Wrong Fate, Right Choice

Lucas is the Alpha. I am the pack’s most gifted healer. The Moon Goddess fated us as mates. Everyone thought we were perfect.We agreed to complete the marking ceremony on the full moon after I became the Chief Healer.However, after the voting results came out, the chief healer was indeed Sarah, Lucas's first love, a rogue wolf who had just returned to the pack.Lucas pressured the Elders to make it happen.He even gave Sarah the credit for my silver poisoning cure."Sarah just severed her mate bond. She’s incredibly weak. If I don't help her establish herself in our pack, the rogues will tear her apart.""Elena, you’ve always been generous. You understand, right? You are so much stronger than her."If I showed any dissatisfaction, I was being unreasonable and unsympathetic.I didn't understand why saving his first love required sacrificing me.But arguing was useless. Just like the last five years.I nodded calmly. "Yeah, you're right."Lucas looked surprised, then relieved. He rubbe

Later, while I was researching treatments, I was hospitalized again for silver poisoning.This time, the infirmary was empty. Not even an apprentice was there.In cold sweat from the pain, I called Lucas, hoping he would visit or bring me some recovery potions.The phone connected, but the background noise was a busy mall and Sarah's happy laughter."Lucas, this Luna dress is perfect for the Moon Ball."My wolf howled in pain inside me. I rasped, "Where are you? I'm lying in the hospital bed without even water."Lucas sounded impatient."Elena, stop being so dramatic. Sarah just started working here. I'm helping her buy decent clothes to maintain the pack's image. It's official business.""You're lying in bed. I'm not a healer, what use am I there?"He hung up.I listened to the disconnect tone and laughed.Tears ran down the corners of my eyes into my ears, cold and biting.To him, I wasn't a mate. I was a tool.Once out of order, I had no value.I pulled out the IV needle.Blood stai

The convoy passed through the Whispering Forest.I put on my eye mask and forced myself to sleep.But the nightmares came right on schedule.My dreams were full of Lucas.It was the winter of my first Shift Fever. My body was burning up, and I was huddled in my room, shivering uncontrollably.Lucas came back.He didn't have any pain-relieving herbs in his hands, just a pile of moldy dregs and a large cauldron.He shoved the door open, letting the freezing wind pour in. I shook violently from the cold."Elena, stop sleeping. Get up and help me brew this batch of low-grade potions."I begged him, my voice hoarse, "Lucas, I feel terrible. My bones feel like they're splitting apart. Can't we do it tomorrow..."Lucas frowned, his tone full of impatience and self-righteous blame:"It's just a few hundred bottles. Can't you just tough it out and finish them?""This batch determines if I can make enough money to buy weapons, which means it determines our future."He shoved the stirring ladle i

After arriving at the Northern Ice Plains Territory, I saw Gabriel at a glance.I hadn't seen him in years. He had shed his boyishness and gained the imposing pressure of a mature Alpha.Fortunately, Gabriel was still the Gabriel I knew.He smiled and took my suitcase: "Elena, welcome to the Frost Wolf Pack."Then, we went straight to the center of the territory.So.The second day, I was sitting in the Chief Healer's exclusive office.The third day, I started to familiarize myself with the Pack's herbal reserves and the wounded.The fourth day, Gabriel arranged an Elder-level independent villa for me.The fifth day, I started treating critically injured members of the hunting team for the first time....Forgetting Lucas was a very simple thing.Because saving dying wolves kept me too busy.One day, Gabriel was reading a territory patrol report, and his water cup was empty.I stood up almost reflexively, picking up his cup to refill it at the water source.I even subconsciously wanted

Lucas clearly didn't expect me to have a backbone.His face darkened. He stepped forward, trying to grab my wrist while releasing aggressive Alpha pressure."Elena, don't be ungrateful! My patience is limited!"Just as his hand was about to touch me.A long, powerful hand appeared out of nowhere and seized Lucas's wrist."Use your words, not your claws."Gabriel stood in front of me. His tall stature and terrifying Alpha aura instantly crushed the room.Lucas tried to pull away, but he couldn't break the grip.He stared at Gabriel in humiliation and anger, then looked at me, his eyes turning sinister."I wondered why you suddenly acted so tough. So you found a rebound?"Sarah immediately shrieked, "Oh my God, Elena! You actually betrayed your mate? How could you do that to Lucas!"Gabriel shot a cold glance at Sarah. The killing intent in his eyes made her shrink back in fear.Then he looked at Lucas, his lips curling into a mocking smile."Mr. Stray Dog, delusion is a disease. You sho