All Chapters of The Name They Gave Me: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

8 Chapters

Chapter 1

I heard that word for the first time in the cafeteria.It was Wednesday noon. I was holding my tray, standing in line, when two wolf-girls in front of me leaned in close, whispering and giggling under their breath. But wolf hearing doesn't miss much—every word cut through clean."Look, there she is. The leech again.""Every single day, trailing after Lucas like some pathetic lapdog. If the pack weren't so generous, rogues would've torn her apart in the wilderness months ago. And she's so weak—why is she even at this academy?"I thought they were talking about someone else.Until one of them turned her head, let her eyes drag over me for a few seconds, and curled her lips into a deliberate, mocking smile.The noise around me seemed to amplify all at once. Wolves at nearby tables turned to stare. Some of the higher-ranked ones didn't even bother hiding it—they just looked down at me like I was some stray mutt that wandered into a pack of wild wolves.My fingers dug into the edge of my tr

Chapter 2

I submitted my withdrawal application to the Elders' Council. Elder Carter begged me to stay."Elena, your father died in the Blood War protecting Lucas's father. He took a blade meant for the Alpha—tore through three rogues before he fell. That man gave everything so our pack could survive another generation."Carter let out a long, heavy sigh. "You're a hero's daughter. Silvermoon has a duty to protect you.""But here, I'm not a hero's daughter. I'm just a leech to everyone."I stood straight, my gaze unwavering. "Elder, my pride won't let me stay in a pack that despises me."Carter studied my face, saw I wouldn't budge, and finally pressed down his seal. "Application accepted. Per protocol, you have a seven-day cooling-off period."I'd planned to leave quietly. But the malice spread through the academy like a plague.Walk into class—wolves behind me whispering. Go to the library—upperclassmen blocked my way and asked, "Leeches need to study too? Can't you just coast on Alpha Lucas?"

Chapter 3

I'd been back at the academy for three full days. Lucas and I hadn't exchanged a single word.After I withdrew from the exam, the school forum exploded with hate threads about me.Exposing the Leech Who Abandoned Her Team During the Field Mission—Not Only Is She a Coward, She'll Betray Our Pack One Day!The post came with a photo of me facing off with the instructor. The comments underneath were vicious."This waste of space runs at the first sign of danger—how does she even have the nerve to stay at this academy?""She's clung to Lucas since she was a pup, survived off his family's resources her whole life. Literally a leech.""Roll out of our pack!"The bullying in real life escalated fast.Red ink started showing up on my desk—LEECH GET OUT, STAY AWAY FROM LUCAS.My textbooks were drenched in black ink. The core pages of my assignments, the ones I'd stayed up all night finishing, were torn out. My instructor gave me a zero with a cold face, and I didn't even get a chance to explain.

Chapter 4

After three days of burning fever, I dragged my ravaged body into the Joint Assembly Hall. Sienna was being awarded the Leadership Medal by the academy for her "outstanding efforts in helping fellow students evacuate during the blizzard."The moment I walked in, every eye turned to me."Look, the leech is still alive.""Heard she faked being sick that night to get Lucas's sympathy, but he didn't even look at her."I kept my face blank and shuffled to the farthest corner seat. The fever was making my vision swim.On stage, Sienna stood in her high-level Alpha ceremonial dress, basking under the spotlight. The host's voice boomed through the hall:"When the blizzard struck, student Sienna assisted Alpha heir Lucas in evacuating her peers and has been awarded the Academy's Leadership Medal!"Thunderous applause. Lucas stood at the side of the stage, holding the silver medal of honor.Then Sienna took the microphone, her voice dripping with false sweetness. "I couldn't have earned this awa

Chapter 5

I'd barely stepped out of the hall when heavy, frantic footsteps pounded behind me."Elena! Stop!"Lucas grabbed my wrist, his voice a low, teeth-gritted snarl. "What the hell were you thinking? Destroying the crest in front of the whole academy—do you have any idea they'll actually exile you now?!"I stopped, slowly pulled my hand back. "I already said I'm leaving. Same outcome.""Elena, use your head." Lucas's voice cracked with anger. "Where are you going without Silvermoon? How many days do you think you'd last out there without my protection?""Exactly, Lucas. Don't waste your breath."Sienna jogged up behind him and wrapped her arm around his. "A nobody with no family backing, leaving our pack? There's only one place she's headed—rogue territory."He didn't correct her. He just kept his wolf eyes locked on me—a mess of struggle, resentment, and something he probably didn't even recognize as panic.He said, "Elena—are you sure about this?"I looked at the two of them clinging toge

Chapter 6

After leaving the pack, I transferred to Sanctum Academy.Here, strength was everything. With no need to hide my abilities anymore, I quickly became the center of attention.No matter how vicious the beast lacerations, or how complex the spiritual contamination—under my healing, everything mended fast. It was a gift I'd inherited from my father's bloodline, one I'd suppressed for years to keep my cover intact. Now I let it burn bright.I was no longer that "leech" cowering in the shadows, enduring glares. I was the student mentors praised endlessly, the one peers genuinely respected.In my free time, I started a medical guild with like-minded classmates, building my own career on campus.Under the bright sun in the central square, I was always surrounded by friends and admirers, laughter filling the air around me.And yet, every single day, my phone buzzed with messages from the same person.'Elena, where are you? Please tell me...''I'm so sorry. I know I was wrong.''Days and nights

Chapter 7

After I left, the girls she'd bullied and threatened in secret all came forward. They testified that Sienna had not only stolen academic projects multiple times, but had even sabotaged another student's potion—causing permanent injury during training.The headmaster and Elders were furious. She was expelled on the spot and stripped of her pack mark.With nothing left, she fled to the lawless rogue camps. To survive, she attached herself to the most brutal brute there, trading her body for scraps—becoming the real leech.I didn't understand. "But you were about to be mates—""We weren't! She and I were never anything!"Lucas stepped forward urgently, his voice shaking. "Elena—the moment you shattered that Silvermoon crest in front of everyone, my wolf spirit was ripped apart. Unbearable pain. A resonance I couldn't control.""The Elder said that only happens when a blood-bond or a mate bond is torn apart by force. Maybe we're—""No."I cut him off.We couldn't be. If we were, how could

Chapter 8

That night, after the storm, Lucas was badly injured.He'd run into the tempest out of his mind, and in his shattered state, he walked straight into a rogue ambush on the outskirts of Sanctum.I heard about it from my guild mates."The couriers at the station are all talking about it—that Silvermoon Alpha heir got torn apart by a pack of rogues. Critical condition. Rushed to Sanctum General.""They say he was burning with fever, delirious, screaming the same name over and over.""Elena. That was you, wasn't it?"I listened quietly, my fingers steady around the potion vial. Not a tremor.One of my mates ventured carefully, "Are you going to see him? I mean... he's someone from your past, right?""No." My voice was ice. "There are plenty of healers. They don't need me."My mate sighed. "Don't wait until it's too late to regret something like this."Regret?I wasn't the one who should be regretting anything.The next day, Lucas's mother arrived at Sanctum.She looked so much more worn tha

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