Se connecterFor seven years, Kade, the pack's Commander, and I were mates who hated each other. He hated me for forcing the mating bond on him. It forced him to give up my sister, Ruby, the woman he loved. He had to watch helplessly as she was sent off to the brutal Northern territory to die in an arranged marriage. For seven years, we had no love, only endless torment day and night. That was until the night rogues breached our packhouse. The flames trapped me. Kade shifted into his massive wolf and took a fatal silver bullet for me. Before he died, he left me with one sentence through the flames: "Moon Goddess, in my next life, let me be hers." When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day my father chose the bride for the alliance. This time, I didn't use the mating bond to force him. Instead, I voluntarily signed the agreement: "Give Kade back to Ruby. I'll go North." He saved me from death once. In this life, I would give him what he wanted.
Voir plusFar away from the Northern packhouse, there was a patch of land worn down by wind and stone. We made our home there.This home didn't belong to any pack, nor did it belong to any battle. There were no guns hung on the walls.We left our heavy titles at the door.There were only two survivors who, after experiencing life-and-death desperation, ultimately and firmly chose each other.After carrying the weight of the world for everyone else, he pinned me against the bedroom door. With his forehead resting against mine, his breathing was hot and ragged.Kade swore to the Moon Goddess that he would protect me with his life, just as he would fight to the death to defend the Southern territory.And in the end, guarding me and guarding his entire world had long merged into one.In the harsh winter when the North returned to peace, I gave birth to his pup.The night of the delivery was long and cold. Outside the window, snow fell in large flakes.As dawn broke, Kade stood rigid by the fireplace
I didn't forcefully shake him off. Instead, I voluntarily stepped half a pace closer. Meeting his burning breath, I gently pried open the fingers locked on my wrist one by one.His rough, large hands trembled under my fingertips."You do care," I said softly against his chest. "Kade, you actually care more than anyone."The Northern guards around us all gripped their guns tighter and stared at us. The cold garage fell into silence.I looked up into his bloodshot eyes and continued, "You taught me this yourself.""A true warrior doesn't just protect one life. Sometimes, the most painful choice is the right one."He clenched his back teeth. The muscles in his jaw tightened, and I even thought he would crush his teeth in the next second."Don't use words I said in the past to shut me up.""I'm not," I said, meeting his gaze calmly. "I'm just giving you back your own lesson.""Since neither of us can escape this mess, let's not run. Only by uprooting these animals entirely can we truly sur
For a moment, the garage fell into a deathly silence. The cold draft blew open my torn sleeve, exposing the more hideous wolfsbane burn marks underneath.If he crossed the border today just to fulfill his ridiculous warrior duty, then let him open his eyes wide and see exactly what his so-called duty had cost me."Who did this?" Kade stared at the black, festering wound on my arm. Murderous intent boiled in his eyes.He reached out, trembling, wanting to touch the scar."Don't touch me!" I pulled my hand back like I was burned. I scoffed and took a step back, putting distance between us."You came all the way to this hellhole," I said coldly, ignoring the pain in his eyes. "Ruby must be worried sick all alone at home."At the sound of that name, his cold, hard jawline tightened to the extreme."She doesn't know I'm here. I have absolutely nothing to do with her!"Bullshit. Of course she couldn't know. Otherwise she would have turned the world upside down.I nodded perfunctorily, acting
Cora's POVI had already given up the thought that anyone would come save me.Maybe in this hellhole, holding onto hope was the deadliest weakness.The Northern compound quickly taught me how to survive here. Keeping my mouth shut was far safer than fighting back.But keeping quiet didn't mean letting them walk all over me.Just on the evening of the fourth day, the Northern maid assigned to me approached with a food tray, a vicious sneer hanging on her lips.She deliberately tilted her wrist. Before I could dodge, the scalding coffee cup smashed directly onto my arm.Boiling coffee laced with wolfsbane splashed over me. It burned my wound, corroding my flesh."Oh, how clumsy of me." The maid looked down at me, her eyes full of mockery. "Why is the precious Southern princess so delicate? Can't even handle a little hot coffee?"The tainted blood soaked through the cuffs of my light-colored sweater, drying into a glaring dark red.No one apologized to me, and I didn't expect these animal












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