When I Was Left for Dead by My Alpha Mate

I understood then. The people I cherished most were the ones who wanted me dead.I could only hope that once they got their wish, they would live to regret it when they finally learned the truth.In my final moments, as the Rogue's claws tore open my chest, the force of the blow tore my spirit from my body.I floated in the air, watching my own mutilated body lie on the forest floor, bathed in moonlight.At that moment, my Alpha and fated mate, Damon, was kneeling beside my sister, Chloe.His potent Alpha dominance radiated from him, thick with anxiety. "My sweetheart, open your eyes. Look at me. Tell me where it hurts."His rough palm gently traced the shallow scratch on Chloe's cheek as if it were a fatal wound.My brother, Leo, burst from the woods, his eyes flashing gold with fury. "If it weren't for that damned Omega Elena holding us back, how could a Rogue have even laid a claw on Chloe! The moment she's conscious, I'm going to teach her a lesson!"My spirit shuddered, and agony

Anya choked, collapsing to the ground and struggling for air as he released her.Chloe suddenly clutched Damon's wrist, her eyes wide with feigned pain. "Alpha... there's something I haven't dared to tell you.""Tell me what?"Chloe bit her lip, as if making a difficult decision. "Tonight's Rogue attack," she began, her voice trembling. "It might not have been a coincidence."The air instantly froze.Leo's head snapped up. "What do you mean?""I... I'm not sure, but..." Chloe's voice grew smaller. "a few days ago, my sister was asking about the pack's patrol routes. I thought she just wanted to be more involved in pack affairs, so I told her."My spirit nearly dissipated from the shock.She was implying that I had leaked the patrol routes!"Are you saying," Damon's voice was a low growl, a final judgment, "that Elena deliberately led the Rogues to us?"For a second, Chloe's eyes widened in panic, as if she'd gone too far. Then she quickly masked it with a frightened look."Maybe I'm ju

Until, at eighteen, the Moon Goddess finally designated me as Damon's mate.I thought everything would change.I thought he would love me because of fate's decree.But reality was crueler than I could have imagined.Even after I was named his fated mate, before our bond was confirmed, Damon would praise Chloe right to my face."Chloe is just so outstanding.""Strong, decisive. That's what a true Luna should be.""Elena, you should learn from your sister," he would say, his tone flat and detached. "Only the strong are qualified to stand by an Alpha's side."At nineteen, when I finally felt a flicker of my wolf's strength, I signed up for the pack's tournament.Because Damon would be watching from below the stage.I wanted to prove to him that I could be strong too.But the result was the same. I was slammed to the ground, breaking several ribs.Waves of laughter rippled through the crowd.I curled up in pain, catching a glimpse of Damon and Leo in the crowd.They just stood there, watch

The next morning, my spirit was forced to follow Damon to the pack's sacred ground.He cursed the entire way, his fury rolling off him in waves of uncontrolled Alpha dominance."Hiding for so long and still refusing to show herself. Does she really think I'll go begging for her?"The Moon Temple sat on the highest peak of the pack's territory, its white marble structure gleaming in the morning light.This was the sacred domain of the Moon Goddess, a place for important ceremonies.The temple's high priestess, Martha, was already waiting.She was the highest-ranking cleric in the pack, possessing the ability to communicate with the Moon Goddess.Shimmering, moonlit runes danced upon the obsidian altar."Alpha, have you truly decided to erase the mate mark?" Martha asked with a frown. "Once this ritual is performed, it cannot be reversed.""It will tear at your very soul, Alpha. The process is excruciating.""My mind is made up," Damon said coldly, stripping off his shirt to reveal his p

A new image materialized in the air, going back to the hours before the attack.In the image, Chloe snuck into the armory and took a small vial from her cloak.She coated my silver dagger with the liquid from the vial, her movements chillingly practiced."This is silverfrost venom," Marcus explained, his voice grim. "It's designed to suppress a werewolf's strength and block their healing."Damon, Leo, and every member of the pack who now knew the truth stared at Chloe in utter shock.I finally understood why my inner wolf had suddenly gone silent when I faced the Rogue that night.Why I couldn't release my Omega's combat pheromones. Why my spirit was so easily jolted from my body.It wasn't because I was too weak. It was because Chloe had poisoned me.The image continued, showing the attack from another angle.This time, it clearly showed how I had used my own body to shield Damon.How my claws had torn out the Rogue's throat, how my blood had stained the forest floor red."Do you all