บททั้งหมดของ She Stole My Name but Not My Power: บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 8

It's the final round of this year's Pack Pup Tournament. I can't take my eyes off my pup, Patrick Grant, as he wins the title.When the host calls Patrick's parents onstage to celebrate, I leap up, thrilled.But then I see Nicholas Grant, my Alpha mate, walk up with his secretary, Natalia Lawson.They stand side by side under the spotlight, kissing Patrick on both cheeks.It's as if Natalia is the mother, as if she's the Luna of our pack, as if they're the perfect family.I can only stand there in the audience, feeling the weight of countless startled stares, too ashamed to lift my head.Later, Nicholas brushes the incident off. "You were seated farther back. It was easier to bring Natalia up on stage," he explains.Easier? I swallow the humiliation and force myself to believe it was just an unfortunate coincidence—until today, that is. I sense through our blood bond that something's wrong with Patrick, so I drop everything and race to the pack hospital.But when I arrive, Patrick is

"Evelyn! Don't test my limits!"Nicholas' voice turned even colder as he added, "You wasted money on this? Over something so trivial? You're being reckless!"What exactly do you want? An apology from the whole family? The entire pack? No Luna behaves this unreasonably. It's time you stopped."I slowly lifted my head and met his furious gaze.I flashed an exhausted smile, empty of all expectations.He seemed slightly unsettled by my unusual reaction, but I couldn't care less.I repeated each word calmly and clearly. "I want to dissolve our mate bond."Nicholas froze for a moment, then laughed with disbelief and scorn as he stepped closer."You really think you're ready? Everything you have now—your status, your honor, even the shoes you're wearing—all came from me."Once the mate bond is dissolved, you'll be a Luna abandoned by her Alpha. Every wolf in the pack will look down on you. And don't even think about taking Patrick. As the future Alpha, he'll be staying with me."Nic

I never looked back after walking away from that gilded cage.I left the pack's territory and went to the forest, a place that time had almost forgotten.Deep in the forest stood a wooden cabin my father had built himself. He gave it to me as a coming-of-age gift, back when our family still held its honor and he had not yet been branded a traitor.I had once asked him why he chose to build a house in such a remote place.He gently stroked my hair and said, "My daughter, this is your refuge and your strength. If one day you're tired or wronged, you'll at least have a safe place where no one can disturb you."Only now did I understand how deeply he loved me, and how far ahead he'd planned for me.Back at the cabin, everything still looked exactly as it had all those years ago. I set down my bag and stepped into my small room.As I lay on the bed, memories of the past few years came rushing back like a tide.All I felt was exhaustion.That night, I fell into a deep, dreamless sle

After that day, Nicholas never came to bother me again.Thomas told me the Alpha's inspection that day went terribly. Nicholas seemed to have something on his mind. While listening to the reports from the heads of the healing huts, his thoughts were clearly elsewhere.After the inspection, I stayed out of sight and had Thomas see Nicholas and his entourage off.The days slipped by, and my life became as still and quiet as a windless lake.This was true until one evening, when Nicholas showed up in front of my wooden cabin without warning.I was startled when I saw him.It had only been a little over a month since we last met, yet he now looked like a completely different man.He was no longer the lofty, impeccably polished Alpha. Instead, he looked like a rogue who had been wandering the wilds for far too long.His jaw was shadowed with dark stubble, and his golden eyes were bloodshot. He looked worn-down, weary from hardship."Evelyn, I haven't been doing well lately," he s