Chapter 3

I looked Past Cedwin in the eyes as I said, "Don't bother. The moonlight is but a mental connection between two different points in the timeline."

Even so, the youth was on his knees, crying in anguish, "I'm sorry, Sophia… I'm so sorry… If I knew that's what I'd become, I'd rather die during the kidnapping instead of letting you save me."

He dropped all the potions and antidotes all over the floor, and I couldn't feel a single iota of pity watching him.

I couldn't blame Past Cedwin, when he was willing to die for me too.

It was just that he was a memento of the past, while the lycan who left me in the wreckage was the Alpha of the Silvermoon Pack.

And he has decided that all my sacrifices were only just.

I could see the crack in the ceiling widening, and Kael rushed over, pushing Belon out. "Move! This place is going to collapse!"

Horrified, Belon ran, while Kael told me, "Just hold on, Luna! We will get you out!"

Then, turning to the other warriors, he barked, "Get the power saw and support beams back in here, now!"

The warriors could only shake their heads. "The Alpha threw it all away, and it's all under the debris. We can't get to it."

Kael turned back to me, aghast. "But there's no time…"

I could feel the ground beneath me crumbling while the ceiling kept cracking, and calmly told them, "Just go. Leave me."

Kael gritted his teeth and started punching at the silver stake. "No! We're not giving up no matter what happens!"

Belon's face was deathly pale at that point, and he returned to me, calling Cedwin on his phone.

As soon as Cedwin answered, he growled loftily, "So, you've made up your mind to let Laura take your seat? So you've finally learned your place?"

"Yeah," I replied, my eyes blurred by the dust around me.

Chuckling, Cedwin continued, "Then go home on your own—I'm not picking you up. Laura was traumatized and I have to stay with her… Oh, and clear out the main bedroom. Laura will use it after she's discharged because she likes it."

Cedwin had told me back then that the main bedroom was also Luna's room, and he picked all the furniture himself.

And now, he was handing all of it to Laura.

Fighting against the lump in my throat, I said, "Okay."

Cedwin became silent, clearly not expecting me to agree that easily.

Still, he soon laughed coldly. "What are you up to this time? Just know this—no matter what you do, I won't cave to your whims. True Silvermoon blood flows in Laura's body, while you're just a phony who stole her rights and position. Everything you enjoyed all those years was rightfully hers, and everything I do is fair."