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Chapter 1

Her words fell into dead silence.I lowered my gaze, hiding the coldness in my eyes, and answered slowly."Yes."That single word froze everyone in the hall.She clearly hadn't expected me to agree so easily. The rehearsed speech she'd prepared died in her throat.Beside her, my brother Noah narrowed his eyes, suspicion written all over his face."You've been refusing for days. What changed?"I looked up, my voice so docile it bordered on meek."Mother has already decided. I'll go."The tension in her expression eased at once.She seized my hand — her fingers ice-cold, her grip iron-tight."Elsa, I always knew you were the sensible one. When the Trials are over, your brother will come to bring you home. I won't break my word."I laughed inwardly but said nothing.In my previous life, being "sensible" was what had gotten me killed on the frozen plains.Everyone knew the heir Jacob was savage. To trick me into being Freya's shield, my mother hadn't hesitated to lie.She told me Jacob des

Chapter 2

This time, armed with memories from my past life, I cleared the Luna Trials unscathed.It was nearly dusk when I returned to the Frostfang Pack from the Northern Territories.I went back to my room.Before I even stepped inside, I heard voices within.Freya's tone was soft, threaded with just the right amount of concern."Mother, I've been using Elsa's room. What if she suddenly comes back?"My mother's voice was warm — nothing like the edge she used with me."Don't worry. Jacob is vicious by nature, and the Luna Trials are brutal. No one who enters comes back alive."A pause."Besides, you can't compare yourself to her. You're going to be an Alpha's mate."Freya laughed, pleased."That's what Noah said too. He even helped me pick out a gown for the Marking Ceremony."Noah chimed in, preening:"My sister deserves the finest robe."My mother laughed."Of course he dotes on you."I stood outside the door, my fingertips going cold.I'd overheard conversations like this in my last life too

Chapter 3

To keep some of the mines from me, my mother reluctantly returned my room.Though the place was unrecognizable now.The wall was bare. The wolf-fang bow was gone.I stood there for a long time, unmoving.Father had personally crafted that hunting bow for me. My name was carved into its spine.I'd made my first kill with it — a snow deer. After Father died in battle, that bow was the only thing that got me through the harshest winters.I walked to the weapon rack.The practical blades that once lined it neatly had been replaced with gaudy ornaments. Pure decoration.In the storage room, my chests had been ransacked.Father's bone tablet was shoved into a corner, buried under a pile of junk — as if someone had deliberately tried to hide it.I crouched down and retrieved the bone tablet.The moment my fingertips touched the carved patterns, my chest tightened. The blood-resonance I expected never came.I froze.Something was wrong.It hadn't been like this before.In my last life, I'd nev

Chapter 4

The sharp crack echoed through the night.Noah stood frozen.He'd probably never imagined I would strike him.I backhanded him again.This one was for Father.He staggered back, his face flushed crimson."Elsa! Have you lost your mind?!"I stood in the courtyard, my expression dark, my voice cold as ice."You steal my things. You destroy Father's belongings. And you expect me to be grateful?""Noah — who gave you the right?"Humiliated and enraged, he shoved me into a stone pillar.My back hit the sharp edge of the stone pillar. My palm tore open; blood trailed down my hand in thin lines.Then a soft voice broke in."Please, don't blame Noah."Freya approached, eyes reddened, looking fragile and innocent."It's my fault. I didn't realize these things meant so much to you."She bent down, reaching for the shredded scraps of parchment."Don't touch them," I said, my voice cutting.She flinched as if startled, swaying on her feet.Noah immediately shielded her."You want to hurt Freya now

Chapter 5

The voice cut through the night like a blade — and sealed her throat shut.I didn't need to turn around to know who it was.Jacob. The Lycan King's heir.My mother's face went white. In an instant she donned a mask of terrified deference, pulling Freya down with her into a curtsy."Your — Your Highness, what brings you here?"Jacob ignored every person kneeling before him. His gaze landed squarely on me."So you're the little she-wolf who walked out of my Trials without a scratch?"I met his eyes."I am."He stopped in front of me, the corner of his mouth curving into something sharp."Every other contestant came out broken — physically or mentally. You're the only one who not only survived intact but finished three days ahead of schedule."My mother's head snapped up, disbelief flooding her face."That's — that's impossible —"Jacob spared her a glance, his voice dripping contempt."It seems your mother has no idea what you're capable of."I said nothing.In my past life, I'd followed

Chapter 6

Jacob didn't take me back to the northern fortress. Instead, he walked into the Frostfang Pack's council hall.He strode to the head seat and sat down as though he owned the place.Within minutes, my mother and the pack Elders were brought in.They looked terrified — especially her. She couldn't bring herself to meet my eyes.Jacob rested his chin on one hand, his tone lazy."The Frostfang Pack's mines and hunting grounds — whose name are they under?"One of the Elders answered, voice shaking."Your Highness, most are under Elsa's mother. A few are managed by Noah and Freya.""And Elsa?"The Elder fell silent.Jacob smiled."So Elsa has nothing?"My mother rushed to speak."Your Highness, I was only holding them temporarily. Once she came of age and took a mate, naturally —""I want them now."I cut her off.She shot me a warning glare.I didn't flinch."Father's will was explicit — the mines and three hunting grounds belong to Elsa. The Elders witnessed the will."The Elders exchanged

Chapter 7

The property transfer was completed before dawn.I took full control of the mines, the hunting grounds, and everything else Father had left behind.Including the wolf-fang bow that Noah had hidden away.The name carved into its spine wasn't just Elsa. There was also an ancient symbol.The Elders said it was the sigil of the Silver Moon Pack — a clan long destroyed.I ran my fingers along the bow's spine.Jacob stood beside me, gazing at the sunrise."One of the oldest packs in the Northern Territories. They were masters of runes and prophecy. Twenty years ago, a traitor sold them out. Several packs joined forces to annihilate them. The entire bloodline was wiped out."He glanced at me, something almost pitying in his voice."You are the last of their line.""You already knew?""I suspected it when you cracked those runes during the Trials. I looked into it afterward to confirm."He brought me to the Archive Tower in the Lycan King's fortress.There, I found the history of the Silver Mo

Chapter 8

On the day of the Summit, Alphas from all fifty-six northern packs gathered at the Lycan King's fortress.When we entered the stone hall, a wave of whispers rose and fell like a tide.Countless eyes settled on me — probing, appraising.This was Jacob's first official appearance since ascending to the Lycan King throne.He held my hand as we walked to the high seat reserved for the Luna beside the Lycan King's throne.As we passed the Frostfang Pack's section, I let my gaze sweep over them, calm and measured.My mother sat there, pale and gaunt.Noah was beside her, and next to him, Freya, her head bowed.Freya wore an extravagant gown that was clearly the wrong size — as if desperately trying to prove something.The Summit began. Each pack reported on their territorial affairs in turn.When the Frostfang Pack's turn came, my mother rose. Her voice was hoarse."The Frostfang Pack's hunting yield decreased by thirty percent this winter."An Alpha from a neighboring pack let out a mocking

Chapter 9

"Elsa — wait!"She had come alone. Gone was the composure she'd forced in front of the crowd. She looked old and exhausted."Can I speak with you? Just the two of us?"Jacob glanced at me. I nodded, and he withdrew with the guards to the far end of the corridor.Her eyes were red. She dropped to her knees before me.I had never seen her like this.She looked up, her face streaked with tears — wretched and aged."Elsa. I was wrong."I watched her in silence."I can't sleep anymore. The moment I close my eyes, I see your face."She choked on sobs, reaching for my knee but stopping midair.She covered her face, her shoulders shaking violently."Freya's illness keeps getting worse. Noah went into the mountains to find medicine for her and damaged his own wolf spirit in the process."She lifted her head. Her eyes were threaded with red."So now you regret it."I finally spoke.She shuffled forward on her knees, trembling hands outstretched."Elsa, I know I have no right to ask anything of y

Chapter 10

After receiving the medicine, my mother left with Freya and Noah.I heard that Freya's wolf spirit stabilized, but it would remain permanently at its initial awakening stage. She would never be able to shift.She couldn't even resonate with other wolves under the full moon.In the world of werewolves, she had become something broken.Noah married the daughter of a minor pack's Alpha. The girl was said to be sharp-tongued, often berating him in public for being useless.As for my mother — she barely left the house anymore. She spent her days in a bare stone cottage, polishing and repolishing the few keepsakes Father had left behind.Someone overheard her talking to herself at night, sometimes calling Father's name, sometimes mine."She's living with regret."Jacob said this as we were surveying newly claimed territory in the north.I didn't respond. I only looked out toward the endless chain of snow-capped mountains.As Luna, my days were consumed with endless affairs.But in whatever t

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