My son is gravely ill. His inner wolf is too weak to awaken, and the healer warns that without the Alpha’s blood to strengthen his spirit, he may not last the next full moon. He clutches my hand, his feverish golden eyes dimming. “Mother, can Father take me to the Barnum & Bailey Circus?” But no matter how many times I summon my mate through the pack bond, he does not answer. His presence in the mind-link is an empty void. I can only hold my son as his small body trembles. I whisper stories of wolf warriors and great Alphas, but his breathing grows weaker. When the dawn breaks, his tiny fingers slip from mine. His wolf never wakes. A few days later, the scent of wild roses floods our pack’s sacred grounds. I turn—and there he is. My mate. My Alpha. He strides into the hall with my sister cradled in his arms. Her neck bears his fresh scent mark. His mark. I watch as he presses a lingering kiss to her lips, his hands caressing her like a treasure. Their love is bold, shameless—an unspoken declaration to the entire pack. And only then do I learn the truth. While my son lay fighting for his life, waiting for his father’s touch, longing for his Alpha’s strength… my mate was deep in Rose Valley, tangled in passion with my own blood. I thought my heart had long since gone cold from his neglect, but at that moment, it shatters. I make my decision. I will leave this pack. Yet just as I turn to walk away, the mate who had only ever treated me with indifference suddenly drops to his knees. A broken sob rips from his throat. For the first time, my proud, untouchable Alpha weeps.
View MoreA month later, a drunk Leonardo barged into my villa. The moment he entered, he collapsed to his knees, sobbing uncontrollably."Alicia, I was wrong. I was so wrong. I only now realize what kind of person Isabella truly is. I was a fool to be deceived by her for so many years."Please, Alicia. Forgive me. I won't contact her ever again. I won't give her any resources anymore."I looked at Leonardo, but my heart felt nothing. I said coldly, "Whether you regret it or not has nothing to do with me.""But please forgive me! I've learned my lesson!" Leonardo crawled toward me on his knees, clutching the hem of my dress as he sobbed. "From now on, I will treat you well. I swear. Just say the word, and I'll do anything!"I looked at him and chuckled. "You want me to forgive you? Leonardo, do you not understand? Every time I see you, I think of Jack."His face drained of all color immediately. "I…"I pushed him aside coldly. "There's no way I'll ever forgive you unless you can bring Jac
Isabelle paled instantly. She had been so caught up in her own triumph that she had completely forgotten—the crystal pendant around my neck had a recording function.I amplified the sound, making sure everyone in the room heard the disgusting lies she had just told. Isabella's complexion turned ghostly white, and she clung desperately to Leonardo's hand."Leonardo, I… I admit it. I did lie to you, but it's because I love you so much! I was afraid that Alicia would steal you away, so I lied to make you stay."I only did it because I love you deeply. I'm scared of losing you. Leonardo, you can't blame me for that!"Leonardo stood there, dumbstruck. His eyes turned red. "So… it wasn't you who convinced your parents to save me back then?"Isabella's pale lips trembled, but she said nothing. That silence was an answer in itself.Leonardo suddenly looked as if he had aged ten years. Then, with a violent shove, he pushed Isabella away.She stumbled backward, falling straight onto the s
Isabella stepped in front of me, her eyes full of resentment. Clenching her jaw, she glared at me viciously."Alicia, why does everyone love you? Mom adored you. Now, even Leonardo is constantly circling around you. What makes you better than me?"Why am I always the one left behind? First, Mom chose you and abandoned me, and now Leonardo is doing the same!"Upon hearing this, I couldn't hold it in and burst into a fit of laughter. Back when Mom left, it was Isabella who chose to follow Dad to the neighboring pack to enjoy her status as a noble. And now, somehow, this was my fault?I met her gaze coldly and said, "Isabella, have you forgotten? You were the one who begged to go with Dad back then. Now, you're blaming me?"Isabella's face remained icy, her voice dripping with resentment. "I don't care who I'm with. What I hate is how everyone always chooses you, how they treat me like a joke!"I lost to you when it came to our parents, but I'll never let you take Leonardo from me!
That night, I attended the pack banquet. The main reason was to network and expand my resources.Now that I was running my own business, I had to start from scratch, and building connections was essential. Throughout the banquet, many people came over to greet me, and I responded with polite smiles.Just then, I noticed Leonardo, who was surrounded by a group of people, deep in conversation. Somehow, it was as if he had eyes in the back of his head. He managed to spot me through the crowd.The moment he saw me, he immediately pushed past the people around him and strode straight toward me."Alicia, I want to announce to everyone here that you are my true Luna."I stared at him coldly and yanked my hand free from his grasp. I said indifferently, "Please, I have no intention to be your Luna. I didn't come to this banquet for you."At that moment, a noble approached, hoping to strike up a conversation with me. Leonardo immediately wrapped an arm around my waist and introduced, "This
Leonardo's question sounded strange to me. Did he really think I would choose him over the businesses? Did he really believe I would still want to be with him?I frowned and nodded. "That's right. I want those businesses. I only want money."Leonardo's expression turned awkward at my words.He frowned, and then he said with a pained expression, "Alicia, back then… I misunderstood both you and your mother. I thought your mother only kept me in your household because she wanted to find someone to inherit your family's businesses."I carried that resentment in my heart, believing you had used me and burdened me with a responsibility I never asked for. Later, when your mom forced me to be with you, I felt like you had trapped me in this relationship, forcing me to work like a servant for your family."Then the Leonhart family found me and took me back. Back then, I merged all your family's businesses with theirs. Now that we're separating, untangling those assets would be complicated.
Leonardo grabbed the items and rushed out without hesitation. He went straight to the most powerful oracle in the pack. And the oracle used magic to verify the truth.The next morning, at the crack of dawn, he appeared at the villa's entrance and seized my hand. He looked haggard, with his face covered in stubble and his eyes bloodshot. He seemed exhausted.Clutching the hem of my dress, he sobbed softly. "Alicia, I'm sorry. I was wrong. I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have listened to Isabella and doubted Jack's lineage."Yesterday, I went back and found an old childhood photo of mine… Jack looked just like me when I was his age. He really was my son… "How could I have doubted him? How could I have been so cruel? I don't deserve to be a father. I deserve to die!" As he spoke, he raised his hand and slapped himself hard across the face. The force was so strong that blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. It was pathetic and laughable to see him behave like that.So now, wh
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