Chapter 1

"Aurora, listen to me!"

Cain's deep voice came through the master bedroom door.

"I really only love you! If I didn't mean it, why would I mark you in public and complete our mate bond?"

The agonizing pain of silver burning my organs inch by inch from my past life still lingered in my bones.

I snapped my eyes open, gasping for air.

I was reborn.

Back to the night of our mating ceremony.

Today was supposed to be the happiest day of my life.

I looked down at the expensive, custom-made Luna dress covered in crushed diamonds.

Looking around the spacious pack house master bedroom, every piece of decor was handpicked by Cain just to please me.

How ironic.

Outside the door, Cain's fake affection continued, "Jasmine was just an accident! She is a pureblood Omega, and the pack needs her fertility. But Aurora, you are my only mate. My heart belongs only to you!"

My stomach churned. Inside me, my wolf slammed against my chest in grief and fury.

I dug my nails into my palms, using the pain to suppress the urge to shift and tear him to shreds.

Cain and I were in an arranged marriage set up by our families since childhood.

On the day we awakened as fated mates at the Werewolf Academy, he kissed me in front of the whole school, swearing to make me the happiest Luna in the world.

Later, during a rogue attack, I took a fatal blow to save him.

The silver poisoning almost killed me.

The pack doctor warned that until my wolf fully healed, it would be hard for me to conceive.

That night, he knelt by my hospital bed, his eyes red as he gripped my hand, swearing he would never leave me.

I believed him.

Day after day, I joyfully waited to be his Luna.

Until the marking ceremony ended, and a servant accidentally let it slip.

That was when I found out my fated mate already had pups with another she-wolf.

A four-year-old boy and a two-year-old girl.

His tears by my bed were real, but his sweat on his mistress's bed was real too.

His entire family conspired to hide this from me just to use my family's wealth.

The Iron Claw Pack was powerful, but in recent years, their main mines suffered heavy losses. Their cash flow was breaking.

They had to swallow their pride and seek cooperation with a werewolf family like mine, who did business with humans.

They wanted my family's money to get the mining rights for a new silver mine.

In my past life, finding out the truth completely broke me.

I hysterically smashed everything in the room, screaming the words to reject our mate bond.

Cain didn't comfort me outside the door. Instead, he used his Alpha aura to force me to the ground.

The Dowager Luna—Cain's mother—stormed in, furious.

She slapped me hard across the face.

"Shut up! If it weren't for your family's filthy money, a fallen family like yours—who threw away their werewolf pride to act like human lapdogs—would have been kicked out of the alliance long ago!"

They took away my phone and placed me under house arrest for a whole month.

By the time I got out, my family had been secretly destroyed by Cain. Everyone was dead.

The memory snapped to a halt.

This time, I won't make the same mistakes.

I can't beat him right now, but I can ruin him.

I took a deep breath, forced back my tears, and pulled the door open.

Cain had his hand raised, ready to knock again. His face still wore that fake look of pain.

"Aurora..." he said, about to step forward and hug me.

I raised my hand and stopped him.

Sure enough, his parents were standing just a few steps away in the hallway, watching me nervously.

I carefully controlled my facial expressions. With red eyes, I forced a bitter smile.

"Cain, stop," I said softly, my voice trembling slightly. "I was poisoned by silver, after all. The pack doctor said I can barely get pregnant. Pups... pups are the pack's future. They are your bloodline."

Cain froze.

His parents' eyes widened.

This was totally different from the storm they had expected.

"You... you don't blame me?" Cain looked at me in disbelief.

"How could I blame you?" I held his hand and even patted it gently. "Since the pups are already born, it's not good for them to stay outside. Bring them to the pack. I'll treat them as my own."

"Aurora, I knew you'd understand! I knew you were born to be my perfect mate!" Wild joy erupted in Cain's eyes as he pulled me into a tight hug.

His mother, the Dowager Luna, immediately let out a long sigh of relief.

The same bitch who slapped me in my past life now stepped forward and took my hand affectionately.

"Good girl. I know it's hard for you. Don't worry, that Jasmine is just a breeding tool. I promise you, I will always have your back!"

Leaning against Cain's chest, smelling his nauseating Alpha scent, my lips curled into a cold smirk.

"Thank you, Mother."

The next morning, Cain couldn't wait to move Jasmine and her pups into the main house.

In the hall, all the core pack members were present.

I sat straight in the Luna's seat, watching coldly as the doors opened.

Cain walked in glowing with pride, holding a boy's hand and carrying a little girl in his arms.

Behind them was Jasmine.

She wore an extremely flashy silk gown.

Pack law was absolute. A low-ranking Omega had to drop to her knees and bare her neck to the Luna in submission.

But in front of Cain's parents, Jasmine just tilted her chin at me with disdain.

"Luna, please forgive me. I'm not being rude, but the doctor said the noble bloodline in my womb can't take any risks."