登入Late that evening, I sat in the study, flipping through old photographs.In every picture, Jason’s eyes were completely overflowing with profound affection, while my own expression remained somewhat detached.When we initially formed our mate bond, there had admittedly been an element of wanting to repay my debt of gratitude to him.But over our many years of living together, my heart had succumbed to him entirely long ago.As I tucked the album back into the desk drawer, my fingers brushed against a hidden latch, inadvertently uncovering a secret compartment tucked far in the back.Inside the massive hidden space lay an entire collection of my old belongings and photographs from my past.Had he loved me long before I even knew his name?There were even snapshots of me as a minor, running a small stall at the pack market.There were portraits from the exact year I reached adulthood, too.The moment Jason stepped back into the bedchamber, his eyes landed directly on his mate in
That deal was actually not difficult to guess. A mother is always fierce when protecting her own.Eric must have said something regarding that unborn pup.Having swallowed so many stones, Lily originally did not have much time left to live anyway.Her only remaining concern was her unborn child.Jason was usually cold to the world, but the moment Lucas or I suffered even a fraction of harm, he would fly into a violent, self-reproaching rage.Yet, despite his ruthless methods, I did not feel a single shred of fear.It was just that our perfectly good Lucas was still being led astray by his father’s feral habits.I initially wanted to ask about a few other matters.However, the bedroom door was violently pushed open at that exact moment. The two wolves—one big, one small—spotted me awake and immediately rushed straight to my bedside.“Mommy, you’re finally awake.”“Does your body feel uncomfortable anywhere? Don’t worry, I already took care of every single person who bullied yo
Seeing that I completely ignored him, Eric grew incredibly irritated.Lucas, however, had absolutely zero intention of tolerating Eric’s attitude.“Take care of another child? My mommy is the most noble Luna in existence.“Who do you think you are to even suggest that?“Mommy will only ever have me.“How does that pathetic little wolf pup of yours even have the nerve to try and be Mommy’s child?“I’ve heard all about your history. You’re a sniveling coward who stood by and watched his own mate sink into the ocean—how do you even have the audacity to compare yourself to my daddy?“You aren’t as strong as my daddy, you aren’t as tall as my daddy, and you don’t even smell half as good as my daddy does.”Lucas evaluated Eric with an expression of pure disgust before pinching his own little nose shut.“Furthermore, you’re covered in a foul stench from head to toe. It’s so putrid I can barely keep my eyes open.“I certainly hope that unborn pup of yours doesn’t turn out exactly lik
I let out a helpless sigh.“Alright, how can applying medicine not sting a little? Stop scaring her.”Under my gentle, soothing words, the healer’s posture visibly relaxed a great deal.After completing her examination, she turned to Jason and reported respectfully, “Alpha, the puncture wound on the Luna’s shoulder is quite severe. I will apply our finest Snow Lotus Cream, which guarantees that no scar will be left behind.”Jason stood in absolute silence, offering no response.But I knew him better than anyone. The quieter he became, the more suffocatingly dense the killing intent swirling in his heart actually was.As the chief culprit behind this disaster, Eric was drowning in absolute panic.After all, who could have ever anticipated that the woman he once abandoned so ruthlessly would turn around and become Jason’s Luna?Watching the sheer intimacy between Jason and me, that bizarre, delusional possessiveness buried deep in Eric’s chest reached its absolute peak.Yet, for
The people who had followed Eric to the harbor to pick me up felt their legs go completely weak, and they collapsed straight onto the floor.I—the poor Beta they had mocked just days ago—was actually Jason’s Luna.Regret washed over them like a tidal wave.The necklace had been right there around my neck.I had clearly pointed out that my seat was at the grand head table.At the terrifying realization that they had offended a True Alpha, these wolves became so paralyzed with fear that they practically stopped breathing.Suddenly, Lily’s friend, Myra, stepped out from the crowd.“Selena, where on earth did you find these two rogue wolves?“An adult and a kid, both weeping and wailing like that. Do you want me to help them find a job at a circus?“After all, you’re so dirt poor that you can’t even afford a decent evening gown. I have an old dress I’ve worn before. If you don’t mind a hand-me-down, I can bestow it upon you so you stop embarrassing yourself here!”Though she call
Lucas, who had kept an entirely expressionless face until now, instantly perked up his wolf ears the exact moment his eyes landed on me. He violently broke free from Jason’s arms and sprinted straight into my embrace.“Mommy! What’s wrong? Who bullied you?”Lucas’s eyes welled with frantic tears, threatening to spill over. “Why is there so much blood on your neck and shoulder?”The entire banquet hall plunged into an absolute, suffocating silence.Every single werewolf in attendance stared with wide, utterly disbelieving eyes.Lucas carried the crisp, cold scent unique to the snowfields. His small embrace was just as warm as always, instantly washing away every ounce of the humiliation I had just endured.I extended my hand—the one that was still relatively clean—and gently pinched his chubby cheek.“Mommy is fine. I just accidentally took a little fall.”He leaned closer to my blood-smeared collarbone, his eyes entirely drenched.“Mommy is lying! This was clearly done by claw







