I unlocked the box that held the wolfsbane. As I turned the key, the past came rushing back.Six years ago, Raymond was wounded in battle against a rival pack. His fertility was damaged.To give the pack a pureblood heir, I drank bottle after bottle of fertility tonics. I went through round after round of IVF.The ninth round, I finally conceived.The day I gave birth, Raymond brought in the best healer in the pack.I lay on the table for twelve hours, tearing apart from the pain. My body was breaking.Outside the operating room, his voice came through the door, choked with tears."If you can only save one—save Aurora!"Maybe the Moon Goddess heard him. Somehow, I delivered a healthy boy.But the pup didn't bring me joy. He brought me a fear I couldn't shake.His crying. The strange way my body felt. My father's worsening illness. Every day was agony.Time and time again, I picked up the silver dagger, longing for it to be over.Raymond stayed. He cared for me, cared for the pup, ran t
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