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Chapter 1

I couldn't stand the sight of them. I turned, needing to get out of there."Stop!" Marcus's roar exploded behind me. "Did I say you could leave? Livia just wanted to borrow that useless rock. Who do you think you're disrespecting?"I stopped. I took a slow breath, forcing down my tremors, but didn't look back.At his words, Livia’s eyes welled up. She squeezed out a few tears, her voice a perfect, trembling whisper."Marcus, don't yell at her..." Livia sniffled, playing the victim. "I just wanted a pretty pendant for tomorrow's dress. I had no idea the stone was so fragile. It broke the second I touched it... It really scared me."That was all it took to ignite his protective instinct. He strode over, grabbed me by the collar, and yanked me back roughly."Did you hear that? You scared your mother!" Marcus glared at me with his golden Alpha eyes. "Apologize right now! Do you have zero respect for your mother? For the Luna of this pack?!"He was choking me. And looking at his furious fac

Chapter 2

Finishing her little twirl, Jocelyn finally noticed the tense air in the living room. Her eyes swept over the shattered moonstone, then landed on my bloody face.Her smile vanished. Disgust twisted her features. She even made a show of covering her nose."God, Rowan, what is wrong with you now?" Jocelyn stepped back, afraid my blood would ruin her dress. "You're getting blood all over Mom's favorite rug!""Enough!" Marcus snapped impatiently. He couldn't wait to prove how stupid I was."Jocelyn, tell me." Marcus looked at her, his voice full of absolute confidence. "Is tomorrow's ceremony fully secured?"Jocelyn blinked, then grinned. "The ceremony? Of course. I have everything under control."My father's shoulders relaxed. The look he gave me was ice-cold. Jocelyn walked over and patted his back."Don't worry, Dad. I got the absolute best to lead it. You've heard of the Moon Witch, right? The legend every pack wants. The ceremony will be flawless. Tomorrow, we lock in the alliance wit

Chapter 3

"However," the contact continued, "the Witch arrived in your territory yesterday. She left strict orders. She will deliver her final instructions right before the ceremony.""I will try to reach her and have her get back to you. Goodbye."The call ended.Jocelyn gripped her phone, turning her head slowly to look at me."Did you hear that?!" Livia jumped up, her finger almost poking my nose. "You lying little freak!"Jocelyn stepped right into my personal space, her eyes glowing with malice. "Trying to impersonate the witch? Trying to sabotage tomorrow and ruin my alliance with Alpha Kaelen? Rowan, you are purely toxic.""Marcus, look at her!" Livia hid behind Marcus, fanning the flames. "She just can't stand seeing Jocelyn succeed! She wants to ruin this alliance and drag the whole pack down!"It was a carefully rehearsed play. All I felt was a bone-deep exhaustion.Marcus didn't know, of course, that the Moon Witch title was a maternal bloodline trait, never easily revealed to mates.

Chapter 4

Jocelyn walked over to the mess and ground her shoe into the invisible powder."Rowan, you really don't know when to quit." Jocelyn looked down at me, hissing her taunts. "Still trying to lie and frame my mom at a time like this? Do you think everyone is as stupid as you?"Lying in the pool of blood, I gave her twisted face a cold stare."Of course you're not stupid." I twitched my lips, spitting out bloody saliva. My voice was low and mocking. "You just refuse to see what's right in front of you."That set Jocelyn off instantly.She bent down, grabbed my hair, and yanked my head up.Smack! Smack! Smack!She slapped me three times, as hard as she could.My father sat back on the couch, took a sip of whiskey, and stared at the wall."Jocelyn, sweetie, don't hit her too hard," Livia said softly. "She still has to look decent for the ceremony tomorrow."Jocelyn dropped me back to the floor. "Lock her in the silver cellar. I'll deal with her tomorrow after the ceremony."I was dragged down

Chapter 5

The Moon Goddess ignored Jocelyn.A beam of divine light bypassed her completely.It blasted through the ceiling and slammed into me.I was covered in blood in the observation room.The holy moonlight felt like liquid warmth, sinking into my skin. The fatal wounds from Marcus’s beating vanished in seconds. The divine power surged deeper, healing not just my body, but the shattered connection to my wolf. Suppressed and tortured for years, she finally let out a joyful, triumphant howl.My torn clothes stitched themselves back together in the glow. They formed a pure, ethereal silver gown. I radiated an untouchable, divine aura.The whole hall froze. Gasps echoed from the VIP seats. Elders stared at the source of the moonlight in pure shock."Goddess... what is that...""A miracle..."Jocelyn stood dead center on the altar, her face pale as a ghost. She stared at the light above, shaking her head like a maniac."No! Impossible!" Her face twisted with jealousy. She screamed at the moonli

Chapter 6

Kaelen's voice was bone-chilling. It carried the crushing aura of a supreme Alpha. "The price for your deceit is steep. The Silver Moon Pack will surrender its core silver mine and half of its territory."He paused. Pure killing intent flashed in his golden eyes. "Otherwise, my army will flatten this place today. The Silver Moon Pack will be wiped off the map."The hall fell dead silent. VIPs gasped. Elders looked at each other in panic.The core silver mine was the pack's lifeline. Losing it meant going bankrupt.Marcus, who never gave a damn about the pack's finances, was dumbfounded. He spun around and roared at Jocelyn. "What the hell did you do?! Didn't you say everything was handled?!"But the spoiled brat wasn't scared. Jocelyn just rolled her eyes like the arrogant princess she was. "So the alliance is off. Who cares?" She flipped her hair, completely unbothered. "What's the big deal about Kaelen? He's just an Alpha! I'm an Alpha's daughter too! Why should we be afraid of him?

Chapter 7

Tears poured down Jocelyn's swollen face, ruining her perfect makeup. She looked like a clown."Father, you've gone too far!" she choked out. Her voice climbed into a whiny shriek. "You never blamed me for my mistakes before!"She started listing off her greatest hits. "I ruined the spring blessing ritual and caused three months of bad crops! And last time we expanded east, I screwed up the orders and got twenty of our best fighters killed!"She sounded more wronged by the second, her voice piercing."Didn't you say it was all Rowan's bad luck back then? Didn't you say she killed our mom and brought a curse on the pack? When you locked her in solitary, didn't you say she was a jinx?!"She pointed at me, screaming at the top of her lungs. "Why hit me today? You used her to take the fall for me for years! Now she's suddenly some Moon Witch, and you're just going to turn your back on me?!"Hearing this, my heart turned to ice. The last tiny bit of hope I had for my blood family turned to

Chapter 8

Marcus's face turned livid. He took a deep breath, forced his anger down, and glared at the sobbing Jocelyn."Jocelyn!" he roared like thunder. "Apologize to your sister, right now!"Jocelyn's eyes went wide. She looked at him like he was crazy. "What? You want me to apologize to her? For what?!"She pointed at herself, voice shrill. "I am the heir! I have pure Alpha blood! What is she? Even if she's a Moon Witch, her blood is nothing compared to mine!"Marcus looked even worse. "Apologize now! Or else...""Or else what?" Jocelyn shot back, still banking on her status. "What will you do to me? I'm your precious daughter!"Marcus narrowed his eyes. His voice dropped dangerously low. "Fine, you won't apologize? Then I'm cutting off your premium venison supply!"Jocelyn's face fell instantly."And," Marcus kept pushing, "I'll kick you out of your heated suite in the main house. You can sleep in the basement storage room!""What?!" Jocelyn shrieked in horror. "Father, you can't do this to

Chapter 9

While Marcus was throwing his tantrum, Livia rushed out. She wiped away a fake tear, putting on her best 'misunderstood victim' act."Rowan, don't be mad at your father. He just has a quick temper, but he truly loves you." She walked over and tried to grab my hand. "The pack fed and clothed you for years. We gave you a roof over your head. Now that everyone is about to be homeless, how can you just leave us to die?"Her voice had the perfect quiver. She acted like she was the innocent victim in all this. "I know you have a kind heart. You can't bear to see your people starve and freeze..."Looking at her fake face made me sick to my stomach."Fed and clothed me?" I let out a cold laugh. I looked at them like they were already dead. "What did you ever give me?"My voice rang loud and clear through the hall, making sure everyone heard. "I ate your leftover bones and stale bread! I slept in a drafty, broken-down shed! I wore Jocelyn's trashed hand-me-downs!"Livia's face went sheet-white

Chapter 10

Over the next few days, Kaelen's revenge hit fast and hard, like a deadly hurricane. Because they couldn't hand over the promised silver mine and compensation, he completely cut off all of Silver Moon's trade routes.The usual busy caravans vanished. Winter food couldn't get in. Even basic salt and medicine were blocked. The pack completely failed to pay its warriors. Elite fighters quit and bailed. Even veteran guards packed their bags and snuck away.The Silver Moon territory became an isolated island. The pack was facing total ruin.Marcus was mobbed daily by debt collectors and furious elders."Alpha! Do something! Everyone's going to starve!""Our kids haven't had a hot meal in three days!""If we knew you'd ruin the pack like this, we'd never have backed you as Alpha!"Finally, Marcus couldn't take it anymore. He dragged a few veteran elders and stormed over to the inn where I was staying."Rowan! Get out here!" he roared from down below.I pushed the window open and looked

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