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Chapter 3

Author: Felisa
Leo called me. No answer.

So he called my best friend, Ling.

The second she picked up, Leo barked at her: "Tell Freya to cut the crap. Linda's sick. I need her to go into the Forbidden Grounds and find the herb."

On the other end—a long, awkward silence.

Finally, Ling's voice came through, barely holding it together: "Leo… you still remember Freya exists?"

Leo's jaw tightened. He clearly didn't like her tone. "I don't have time for your attitude. Tell Freya to come see me. Now."

"See you?" Ling let out a laugh—bitter, broken. "Sure. Why don't you go see her yourself—down there? She waited for you at the Moon Goddess Altar for five days and five nights for a ceremony that never happened! Leo—did you even know she was attacked by rogues? That she died from wolfsbane poisoning? Leo!"

Ling's sobs cut through the phone like a blade straight into his chest. "You know what, Leo? She was pregnant. Two months along. It was supposed to be a surprise for you—and you killed them both."

Dead? Pregnant?

Leo froze for a few seconds. Then he let out a scoff. "Ling, you two actually cooked this up together? Just to get me to come running back? I'll talk to Freya, but making up something like this—that's a new low."

He didn't believe a word. To him, all my pain, all my desperation—just another stunt to get his attention.

His voice turned cold, ruthless. "Listen, Ling. You tell Freya—stop with these pathetic games. She's my mate. There's no one else. She doesn't need to pull all these tricks to get me to notice her. If she wants to be my Luna, she needs to stop throwing tantrums and start actually being useful. Linda is my sister—her growth benefits our family, helps secure my position as Alpha. Freya should understand that."

On the other end, Ling completely broke down. Sobbing uncontrollably—for me, for everything—but she couldn't find the words to fight back anymore.

Leo hung up, annoyed.

The second the call ended, the ancient wolf-shaped mark on his wrist flared to life.

That was the bond mark—engraved by the council five years ago, the day we were betrothed.

Now it glowed an ominous crimson, like blood seeping through his skin.

"Alpha!" The head elder's face went pale. He pointed at Leo's wrist, his voice trembling. "Your mark—it's weeping blood! That only happens when the bondmate has died and their resentment lingers!"

Leo stared down at the eerie red glow. Ling's words echoed in his head. Could she have been telling the truth?

"No." He still refused to believe it.

Then—across the entire pack territory, an ancient, distant bell tolled.

The Summoning Bell. Only rung by the ancestral spirits when a grave judgment was at hand. Every wolf, wherever they were, had to answer the call of the soul trial.

The bond reckoning had been triggered.
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