LOGINLucian's POVSoothed by Lara's gentle voice, Rowan finally stopped crying and fussing. To cheer him up, Lara suggested we grab a bite at a nearby restaurant.The three of us had just sat down when I spotted Camille and Finn not far away. They were sharing a strawberry milkshake, chatting and laughing every now and then, looking exactly like a close-knit mother and son.Damn it. I wanted to go somewhere else, but Rowan really loved the food here, so I had no choice but to flag down a waiter.A second later, Rowan noticed his mom too, and his anger started simmering again.Lara quickly noticed Rowan's shift in mood."Lucian, what exactly is going on between Camille and that kid, Finn? Why does it feel like she treats him even better than she treats Rowan?"I let out a cold scoff, already calculating in my head how to get Finn away from Camille."Dad, does Mom really not want me anymore?"Rowan's voice cracked with tears, making my heart ache.Lara beat me to it, gently stroking Rowan's
Camille's POV"Honestly, I don't really believe it." My voice was even colder than his."After all, just because he's mad at me, he had no problem lying in front of a crowd, claiming I wasn't his mom and just some lowly servant. So right now, there's a good chance he's lying about Finn just because he hates him."Lucian's pupils shrank to slits. His alpha aura vibrated in the air, the pressure so heavy it was hard to breathe."Camille, do you really think of your own son as such a despicable kid?""I didn't say that. But he's lied in public multiple times, so it's perfectly reasonable for me to doubt him."Lucian's aura grew heavier with my words, trying to force me into submission, but my wolf only felt disgusted."No matter what he did wrong, he is the child the Moon Goddess gave you. That's a fact. Camille, are you actually planning to abandon him?"I let out a bleak laugh and crossed my arms."You're wrong. He abandoned me. To him, I'm just a mother who brings him shame. He's prob
Camille's POVRowan guiltily looked away for a split second, but eventually gave a hesitant nod.His classmates instantly erupted into gasps of envy."Wow! Your dad is so handsome, and your mom is so pretty! Her pheromones smell amazing! Just like roses!"The praise from his peers made Rowan incredibly smug.He puffed out his chest and lied proudly, "My mom is the best violinist on the entire East Coast! In a few months, she's even having her own solo concert!"The other kids all let out another round of envious oohs and aahs."Oh my gosh! Rowan, your mom is that amazing?"Just then, a little she-wolf cub suddenly drooped her ears in dismay and muttered, "Man, I wish my mom was that cool. But she's just a commoner who stays home all day like an omega... It's so embarrassing. I never even talk about her at school."Suddenly, another student blinked in confusion."But Rowan, didn't another pretty she-wolf use to drive you to school every day? I thought she was your mom."Hearing that, R
Camille's POVFinn glared at Rowan and roared his final sentence."Camille is the most perfect mother in the world! If you don't want her, I do!"The teachers in the room were shocked by Finn's words. Their eyes darted back and forth between me, Lucian, and Lara. When they looked at me again, there was a lot more sympathy in their gazes.As for me, hearing what Finn just said made my eyes burn. I could only try my hardest to fight back the urge to cry.I had only been taking care of Finn for a few days, yet this child with absolutely no blood relation to me knew to stand up and protect me when I was being questioned.Meanwhile, Rowan—who I had spent five whole years of my youth painstakingly raising—used the most vicious words to accuse me, his own mother.Lucian's cold questioning interrupted my thoughts."Camille, did you not hear Rowan say it himself? This Finn has been secretly bullying him. Before you got here, Rowan also said Finn constantly shows off the food you make for him i
Camille's POVLucian irritably loosened his collar."Come on, for the Moon Goddess's sake, he's just a five-year-old kid!"I suddenly let out a laugh."So you're saying Lara, Gillian, and Rowan can slander and smear me all they want, but the moment I try to defend myself with evidence, I'm just being petty and unreasonable?"I stared numbly at his cold face."Alpha Lucian Lynch, does being marked by you mean permanently losing my dignity? Does it mean I have to bow down not just to you, but to every single friend you have? To live like a slave?"The scents of burnt wood and fir radiating from him violently clashed in the air.The veins on his forehead popped as he roared, "Camille! Are you really going to air our dirty laundry in a public place like a school?"I shot back without missing a beat, "You know what? I don't give a damn."Lucian's nostrils flared. I figured he must absolutely hate me right now—and that thought actually felt amazing.But the next second, Lara's fragile voice
Camille's POVLara seemed afraid that Rowan's words would trigger Lucian's guilt, so she hurriedly interrupted."Lucian, when you really get down to it, this whole thing isn't entirely Rowan's fault. Camille abandoned Rowan and ran off to take care of the Blood Curtain pack's heir..."She looked at me with a blaming gaze."Rowan is just using his own way to try and get a little bit of his mother's attention and pheromone comfort. What did he do wrong? At the end of the day, isn't it Camille who is failing her duties? Why are you ganging up with the academy's teachers here to bully your own son for the sake of an unrelated child?"I slowly stood up. Facing Lara's hypocrisy-filled face, I let out a somewhat sarcastic laugh."Then I would like to ask everyone sitting here: over the past five years, when Lara repeatedly provoked my dignity countless times, why did my mate and my son side with her without any bottom line?"Five-year-old Rowan couldn't understand this at all.He screamed in
Camille's POVThe room finally went quiet, but I knew it was just the calm before the storm.I knew Lucian too well. He'd go make sure Lara was comfortable first, then he'd come back to handle me.Sure enough, an hour later, he was back in my room with Lara and Brad.Lara only had a few scratches o
Camille's POVHow was it her? Was the psycho driver who barreled into me actually Lara?Lara wept, wrapping her arms tightly around Lucian's neck. "I thought I was going to die, Lucian. I was so scared..."Lucian soothed her in a low murmur. "It's okay now. I'm here."A crowd of onlookers was alrea
Camille's POVDeclan gave me an appreciative glance before looking back at Lucian. "Alpha Lucian, you were nowhere to be found when Camille was being cornered. Now that she's safe, what are you doing here? Trying to take the credit?"Lucian's eyes darkened, but he didn't say a word.Lara spoke up i
Camille's POV"Who else could it be?" I let out a self-deprecating laugh.He let out a low rumble of laughter. "Camille, you don't need to overthink anything here. Just tell me: do you want me to stop it, or not?""Controlling the media won't be necessary. But there is something else I'd like your







