"No... No...!"I felt the cold needle press against my skin, and a terrifying feeling washed over me. The situation was so familiar as if I had been in the same position before...When was it? I remember being held down on a bed and left to die!An image flashed through my mind in my panicked state. A doctor in a white lab coat, wearing a mask... A cold syringe and painful restraints...!I renewed my struggles and tried to wriggle my arms free."Stay still!" Jenna hissed, pinching my arms harshly. "If you don't want to be filled with holes, you better stop moving!""W-what... the hell do you... want?!" I asked her weakly.Jenna didn't inject the fluid into my arm and only pressed the needle to my skin before sneering, "What do you think this is, hmm?""You want... to kill-""Wrong!" Jenna cut me off, playing with the syringe in her hand. "It's so boring and pointless just to kill you, you know? Instead, I'm going to torture you."She glanced at my stomach when she said that before con

(Bruce's POV)"Who are you?"When I approached Rylee, I expected to see the shock on her face and maybe even panic or terror from her betraying me. However, none of those emotions were there. She looked wary but more confused than anything else.She was wary of my approach but confused by my existence. Just as I thought, she had forgotten everything!For an instance, I was filled with hate and anger!How could she forget me?! After leaving and betraying me, how dare she so blithely erased my existence from her life?!After I had given up Rylee to Lionel, Dough was furious with me. If I hadn't killed him immediately, I would have died instead, for sure!She had caused everything, yet she had the audacity to forget about me?! What right did she have?!I glanced at her slender neck, my hand itchy to crush it to relieve some of my resentment. But on the other hand, I felt like Lady Luck was smiling at me.She didn't remember me, so does that mean she forgot everything I did to her? Does

On the night of Bruce's birthday, I changed into a white dress and put on some light makeup. I arrived at the restaurant Bruce had told me ten minutes early as promised.Bruce had arrived earlier, and he was dressed very formally. He was adjusting his collar when I stepped into the room. When he saw me, he stood up and smiled, slightly nervous.I looked around and was mildly surprised at what I saw."What's this?" I asked, looking at the exquisite candlelit dinner on the table and the music band waiting nearby."Well..." Bruce cleared his throat. "Why don't we eat first?"I was filled with doubt, but I took my seat. The music was gentle, and it gradually made me relax. We chatted as we ate, and it was surprisingly pleasant."Happy birthday!" I said, raising my wine glass.We gently clinked our glasses together, and a crisp sound echoed in the air."Thank you, Rylee."Bruce had a gentle look on his face, and the warm candlelight further softened his features as he looked at me. "It's

(Bruce's POV)'He's finally here! The plan took longer than I like, but it was worth it!'Everyone thought that Rylee was the one I was after, but they were wrong! Lionel was, and had always been, my ultimate goal!My leg was completely fine. It was all just an act that my men put on with me. If I hadn't broken my leg, Rylee wouldn't soften her heart toward me and agree to marry me.As for the henchman Lionel caught, that had also been one of my plans so that he would discover Rylee's whereabouts. I did all of this because I needed a justified reason to attack the Blood Shadow Pack.Taking revenge for him stealing my wife would be an excellent enough reason to ruin Lionel's reputation!It's unfortunate, but if he had arrived just a few minutes later, I would have become a real couple with Rylee.That didn't matter anyway. Once I took over the Blood Shadow Pack and dealt with Lionel, I could still have Rylee. When the time came, I would make sure to make her mine on the same bed thorou

(Rylee's POV)Lionel suddenly stopped talking, and I looked up at him only to see a fierce scowl on his face."Shh!" He held a finger to his lips, gesturing for me to keep quiet, followed by a wary look around the area. The rain pounded frantically through the leaves and onto the ground, the rhythm of it sounding like drum beats.Before I could react, a huge blur burst out from the bushes and lunged at us. It took a moment for my eyes to adjust, and I realized it was an unusually large wolf!It's eyes were glittering green, shining fiercely with a maniacal glint. I could practically taste the bloodlust radiating from it!But that was not the worst of it. When the brown wolf shot out, more than a dozen wolves followed behind, their sharp canines glinting and growls echoing in the air.Lionel reacted instantly, slipping his arm around my waist. He lifted me and leaped upward to avoid the brown wolf's attack. I couldn't keep up with the sudden change in momentum and only heard the wind