All Chapters of The Price of Failing a Bond: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

8 Chapters

第1章

Amused by the absurdity, I opened the file.It was the multi-million-gold hunting ground development project I had recently surrendered to Scarlett.It was always like this: I did the grueling work. Scarlett took the glory. If a conflict arose with rival packs, I took the blame.I had refused at first, but Andy used “the greater good of the pack” to guilt-trip me. When I stood my ground, he gave me the cold shoulder for weeks in private. No wonder everyone else thought I was leaving the position, not the pack.In the world where I grew up, my parents always taught me that in a werewolf partnership, a Luna must respect and yield to her Alpha.Not wanting our relationship to fall apart, I compromised and gave in.I foolishly thought Andy would eventually recognize my good intentions.Instead, when he fought with me to secure the “Alpha’s Guard” title for Scarlett, he went so far as to ice me for three whole months.Even when I contracted Wild-Wolf Fever and burned with a forty-degree fev

第2章

Everyone in the pack assumed I stayed with Andy to leech off his status as Pack Leader and of course, his wealth.The truth was, he held the key to my personal vault. He claimed his own funds were needed to expand the pack’s armaments. So, for years, pack expenses and high-tier mana crystal purchases were funded by my earnings as an administrator in the pack and a secret top-tier bounty hunter and also support from my parents.I used to believe a partnership required joint effort, without bean-counting who contributed more.It wasn’t until recently that I noticed something wrong: despite my high income from the pack and being a top bounty hunter, I had zero savings and barely enough to buy high-grade healing potions.When I audited my ledger, I discovered the truth.Andy frequently used my funds to buy lavish gifts for Scarlett.He gifted her limited-edition pelts worth thousands of gold, pure mana crystals worth tens of thousands, and even rented out the entire Moonlight Temple for hu

第3章

My custom-made pair of furry claws protection at the entrance was gone.In their place stood a pair of delicate soft-leather claws protection alongside Andy’s favorite combat claws protection—a birthday gift from Scarlett.I realized Andy and Scarlett were inside.Weren’t they supposed to return from their patrol in two days?Just then, Scarlett walked out upon hearing my footsteps. She wore my Moonstone and Andy’s Alpha Signet. She carried herself with the casual air of the castle’s mistress.“Lynda, why are you back at this hour? I thought patrol duty hadn’t ended yet.”She glanced at me and seemed casually touched a carved crystal glass nearby. It fell down and broken.“Oops, sorry.” She drew back her hands and looked at me defiantly. I recognized it instantly—it was the sacred water glass Andy had given me for our future bonding ceremony.I used to treasure it, polishing it carefully every day.Andy walked out from the living hall. Seeing Scarlett broke my cherished glass on purpo

第4章

The smile on Andy’s face froze instantly.His voice spiked erratically. “What do you mean? You’re leaving me? Leaving the pack?!”His expression held none of the relief I once imagined; instead, it flushed with wounded Alpha pride.Scarlett was stunned for a second before a flash of triumphant joy darted across her eyes, though her tone immediately shifted into performative worry.“Lynda, why are you being so dense? Andy only brought up severing the bond so you’d coax him, not because he actually wanted to throw you out! Take back what you have said right now and stop throwing a fit—Andy just got back from a long patrol, don’t provoke him.”She sounded like she was defending me, but I knew she was deliberately baiting Andy’s ego.She had used this trick countless times. In the past, it prompted Andy to strip my rank as senior assistant out of spite and appointed her the senior assistant. And another time, it prompted Andy to dock two months of my rations.I expected him to ride the wa

第5章

He thought he was being discreet, unaware that I knew his secret long ago—he had secretly bought a cozy wooden cottage on the outskirts of the forest using pack funds.Scarlett caught his drift immediately.Pouting with feigned hurt, she slipped her hand into HIS coat hanging by the rack, retrieved the key to the cottage, and slipped out the door.I didn’t bother exposing their secret eye contact.I no longer cared. Besides, exposing it was pointless—that cottage was legally under Andy’s name, and who he allowed to stay there was his business.Once she left, Andy let out a long sigh and shifted back. When he looked back at me, his gaze and tone softened considerably.“Are you satisfied now?”“I know you don’t actually want to leave me. You’re just throwing a fit because Scarlett and I got close.”“But there’s nothing between us! She’s just a fragile assistant who needs a lot of help to survive in a brutal world, and as her Pack Leader, taking care of her is my duty.”“I admit I might h

第6章

Andy’s brow furrowed tightly, veins bulging on his forehead.Just as he prepared to vent his rage, I spoke in a calm, flat voice. “That was Scarlett’s assignment, not my responsibility. I had neither the authority nor the obligation to oversee the work of an ‘outstanding senior’ assistant of yours.”“But you are the Alpha’s partner! You are my fated mate!”“No, I am not your fated mate. Even if I am, what of it?” I let out a cold laugh. “Because I was your future mate, was I obligated to clean up your messes, endure your abuse, suffer your silent treatments, and stand by while you allowed the pack to mock and humiliate me as an outsider?”“As your former senior assistant, I guarded our borders, managed internal affairs, and tolerated your disrespect for five years. I fulfilled every duty required of me. But what about you? Have you done a single thing deserving of the title ‘Alpha’? Let alone my ‘future fated mate’?!”“How haven’t I?!” Andy barked back.“Flirting with other assistants

第7章

Perhaps my warning landed, because Andy didn’t follow me. After standing outside for a few quiet minutes, I heard his heavy footsteps fade into the distance.I hauled my belongings to my new estate in the Nightfall Pack territory.After resting for two days, I reported for duty.My claim about “jumping ship” had been a bluff to shut up gossip at the time, but my reputation as a formidable hunter had long spread across the wilderness. Within two days of posting my availability at the Mercenary Guild, the Nightfall Alpha personally offered me double my previous compensation to serve as their Chief Tactical Commander, complete with perks far beyond my expectations.I signed the contract and took the post without a second thought.Around the same time, the sale of the valley castle went through smoothly, and a massive sum of gold was deposited directly into my bank account.My life settled into an easy, peaceful rhythm. There was no internal conflict, no suffocating aura pressure, and no a

第8章

I turned the ring over and held the inside of the band up to his eyes.The once-smooth inner surface had been carved with sharp claws.Two names were etched clearly side by side:Andy & ScarlettPredictable. I let out a soft, mocking laugh.Andy scrambled for excuses, but I cut him off.“Maybe you didn’t cross the final line physically, but your heart strayed completely. Her name infiltrated every corner of our lives.”“It showed when you subconsciously hunted the game she liked instead of what I preferred, or when you mumbled her name in your sleep.”“If I forgave you, I would have to live every day remembering how you betrayed me. I’d have to forgive myself for crying my eyes out over the two of you, while you would have to endure my endless suspicion and resentment for the rest of your life.”“Ask yourself, Andy—as a proud Alpha, could you truly keep our spiritual connection like that?”Andy went completely silent.He stood frozen in the rain, his eyes bloodshot, his body trembling.

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