that even distant guards paused in their movements. “Like you have any right to stand there and get jealous over who I speak to.”Orion didn’t react the way I expected. He didn’t deny it.He didn’t even look offended.Instead, his voice came out flat, cold in a way that made my stomach tighten. “I don’t care.”I blinked, and I almost thought I misheard him. Then he repeated it, slower this time, like he wanted me to fully understand. “You can do whatever you want.”Something
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