Chapter 4

I pushed down the pain of memories from my previous life.

Since Alayna gave me the body oil, I didn't have to ask for it. I tucked the bottle into my bag.

At that moment, Alayna's smile froze. "Sienna, this oil is really effective. You should try it now. See if you're allergic."

Smiling, I patted my bag. "It's exactly because it's effective that I'm taking it home to use after my shower."

Whispers spread around us.

"Sienna clearly doesn't want to use it. If she didn't want it, she shouldn't have taken it. I want to try it myself."

"I bet she's planning to sell it on the black market. Luna Alayna's self-made body oil would fetch a high price!"

"She wants to exploit Luna Alayna's kindness for profit? She disgusts me. She's a total disgrace to the pack."

This time around, I only cared about myself. I didn't care what anyone thought.

Ignoring them, I said I was tired and told them to leave.

But Alayna stayed put, as though she couldn't bear to leave. "Sienna, this oil loses its effect if you keep it too long. Come on, just try it now."

She looked anxious, like she truly cared.

Misael watched from the side with a grim face, his entire being radiating a suffocating pressure. "Sienna, why are you so afraid to use it in front of us? Are you really planning to sell it?"

His question left me speechless.

I didn't care what the others thought, but I had to keep Misael and Alayna fooled.

If they realized I knew about the curse, they wouldn't let me live.

They made me freeze to death in my previous life, and this time would only be worse.

I had to keep playing along.

I opened the bottle and poured a little on my wrist, pretending to test for allergies.

Alayna and Misael exchanged a glance, and a triumphant smile spread across their faces.

I waved my wrist at them. "This oil is really good. It's so moisturizing. Thanks, Alayna."

"Don't mention it. You're my sister. Of course, I should take care of you." Alayna's eyes sparkled.

After a few more words, they left the infirmary.

As soon as the door shut, I grabbed a tissue and scrubbed the oil off my wrist hard enough to break the skin.

Holding my breath, I wrapped the tissue tightly and told the cleaner to take it away immediately.

Just as I was about to go for a pregnancy checkup, the door opened again. Alayna returned, clutching a crumpled tissue.

It was the same one I had the cleaner throw away, still stained with the oil.

"Sienna, did you wipe off the oil? Why does this tissue smell like it?" Alayna asked while staring at me coldly.

I felt my heart drop. She actually went through the trash?

Behind her, Misael squinted at me.

I rubbed my belly and said in a hurt voice, "I just bumped my stomach earlier. I was worried something might happen to the pup, so I wanted to get checked. I didn't know if the oil would interfere with the test, so I wiped it off."

Their expressions changed drastically at my words. They hurried over to support me.

"How could you be so careless? Is the pup okay? Come on, let's get you checked now."

The results came back—my pup was perfectly healthy.

Alayna stuck close to my side, her eyes glued to my medical report. She looked incredibly devoted.

I glanced at her coldly. "What's wrong? Is there a problem with the report?"

She instantly masked her face with that same look of worry as before. "No, no. The pup is very healthy. But Sienna, you have to be more careful not to bump yourself. That's bad for the pup. Luckily, the body oil I gave you also supports the pregnancy. You really should use it more."

I need to admit that she was good at acting.

They were just scared I'd hurt the pup and lose their chance at an heir.

That afternoon, a whole crate of body oil she'd made was delivered to my room.

I smiled and took two bottles before knocking on the door of the next room.