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Chapter 1

Five years after leaving, I set foot in Blackridge Pack territory again for the Multi-Pack Council banquet."Sera!" Morgan's voice rang out behind me, dripping with that familiar warmth. "Long time no see! Word was you used to have a thing for Callum back in the day. Still carrying that torch?"I turned around and looked at this old friend of mine. His face was lit up with gossip-fueled excitement, completely oblivious to how ironic that question was."That was a long time ago," I said flatly."I heard Callum's really made a name for himself," Morgan lowered his voice, eyes gleaming with envy. "Blackridge Pack has grown incredibly powerful in just a few years. You sure knew how to pick 'em back then. Too bad…"He didn't finish, but I knew exactly what that "too bad" meant. Too bad I never became that Alpha's Luna. Too bad I wasted all those years for nothing.I was about to brush him off when Callum showed up.He crossed half the hall to reach me, bypassing every Alpha who tried to mak

Chapter 2

I stood rooted to the spot, staring at the fresh mark on Callum's neck. Five years ago, that same spot had still carried my mark.All those years, I helped him build the pack from nothing. I treated his warriors' injuries, planned his territorial expansion, and strategized for him in meetings. I thought if I was good enough, useful enough, he would eventually go public with my identity.He never did.But now Vivienne had gotten all of it so effortlessly."Sera," Morgan appeared beside me at some point and whispered, "You okay? You don't look so good…""I'm fine." I set down my knife and fork.Behind me came the sound of Vivienne's laughter and the flattery of other she-wolves.Vivienne sat down beside Callum.The two of them accepted congratulations from the pack representatives, shoulder to shoulder.She was poised and graceful, raising her glass from table to table, every word perfectly measured, every smile exactly right—within minutes, the entire room was singing her praises.They

Chapter 3

During the years of the secret mark, Callum wasn't bad to me.At least that's what he believed. I suppose I believed it too, back then.When I got hurt on the border, he would sneak to my cabin at night and use his Alpha pheromones to suppress the lingering silver poisoning. His pheromones were like burnt cedarwood—hot and heavy. The burning sensation when they flooded into my glands actually made me feel safe. My wolf would sometimes lose control from constant fighting, and every time it happened, he would hold me from behind and use the resonance of the mate bond to pull me back.Even when he had no money, he remembered every anniversary. I had twelve moonstones saved in my drawer, each one sourced from who-knows-where. One year, right after the pack had fought a brutal territorial war and the treasury was bone dry, he still snuck into my cabin on our marking anniversary and pressed a thumbnail-sized moonstone into my palm."I'll get you a bigger one next time," he said.Aside fro

Chapter 4

"Who told you to walk in without knocking?"Guilt was not Callum's first reaction.He got off the sofa fast, grabbing a shirt from the floor and wrapping it around Vivienne beneath him. Vivienne huddled in his arms, staring at me with those big doe eyes, looking as innocent as a startled fawn."Get out, Sera!"He snarled at me.I turned and left. I didn't even know why, but I reached back and pulled the door shut behind me.When I got back to my cottage, I destroyed everything. The twelve moonstones shattered against the wall, every photo of me and Callum torn to shreds one by one, every gift he'd ever given me smashed to pieces. The dinner I'd spent hours preparing in the kitchen was swept off the table onto the floor.The sound of shattering dishes echoed through the cottage for a long time.Callum came back in the middle of the night.He pushed the door open, stepped over the broken glass, and sat down in front of me. No expression on his face. Like none of this had anything to do w

Chapter 5

The unbearable memories clawed at my mind.Those days after I was cast out of Blackridge Pack five years ago were a nightmare I never wanted to revisit.I left the very night I signed the Pack Severance Pact. One backpack, a few pieces of clothing, and not enough money in my pocket for a single night at an inn. Callum meant what he said — stripped clean. Twelve years of my existence erased as though I had never been there at all.I didn't dare go home to my family.A she-wolf cast out by an Alpha, pregnant on top of it all — I couldn't even bring myself to look in the direction of my family's estate. Twelve years as a secret mate had left me with no Pack rank, no social connections, and a completely blank résumé.I found an abandoned cabin on the edge of the forest, even smaller than my cottage in Blackridge. The cracks in the walls were wide enough to fit a hand through. I survived by doing odd jobs at a nearby human farm — hauling crates, washing dishes, mucking out livestock pens. A

Chapter 6

The gates of Silvercrest Heights glowed with cold white light in the darkness. The aura from the guards formed an invisible wall.Before the car even came to a full stop, Callum unbuckled his seatbelt, walked around to the back, yanked my door open, and pulled me out."Sera, go in there and quit your job.""My child doesn't need you working as a servant in someone else's house. I'll provide for you."I pulled my arm free from his grip."So what if I'm a nanny?""I've done far worse. Spent three whole months hiding in an abandoned mine shaft — freezing cold in winter, surviving on a few scrawny rabbits a day. My wounds got infected, oozing with pus. I nearly died in that dark, damp hole. I guarded a temporary camp for stray wolves — in the middle of the night, a rogue crept in, and I stood watch till dawn with nothing but a stick, pregnant and alone.""I even ran errands on the black market. Places so dangerous that even enforcement wolves wouldn't set foot in them. I've been there.""W

Chapter 7

"Mommy, why didn't you pick up the phone?"Maisie threw herself into my arms, nuzzling her little face against my neck, getting rainwater from her hair all over my chin."Maisie missed you so much today..."I smiled and picked her up, wrapping her small body in my coat.Callum stared at the child in my arms."Sera, she's right here. How long are you going to keep lying to me?""She's not yours.""How old is she?""Four."It had been five years since I left Blackridge. The timeline didn't add up."You're lying."Callum wasn't listening. He reached out to take Maisie from me. I sidestepped him, and Maisie clutched my collar in a panic, her tiny fingers gripping tight."I'll say this one last time — this child has nothing to do with you."I turned and walked toward the estate gates with Maisie in my arms. The moment Callum tried to follow, the guards stopped him.I walked through without looking back."Mommy, who was that man?""Nobody important.""He said he's my daddy... but I already h

Chapter 8

Vivienne sobbing like she couldn't breathe reminded me of myself.To be precise, it reminded me of who I was all those years ago, on that night.I was four months pregnant then. When Callum found out, he didn't say much — no joy, no displeasure. He just said "keep it quiet for now" and walked out the door to handle Pack business as usual.Around that time, Blackridge's eastern border was under frequent rogue attacks. As one of the strongest fighters in the Pack, I'd always been the one leading those missions. But once I got pregnant, I stepped back. Callum promised he'd personally oversee the defense.The alarms went off that night. Three waves of rogues hit the eastern border, more ferocious than anything we'd ever seen.I called Callum through the mindlink.No response.I tried again. Still nothing.The Pack line — shut off. The mindlink — blocked. Every channel that could reach him, all of them closed.The warriors on the border were on the verge of collapse. The Beta was screaming

Chapter 9

My knuckles went white around the phone. My whole hand was shaking."Callum, if you touch a single hair on her head, I will tear you apart."A low chuckle came through the phone — the laugh of a man who believed he held all the cards."Why would I hurt her? She's my pup.""You're NOT my daddy!" Maisie's scream pierced through the line, high and frantic. "You're not! You're not my daddy!"My heart was in my throat.I hung up and dialed Damon with trembling fingers.One ring. Two. Three. Four. No answer.I tried again. Still nothing. On the third attempt, someone picked up — not Damon. His Beta."Alpha is currently in a closed-door session of the King's Council. All communications are blocked. May I —""Maisie's been taken."Less than two seconds of silence on the other end. "I'm going in to notify Alpha right now."I called a car and gave the driver the address Callum had sent me.It was our old house from our days in Blackridge Pack. Uninhabited for five years, the yard was overgrown w

Chapter 10

Callum's face was dark as ink."I'm her father."The words ground out through clenched teeth, his Alpha pheromones surging uncontrollably — but against Damon, that little burst of dominance was a match tossed into the ocean. It didn't even make a ripple.Damon didn't look at him.He crossed the room in a few strides and positioned himself between Callum and me and Maisie. Only then did he turn his head and level his gaze at Callum."You were the one who abandoned Sera in the first place. Am I wrong?"The first time I met Damon, I was in a state a million times worse than this.It was five years ago, in winter. After the hemorrhage, I spent two weeks in the medical center. The cost of keeping the pregnancy was astronomical — I sold the last moonstone Callum had given me, got a three-month advance from the farm owner, and scraped together just enough for the most basic treatment plan.The pup survived.A boy. He was tiny at birth, nearly half the weight of a normal wolf pup. His cry was

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