All Chapters of I Picked The Black Wolf As My Mate: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

Chapter 1

Upon coming of age, every student of the school had to choose a mate. Each year, the mates sent in were selected in stages, beginning with the principal’s children.A mate’s future potential greatly affected the person to whom it was bound.“The heirs from the various tribes will enter shortly. Choose carefully. The bond you form with your mate will last a lifetime.”My mother, Edith Caine, continued speaking. Her tone turned noticeably sharper. “Yvonne, although the elders believe that Roscoe, the Spirit Deer Tribe’s heir, is the most compatible with you, that doesn’t necessarily make him the best choice. “As the older sister, you should let your younger sister have the nicer things. Do you understand?”I stared at her in a daze. The memory of my death was still painfully vivid when I met her stern gaze once more.That sternness had always been reserved for me alone. When it came to my younger sister, Alora Caine, Mother had always been nothing but gentle and indulgent.“Yvo

Chapter 2

“Look how considerate Alora is to give up Roscoe for you. As her older sister, you should share half of your spirit treasures with her. The carp lineage needs careful nurturing.”So Mother was well aware that the carp lineage required careful nurturing.A dull ache settled in my chest.Mother had never said anything like that in the previous timeline. Instead, she constantly insisted that the carp was useless and demanded that I give half of my spirit treasures to Alora.I finally realized that Mother had never loved me, and choosing Roscoe or Marin would not change anything.Since that was the case, I would choose neither of them.I walked to the far end of the hall and picked up a black wolf that no one wanted.I chose a mate who was loyal and ruthless, not an ungrateful carp that bonded with someone else before I was even dead.Holding the black wolf in my arms, I said calmly, “Mother, I refuse to take what Alora rejected, and I won’t share my spirit treasures.”“You used t

Chapter 3

Alora’s cottage had collapsed, and Marin was still in the pond inside.She stood beside the pond, soaked from head to toe, pointing at Marin as she furiously berated him.She turned around just as I was stepping out of my cottage, and our eyes met.Alora let out a shrill scream and pointed at me angrily.“You did that on purpose just to laugh at me, didn’t you, Yvonne? I’m telling Mother you’re picking on me!”Normally, I would back down the moment she threatened to tell Mother.That had changed. I merely crossed my arms and leaned against the doorway with an amused smile.“Go ahead. I’m not the one whose cottage collapsed, and I’m not the one whose mate rejected me.”Alora let out a shriek and charged at me.It was not that I could not beat her. I had only been yielding to her because I could not bear to upset Mother.But I was done yielding.My expression turned cold. Before I could even raise a hand against Alora, a black blur shot past me and knocked her to the ground.

Chapter 4

Ralph told me that if he could not protect his mate, he would rather die than continue living in disgrace.I pinned him down on the bed and demanded he call me “darling” a few more times. But he refused and, in a flash, turned back into his black wolf form.I ended up petting him even more freely…After Alora’s direct intervention, her relationship with Marin had eased considerably.Three months passed in the blink of an eye.Rumors spread within the school that although Alora was overbearing, she treated her mate exceptionally well and piled countless spirit treasures onto Marin as if they cost nothing.I jokingly asked Ralph if he felt envious.He pulled me into his arms and pressed me down roughly. “Yvonne, do you take me for a fool? Without a rare opportunity, all those spirit treasures would only make that carp a pretty but useless ornament.”I burst out laughing and looped my arms around him from behind.“How do I know you’re not just all show and no substance?” I murm

Chapter 5

A few days later, Mother suddenly summoned me to her room.I brought a dagger with me. Ralph noticed it. He nudged me with his large black head and followed me inside.Alora was nestled in Mother’s arms, her eyes sparkling with amusement.That was her usual expression whenever she wanted something of mine.I stopped in my tracks.Alora sized Ralph and me up.“Your mate doesn’t look like much, Yvonne. You might as well give your spirit stones to my carp.”She had set her sights on my allowance again.“No,” I said coldly.Alora scoffed and turned to act like a spoiled little darling toward Mother.As she soothed Alora, Mother regarded me with a frosty expression.“Alora is right. You are sisters after all. The carp lineage requires careful nurturing. Give your spirit stones to her.”They had long treated me like a pool of resources, using family ties to force me into endless compromises.I had already died once. I would not make the same mistake again.“No.” My voice stay

Chapter 6

I looked at Alora coolly. “You said it yourself. It’s not like I put those words in your mouth.”In the previous timeline, she had repeatedly withheld portions of the students’ monthly allowances. Since no one ever spoke up, it was always brushed aside.But things had changed. She had admitted it herself, and there was no taking it back.“Alora,” Mother said, stopping her before she could say anything else.With so many students present, Mother had no choice but to acknowledge the truth.“Mother, since everyone’s allowance is being cut, distribute my monthly spirit stones among the students from now on. I’ll keep only what I earn from assignments,” I said.“No!” Mother blurted out.Without my spirit stones, she would have no way to continue subsidizing Alora.The students stared at Mother in shock.Even an ordinary family would not take the spirit stones their children earned from assignments, let alone a school principal.The students’ growing disapproval of Mother and Alo

Chapter 7

I laughed when I heard that. Of course, she could see the future. She had returned to the past.Ralph, who sat across from me, had shed the boyishness of youth. His sharply defined features carried a constant air of severity, which softened only when he looked at me.“What are you laughing at?” he asked as he attentively refilled my wine cup.Emboldened by the alcohol, I tilted his chin up.“Do you regret it? Had you followed the genius back then, you’d be having it easy now.”Ralph’s gaze flickered subtly, and his strong arm slid around my waist.“Is that so?”My laughter faded.Ralph was a wolf through and through.The day I returned to the school, Alora stood in the main hall with Marin at her side, surrounded by admirers.Thanks to the reputation she had built for herself, everyone firmly believed Marin would become a lucky carp.Alora shot me a smug look from the center of the crowd.“Yvonne, you’re back. They’ve already named me successor to the school ahead of schedu

Chapter 8

He’s just a black wolf?I stared at Mother, trying to understand how a person could be so biased.“He’s my mate. If his advancement is interrupted, it’ll put him in danger. Besides, he’s breaking into the Zenith Stage,” I said, enunciating every word.Mother blurted out, “It’s just the Zenith Stage. That’s nothing compared to your sister.”A single ascent to the Zenith Stage alone was enough to double the school’s strength. Yet in her eyes, it still mattered less than a ruined Alora.I no longer paid her any attention and turned to the students instead.“Do you want a useless carp and a principal who embezzles spirit stones, or a principal who can truly lead this school?”The students quickly made their choice.Her previous confiscation of spirit stones and her disregard for a Zenith Stage advancement had already cost Mother their support.They moved forward to stand in front of Ralph and spoke up for me in turn.My gaze remained fixed on Mother. I watched as she gently cra

Chapter 9

The students’ voices grew louder with each chant.“We welcome our new principal!”Amid the chanting, Mother seemed to age instantly.She held Alora without speaking. The tide had already turned against her.Mother left with Alora in her arms.I dispatched several students to the Spirit Deer Tribe.When they arrived, Mother was compelling Roscoe into a bond with Alora.Over the years, Alora had forced Roscoe to channel spiritual energy into Marin. He was already covered in wounds and had no strength left to resist.Fortunately, we arrived in time.“I never took you as such a person. From this day forward, the Spirit Deer Tribe is your enemy,” the chief of the Spirit Deer Tribe said furiously.To my surprise, I saw hesitation and helplessness on Mother’s face.“It was you, wasn’t it? You just couldn’t stand seeing your sister thrive!” Mother yelled as she lunged at me wildly.Ralph restrained her and threw her to the students, who quickly bound her.I gave a formal apology t

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