Chapter 3

The witch finally arrived after Greta was knocked out. She took a sharp breath when she saw the Binding Tattoo on me, and she quickly unpacked all of her magic tools.

"A Switching Spell of this magnitude can only be used once in a lifetime. You won't ever be able to switch back again. Are you sure you want to go through this?"

I nodded without hesitation.

Once again, I lay on the tattoo table. As I stared at the bright, round moon outside, I was suddenly reminded of the days when Silas and I studied at Werewolf College and trained together.

He was always training alone and going off hunting in solitude to increase his abilities. Silas had always been used to doing things on his own.

On one occasion, he vanished for a few days, but no one noticed he was gone. I got worried and went off on my own to search for him. That was when I found him being surrounded and attacked by a pack of Rogues.

All we did was give each other a look, and we immediately knew what to do. We attacked the Rogues in perfect unison from the left and right.

After an exhilarating fight, Silas started a fierce courtship with me.

Just as I was about to agree to be with him, he found out from another werewolf that I was the daughter of the Alpha of the Lone Star Wolf pack. He disappeared after that.

I thought he would never return.

Half a year later, Silas reappeared as the Alpha of the Moonstone Wolf pack. That was when he proposed to me.

"Freya, do you take me as your mate? Are you willing to be the Luna of the Moonstone Wolf pack? Are you willing to manage the pack by my side?"

That was when I knew that he had disappeared during that time to challenge the Alphas of other wolf packs to build his own. Becoming the Alpha of a wolf pack was the only way he could earn the right to stand by my side.

As the spell came into effect, I could feel a stinging pain in my chest.

I once thought the love I shared with Silas had gone through the test of time, and it was strong enough to withstand anything. However, he now had another female werewolf he yearned to protect, even if it meant going against me.

The vow he made to me turned out to be a fragile one.

"Luna?"

I opened my eyes to wipe away the tear from the corner of my eye.

The Switching Spell on the Binding Tattoo was completed. The witch stood respectfully in front of me. "Your skin has now recovered, Luna. The Binding Tattoo has also been successfully transferred without any side effects."

I lowered my head and saw that those malicious words had finally vanished from my chest.

That was when a Beta werewolf at the door suddenly informed me, "Silas is here."

He walked in almost instantly after the werewolf informed me of his arrival. Silas was smiling tenderly while holding a gift box in his hand.

"Greta went too far today, Freya. You've been asking for matching rings, and I got them for you. Don't be mad about this anymore, alright?"

The witch had left by then, and Silas did not notice anything strange.

He smiled as he opened the box. There was a pair of rings inside. Silas tried to put one of the rings on my finger. "I promise I won't let Greta get out of hand like that again, Freya."

He did not notice how tender his tone was when he mentioned Greta.

I said nothing as I watched him quietly.

Silas was now powerful and calmer in nature. He was no longer the impetuous werewolf with low self-esteem he used to be. However… it was also true that his feelings for me had changed.

Even when he bought the rings, all he wanted was to cajole me into forgiving Greta for what she had done.

"Freya?" He took another step forward when he saw me staying silent.

That was when Greta suddenly managed to struggle out of the ropes tying her down. She jumped into Silas' arms.

"Silas! Freya got a witch to conduct a Switching Spell on the Binding Tattoo. She used the spell on us and transferred that indecent tattoo onto me! Didn't you promise to always protect me? My chest hurts so much right now…"

Silas was stunned. He lowered his head and saw the words 'Public Male Amenity' on Greta's chest. He looked at the clean skin on my chest and could hardly hold in his anger. He frowned and questioned in a stern tone, "Have you gone crazy, Freya? When did you become such a selfish and cruel person? Do you want Greta to live in humiliation her entire life with these words on her?"

Greta sobbed quietly in his arms.

Silas spoke even louder. "Will you be happy only after you've destroyed her?"

I looked at how protective he was of Greta.

It suddenly reminded me of the Silas who was deeply in love with me years ago. He would hug me tightly like that back then and promise he would always protect me. Yet now, he was pointing fingers at me because of another she-wolf.

I suppressed the pain in my heart as I tried to be calm.

"You told me not to hold it against her when she tattooed those words on me, but when those words are on her, you're accusing me of being cruel. What did I do wrong by returning something she had left on me?"

Silas tried to retort, but no words came out of his mouth.

Greta broke down when she saw Silas staying quiet. Her voice was shrill when she spoke to him. "I'm pregnant with your cub, Silas! You can't let her do this to me!"