Chapter 3

That night, I dreamed about the day my father died again.

He had taken a silver dagger from a vampire to save Dean and Harvey.

With his dying breath, he had pleaded with them, "After I'm gone, Giselle will have no one left to rely on. Please, you have to protect her."

I woke up with a start. My forehead was covered in cold sweat. It took me a long time to finally calm down.

The next morning, when I went to the dining room for breakfast, Peggy was already there.

I noticed the red marks on her neck, but I pretended not to see them.

Peggy smiled and walked toward me. "How about we make a bet? Let's see whether the twins will choose you or me."

I furrowed my brows, not wanting to talk to her at all. Before I could walk away, she suddenly picked up her cup and poured the hot coffee over her head.

Harvey heard her scream and rushed over.

When he saw her wet hair and tearful eyes, he instinctively shoved me away. His strength sent me stumbling backward, and I fell hard onto the floor.

"Giselle, why do you always have to bully Peggy?" The disgust in Harvey's eyes cut deeper than the fall.

Dean came running over when he heard the commotion and stood between Harvey and me.

I felt a tiny spark of hope and started to explain myself. But Dean just frowned and said, "Giselle, what you did is wrong. You should apologize to Peggy."

I held back my tears and looked up at him. "I didn't do it."

Dean seemed shaken when he saw the tears in my eyes. He stepped forward as if he wanted to wipe them away.

But before he could, Peggy said tearfully, "Don't blame Giselle. I'm sure she didn't mean to pour the hot coffee on me. Even if it leaves a scar, it's fine…"

The last bit of warmth in Dean's eyes disappeared instantly, leaving only deep disappointment. "Giselle, how did you become like this?"

My heart sank, and tears rolled down my cheeks.

With only two days left before I married into the Dawn pack, I didn't want to waste any more time explaining myself to them.

Then, I noticed the wolf-fang necklace around Peggy's neck. I had carved that necklace by hand for Dean.

I stared at it in silence for a few seconds. Suddenly, all those years I had treasured so dearly seemed meaningless.

Without saying another word, I walked past them and returned to my room.

Not long after, Dean pushed open my bedroom door and came in. He sat down beside me and gently stroked my hair. "You shouldn't have hurt Peggy just because you were jealous of her."

He sighed and softened his voice. "I promise, either Harvey or I will become your mate, alright?"

I gave him a bitter smile. "No. I don't want that anymore."

Dean's brows shot up. "What did you say?"

"I don't want either of you anymore," I replied.

At that moment, I actually had the urge to tell him that I had already agreed to go to the Dawn pack.

Dean was silent for a moment before he sighed helplessly and said, "Giselle, stop acting like this, okay? Besides Harvey and me, who else would want you?"

That made me realize that even if I told him about the marriage alliance, he would only think I was throwing another tantrum.

So, I said nothing. It didn't matter anymore. I would be leaving the pack soon anyway.