All Chapters of Alpha Despised Me for Being a Witch, I Left After Rebirth: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

8 Chapters

Chapter 1

I froze where I stood.On this day in my previous life, Grandpa told me he was headed to the Valen Keep to read the moon and restrain a rogue wolf spirit. He said it was just one night's work and promised he'd be home soon.I waited until one in the morning. Then the city morgue called to tell me my grandfather was dead and asked me to identify and claim his body.I went completely numb. All I could think about was the way he'd stood at the door before he left, his hands trembling as he held out a bowl of my favorite hot berry soup.Smiling, he'd said, "After this job, I'm done working for the packs. I'm finally retiring. I'll stay home and spend my days with my little Ivy. How does that sound?"Back then, I naively believed Grandpa was only going to perform an ordinary moon blessing.I never imagined he'd use the Blood Moon Ritual—the most forbidden rite of the Blackmoon wizards—to pour his own lifeblood into Damian's wolf spirit. One life for another. He believed his sacrifice would

Chapter 2

I followed the butler down the mountain to the pack infirmary. When I pushed open Damian's room door, Selena was nestled against his side, feeding him spoonfuls of warm deer-bone broth.In my previous life, Selena had always outranked me in the Valen household, even after I became Damian's bonded mate.Everyone said they were the ones destined for each other. Grandpa's life debt was the only reason Damian had been forced to give his mate's mark to an outsider like me.Even at dinner, if Selena and I reached for the same platter of roast venison, Damian would always move it in front of her.As if that weren't enough, he'd remind me to be the bigger person. "Selena and I grew up in the same forest. I can't neglect her just because I'm bonded now. You understand, don't you?"The moment Damian saw me, his eyes lit up. He immediately scooted away from Selena."Ivy, I knew you'd come. I knew you still had feelings for me..."I said nothing.Selena picked up a cup of hot coffee and glided ove

Chapter 3

I glanced at him, my expression calm."I already told you. Stay away from Selena, and you'll be fine."Damian raised one hand at once."I swear by the Moon Goddess, I've cut off all contact with her!"Some people had to suffer a little before they learned to fear death.But this was nowhere near enough to repay what the Valens had done to my family in my previous life.Damian still couldn't bear the thought of Selena suffering; I knew his punishment wasn't complete. I stepped closer and patted him lightly on the back. A second, a darker sigil, melted into his skin.Once the sigil took hold, anyone who had harmed me in my previous life would trigger its power. If they ever tried to hurt me or my family again, whatever harm they intended would be transferred to Damian and returned to him twofold.If they loved each other that much, then they could spend the rest of their lives loving—and destroying—each other."Don't worry. As long as you stay away from her, you'll gradually recover.""L

Chapter 4

Half a month later, Grandpa and I were having lunch when a commotion broke out outside.The butler again."Ms. Blackmoon! Ms. Blackmoon, please open the door! Mr. Valen has come to ask you to bond with him!"I opened the door. The butler greeted me with an ingratiating smile and pointed toward the crowd below."Do you see him, Ms. Blackmoon?""Mr. Valen's love is true. The moon itself is his witness!"I looked down the mountainside. Damian was making his way up, dropping to his knees every few dozen steps. But following neatly behind him were four maids, two bodyguards, and his personal physician.They carried thermoses, towels, and even a folding stretcher. They looked even more miserable than Damian did.By the time Damian finally reached the summit, his legs gave out, and he dropped to his knees at my feet."Ivy... even though I haven't fully recovered, I still knelt all the way up the mountain... for you..."He was gasping for breath, his voice hoarse, as though he'd used up every

Chapter 5

Damian stared at me in disbelief.I'd been waiting for this moment for a very long time.Every bit of humiliation I suffered on the night of my last mating ceremony, they would repay a hundredfold today.Damian reached out to grab my arm."Ivy, stop joking around. The entire pack and all our guests are waiting for us. Come on."Smiling, I shrugged off his hand."I'm not joking."Since Selena is so eager to be your mate and your grandmother has always thought she was perfect for you, and she just so happens to be your ex... then you two can spend the rest of your lives together."Watching the prize he'd been about to claim slip through his fingers, Damian's face went pale with rage. He looked as if he might collapse on the spot."Ivy," he said through clenched teeth, "everyone in the North knows how devoted I've been to you. If you leave me now, what will everyone think of you?"Maybe you don't care what people say. But what about your grandfather?"He's getting old. What if this is too

Chapter 6

Selena's face changed rapidly.She hurried over, wrapped both hands around Noah's arm, and burst into tears."Noah, I'm only here because I'm worried about you!"She pointed at me."Ivy's grandmother stole from the Valens. I only tried to warn her, but she got so angry that she quit."Then that old woman used her age as leverage and demanded a huge payout from the Valens. When they refused, she was thrown out..."Now Ivy blames me for everything. She drove a wedge between Damian and me, and now she's trying to use you too. Don't let her fool you!"I had to fight the urge to roll my eyes.I strode over and slapped her across the face. The blow left Selena's head spinning."Watch your mouth," I warned. "Choose your words carefully."Selena stamped her foot in fury."Mr. Ashborne, look! She hit me!""Noah, don't let the bond blind you! A woman like her will destroy your entire family!"Henry hadn't liked me from the moment we met. Now, with Selena's incessant shouting giving him a headach

Chapter 7

Damian stormed into Ashborne Keep soon afterward.Selena's lips trembled. Before she could explain herself, Damian struck her across the face."Our family's in this mess because of you, and you still have the nerve to run off to the Ashbornes? You whore! Running from one alpha to another for protection!"Selena hit back just as hard.She seized his collar and hair and screamed in his face."Damian Valen! Who the hell are you calling a whore?"If you could've kept your filthy lust under control, I never would've ended up like this!"You did this to me!"You're the one who ruined my life, and you still have the nerve to blame me?"...I watched them claw and punch at each other until they couldn't even tell friend from foe, and I savored every second of it.So much for their sacred, true love.Only after Damian's face had bruised and Selena's hair was a complete mess did I finally walk over.Damian desperately pleaded for my forgiveness."Ivy, I know I was wrong. Please come back to me."

Chapter 8

But the panic faded just as quickly.Then I drew breath again.Just before Selena's silver blade could pierce Grandpa's heart, a burst of moon-white light knocked it aside. The dagger spun through the air and plunged into her chest.Selena coughed up a mouthful of blood, her eyes widening in disbelief."H-how is this possible!"I helped Grandpa to his feet and gave her a cold smile."You reap what you sow."Serves you right."I had placed a moon-shadow doubles on Grandpa too, in case the Valens tried to hurt him.I had never expected Selena to be the one who came after Grandpa.After the ambulance carried her away, I felt as though something had been pulled out of me. Suddenly, my whole body felt much lighter.Grandpa looked at me for a long time before he finally spoke."Ivy, you can't use sigils or curses so recklessly again. Do you understand?"I opened my hand and saw a wisp of moon-white light slowly fading away before disappearing into my skin.Maybe I'd already settled every sco

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