Chapter 5

Hearing her proposal, I froze for a second.

I didn't expect her to offer me a lifeline. I threw away my future for a man, yet she was still willing to give me a job.

She raised an eyebrow. "What? Are you too used to the pampered Luna lifestyle to sleep in the dirt?"

Tears were still wet on my cheeks, but I finally smiled.

"I can handle it. For my own freedom, I'll endure anything."

She smiled back and started making calls. She didn't give me time to be sad.

"Pack your bags and head out with the field team. Disease waits for no one. We don't have time for you to cry over a stupid Alpha."

Under her orders, I quickly joined the team heading to the border packs.

When I first arrived at the muddy camp, I was rusty with the medical work.

But as the days passed, my doctor instincts kicked back in. I quickly found my rhythm.

The stern team leader gave me a nod.

"I was worried you'd picked up the spoiled habits of the city packs. But your hands haven't forgotten how to heal."

I smiled and wiped sweat from my forehead. "That's only because everyone here helps me."

We were laughing by the fire pit when a sharp voice ruined the moment.

"Hazel?"

I turned around.

Serena stood at the edge of the camp. She wore a pair of designer heels that didn't belong in the wild.

She wore a silk dress and held a luxury bag. Her eyes swept over my team's dirty clothes with disgust.

"I wondered why you suddenly wanted to reject the Alpha," she clicked her tongue. "I guess a stray dog always goes back to the dirt. Look at you, mixing with these filthy low-ranking wolves."

She wrinkled her nose. She acted like breathing our air was beneath her.

My face turned to ice.

We were saving lives. Yes, we had mud on our boots. But she had no right to insult my team.

"Serena, check your shoes," I said coldly. "Because you drag a foul smell wherever you go."

Her face flushed red with anger.

A tall figure stepped out from the shadows behind her.

"What's going on here?"

Serena's eyes filled with tears. She put on a fake victim face and whined softly. "It's nothing, Alpha. I just saw Hazel mixing with a rough crowd. I was worried she might get hurt, so I gave her some advice."

"But she completely misunderstood me."

Killian finally looked past her and saw me standing in the dirt.

He frowned. That same arrogant look surfaced in his eyes.

"Hazel," he sighed. His tone was exhausted. "Are you bullying Serena again?"

"Come home and behave, and I'll overlook this. But apologize to her first."

I didn't even look at him. I scoffed and signaled my team to head back to the tent.

A young nurse next to me asked in a low voice, "Hazel, who's that Alpha?"

I didn't miss a beat. "Just my blind, idiot soon-to-be ex-mate."

Killian's face darkened with pure anger.

"Hazel!" He took two heavy steps toward me. "You followed us all the way out here. When are you going to drop this act?"

"You ignored your Luna duties for a week. You completely forgot your sick foster mother. Are you going to force me to cut off her medical money before you behave?"

I stopped and turned to look at him. My eyes were completely empty.

"Cut it off, then," I said flatly. "Isn't that what you do best?"

That dead look pierced straight through his chest. For a split second, Killian couldn't tell if he felt anger or pure panic.

Driven by his injured pride, he pulled out his phone and called his Beta. He completely missed the flash of terror on Serena's face.

"Alpha, please don't call him. She's just angry." She desperately grabbed his arm.

Killian brushed her hand away. His voice was harsh. "She needs to learn a hard lesson. Otherwise, she'll never submit."

The call connected. His Beta listened to the harsh order, then fell completely silent.

"Alpha... The Luna's foster mother passed away three days ago. The medical account was already frozen before she died."（卡点）