第3章

I took my sweet time changing into my combat gear before leading my team to the forest border.

My deputy warrior was already at the scene, commanding the fighters against a large pack of rogue wolves. When he saw me, his face lit up like he'd seen his savior.

"Head Warrior! Come support us! The pregnant female is hemorrhaging badly! Check if there's any hope of saving her!"

I glanced at Scarlett lying on the makeshift stretcher, her face deathly pale. My heart still trembled involuntarily.

I had always treated Scarlett as my best friend. I would go to any length to fulfill almost every request she made.

But in the end, she had an affair with my mate and was willing to fake her death just to destroy me.

I immediately joined the battle, quickly driving off the rogue wolves before directing a group of warriors and medics to tend to Scarlett.

I checked the data on the life detection stone and asked the nearby warriors and medics:

"Have all emergency measures been taken?"

The medic nodded. "We've done everything we could."

"But the victim's life energy and blood pressure are continuing to drop. Her heartbeat is barely detectable now. And the rogue wolves' attack was too vicious—the abdominal lacerations are very deep."

I nodded, pretending to examine her once more before saying with apparent regret:

"We discovered her too late. There's no hope left. Notify the logistics team to prepare for transport to the crematorium."

After returning from the forest to the pack, I didn't go back to my office. Instead, I went to the warrior rest quarters.

This time, without my desperate rescue efforts, Scarlett had gone from fake death to real death.

But I knew that tomorrow morning, the conspiracy against me would still unfold.

I had to carefully recall every detail from my previous life to prepare for the upcoming battle.

When I calculated it was about time for Marcus to arrive with his mob, I finally emerged from the rest quarters.

In my previous life, the reason Marcus and his people could hack off my hands with silver blades was because I had exhausted myself saving Scarlett, leaving my wolf severely injured and weak.

Back then, I was alone and helpless, completely at their mercy.

So this time, I went directly to the warriors' common hall.

It was almost shift change time, and the hall was packed with warriors and assistants.

The warriors and medics who had participated in last night's rescue of Scarlett happened to be among them.

After exchanging greetings, I casually found an empty seat.

As I watched the minutes tick by, angry shouting finally echoed from the corridor:

"Where's Jenna? Come out here!"

"For your petty grudges, you let your own best friend die along with her unborn pup! You don't deserve to be Head Warrior!"

The moment he finished speaking, the hall's main door was kicked open.

Marcus appeared at the entrance with a group of pack members.

Just like in my previous life, the moment they saw me, Marcus's followers tried to grab me without a word.

But I was prepared this time. Before they could reach me, I was already standing beside numerous warriors.

These warriors were all trained by me personally. They held deep respect and loyalty for me.

Attempting violence against me in front of them was absolutely intolerable to every warrior present.

Without me saying a word, a warrior was already roaring at Marcus and his group:

"Who do you think you are? This is the warrior hall! If you cause trouble here, we're calling Alpha!"

As he spoke, the warrior actually activated his emergency communication stone to alert Alpha Donovan.

Marcus raised his voice, shouting at the speaking warrior:

"What do you mean we're causing trouble? Your Head Warrior has no warrior spirit! She abused her position to deliberately kill her own best friend and her eight-month-old pup! She's a monster!"

"Stand aside! We're here today to demand answers from Jenna!"

Marcus thought that by saying this, the other warriors would push me forward.

But he hadn't expected that the more he spoke this way, the more the warriors stepped in front of me protectively.

I saw a flash of disappointment in Marcus's eyes and couldn't help but curl my lips in a sarcastic smile.

"Marcus, you say I abused my position to kill my own best friend? Do you have any evidence?"

Marcus sneered coldly. "You want evidence? I'll give you evidence!"

Just like in my previous life, he pulled out Scarlett's death certificate.