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“That's your sister's betrothal gift. How dare you touch it!”The moment Cora’s fingers touched the blood-red rose, Father snatched the rose back and shoved it into my hand.“Alina, you’re the sensible one. You can handle this. Prince Julian might be weak, but his position on the Vampire Council is untouchable. He's a perfect match for you.”He turned to Cora. His tone instantly softened as he smoothed her messy hair.“My Cora is too delicate. She can’t handle the vampires' twisted ways. Marrying the Werewolf Alpha… that’s where she’ll truly be happy.”I looked down at the blood-red rose in my palm.My nails dug into my flesh. A sharp pain shot through me.The pain was real. It proved I was alive again.In my last life, I did what my parents wanted. I let Cora, the "weaker" sister, have the stronger mate. I let her marry into the wolf pack.I thought it was love.Until the night I went into labor. She burst into my birthing chamber, covered in blood, a sharp dagger in her hand.“Why do

I was forced to tilt my head back. My nose almost touched his jaw.“I can cure you.”The moment I said it, Jaxson’s eyes darkened. His fingers clamped around my throat.“I'd rather silence you forever than bet on a human.”His knuckles tightened. My breath was cut off.I clawed at his wrist, forcing out broken words. “Three days… I’ll show you results… cough…”“If I fail… you can kill me then… You have nothing to lose.”We stood there, locked in a stalemate for a full minute. Finally, the hand on my throat let go.I collapsed to the floor, coughing violently. Tears stung my eyes.For a second, I really thought I was going to die.I made the bet because I knew my worth.I am a top researcher in supernatural genetics. In my last life, Julian was a hundred times more difficult than Jaxson, and I survived by his side until the end.It wasn't luck. I was irreplaceable.Back then, I followed my parents' orders to hide my strengths. The world only knew it took me a full year to help the sickl

One month later, the Tri-Race Peace Summit began."Quiet, please," the host announced.Right then, the side doors were slammed open.Julian walked in slowly, wearing a dark robe.He looked even paler than last month.Behind him walked a figure in shackles.Cora.Her once-proud blonde hair was a mess.A glaring silver collar sat on her neck—the mark of a blood slave.My hand paused on my wine glass.Jaxson leaned in and whispered."Is he crazy? Bringing a blood slave to the summit?"I didn't answer.I just stared at Cora's belly.There was a tiny bump.Julian walked to the front and nodded at the council elders."Sorry for the interruption," he said flatly. "My blood slave here is pregnant with my child."Dead silence.Then, whispers erupted like a tidal wave."A pregnant blood slave? How is that possible...""That's the future king!"I stared hard at Cora.She kept her chin high, a sick smirk on her face.It was like she had finally gotten back the spotlight from her past life.My hear

Rustling sounds came from outside the iron door.I opened my eyes.My pupils quickly adjusted to the dark.The footsteps were light—deliberately quiet.Then came the sound of a key turning.The door cracked open.Cora's face appeared in the gap, as pale as paper."Oh, you're awake, sister," she said, a sick thrill in her voice."Good. Saves me the trouble of waking you."A guard stood behind her, holding a tray with a steaming cup of tea."I had this made just for you."Cora crouched down, her eyes full of venom."Drink it, and you'll never be able to speak again. Ever."I looked at the tea and smirked."Did you really think I'd just sit here defenseless?"She froze.I didn't waste another breath.I flicked a tiny spray bottle from my sleeve.It was my own concentrated mix of wolfsbane and vervain extract.Designed to instantly paralyze any shifter or vampire nervous system.I sprayed it right into the faces of Cora and the guard.Both of them stiffened at the same time.Their eyes rol

I saw Magnus's end through the video feed from the pack.The furious wolves surrounded him three layers deep.They didn't even give him a chance to beg.The sound of tearing flesh and roaring mixed together.In less than a minute, the once-arrogant elder was nothing but a bloody pile of bones on the floor.Julian's death was even more brutal.The Vampire Council stripped him of his Daylight Ring.They tied him to a cross in the middle of the square.At sunrise, I stood in the crowd and watched his pale body shrivel and crack in the light.He turned into a pile of ash that blew away in the wind.I didn't shed a single tear.Those whip scars and tortures from my past life finally got their closure.One year later.Heavy with my baby, I leaned against the balcony railing.I could feel the strong kicks in my belly.The latest ultrasound scans were perfect.The baby had the ultimate strength of a true-blood Alpha, untainted by dark magic.Healthy, strong, and flawless."Time to go inside,"