Chapter 2

"Goddess! You're pregnant again?"

Cain's mother pushed the butler aside and rushed over.

"Quick, help her up! This is the hope of the Iron Claw Pack!" Cain's father beamed.

Cain was even more thrilled. He smiled and wrapped his arm around Jasmine, carefully protecting her waist.

Standing outside the crowd, I watched this absurd scene coldly. For a second, I zoned out.

The man who made me countless promises and marked me just last night already had three kids with someone else.

My stomach churned violently.

The memories of silver poisoning burning my organs inch by inch flooded my mind, coldly reminding me.

In this life, I must never beg for any bullshit love.

Snapping back to reality, I met Jasmine's provocative gaze.

She pushed past Cain's parents and swayed her hips as she walked up to me.

"Luna, I'm heavy with child, so I can't bow to you. But I prepared a special gift for you."

She picked up a glass of deep red liquid from a tray and offered it to me. A vicious glint flashed in her eyes.

"I brewed this herbal tonic myself. Consider it a peace offering. Drink it."

I didn't take it.

I looked down, staring dead at the red juice.

In my past life, even though I fought it fiercely, she was still brought into the main house.

She offered this exact juice, and under the pressure of Cain's parents, I was forced to drink it.

It was spiked with purified wolfsbane extract. It wouldn't kill me, but it would make a she-wolf permanently sterile.

Unknowingly forced to drink it, I completely lost my ability to have pups, and any chance to turn the tables.

This time, I took two steps forward.

Instead of taking the glass, I reached past it and clamped my hand tightly around Jasmine's wrist.

Her face changed. "Luna?"

"I appreciate the thought," I looked at her coldly. "But I have silver poisoning. My body is weak. I can't even randomly drink the medicine the pack doctor gives me. Keep this juice for yourself."

Before she could argue, I took another step closer.

"Besides, since you're pregnant with a pureblood again, I'll completely leave the heavy burden of raising the future heir to you." I stared right into her eyes, enunciating every word. "You must take really good care of yourself."

Jasmine's eyes went wide in shock.

I knew why she was shocked.

She was shocked I didn't drink the juice, and even more shocked that I accepted her and her pups so easily, even giving up my right to raise them.

To outsiders, I was a fiery Luna who wouldn't take any disrespect. I would never swallow my pride like this.

I didn't wait for her to speak. I turned straight to Cain.

"Since the pups are moving in, let the butler settle them down. I'm tired. I'm going to rest."

With that, I forced tears into my eyes, turned around, and walked away.

"Aurora!"

As soon as I reached the second-floor hallway, Cain rushed after me and grabbed my wrist.

I spun around and "weakly" threw myself into his arms.

"Cain..." I pretended to sob with grievance, my voice trembling. "Seeing you so happy holding her, I was so scared. Are you only going to love her and not me anymore?"

Cain stiffened for a second, then let out a low chuckle.

My insecure display of weakness deeply satisfied his Alpha vanity and need for control.

He hugged me back tightly, kissing my hair, and sent a wave of comfort through our mate bond.

"Silly girl, how could I not love you? She is just a breeding tool. You are my only mate. My heart is only yours. With her pups, you won't have to suffer the pain of childbirth, and we can be together forever, right?"

I hugged him tighter.

It was the only way to hide my face—filled with extreme disgust and the urge to rip him apart.

From now on, I will be a perfectly qualified Luna.

Not for love, but for revenge.

A few days later, using my health as an excuse, I returned to my family's estate.

"That bastard! How dare he humiliate you like this!"

In the study, my father kicked a chair over, his eyes bloodshot with fury.

"I'm going to contact the Alliance Alphas right now! Tomorrow, I'll freeze all of the Iron Claw Pack's mining transport lines!"

"Father! No!"

I rushed over and held his hand tightly.

The tragedy of my past life was still fresh in my mind.

My father's tough resistance didn't save me. Instead, it brought Cain's sinister and crazy revenge.

Our family business was completely ruined.

My brother was framed by him, thrown into prison, and eventually exiled.

"If we turn on him now, we can't win. He'll just destroy us all." I looked at my angry parents and brother, speaking calmly. "My brother must be safe, and our family cannot fall. I will take everything back, but I need you to follow my plan."

My father fell back onto the sofa with red eyes.

I took a deep breath and turned to my mother.

"Mother, take me to the secret vault. I need that item."

In the underground vault, my mother brought out the box I needed.

A deep blue, teardrop-shaped pendant lay quietly on black velvet, giving off a mesmerizing glow.

It was our family's secret heirloom, passed down for generations.

"The Moon Goddess's Tear."

My mother carefully handed it to me, her voice trembling slightly.

"You know its true power. Our ancestors once saved a descendant of the Moon Goddess. The Goddess gifted this 'Tear' and left a prophecy."

She gently closed my fingers around the pendant.

"Its divine magic will purge the silver from your veins, heal your wolf, and guarantee conception."

She looked straight into my eyes, her voice dropping to a whisper.

"But more importantly... the pup conceived under its power will have a bloodline surpassing all purebloods. They will be supreme."