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Chapter 1

In my last life, my mate craved one thing, the Alpha King's throne. He used a dark witch’s potions twisted my body, forcing it to carry the first hybrid she-wolf. I gave him a daughter.But the poison rotted me from the inside out. I died on my coronation day.I opened my eyes. I was back. The day the Alphas chose their Breeding Mothers from the human world.I gasped for air, the ghost of my own death still choking me.A sharp voice cut through the haze."I choose Alpha Colton!"My sister, Selena.In our last life, she chose the wealthy Alpha Baton without a second thought.I saw the ambition in her eyes. The hunger. I knew. She was back, too.She rushed to choose Colton, all because she died before me.My poor sister has no idea at all what has happened to me."Are you mad, Selena?" Mother’s voice was a frantic whisper. "Colton's lands are a frozen hellscape! You can't throw your life away! We already have a sacrifice. Ronnie is enough."Same words as last time. The same casual dismi

Chapter 2

Huxley seemed to freeze for a second.But just as quickly, the flicker of emotion in his molten gold eyes vanished, replaced by an icy indifference to everything. His grip on my neck vanished, only to be replaced by a hard hand clamping around my arm.He pulled me into a stone hut that looked ready to collapse.“Stay.”He bit out the single word, then turned and disappeared into the night, as if I were nothing more than a troublesome package.I expected this hut to be a living hell. I was wrong. A fire pit in the center of the room chased away every bit of the chill. The walls were carved with ancient totems I didn’t recognize. In the corner, a bed of animal furs looked impossibly clean.Outside was a wasteland. Inside was a warm home.For the first time since my rebirth, the tight knot of fear in my chest loosened just a little.A few days later, an invitation arrived. The Welcoming Feast. All Alphas were expected to attend with their new mates, to show off their prizes. Huxle

Chapter 3

As we walked through the forest, Huxley suddenly spoke. "I'm giving you a choice. Leave or stay."Huxley stood on a cliff's edge, looking down at his pack's home in the valley below.I expected to see crumbling huts and starving people. The sight stunned me.Neat stone houses lined the hillside. A grand hall stood in the center, surrounded by lush gardens.Pack members worked in the fields. Children played by a stream.This wasn't an abandoned wasteland. It was a hidden paradise.The real Shadowclaw territory."You've been hiding this?""The strong don't need to prove anything." Huxley leaped from the cliff, landing solidly on a rock below.I followed behind him, stumbling.He was there in a heartbeat. A large hand shot out, wrapping around my waist to steady me.Even through my clothes, I could feel the heat of his body."Careful," he murmured, his voice low in my ear.I looked up at his face. Up close, his half-wolf features weren't terrifying.There was a wild charm to them."I

Chapter 4

Six months later, the news arrived. Selena had given birth.“The Luna! The Luna has given birth!” A messenger burst into our territory, his voice trembling with excitement. “It’s a female! The first female heir in a century!”The news spread like wildfire. I stood on the watchtower of the Shadowclaw territory, looking toward the Frostfang Pack. The celebratory fireworks were even more brilliant than the ones for me in my past life.Huxley came to stand beside me, taking my hand. "She did it.""Yes," I said softly, my voice filled with a complicated mix of emotions. "She did it."She successfully walked right into my old trap. It was the same for me. After the agonizing birth of my daughter, I was pushed to the pinnacle of glory. And then I withered away.Colton's dark rituals only produce one outcome: a female heir. It was a law he'd proven with countless lives.Too bad for you, Selena. Your time is up.Three days later, all the Alphas gathered at the Moon Goddess Temple. It wa

Chapter 5

How could Colton's ritual have failed?The Alphas’ adoration turned to fury. Their gazes were like knives, cutting into Colton and Selena. To deceive the Moon Goddess, to deceive every pack… it was an unforgivable crime."No… that's not right…" Selena stumbled back, clutching the baby. "Something's wrong… This is impossible…""Impossible?" Colton’s voice was a low, terrifying roar as he stalked toward her, his handsome face twisted into a mask of pure fury. "You useless bitch!" he snarled, his voice a venomous whip. "You've made me a laughingstock in front of the entire world!"He snatched the baby from her arms, his movements jerky and violent."A boy! A damned boy!" he bellowed, his eyes bleeding to crimson. "Do you have any idea what you've done? You've ruined everything!""Colton, please, I don't know how this happened..." Selena knelt on the floor. "Maybe we can try again—""Try again?" Colton's laugh was pure madness. "With that rotting corpse you call a body? Look at you! You

Chapter 6

I watched her quietly. "Do you really want to know?""Tell me!""I embraced Colton's dark ritual," I said, my voice chillingly calm. "Every night, he shot me up with those potions. My veins were scarred, riddled with holes from his silver needle. My body broke down, day by day."Selena's eyes widened. "Then... then why did you succeed?""Because I died," I said with a cold smile. "I successfully gave birth to our daughter, and I successfully died on the coronation throne. The dark ritual worked, but it also killed me.""No... impossible..." Selena staggered back. "You're lying! You must have had another way!""Another way?" I walked toward her. "Did you think that glory was free? Selena, the path you chose was the same dead end I walked.""I don't believe you!" she shrieked. "There has to be another way! Tell me!"Just then, we heard footsteps outside.It was Mira, the pack's healer."Luna, you missed your wellness check." She walked in and froze when she saw Selena. "Who is...?""My s

Chapter 7

We ignored her, swept up in a wave of joy that washed over the entire pack."Come with me."Huxley took my hand, leading me to a stone wall behind the pack's great hall."It's just a wall."He pressed his palm against a seemingly ordinary stone.Ancient runes lit up, and the wall slid open, revealing a passage leading down."Welcome to our real home."At the end of the passage was a breathtaking underground city.Crystal chandeliers hung from a ceiling hundreds of feet high, casting a soft glow.Elegant buildings were built along a subterranean river, blending advanced technology with natural plants.This wasn't a savage pack. It was an advanced civilization."You've been living here all this time?""For centuries." Huxley led me across a crystal bridge. "While the outside world tore itself apart, we chose seclusion. We preserved the oldest knowledge, the purest bloodline, and..."He pointed to a massive building in the distance."The greatest wealth."It was a vault. Piled high with m

Chapter 8

"Protect the Luna!"Huxley's roar echoed through the hall.The dark energy surged forward, but the Shadowclaw warriors instantly formed a protective circle around us.They no longer hid their strength.Each one of them unleashed their pure, primeval wolf bloodline. A golden light pushed back against the encroaching darkness."Ah..." Another wave of pain hit me.I gripped Huxley's hand, feeling the baby desperate to enter this world."Ronnie, hold on." He carried me to a corner of the hall where his pack members had quickly set up a makeshift birthing bed.Outside our circle, I could hear the monster's shrieks and the Alphas' screams of agony.But inside the space guarded by the pack, it was quiet.Moonlight streamed down from the hall's crystal dome, bathing me in its glow."The Goddess is protecting you," old Mira, the healer, knelt beside me. "Luna, push!"I gritted my teeth, pushing with all my might.A cold, clear thought cut through the agony. No. I was reborn to claim vengeanc

Chapter 9

As the monster lunged, I felt no fear.A silver light radiated from my body, bathing the entire hall in a holy glow."Impossible!" Selena shrieked. "How do you have that kind of power?"I looked at the twisted creature that was once an innocent child, and a wave of pity washed over me."Because I am a mother," I said, my voice ringing with power as I stroked my daughter's cheek. "And no evil will ever touch my child."The moon symbol on my forehead glowed brighter.I could feel the ancient power flowing through me—the sacred bloodline the Moon Goddess had left for her priestesses.The monster was only steps away, its foul saliva dripping to the floor.I did not retreat.Instead, I took a step forward."Enough."My voice was quiet, but it held an undeniable authority.The monster actually stopped, a flicker of confusion in its blood-red eyes."You are not a monster," I continued. "You are a child, twisted by pain. Your mother is mad, your father abandoned you, and you were corrupted by

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