Chapter 2

Leon scowled, his hatred for me so deep it came from the heart.

He and I had truly loved each other once.

At the hunting tournament, we acknowledged one another. And in the hunts that followed, our coordination was so seamless that others envied us.

He promised me he would remain loyal to me for life.

Excited, I told the pack elders the news.

At the banquet celebrating my finding a mate, I was clearly the one about to undergo the marking ceremony with him.

Yet Leon’s gaze never once left my younger sister, Rose.

I was bothered by it, so that very night, I expressed my dissatisfaction to him.

His brows had been full of impatience when I told him, and his tone was perfunctory.

I thought he was simply exhausted from the banquet proceedings. So, I stopped talking and let him rest, never expecting that to be the beginning of my tragedy.

Then, at the marking ceremony, I looked at the venue setup, which was completely different from what I had requested, and angrily went to find Leon.

However, he only looked at me with cold eyes and said, “I won’t let someone full of schemes become my Luna! The Luna of this pack can only be your sister, Rose!”

I couldn’t understand it.

Why was the werewolf who once praised my talent now attacking me with such vicious words?

I lost control and rushed to the center of the ceremony, questioning Rose about whether she had said something to Leon.

In the middle of the argument, rogues who had grudges against the pack suddenly charged into the banquet hall. They killed everyone present.

I fell into a pool of blood, watching my pack members fall one after another.

I was in agony.

As the princess of the pack, I had failed to protect my pack members. I truly was someone without ability.

So when I opened my eyes again, I chose to fulfill Leon and Rose.

I led the pack members and slaughtered all the rogues, stopping the disaster.

Watching the two of them successfully complete the marking ceremony and seeing the members so joyful, I had no more regrets.

I went into human society to build my future.

However, I never expected that my act of fulfillment would appear so disgraceful in the eyes of outsiders.

They called me a failure in love and believed I had been expelled from the pack, forced to go to human society.

“Claire, you’re no longer the pack’s princess. You should restrain that aloof attitude of yours.”

Leon stood in front of me, his arm wrapped around Rose’s waist.

Rose’s eyes were red and swollen. Her voice choked as she said, “Claire, I don’t mind your past with Leon. I can accept it.

“Come back to live in the pack, even if as a slave.”

After saying that, Rose looked me up and down.

“And judging by your situation, you still don’t have a mate, right?

“I know Leon choosing me instead of you caused you a lot of pain. So, to make up for it, Leon and I will help you find a mate.

“An Alpha wouldn’t be suitable based on your current status, but I’ll work hard to help you find a decent Omega.”

Her words sounded extremely sincere, making many werewolves sigh at how considerate and understanding Rose was.

Not wanting to watch her performance any longer, I turned to leave.

However, as I turned, I accidentally bumped into the birthday cake Claude had prepared for me.

In the next second, Rose’s scream echoed throughout the entire hall.

She covered her mouth and pointed at the fallen cake on the ground, screaming, “Claire! That’s the birthday cake Alpha Claude prepared for his mate!

“How could you be so careless?!

“I heard the Ultima cares deeply about his mate. You’re finished!”