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Chapter 1

The chandelier lights in the ballroom stabbed at my eyes, and the voice in my head jolted me awake from a fog.[I'm taking Collin! Ella can get Ethan, that emotionally abusive lunatic. Every advantage she had last time is mine now!]It was my sister, Leena Fox's, voice.I turned my head. Leena was staring at a male wolf across the room, her expression making it clear that she wanted him.Her lips never moved, but her vicious thoughts screamed inside my head.My body went cold.I had actually been reborn back to the day Leena and I chose our mates. And somehow, my wolf spirit had awakened the ability to read minds.The look on Leena's face made it clear that she remembered her past life, too."Leena, if you've made up your mind, go stand with the mate you chose," our father said.Leena immediately clicked across the floor in her heels and rushed to Collin Brooks, looping her arm around his without hesitation. "Collin, I've fallen for you since the day I met you."Her smile was

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Chapter 2

The moment Leena's kiss landed, a few strange, knowing chuckles rippled through the crowd.I ignored them and calmly picked up the microphone beside me. "Ethan's handling an urgent family matter and can't be here for now. I'll toast everyone on his behalf."As soon as I finished speaking, the noisy ballroom fell into silence.Rosa Brooks, Ethan and Collin's mother, was seated at the head table. She lifted her gaze toward me, and there was a hint of approval in her eyes.Being Ethan's mate demanded a calm that didn't crack under pressure.Leena noticed Rosa's expression, and her temper flared instantly.[How disgusting. She's acting as if she belongs here! Just wait. I'll make sure she humiliates herself during the toasts. We'll see if Mrs. Brooks still looks at her the same way then.]I heard every word of it.Keeping my expression neutral, I scanned the room and quickly spotted something off about one of the servers.His eyes darted around nervously. On his tray, alongside th

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Chapter 3

Ethan loosened his grip on my wrist, his eyes unreadable. "Behave yourself. Don't cause trouble for me."He let go, turned around, and lay back down, facing away from me.I pulled my hand back. His warmth still lingered on my skin, and my thoughts were a mess.The next morning, at the family breakfast table, Leena arrived arm in arm with Collin, making sure everyone noticed.She was wearing a strapless dress, the kiss marks along her neck and collarbone deliberately left on display. The moment she sat down, she cast me a mocking look. "Ethan didn't give you a hard time last night, did he? You look a little red around the eyes. Don't tell me you spent the whole night sitting in your room alone."[She must've been ignored. Last time, when I married Ethan, he didn't even come home on our wedding night. Ella's probably got it even worse now!]Collin chimed in with a smile, "Ethan's always been cold. You'll have to be patient, Ella. He's not like me. I'd spoil Leena endlessly."[If

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Chapter 4

With the resources Ethan gave me, I moved quickly into the werewolf medicinal trade.But just a few days into preparations, rumors started spreading everywhere."Ella's wolf spirit is tainted. She's brought bad luck to the family. Right after she married Mr. Ethan, Mr. Collin nearly got scammed by a business partner!""I heard she's secretly working with outsiders, trying to leak our medicinal formulas!"It didn't take much thought to know exactly who was behind it.Leena was still furious about the breakfast incident, and she hated that I had access to Ethan's resources. So she teamed up with William Pearce, a pack elder who supported Collin, to stir up trouble.What was worse was that during the High Rite, Leena deliberately showed up in a revealing gown and put on a pitiful act in front of the younger wolves."Ella has changed so much," she said softly, her eyes red. "Now that Ethan backs her, she doesn't even care about her own family. Don't be like her. A she-wolf who's too

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Chapter 5

A month later, Ethan and I attended the pack's quarterly gala together.In a dark gray suit, he stood tall and kept close to me throughout the night. To anyone watching, we appeared every bit the picture of a happy marriage."Mr. Brooks treats Ella incredibly well. Has anyone ever seen him this attentive?""Exactly. Looks like Ella really won him over."The whispers drifted through the room. Leena's face went pale with anger.Her confinement had just ended. She dragged Collin to the gala, clearly looking for a chance to get back at me.Sure enough, when I went to the restroom, Leena was already waiting outside.She glared at me, venom in her eyes. "You little tramp. What gives you the right to take what belongs to me?"[In a minute, I'll shove her into a stall. I already arranged for a rogue to be waiting. Let's see if she can still act superior after that!]My heart tightened. I hadn't expected her to be this vicious."Leena, are you out of your mind?""I'm not. You are!" s

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Chapter 6

After Ethan warned Leena, she didn't rein herself in. She actually doubled down. Knowing she couldn't beat me head-on, she turned her attention to Collin instead.Collin was already nursing a grudge. Ethan had previously caught him misusing family funds and given him a harsh warning.Leena whispered poison into his ear. "Let's work together. Get rid of Ethan and Ella, and the inheritance will be yours. I'll be the future matriarch, and we'll control the entire pack together."[Once Collin kills Ethan, I'll kill Collin. Then the whole pack will belong to me!]I heard every word through my mind reading and laughed to myself. They really were birds of the same feather, each planning to use the other.I didn't expose them right away. Instead, I quietly gathered evidence.The financial records showing Collin siphoning family money, Leena's chat logs with rogues, and even an audio recording of them plotting Ethan's murder, I collected it all.At the next family council meeting, Will

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Chapter 7

With Leena and Collin dealt with, I could finally focus on growing my medicinal trade.The resources Ethan gave me were just as powerful as promised. Combined with the contacts I had built over time, my business took off fast. Before long, I became a well-known businesswoman in the pack."Ms. Ella's medicinal goods are top quality. Outsiders are fighting to get their hands on them.""Exactly. She's capable and kind, too. She even gives medicine to the elderly and children for free."My reputation kept rising. Rosa grew more and more satisfied with me and eventually entrusted me with part of the family's internal affairs.Ethan often stopped by my trade workshop. Sometimes, he offered business advice. Other times, he just sat quietly nearby, watching me work.One day, I ran into a serious problem. A major client from an outside pack suddenly broke their contract, leaving me stuck with a massive stockpile of unsold goods.I was frantic, my head filled with nothing but negative tho

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Chapter 8

Even locked away, Collin and Leena refused to give up.They bribed one of the guards, planning to poison Ethan and me, pin it on outsiders, and use the chaos to break out.[Once Ella and Ethan die from the poison, we'll say it was done by another pack. William will help clear our names, and we'll take control of the family again.]I caught the entire scheme through the guard's thoughts.He was William's man, resentful toward Ethan and more than willing to help Collin and Leena.I went straight to Ethan. "They're planning to poison our dinner tonight.""Is that so?" Ethan let out a cold laugh. "Then we'll give them a taste of their own medicine."We decided to play along.That night, the staff brought dinner to the table. One of the dishes had been tampered with.Ethan acted like he hadn't noticed anything and took a bite.My heart jumped. I almost stopped him, but he shot me a subtle look.I understood instantly. He was already prepared.Not long after, Ethan slumped over,

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Chapter 9

With William, Collin, and Leena dealt with, the pack finally returned to peace.From time to time, I went down to the dungeon to see Leena. I wanted to understand the real reason she pushed me off that cliff in my last life.That day, I went again.Leena sat inside the dungeon, her hair tangled, her face hollow and exhausted. Yet the hatred in her eyes was still sharp."Come to laugh at me?" she asked coldly.I said, meeting her gaze, "I just wanna know why you had to kill me last time. We're sisters. I've never wronged you."Leena laughed. It sounded maniacal."Sisters? You think you deserve that word?" she sneered. "In our last life, Collin loved you and married you. Even Ethan looked at you differently. You had everything. I had nothing!"[I was jealous. Jealous that everyone liked you. That's why I wanted you dead. I wanted to take everything you had!]"Just because of jealousy?" I stared at her in disbelief. "You pushed me off a cliff over that?"She screamed, "Maybe it

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