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Ten Pounds of Hellfire Wings, One Terminal Lie
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When I turned eighteen, I awakened my wolf. That was also when a strange System appeared in my mind. It told me that if I won over Matthew Reed and survived his betrayal-and-groveling arc, I would receive $32 billion. That was the only reason I agreed to keep our marriage secret. But the night Matthew won Best Actor, he posted a photo on Instagram of himself feeding Hellfire Wings to his childhood sweetheart, Layla Bennett. The caption read: [After all this time, this is still the flavor I crave most.] Immediately afterward, he exposed our secret marriage and posted evidence that I had paid him to mark me against his will. The trending page crashed on the spot. My hands shook as I reached for him through our mind-link, but Matthew didn't sound sorry at all. "Layla's been diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer. This is her last wish. "She can't be labeled a homewrecker. You've had me for three years. Can't you show a little compassion for a dying woman?" The entire internet called me a homewrecker who was destroying their true love. Some of his fans even made black-and-white memorial photos of me and plastered them across my front door. They demanded that I, the "vicious mate," break our bond and step aside for his true love. I sat there in silence, tears running down my face, when the System suddenly roared inside my head: [Hostile betrayal by target detected. Host bears no responsibility. Groveling Protocol disabled.] [Mind-link backlash blocked. Switching to: Maximum Savage Comeback Mode!] The moment the System fell silent, my head snapped up, every trace of tears gone. I went live to the entire internet, grabbed a megaphone, and planted myself right outside Layla's VIP hospital room. "Terminal stomach cancer, and she's still stuffing her face with Hellfire Wings? Is she trying to die even faster?"
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Six months after my mother's death.I took the stage at the Golden Wolf Awards, the werewolf industry's highest film honor, with a women-centered realist drama that had wrapped before the scandal and premiered in its aftermath.With that film, I had now won every major Best Actress award, making me the first werewolf actress in history to achieve it.I wore a black couture gown with a single white bellflower pinned to my chest.It was my mother's favorite flower.The host handed me the microphone, her eyes glistening."Claire, this past year you've been through the darkest chapter of your life and reached the highest point of your career. Who do you want to speak to right now?"I took the microphone.My gaze drifted over the audience and the sea of flashing cameras. For a moment, I could almost see my mother standing in the doorway of our old home, gently waving at me.I didn't mention Matthew. I didn't curse anyone.I just smiled through wet eyes and said:"I want to thank my mother.
Ten Pounds of Hellfire Wings, One Terminal Lie 第9章
Months later, the digital forensics, financial investigation, and witness interviews were complete.The court handed down its verdict.Matthew Reed was convicted on multiple counts and sentenced to thirteen years in prison. All of his illegally obtained assets were confiscated.Layla Bennett, as an accomplice in the fraud, was sentenced to seven years.During the trial, she tried to put all the blame on Matthew to get a lighter sentence. Matthew immediately fought back, claiming she was the mastermind.The two people who had sworn undying love in front of the cameras were not willing to spend even one extra year behind bars for each other.The Pack Supreme Council's ruling came down at the same time:Even after serving their sentences, Matthew and Layla would be permanently banned from entering any pack territory.Every werewolf in prison who learned what the two had done was disgusted.Werewolves valued family and pack loyalty above all else. Anyone who lied to his own mother and stol
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Two months later, the court arranged a supervised meeting to ask whether I was willing to write a letter requesting a lighter sentence for Matthew.Officials from the Pack Judicial Authority were also present to carry out the mandatory dissolution of our mate contract.Through the thick security glass, I saw Matthew.His head was shaved, his eyes sunken, and his whole body thin and gaunt.Even the mate mark on the back of his neck had almost completely faded.When he learned I was coming, hope flashed in his eyes. He quickly grabbed the phone. His voice was hoarse, and he was still trying to push mind-link pulses through the glass."Claire, you came to see me after all, right?"My mom is dead. She died in a regular hospital ward. Layla got arrested too. We've all gotten what we deserved!"Will you write a letter asking the judge for leniency? Please? It could take a few years off my sentence!"I looked at him calmly and signaled for the official beside me to begin."This is a criminal
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Three days later, I laid my mother to rest.No media. No trending hashtags. Only white bellflowers, her favorite.In those three days, public opinion had completely turned against Matthew and Layla.The video of Lola attacking Layla at the press conference shot to the top of every trending list.The polished image Matthew had spent years building was completely destroyed.Packs across the territory condemned him for disgracing their kind.And yet he still had the nerve to come find me.The night of the funeral, he was waiting outside my penthouse. He looked like a wreck, his designer suit rumpled and his hair a mess.When he saw me return in black, he dropped to his knees."Claire, my mate, I was wrong!"The press conference blew up in my face, and the investors are demanding their money back. Claire, please help me. I need $25 million to cover the losses."That bitch already ran off. From now on, you're the only one for me!"He still thought I was just angry about his cheating and his
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