Moonlit Betrayal: Kiss of My Knight

Dad looked very pleased with my "compliance". After all, openly challenging the Council's decision was a major taboo among werewolves, even for a pure-blood like me.Linda also smiled with satisfaction.After they left, Ella stayed behind. "Ivy, let me help you pack your things," she said.She stood meekly before me, releasing an artificial, overly sweet scent. But as her gaze swept around the room, they held an unconcealable greed—the kind a lesser wolf had for resources above their reach."I also didn't expect the Council to make us swap rooms."Ella looked up with a challenging glint flashing in her eyes. "Ivy, doesn't your wolf really feel like tearing me apart now? After all, I just stole your fated mate, and now I'm taking the room you've lived in for ten years."I suppressed the urge inside me to teach her a lesson and turned to get my suitcase.Suddenly, Ella let out an exaggerated scream and fell hard onto the floor. "Ivy…"When she fell, her arm happened to hit the

I had just left the group when Ethan's call came through. As he was an Alpha, I couldn't refuse him."Ivy, come over right now," he demanded."Where?""You know where. The pack house."I scoffed. "What for?""To apologize to Ella.""Why should I apologize?""You leaving the group like that is an open provocation. Do you realize how the other families will see her now?" Ethan's tone was harsh, carrying the usual forcefulness of an Alpha."I don't want others to slander her. My wolf chose her as my mate, and I need to give her the rightful status. She's innocent. She shouldn't bear the reputation of a homewrecker because of your recklessness."Even though I no longer let his actions rattle my emotions, the phantom ache of being rejected now spread through my chest.My fingers trembled slightly as I gripped the phone, and my nails nearly transformed into claws, threatening to pierce my palms.When I spoke, my voice trembled too. "Ethan, you can't use your Alpha authority to bul

In the middle of the night, I was suddenly awakened by crying and screaming. My heightened hearing as a werewolf even allowed me to hear the frantic footsteps downstairs.I had just sat up when my door was kicked open from the outside.Linda rushed in crying. Before I could even gather my thoughts, several heavy slaps landed on my face."How could you be so cruel? Where's your conscience? Wasn't hurting her during the day enough? Now you even want to kill her?"Linda threw herself into Dad's arms, wailing. "She knew very well that Ella—despite being a werewolf—has an extremely weak constitution and is severely allergic to high concentrations of evening primrose pollen. And yet, she deliberately sprinkled that pollen on Ella's bed and pillow."She wanted to take our daughter's life! This is murder! Just because Ella accidentally allowed the dog to ruin her mother's evening primrose, she has to take revenge like this!""Alright, don't cry. Luckily, Ella took the antidote in time an

In the past, no matter how heartbroken I was, I was always willing to wait silently for Ethan to turn back. He had long grown accustomed to me always following behind him.Everyone around him said that I would never leave him, that she couldn't survive without the protection of an Alpha. He truly believed that too.I pulled my suitcases, preparing to leave.Just then, Ella's gentle voice rang out, carrying a smug tone. "Ethan, you're here!"She rushed over and tightly linked her arm with Ethan's, pressing most of her body against him. She brazenly rubbed her scent onto him as a way to stake her claim."Has the rash gotten better?" Ethan asked.He brushed aside the stray hair on her forehead and carefully checked her over, his gaze gentle as if he was looking at something precious."Much better." Ella looked up and smiled. "Ethan, don't be mad at Ivy."As she spoke, she hugged his arm and gave it a light shake. "Actually, it's my own fault for being so weak. If I weren't so frai

After arriving in the North, I didn't contact Lucas right away.Instead, I first met up with my best friend from the Werewolf Academy, Sophia Bailey, for I wanted to share this secret with her.Unexpectedly, at the welcome dinner Sophia arranged for me, I ran into Lucas. He wore a black leather jacket as he stood at the entrance of the private room.He also had a coat of matching color over his arm, typical of the northern werewolves' cold, rigid style.The corridor lamp lit up the ornate murals behind him, but he stood beyond the light, radiating the commanding presence and magnetism of a true AlphaIt had been years since I last saw him—he looked even more handsome, composed, and muscular than back in the Academy. And now, after several years apart, his current status was that of my intended mate.My cheeks flushed slightly despite myself. I looked down, fingers twisting as I clutched the hem of my dress. My wolf also shyly covered her eyes with her paws, but she couldn't res