On the day of my mating ceremony with my Alpha mate, Derek, his childhood sweetheart Victoria returned. Victoria, using her supposed silver poisoning as an excuse for needing care, crashed our ceremony. She snatched my mate away, turning me into a laughingstock for the entire pack. Derek, seemingly unconcerned, said, "She's silver-poisoned. Her body's weak. Don't overthink it." He carried her to the pack healer, leaving me alone and humiliated. I yanked off the silver pendant he'd given me when he chose me as his mate. As I tossed it aside, it sliced my palm. To my horror, the small cut didn't heal. Instead, blood flowed freely. Because I was the one truly poisoned by silver. Derek didn't know. Months ago, during a rogue wolf attack, I'd taken a silver bullet meant for him. I survived, but my wolf lost her healing ability forever. Later, I overheard the usually strong and calm Alpha yelling at the pack healer, "How did you miss this? If anything happens to my Luna, none of you will survive!"
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Seeing my lack of reaction, Derek stared at me, his hope fading. "So you knew all along that Ethan liked you. When did you two get together? When he brought you healing herbs? Or even earlier?"He wiped away his tears, his questions growing more intense. Derek grabbed my shoulders, his grip tightening with each word. "You really played me for a fool, didn't you?"Ethan stepped between us, his broad shoulders shielding me from Derek's anger."I've been pursuing Emma on my own. She hasn't accepted me yet," Ethan declared firmly. "You lost her yourself, Derek. Who else can you blame? If you can't love her properly, then give me the chance. I, your brother, can show you how to truly love someone!"Ethan's words were so sincere, so heartfelt, that I nearly shed tears myself. I couldn't help but think that Ethan would make a better Alpha. He knew how to care for others and understood what it meant to love someone.Derek clutched his chest, tears flowing freely. "Emma, please, give me one mor
"Emma, what do you mean?" Derek growled, his eyes flashing with an angry red glow. He stepped toward me, fists clenched at his sides. "Didn't you say I was your destined mate, that we'd be together forever? That nothing could separate us?"I laughed bitterly. Sure, I'd said those things. But he was the one who abandoned me first, who tossed me aside the moment Victoria reappeared."Forever ended when you chose her over me at our own ceremony," I replied coldly. "What right do you have to question me now?"Derek opened his mouth to argue, but before he could speak, the door to my den burst open with such force that it slammed against the wall.Victoria's parents stormed in, their expensive clothes disheveled from their hurried arrival, faces contorted with rage. Mr. Evans's silver-streaked hair seemed to stand on end with fury, while his wife's perfectly manicured claws were fully extended."Derek! Where are you?" Mr. Evans bellowed, his dominant aura filling the room. "We've just hear
Unmasking DeceptionDerek stood frozen, unable to answer my accusation. His silence spoke volumes—he knew I had hit the nail on the head about Victoria's deception.I turned to Victoria, my voice dripping with venom as I stepped closer to her. "And you, Victoria. Stop with this pathetic act. A wolf always shows its true colors eventually! Did you think I wouldn't figure it out?"Victoria's perfectly maintained composure faltered slightly. "I don't know what you're talking about. I genuinely came to check on you because I was worried.""Worried?" I laughed bitterly. "Let's examine the evidence, shall we? Who else could have been waiting so precisely at my door when I collapsed? Who else could have known I was in the hospital so quickly, and even gone to the trouble of tipping off those reporters?"I paced the room, my strength returning with my anger. "Those reporters asked such specific, humiliating questions, completely disregarding my feelings. They knew exactly where to find me and
I snapped back at Victoria through the phone, "Thanks to you, I'm not dead. Sorry to disappoint you."The silence on the other end of the line was momentarily satisfying. Victoria clearly hadn't expected me to answer Derek's phone.The pack rumor mill hadn't caught wind of my near-death experience yet, which made Victoria's perfectly timed call all the more suspicious. How did she know to call Derek the moment I was out of danger from the healing ritual? What was her real angle here?"I... I don't understand what you mean," Victoria finally stammered, her voice losing its usual confident edge. "I was just concerned—""What, disappointed I'm alive?" I cut her off harshly. "Upset Derek won't have time for you now? Or did you just want to make sure I was suffering enough?"I could hear her breathing quicken on the other end of the line. "Emma, that's not fair! I genuinely care about your well-being. We used to be pack-mates before—""Before you decided to crash my mating ceremony and stea
Derek ran through the pack grounds with me in his arms, his face twisted with panic and desperation. Pack members jumped out of our way, their shocked whispers following us like shadows."Is that Emma? What happened to her?""Look at all that blood!""The future Alpha looks terrified..."I was barely conscious, my head lolling against Derek's chest as he burst through the doors of the healing den. The metallic scent of my blood filled the air around us."Help her! NOW!" Derek roared, his Alpha voice making the healers flinch.I was quickly placed on a bed in the main healing chamber. The head healer, a gray-furred older wolf named Marta, cut away my bloodied sleeve to reveal the deep gash on my wrist."Moon Goddess," she gasped. "This should have already started healing."Derek gripped the edge of the bed, his knuckles white. "She's... she has wolfsbane poisoning. Her healing ability is compromised."Marta's eyebrows shot up in surprise. "Like Victoria Evans?"Derek looked away, shame
After severing our bond, I mustered all my strength to reach for my phone. I scrolled through my contacts, looking for a neutral wolf healer from a neighboring pack. Life shouldn't revolve around just Derek, should it? If he could run to Victoria, I could find someone else too.Why should I degrade myself like this?In my hazy state, I felt a pair of warm hands cup my face. Tears blurred my vision, but I recognized that familiar, gentle voice echoing in my ears."Emma, it's me... I'm sorry I'm late. I came too late..."It was Derek... but unfortunately, I no longer needed him.I pulled away from his warm hands, fighting through the pain as I turned away. "Go away. I don't want to see you. We're done."The more I pushed him away, the tighter Derek held onto my hands."Emma, don't say that. I was wrong before. I didn't know you were really poisoned by wolfsbane... I thought you were just joking when you said you were poisoned.""Let go of me! We're done!"The healer I had called earlier
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