Chapter 11

The next morning.Nursing a pounding headache from liquor hangover and sporting a face full of bruises, Ethan sat in the reporting hall of the Pack Enforcement Division."I want to issue a Level One Search Warrant. My Luna is missing."The Enforcement Elder checked the database and frowned. "Ethan, according to the information you provided, your former mate left behind a signed Bond Severance Agreement and voluntarily deregistered her wolf mark. This is a premeditated, voluntary departure from the pack. She isn't a missing person. We cannot mobilize the tracking unit.""She is missing! If I can't find her, she's missing!"Ethan slammed his hand on the table, roaring. His claws gouged deep grooves into the metal surface. "I have the dollar! I’m not short on cash! As long as you help me start a territory-wide search and authorize access to the surveillance, I have plenty of resources to donate to the Council!""Calm down, Alpha. This is the law of the Wolf Code." The Elder coldly reject

Chapter 12

"I'm not signing."Ethan pushed the thick severance agreement back. His wolf eyes were bloodshot, shining with a paranoid kind of madness."As long as I don't sign, the bond can't be broken. Jason, tell her I know I was wrong. I'll change. I'll send that she-wolf away. I'll spend the rest of my life making it up to her..."Jason looked at the powerful Alpha crumbling before him. A flash of pity crossed his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by professional detachment."Alpha Ethan, Ms. Aurora anticipated you would react this way."Jason sighed. He didn't pull a second agreement from his briefcase. Instead, he pointed at Ethan's phone."She asked me to tell you that if you insist on not letting go, you might want to check your private encrypted email first.""It's the last thing she left for you before she departed."Ethan froze.Email?His hands trembling, he pulled out his phone and opened the private encrypted inbox he hadn't used in ages.The newest email was from "Ivy."There was no

Chapter 13

Thirty minutes later.A red modified off-road vehicle pulled up to the entrance of the Alpha Villa.Daisy, wearing custom leather boots and that provocative red silk ritual robe, strutted in like a proud peacock.She scanned the empty den with greedy, triumphant eyes.That old hag Ivy was finally gone.This territory was hers now."Ethan~"Seeing Ethan sitting on the fur sofa, Daisy instantly switched to her seductive persona. Just like always, she threw herself at him, intending to sit on his lap."I'm here... Did you miss me..."Slap!The crisp sound of a slap echoed through the spacious living room.Daisy was sent flying. She hit the floor hard, half her face swelling instantly. Blood trickled from the corner of her mouth, and her canine teeth were knocked loose.Clutching her face, she looked up at the man in disbelief. "Ethan... you hit me?"Ethan stood up, towering over her. His Alpha pressure crushed down like a mountain, his gaze as cold as if he were looking at an ant."How ma

Chapter 14

Outside the clinic's operating room, the magical runes dimmed.Daisy was wheeled out, her face as pale as paper, looking as if her wolf soul had been sucked out.The surgery was a "success." The unformed pup, along with the sound of her shattered dreams of becoming Luna, had been flushed down the sewer.Before she could even wail, she was hauled up by two stone-faced guards and dragged into an armored van like a dead dog.The van sped out of the bustling central city, driving all the way to the desolate border wastelands a hundred kilometers away."Get out."The door opened, and the guards threw her out without a shred of pity."Ah!"Daisy landed hard in the muddy water. Her body, fresh from surgery, was in agonizing pain. She was still bleeding, her healing abilities completely failing her.ignoring her dignity, she crawled over and grabbed a guard's pant leg, begging. "Brothers, please, don't leave me here... Rogues and Vampires hunt here... I'll die... Let me go back to the territor

Chapter 15

After more than ten hours of exhausting travel, Ethan arrived at Mist Harbor in the Neutral Zone, covered in dust and weariness.Ignoring his need for rest, he clutched the photo and followed the clues all the way to a seaside inn."This is it! This is where the magical beacon last appeared!"Ethan stood in front of the blue wooden door, his wolf heart pounding violently against his ribs.He straightened his clothes, took a deep breath, and raised his hand to knock.Knock, knock, knock.No one answered."Ivy? It's me, Ethan. I know you're in there. Open the door, please. Can we just talk?"Still dead silence.Panic set in. Ethan started pounding on the door panel. "Ivy! Come out! I know I was wrong. You can hit me, curse at me, just please don't refuse to see me!"The massive commotion attracted the innkeeper.A plump Ursine shifter woman walked over and asked in broken Common Tongue, "Who are you looking for?""The she-wolf staying here! Her name is Aurora! Or Ivy!" Ethan gestured fra

Chapter 16

After three months of torment and gaining nothing, Ethan completely collapsed.He locked himself in the Alpha Villa, refusing to see anyone or handle pack affairs. His only daily activity was chugging high-concentration hallucinogenic liquor.Bottles littered the floor. The air reeked of decadence.Because of the Alpha's disappearance and scandal, the prestige of the Ethan family plummeted. Subordinate packs began to break away one after another.Finally, the pillar of the family—the Grand Elder—couldn't sit still anymore.Bang!The villa's main door was blasted open by brute force.Leaning on a wolf-skull scepter, the Grand Elder walked in with a grim face, followed by the Family Enforcement Squad.Seeing his grandson living a life of drunken stupor, a disgrace to the family, the Elder's fur stood on end with rage."You bastard! For a female, you're going to destroy a thousand years of family glory?!"Ethan looked up with drunken, bleary eyes and giggled foolishly. "Glory? Without Ivy