Semua Bab Too Late, Alpha: I'm Dead: Bab 1 - Bab 7

Aria's POV:It was on Selena Hall's birthday that Carl Wood, in an unprecedented act, granted my release from confinement in the dungeon.I raised my head and noticed the crown resting on Selena's head atop the platform, leaving my heart with a stinging pain."How dare you not bow before Alpha Carl and Luna Selena!"It was then that the Beta fighter beside me brutally shoved me, sending me stumbling to the ground before I performed the required bow mechanically. Carl, without allowing me to rise, asked flatly, "Why did you take two hours when it only takes half an hour to walk from the dungeon? Did you have no desire to attend the birthday celebration for my Luna?"I didn't try to defend myself. It was extremely cold and damp in the dungeon during winter, so my legs had long been frostbitten and infected, leaving me barely able to walk. I merely bowed my head and apologized obediently.Carl seemed slightly taken aback before letting out a mocking laugh. "You have become conside

I was awakened when someone threw a basin of water all over me. I opened my eyes to the sight of Selena's triumphant expression and noticed the Moonlight Bangle she was holding between her fingers, swinging it mockingly in my view.I narrowed my eyes as I gained immediate clarity, realizing that it was a keepsake that belonged to Mom. I lunged forward to seize it, only to be held firmly by Selena's maids. I raised my head in fury, my voice shaking while asking, "What exactly do you want from me, Selena?"Selena stifled a delicate laugh behind her hand. "You want it, right? I'd like to propose a wager with you, then—if we both happened to fall into the water, who would Carl choose to rescue first? If the outcome favors you, I'll return this bangle to you, Aria." I followed Selena to Frost Flow, where vapor was curling above the water's surface; any average werewolf would certainly succumb to the cold within ten minutes. I was already shaking all over at that moment.Selena, noticin

The dark witch cast a brief, indifferent glance at Aria's body lying on the bed and stated, "She did not succumb to freezing but rather succumbed to the internal outbreak of the Silver-Tipped Poison."Carl tightened his fists. "How could that be? That's impossible! She's been here in the Nightfall Pack from the moment I marked her—always under my watch! How could she have come into contact with the Silver-Tipped Poison?"He suddenly recalled something and asked anxiously, "You claimed to be an old acquaintance of mine and Aria's, right? Does that mean you happen to know the origin of the Silver-Tipped Poison in her system?"The dark witch replied, "She wasn't the one poisoned with the Silver-Tipped Poison—it was you! She begged me to save you back in Umbra Forest ten years ago!"Upon hearing the mention of Umbra Forest, Carl's gaze faltered, his eyes instantly brimming with tears. He sank directly to the floor by the bedside as his knees grew weak. He had never once believed Aria

Aria's POV:I fought against the bitterly cold water for almost an hour before my hand finally brushed against Mom's Moonlight Bangle, hidden in the muck at the bottom of Frost Flow. I used every remaining ounce of energy to crawl out of the water, just as a searing, tearing pain shot through my chest. I immediately coughed up a mouthful of blood and lost all consciousness.I regained consciousness to find myself lying on a down-filled bed, the surrounding air saturated with the acrid smell of medicine. I then saw the very dark witch who had appeared in Umbra Forest ten years ago, calmly observing me.She then stated flatly, "Your ten-year term is up; the Silver-Tipped Poison has corroded your heart. You see, I had cast a spell on you that kept you alive for a decade, which forced you to endure a decade of suffering. You have one last choice now."She handed me a dark, glazed ceramic bottle and continued, "I can purge the Silver-Tipped Poison from your system if you drink this, b