When Saving the Alpha Becomes My Sin

The day Liam Howle became the Alpha, he confronted me and asked if I regretted abandoning him. Little did he know, I once sacrificed my bloodline essence to save him. Yet, that shortened my life, and I now only had three months left to live."Today, the Silverbrook pack welcomes a new Alpha."At that moment, I was curled up in a dilapidated cottage, staring at the replay of a livestream on my phone.Liam stood at the pack's ceremonial altar, accepting the Moon Goddess' blessing as he was crowned Alpha. After seven years, he had finally united the pack and become the Alpha, leading us all toward a brighter future.Yet, the one who was once his mate—me—could only share in his moment of glory through a screen while hiding away in this abandoned house, with its paneless windows that allowed the wind to blow in. "Congratulations, Alpha Liam!" Countless such messages flooded the comments section of the livestream.Just as I reached out to turn off the livestream, my chest abruptly e

I would never forget that night from seven years ago.Liam lay on the bed, his face pale as a sheet. An enemy pack had placed a curse on him that was eating away at his life force. Unfortunately, none of our pack's healers were able to cure him."At this rate, he'll only be able to hold on for three more days," Marcus told me.I gripped Liam's icy-cold hand in mine as I sensed how weak his breathing was.He was the second son of our pack's Alpha and had been born with a frail constitution. Hence, he had never really awakened a werewolf's true power.Never once had I ever looked down on him for not having the right to inherit the position of Alpha, and we even joined as fated mates under the Moon Goddess' blessing.He protected and respected me, so I had thought that our love would last forever.However, during a ritual, he fell for an enemy pack's trap and became cursed, which was a death sentence for him."Is there any way to save him?" I asked.Marcus hesitated for a very lo

"Very well," Liam said as he handed me the jug of wine with not a trace of warmth in his eyes.I accepted the jug and took a whiff, smelling the distinctive bitterness of the Shadowthorn Wine. This wine was absolutely harmless to normal werewolves, but with my weakened bloodline, it was nothing less than poison. Drinking it would definitely worsen my symptoms and suffering."Begin," Liam uttered indifferently.Tilting my head back, I took my first gulp. The bitter liquid slid down my throat and into my stomach, instantly causing it to churn."Hahaha! Look at her face!""Serves her right!""Go on, continue!"The derisive laughter of the guests grew louder and louder. While forcing back my nausea, I drank another two mouthfuls. Every gulp seemed to sap away at the last remnants of my life force. My vision began to turn blurry as my body swayed."Enough!" Liam shouted, suddenly frowning."What?" Jessica said unhappily, "She hasn't finished drinking it yet.""I said, that's enoug

"Why haven't you been responding to me?"Liam's voice suddenly rang out in my mind, with barely suppressed fury evident in his tone.The mind-link from our mate bond had long since been cut, so I had no idea how he was getting through to me.At that moment, I sat in a corner of the dilapidated hut I called home, staring at the many unread messages on my phone. For the past three days, he had tried contacting me using the mind-link countless times. "I'm not obligated to respond to you," I answered coldly."Gianna!" His tone became even more anxious. "Where are you now?"Instead of replying, I directly cut off our mind-link. It didn't matter what method he used to contact me—I didn't want to hear his voice at all.All the negative news about me had disappeared from the internet, and the edited videos had also vanished without a trace, as though they had never existed in the first place.I assumed that this was Liam's doing, but why?Pushing that thought aside, I decided to pack

"Help me! I'm injured!"Meanwhile, I was in the forest picking berries when I heard someone shouting for help. Upon looking over in the direction of the voice, I spotted two black Rogue wolves attacking a fallen deer.No, wait. It wasn't a deer. It was a werewolf in human form.I immediately charged over to chase the Rogues away, but I was just too weak right now. One of the wolves turned and slammed into me, the massive impact sending me flying into the trunk of a nearby tree.Agony exploded through me as I felt my ribs breaking, and fresh blood instantly seeped from the corner of my mouth.The two Rogues exchanged a glance, as though confirming something. Then, in the next second, they vanished deeper into the forest.I struggled to my feet to check on the injured werewolf, only to find no one on the ground.It had been a trap. The two wolves had deliberately lured me here.With that realization, I slumped weakly against the tree, feeling my life force rapidly dwindling. My b