All Chapters of After Rebirth, I Left the Mate Who Once Died for Me: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

The moment the Moon Goddess’ words faded, white light burst across my vision.I shut my eyes. Then Oscar's voice came, sharp."Aria. Don't think trapping me into being your mate will make me love you. Know your place."My eyes flew open.He was right in front of me.Not a corpse. Not stiff and cold. Alive."Oscar—"The tears came before I could stop them. I threw myself at him.He froze. Then shoved me back, his face flushing with anger."Don't touch me. Have you no shame?"In my last life, after Catherine died, Oscar shut down. Year after year. I couldn't remember the last time I'd seen him angry like this.Let him hate me. He was twenty again. High-spirited. Alive. Still Oscar.The thought made my throat ache.But the rush of seeing him faded. I hadn't forgotten what I'd come back to do.I forced my voice steady."Oscar. You don't want me as your mate because there's already someone else. You're in love with Catherine."His face stiffened—just for a flicker—then hardened."So what? T

Chapter 2

In my last life, on this same day, I had been full of hope. I'd hinted that he should come with me to Moonlight Vale to pray.All I'd gotten was his cold sneer. "We're mates in name only. There's no sincerity here. The Moon Goddess would die of frustration if we showed up praying."So this time, I expected nothing.Then Oscar said, almost casually, "I can go pray with you. But forget about a honeymoon. The pack is busy. I don't have time."I looked at him, surprised. Then I understood.Oscar's tongue could be cruel, but he wasn't a cruel person.In fact, he had every quality an Alpha heir was supposed to have. Kind. Responsible. Honorable.Otherwise, he wouldn't have risked his life for mine .The first time was when we were ten, on a wilderness training exercise. A landslide trapped us in a cave. He tricked me into eating the last of the food and water—gave me his only chance of survival. If the rescue team hadn't reached us in time, he would have died in that cave.The second time wa

Chapter 3

Dad's eyes turned hard."Aria, this is not something to joke about. Have you forgotten the prophecy?"The Luna looked at me, worried. "Did Oscar say something hurtful? He doesn't always show it, but he cares about you. He's my son. I know him."The Alpha nodded. "The ceremony is already arranged. You can't act on a whim."I'd expected this. And since I'd brought it up, I came prepared.I looked at them, calm. "Don't get worked up. Hear me out.""Oscar isn't in love with me. He's in love with Catherine.""Tonight, the Moon Goddess will descend on Moonlight Vale. I'm going to ask her to transfer the fated mate bond from me and Oscar—to him and Catherine.""By tomorrow morning, he'll find out Catherine is his fated mate.""The marking ceremony can still go ahead. The disaster the prophecy warned of will never come."Mom blurted out, "And what about you? What about you? You've loved Oscar for years."The whole table was still reeling. They all turned to look at me, expressions impossible t

Chapter 4

I stood there, frozen. What had the Alpha and Luna said to Catherine that made her swallow poison?I didn't know much about Catherine. Oscar might have loved her, but I rarely saw her in person.Still, the way she had bolted from our marking ceremony in my last life—straight into the path of rogue wolves—suggested she wasn't exactly stable to begin with.Wait.Then it hit me. This was my chance to complete Task Two.Save Catherine.I looked at Oscar. "What do you need me to do? Should I donate blood?"I remembered—Oscar had once told me Catherine and I shared the same rare blood type. With this kind of poisoning, she'd need a full transfusion. I might be the only one who could save her.Oscar drew in a sharp breath. His voice came out too loud."You think I won't take you up on it? You owe her that much."It might have been my imagination, but the volume seemed forced—like he was covering up a tremor underneath.There wasn't time to figure him out.I grabbed his hand and ran for the ho

Chapter 5

(Oscar's POV)The bag of food hit the floor. Soup splattered across the tile.Then came my own voice—shouting before I could think."What did you say?"I forced myself still. I took two steps toward the door, and my legs gave out. My assistant caught me before I hit the ground."Where is she? Take me to her. Now."I rushed to the room and shoved the door open."Sir, wait—you can't go in yet."The nurses tried to block me. I pushed past them.I stumbled to the bedside. My hand shook as I lifted the sheet from her face.I froze."This… isn't Aria."A nurse stepped up and pulled the sheet back over the body, arms crossed."Aria? She's downstairs. She passed out from giving too much blood—she's resting in a different room. This patient just shares a name. You've got the wrong room. Don't pull this kind of thing again. Have some respect for the dead."She paused, then added, "And next time, don't lie to the nurses. We understand you wanted to save the patient, but you put her at serious ris

Chapter 6

(Oscar's POV)Catherine. My fated mate?“Are you kidding me?”Before I could process it, Catherine pushed past everyone in the doorway and threw herself at me.The second I saw her, I felt it—that bond. Familiar and wrong at the same time.My wolf was back. But something was off with him. Way off.How else could he insist that the woman in front of me was my fated mate?Catherine's eyes were shining with tears. "Oscar. Oscar, this whole time—it was us. We're each other's fated mates. We can be together.""No—"It was out of my mouth before I could stop it.Then my father's voice came down on me from behind, hard."No what? Oscar, do you think this is a game? Go change. The marking ceremony with Catherine is starting."I turned to him, stunned. "What is this. Aria is my fated mate."He let out a long sigh. "Aria knew you loved Catherine. The prophecy can't be ignored. So she asked the Moon Goddess to transfer the fated mate bond from you and her to you and Catherine."The assistant besi

Chapter 7

(Oscar's POV)"Oscar—you—" My father was shaking with rage. "What is this supposed to mean? You're backing out?"My voice was flat. "Backing out? I never said I'd marry Catherine. You decided that for me."He raised a trembling finger at me. "You stop this nonsense! You've been in love with her for years. Everything's lined up. Are you going to throw away the prophecy and damn this entire pack?""If a fated mate bond can swap that easily, then how much faith should we be putting in this prophecy?"I said it carefully, one word at a time. "Nothing in this world is fated. And if anything tries to be, I'll grind it under my boot."I turned to leave.Outside the door was a wall of bodyguards.My father barked at them. "Take Oscar to get changed. He's attending the marking ceremony."I swept my eyes across them. I didn't say a word. They stepped aside.My father's face went red with humiliation. He shouted at them, "I'm the Alpha of Windvale Pack. You worthless dogs—are you turning on me?"

Chapter 8

(Aria's POV)I had waited years to hear him say that.But he was too late.I kept my voice level. "You're too late, Oscar. Go home."He grabbed my hand. The look in his eyes was something close to desperate."Why? Did you fall for someone else?""No, I just—""If it's not someone else," he cut in, voice rising, "then why are you suddenly leaving? You loved me, didn't you? Or was that all an act this whole time? Was it the prophecy. You only pretended because of the prophecy."I hadn't expected that. I didn't know what to say.His expression broke. "So you were lying. The whole time."I stayed quiet for a long moment. "I wasn't lying, Oscar. I really did love you. We grew up together. We went through too much. There's no way that doesn't turn into something. The day I learned I was your fated mate was the happiest day of my life.""But you kept pushing me away. You and Catherine ended up together. Catherine is the one you wanted."His words came fast and rough. "No. I never wanted her.

Chapter 9

(Aria's POV)For the next few days, Oscar didn't show up.But I felt him everywhere.A fresh bouquet on my desk every morning. Eyes on me on the walk home from work. A hot dinner waiting on the table when I got in.Didn't he have a pack to run?I rubbed my temple, feeling resigned.Three days came faster than I expected.I went home with a flutter of unease, my heart racing. I was distracted even during dinner.I still couldn't decide.It wasn't only that I doubted what we had. It was that I hadn't forgotten my mission.Task one. [Don't become Oscar's mate.]If I said yes to him, then for the rest of our lives, we'd never be able to fully bond. No marking ceremony. No mate bond.Just two hearts holding on. How long could that last?And was that fair to him?A knock at the door pulled me out of it.Oscar.My pulse spiked. I took a breath and opened the door.It wasn't Oscar.Three big men were standing on my doorstep. Scars and tattoos covered them.The one in front had a long scar down

Chapter 10

(Aria's POV)The men froze. I broke loose.Oscar and I went at them together.There were more of them, but the two of us were strong, and we'd always fought well as a team. Soon enough they were on the floor, groaning.Oscar found rope and tied them up. He stood, wiped his forehead, and the first thing out of his mouth wasn't What happened."You said yes. Just now. I heard you."When I didn't answer, his brow furrowed. "Are you taking it back?"I started to speak. He shoved me out of the way—"Look out!"A gunshot.My head went white. I lost it. I grabbed a knife and drove it into the gunman, again, and again.He went still in seconds.I called the ambulance with shaking hands. I knelt next to Oscar and pressed down on the wound, hard, useless.The blood wouldn't stop. I pressed and it kept coming. Silver bullet.Just like last time.Was this what was waiting for him every time he was with me. Was he going to keep dying for me. Over and over.I sobbed. "I said yes. I said yes. Just sta

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