Semua Bab A Fleeting Dream, a Lifelong Regret: Bab 1 - Bab 9

Raul was mad. He refused to see me for three days straight.For the past three days, I ate and slept alone without him. The space next to me was empty the entire time. Even the household staff kept their heads down, not daring to look me in the eyes.I pretended to be fine, as though my heart was never broken in the first place.Since I hadn't had the chance to ask Raul for permission to leave the pack, I buried myself in work, handling pack matters and other administrative tasks.Over the past five years, I helped Raul check the ledgers, arrange patrol shifts, and handle border disputes.The pack members were used to addressing me as "Luna Queen". I had also long considered myself a member of this pack, so much so that it was too difficult for me to leave.I saw intelligence reports that the pack healers had recently developed a new wolfsbane antidote, specifically for warriors returning from wars and border battles.I thought that I could help by making the concoction for Raul

The fall was far longer than I had imagined.The wind howled in my ears, and the moonlight on the cliff shattered into countless silvery-white specks before my eyes.I instinctively reached out to grab the vines growing on the surface of the cliffs, but my palms ended up being cut open by the sharp rocks, leaving a long trail of blood on the surface instead.A sharp, piercing pain shot through my abdomen at that moment. The faint life force within me trembled violently, as though pleading for help.I used all of my strength to turn toward the cliff, and I suddenly slammed my right foot against a protruding rock. A sharp pain immediately shot through my ankle, and I heard the bone-chilling sound of bones fracturing. However, at the very least, my descent slowed for just a moment.Just then, I crashed into an old pine tree growing out from a crevice in the rock. Angry pine branches lashed out at me, the rough bark tearing through most of my skin.I clung tightly to the tree trunk a

He recalled how Kaia had been brewing the concoction in the kitchen the other day and accidentally scalded and blistered herself in the meantime, her eyes turning red from the pain. Yet, she still rushed up to him as soon as she saw him to hand the medicinal concoction to him first.What had he said back then?He'd called her cruel and vicious, and smashed the antidote. He'd thoroughly humiliated her in front of Eva.But had he actually investigated the so-called contaminated wolfsbane afterward? He hadn't. He'd simply believed Eva who told him that Kaia was the one behind everything.He'd also believed it when the elders told him that Kaia had done it. He never even gave her a chance to properly defend herself.If Kaia had truly been the one behind the wolfsbane incident, then why would she have resorted to such a clumsy, poorly-planned way to execute it? She'd been living in the pack for five years and taking care of pack matters for the last four years. Everyone in the pack bor

The woods were a lot quieter than I expected.Sunlight filtered through the canopy, casting dappled shadows and rays of light on the ground. I walked among the tall spruce and fir trees, my feet crunching on the soft fallen leaves on the ground.The pup in my belly seemed to sense my excitement, too, and gave me a gentle kick. I couldn't help but chuckle at that.However, the smile didn't last long on my face before I was suddenly interrupted by a very familiar scent, the smell of pine needles mixed with the cold of the wind.It was Raul.My feet froze on the spot.A werewolf in a black cloak stood in the clearing ahead with his back to me. He looked much thinner than a month ago, his shoulders slightly hunched as though he were carrying an invisible weight.His hair was disheveled, and it was obvious that he hadn't taken meticulous care of it as he used to.He seemed to sense my eyes on him and slowly turned around. The moment our eyes met, I felt my breath catch in my throat.