LOGINCamille's POVPerhaps frightened by my deadly serious expression, Elise forced herself to sit up in bed.Pressing her fingers to her temples, she spoke softly, "Don't do anything impulsive, honey. No matter how you look at it, Lara's attempted suicide had something to do with me. Even if I am your best friend, Lucian demanding I apologize to her wasn't exactly wrong."She was famous for her explosive temper, but this time, after a narrow escape from death, she seemed unusually calm."Even though I suspect Lara's suicide attempt was just a show, she did suffer quite a bit in the ER. And me? All I had to do was offer a verbal apology. If you really think about it, I didn't lose anything."She looked deeply into my eyes."Listen. Don't fight Lucian over this anymore. Honestly, if he hadn't taken into account that I'm the best friend of the Aurora Shadows' luna, he wouldn't have let me go so easily."I knew she was just trying to comfort me.But the mating bond in my chest kept tearing at
Camille's POVThat afternoon, the torrential rain gradually came to a stop.To prepare for the violin performance I had promised Henry, I was practicing my pieces at home when the comm-stone lit up.Lucian's voice came through, carrying a trace of unconcealed exhaustion."Gillian is awake. After the pack doctor's emergency treatment, her wolf spirit has stabilized."I plucked the violin strings with my fingers."Then, Lucian, can you keep your promise now and let Elise go?"Lucian's breathing grew heavier, his tone filled with deliberately suppressed anger."You angered her so much today that she was sent to the ER, and you actually still think I'm going to keep my promise?"For a moment, I honestly suspected Lucian had amnesia. He was present for the entire conflict just now, and I had been restraining myself and yielding the whole time."You saw everything that happened today with your own eyes. I was merely stating the facts. I didn't say a single word to intentionally provoke her.
Camille's POVMeeting his bloodshot eyes, I shook my head helplessly and let out a bitter laugh as I stepped back."Oh, now you remember I'm his biological mother? Lucian, you are the mate the Moon Goddess bestowed upon me. Yet, over the past five years, as Lara provoked and framed me time and time again, did you ever—even once—believe me without reservation?"Lucian's entire body jerked sharply.I felt the mating bond in my chest—already worn dangerously thin—violently pull taut in that instant, like a string stretched to its absolute breaking point being yanked hard.It was as if something was caught in Lucian's throat. He instinctively wanted to argue back, but he just mumbled, unable to form a single complete sentence.I didn't give him any time to defend himself. I raised my voice and continued."I never said I didn't believe Rowan. I am simply insisting that the Enforcers step in to investigate. Besides,
Camille's POVNina, who was sitting off to the side, spoke up, and only then did I notice her."Rowan says that wolf cub named Finn has been hitting him every day lately. All these bruises on his arms are from Finn. And..."She shot me a slightly guilty glance before continuing, "Rowan says Camille never comes home anymore and doesn't cook for him. Instead, she ran off to another pack to be a lowly nanny."Gillian let out a cold snort, glaring at me venomously."Did our pack abuse you? Abandoning your own child to go make money as a nanny for another pack—do you have any idea how much humiliation this brings our pack in aristocratic circles?"The old me would have just lowered her head and silently endured the abuse, but this time, I lifted my head and met Gillian's furious gaze without an ounce of fear."I am making money through my own abilities. It is perfectly reasonable."I looked at her stunned face and continued fi
Camille's POV"Alright, if there's nothing else, hurry up and leave. Don't get in my way." He waved his hand dismissively with a look of disgust, then lowered his head again.I gave him a slight bow, turned around, dropped the medicine into my bag, and left quickly.After securing the medicine, I didn't waste a single second. I drove straight to the Aurora Group headquarters and intercepted Lucian in his top-floor office just as he was about to start a multinational conference.I slammed the black wooden box onto his desk."I brought the medicine. Now, tell the Enforcers to release Elise."Lucian put down his pen, his gaze falling onto the antique medicine box. A flash of suspicion crossed his eyes.His fir-tree pheromones pressed toward me."Camille, are you absolutely sure this box of medicine isn't just some cheap substitute you dug up on the black market?"My nails dug into my palms. I was so furious I was on the ver
Camille's POV"My medicine is only sold to ordinary werewolves who can't afford astronomical medical bills. You drive a luxury car, so you must come from some prestigious, powerful pack. Since you have wealth and power, what kind of doctor could you possibly fail to hire? Why do you insist on bothering me?"I replied, "I've heard that your medical skills are the absolute best on the entire East Coast, and that you can treat all kinds of chronic illnesses. Your clinical experience isn't something those werewolf doctors who only know how to read diagnostic machines can compare to."A faint, barely noticeable flash of pride flickered deep in his eyes, but he still let out a stubborn, gruff snort."Don't think flattering me will get me to treat you."My expression remained sincere. "What do I need to do to make you willing?"He looked me up and down."If you're really that insistent, then start by taking off that custom trench coat of you
Camille's POVRowan's little face twisted with stubbornness and arrogance as he turned his head away."I'm not apologizing to some cub who stole my mom!"I had neither the patience nor the time to teach him a lesson right now."Since you don't want to take responsibili
Camille's POVDeclan let out a light chuckle."Good thing the media outlet under the Blood Curtain Group is running a feature on the city's werewolf schools right now. If they hadn't been at the academy shooting today, Camille really would have been framed by Lara."Lara's fa
Camille's POVLucian didn't say another word. His face was unreadable, but the crushing weight of his aura was actively suffocating me.He still didn't believe me. He never had.In the suffocating silence, a flicker of unease crossed Rowan's face.Lara quickly spoke up
Camille's POVHearing her say that, Rowan cried even harder."No! I want you to keep playing the violin for me! When you performed at my school last time, all my classmates thought you were my mom. They said you were prettier than the Moon Goddess! You have to get better!"I walked up to her bedsid







