Semua Bab He Whispered Her Name, I Chose My Own: Bab 1 - Bab 10

My fated mate, Alpha Cullen, tried to kill me. But we were both cut down in a rogue ambush. The last thing I heard him breathe wasn't my name—it was Donna's, his first love. The agony of his betrayal was worse than death itself.When I opened my eyes, I was back. It was the day I was supposed to accept him as my mate.The look Cullen gave me was filled with such raw resentment, devoid of the joy a wolf should feel for his mate. He remembered. He was back, too.So I rejected him. I turned my back on him and my pack without a second thought.I thought I was free. I was wrong. The moment I stepped outside the pack’s protection, I was attacked again. It was a brutal fight for survival, a second escape from the jaws of death.The next time I met Cullen, years had passed."Juliet? You dare show your face here alone?"The sharp question cut through the low murmur of the hall the moment I stepped into the Alpha Summit.The Alphas and their Lunas, all standing with their mates, turned as one

"No, thank you," I refused again, my voice calm as still water.Angry accusations erupted from the crowd."Juliet, you're so ungrateful!""Lady Donna is being kind enough to help you, and you just throw it back in her face?""Who do you think you are? A useless wolf with no pack!"I ignored the noise, continuing to organize the plant samples in my hands. Every drop of this precious Moonpetal extract was worth a fortune."Enough!" Cullen suddenly roared. The pressure of his Alpha aura crashed over the room.His eyes blazed as he stared at me. "Juliet, you're nothing but a failure abandoned by the Moon Goddess! Stop putting on this righteous act!"As his words faded, a strange man approached me."Well now, what have we here? A pretty little rogue, all alone?" It was the Alpha of the Grey Wolf pack. His greedy eyes were fixed on my satchel. "I hear you've got some good stuff in there. Come on, let a real Alpha see what you've got."He reached out to snatch my sample case.I jerked back, b

I stopped and turned to Orton."Take Adrian to the car and wait for me."Orton's jaw tightened. "Juliet, he's not worth your time.""Trust me," I said, gently touching his cheek. "I'll be quick."He nodded, then scooped Adrian up and headed for the parking lot.I turned to face Cullen, who had followed me out.He looked more mature after seven years, but the pain in his eyes was unmistakable."What do you want to say?" I asked calmly."Why?" His voice trembled. "Why him?"I was silent for a moment."Seven years ago, right after I left the pack, I was ambushed. I was gravely injured and taken to a New Moon pack hospital," I began. "Orton was the first Alpha to ever truly respect my professional abilities.""He saw my mind as a gift to be nurtured; you saw my strength as a threat to be caged.""Because Orton understands something you never will, Cullen. True love, a true bond, builds a person up. It doesn't break them."Cullen's face grew darker with every word." Why were you ambushed?

Three days later, Blackthorne Institute.I sat in my office in a white lab coat, a thick stack of medical reports in front of me.My assistant knocked. "Luna Juliet, your three o'clock appointment is here.""Send him in."Cullen walked into my office. He looked hollowed out. The powerful Alpha aura that once suffocated a room was now a faint, flickering ember."Juliet." He sat down, a flicker of hope in his eyes. "You're willing to save me. That means you still care."I didn't look up, continuing to scan his reports."Your muscle tissue is atrophying, bone density is down thirty percent, and your ability to shift is almost gone," I analyzed calmly. "Classic late-stage Mate's Blight.""Juliet, I know I was wrong." He suddenly dropped to his knees. "I shouldn't have listened to Donna's lies. I shouldn't have killed you. Please, forgive me. Come back to me."I put down the report and looked at him directly for the first time."Get up." My voice was flat, devoid of pity. "I am Dr. Blackt

Juliet’s POVI was silent for a long time.So long that Marcus must have thought I'd hung up."Luna Juliet? Are you still there?""I understand," I finally said. "Send me the address."After hanging up, I sat at my desk, lost in thought. Strangely, when I reached for my memories of Cullen, there was no warmth. It was like trying to remember the heat of a fire after being burned to the bone. There was nothing left but the scar.At the Black Stone pack's private hospital, Cullen lay in a bed in the VIP ward. Stripped of his power, of his Alpha aura, he looked... small. Just a dying man in a bed."Juliet," he said, opening his eyes. His voice was as faint as a whisper. "You came."I sat in the chair beside his bed. "The doctors said you're not doing well.""I know." He struggled to turn his head to look at me. "I'm dying, aren't I?""Yes," I said, not lying. "You have a few hours at most."He gave a bitter smile."Juliet, I've been thinking a lot," he said with great effort. "All my l