Semua Bab They Saw Me Too Late: Bab 1 - Bab 10

The call dropped. The rogues lunged at me like mad, and I blacked out within seconds.Three days later, Elara's skin got corroded by silver on her hand, and she needed me—a healer—to fix it. That's when they finally remembered I existed. But I wasn't home anymore.My soul stood right in the middle of the living room, watching my father and mother tear into each other over my disappearance."If she's going to be this reckless, then we trigger the Karma Settlement right now. Make her pay back everything she owes Elara, then banish her from the territory!""If it weren't for Elara's weak constitution, she'd be the one Alpha Theodore should take as his future Luna!"Father told Theodore to call me. But Theodore was too busy fussing over Elara. He didn't even look up.Theodore was my fated mate. In the beginning, he promised he'd be my strongest anchor. Then Elara came along. She was frail, fragile—and Theodore could never stop worrying about her.Elara always played the victim with that fa

After Maria's call, the living room went dead quiet for a few seconds. Theodore stared at his phone screen, a strange, restless unease coiling somewhere deep in his chest.But that unease didn't last. The warmth in front of him quickly washed it away."Dad, Mom, Theodore, please don't blame Diana," Elara sniffled, tears still clinging to her lashes, her voice soft and pleading. "It's all my fault. If it weren't for my party, she wouldn't have gotten so upset that she ran off...""Elara, this isn't on you," Mom said, pulling her into a tight, protective hug, her voice dripping with tenderness. "You're always so thoughtful and kind. If she had even a fraction of your goodness, this family wouldn't be drowning in all this drama."Dad and Adrian crowded around too, cooing soft reassurances at Elara.I hovered in midair, watching them huddle together like that, and all I felt was a bitter, burning irony.I thought back to when I was twelve. I'd studied until my eyes burned, trained until my

Half an hour later, the altar was packed. The whole pack had gathered.The public hearing for my settlement had begun. Whispers rippled through the crowd."I heard Diana was jealous of her sister. Even colluded with rogues. A total disgrace to the family.""Their Elara's always been frail, and Diana not only refused to take care of her—she bullied her, poisoned her with silver, then went AWOL. The family had no choice but to trigger the Karma Settlement to track her down.""That poor girl, Elara..."The crowd's sentiment was unanimous. And why wouldn't it be? For years, my parents and Elara had carefully crafted a narrative—and I'd done nothing to correct it. Because I'd been working in secret.The Silvermoon Devotion Medal I was supposed to receive wasn't for something flashy. It was for anonymous service: healing injured pack members at the clinic under a false name, delivering supplies to border patrols in the middle of the night, teaching orphaned pups to read and fight without eve

The first scene unfolded across the sky.Age ten. A rainy night.I was hunched over a torn piece of paper, carefully drawing a big birthday cake. In wobbly handwriting, I'd labeled each slice: biggest strawberry on top for Dad, chocolate for Mom, the filling for big brother, the frills for little sister...I clutched the drawing and ran out of my room, desperate to share my tenth birthday joy with my family.But the living room was full of laughter. Mom and Dad were fussing over Elara, who'd just taken a little fall. New toys for Elara were scattered everywhere. No one noticed it was my birthday, too. No one remembered I wanted a cake.My mother took a step back.The second scene shifted.I was scrubbing the entire house from top to bottom, every corner, sweat dripping off me.But whenever our parents came home, Elara would grab the broom a split second before they walked in, throw herself into their arms, all fragile and breathless, and say:"Mom, Dad, I helped big sis clean the whole

The truth was stripped bare on that massive screen. The crowd buzzed with shock."Holy shit... this family is insane!""That's not raising a daughter—that's torture!""So what if she's a gray wolf?! Does that make her livestock? A slave?!"Hundreds of pack members erupted in fury. The rage pivoted like a tidal wave, crashing straight onto my parents standing on the altar. Curses drowned them from all sides.THUD.My father and mother stared at the screen—every unbearable truth laid out in front of them—and their knees buckled. They hit the ground hard."No... no, this can't be... did I really treat her like that...?" Mother broke down, covering her face, tears and snot running as she pounded the ground and wailed. "I'm sorry, Diana. Mommy's sorry..."Father was ashen, trembling violently, eyes bloodshot as he howled into nothing:"Diana... Daddy's failed you...!"Adrian clenched his jaw, shaking uncontrollably.Elara grabbed Theodore's arm, shaking her head desperately."Theodore, you