LOGIN"Would you like us to escort them out?" A guard approached me, asking softly in a cold tone.Ryan and Luke trembled violently, staring at me in terror."Do it." My voice was cold.Boom.Those words struck Ryan like a bolt of lightning.He suddenly spat out a large mouthful of black blood, his body swaying from side to side. "Elena, how can you be so heartless? We're your family!"Luke sobbed uncontrollably. "Mom! I don't want Sophia anymore! I only want you! I'll train every morning from now on! Mom, please don't abandon me!"I slowly descended two steps and looked at them coldly. "Ten years ago, you were gravely injured and on the verge of death. I saved you and spent the next ten years serving as both your shield and your sword.""When the rogues attacked, I risked my life to protect your son from their poisoned claws. And when I was fighting for my own life, you chose to turn your back on me and carry away a werewolf without a wolf whose only injury was a scraped forehead."
Two weeks later, the annual Moonlight Ceremony of the werewolf kingdom was held.Ryan dragged his battered body, which was still riddled with old injuries, toward the venue. He also brought Luke, who had lost one arm and whose wolf spirit was permanently damaged.Ryan's feet had been worn raw from the journey, while Luke's body was covered in festering sores.Yet Ryan's eyes remained full of hope.He clutched the freshly cleaned Moonlight Scepter and the land deed to the Frost Wolf Pack's territory tightly against his chest.He firmly believed that after being together for ten years, and with Luke being my own flesh and blood, I couldn't possibly turn them away.Once I saw how devastated and remorseful they seemed, my heart would soften. I'd embrace them again and return with them to the northern territory.The ceremonial drums thundered as the entire crowd stood in reverence.The gates of the Moon Goddess Shrine swung open.I was dressed in a white-and-gold feathered robe sym
Ryan was covered in blood as he walked toward Sophia one step at a time."No, Ryan, please listen to me. I slipped and–"Sophia collapsed to the ground in terror before scrambling backward.Crack.Ryan brought his foot down on her knee and shattered her kneecap.As Sophia screamed in agony, he seized her by the throat and lifted her completely off the ground. His eyes were filled with fury. "Elena nearly got torn in half by rogues trying to save Luke!"And you, you wretched shewolf, tried to steal her belongings and her position. Now you've even pushed my own son toward a pack of rogues to be slaughtered!"Coughing up blood, Sophia suddenly burst into hysterical laughter while tears streamed down her face. "Go ahead! Kill me! What right do you have to blame me?"Weren't you and your son the ones who drove her away? You were the ones who adored me for my helplessness and resented her strength! You were the ones who kept taking my side while hurting her feelings over and over aga
A few days later, a rare blood moon rose over the northern territory.Already on the verge of a mental breakdown after losing his mate bond, Ryan had also been deprived of the top-grade medicinal herbs he needed to treat his old injuries.Under the blood moon's influence, he finally lost control completely.To prevent himself from transforming and hurting anyone, he locked himself inside the basement. "Elena, help me. It hurts so much, Elena."His muscles convulsed violently as he writhed on the floor in agony.Meanwhile, upstairs, Sophia took advantage of the chaos of the night and Ryan's violent rampage to break into the safe in his study.She stuffed every gold bar and bundle of cash into a backpack. She was preparing to flee under cover of darkness.When she passed the basement entrance, she heard Ryan's bestial screams of agony. Disgust flickered across her eyes.Without hesitation, she grabbed a heavy iron chain from nearby and fastened the basement's iron door shut."Ma
On the third day after my disappearance, the Frost Wolf Pack descended into unprecedented chaos.Rogues launched a surprise attack on the border.Dozens of elite wolf guards were wounded and carried back. Their bodies were drenched in blood. Someone began shouting."Quick! Bring Luna here!""They've been struck by blades coated in wolfsbane! Their wounds are rotting, and their wolf spirits have been severely weakened. They can't heal themselves!"We need immediate wound cleaning and an antidote! Hurry!"The frantic guards kicked open the doors of the healer's den.Wearing the official access badge reserved for the Luna, Sophia was shoved toward the operating table by the panicked crowd.A healer shouted at her frantically. "Get the formula! Where are the hemostatic forceps and the silverleaf neutralizer?"Sophia couldn't even recognize the names of the medicinal herbs. Terrified by the toxic blood splattering around her, she screamed in horror.She knocked over entire rows of
I woke up in the intensive care unit at the Royal Healer's Den.The cardiac monitor beside my bed emitted a steady, rhythmic beep.The wounds on my shoulder and abdomen had been stitched up by the finest healers in the royal capital.Combined with the remarkable regenerative abilities of my powerful wolf spirit, even my life-threatening injuries had begun to close and scab over.The grand elder solemnly handed me an appointment letter bearing the royal seal and a black-and-gold identity bracelet."The mate bond has been completely severed. From this moment forward, your records will be sealed in the royal archives.""You no longer belong to any pack. From now on, you may devote yourself entirely to your duties as the chief healer."I accepted the bracelet and fastened it around my wrist.Deep within my mind, the long-dormant silver-white shewolf let out a liberated growl.Ten years ago, for Ryan's sake, I'd suppressed every bit of my brilliance and ambition.I'd confined myse







