All Chapters of The Night They Left Me: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

Chapter 1 A Mother's Last Witness

The physician on duty was sweating with anxiety.I hovered nearby, reaching out to touch Mia's pale little face, but my hand passed through her again and again.Elara stood there with her arms folded, her gaze drifting past the cart toward the treatment rooms deeper inside. Layla had just been settled in one of the rooms, and even through the glass, I could see her pale profile."What are you panicking about? This is a trial for her wolf soul. She's the pup of the Alpha and Luna. Layla is different. She's been physically weak since she was little, and she was frightened on top of being scratched by a wolf's claws. All the Moondew need to go to the ones who are actually in danger first.""But Mia's lips are already turning blue, and the wolfsbane has invaded her wolf soul—"Elara's gaze settled on Mia's trembling little body. After a moment, she spoke slowly. "Don't feel bad for her. Blame her mother, Wren. She's been spoiled her whole life and only knows how to look after hersel

Chapter 2 They All Thought I Ran

A flicker of light suddenly returned to Mia's dull eyes. She struggled to lift her hand and called out weakly, "Daddy…"Damian's footsteps faltered. His gaze swept toward the cart in the corner, and his brows drew tightly together. "Why are you here? Where's Wren?"Mia reached out with her freezing little hand, trying to catch the hem of his clothes. "Mommy's inside the wall… Daddy, I'm so cold…"He shifted slightly to avoid her hand, his face filled with deep helplessness. "Mia, don't say things like that. I just checked the rescue records. The mech only rescued you. There was no sign of Wren. Is Wren throwing another tantrum? Did she teach you to say these things?"She shook her head frantically, tears spilling down her cheeks in heavy drops. "No… The wall collapsed… Mommy stopped moving…"He let out a quiet sigh, disappointment evident in his voice. "Wren has always been like this. Whenever things don't go her way, she throws a fit and disappears. I never thought she'd go this

Chapter 3 While They Cared for Her

The hallway grew colder by the minute as the wind poured through it.Mia's breathing became increasingly labored, her chest heaving violently with every breath. Even breathing itself had become difficult. It was a sign that the wolfsbane had invaded her lungs and her wolf soul was beginning to collapse.A young nurse carrying a tray happened to pass by. She stopped to take a look, and the color immediately drained from her face. "Something's wrong with this pup! She's having trouble breathing. The venom has reached her lungs!"She hurried over and started pushing the cart, intending to take Mia into a treatment room."Where are you taking her?" Elara approached slowly with several medical charts in hand and stepped directly in front of the cart."Elara, this pup's wolf soul fluctuations are almost gone. She needs Moondew immediately!" The young nurse's voice trembled with urgency.Elara lowered her gaze and glanced calmly at Mia, her expression completely unruffled. "Don't make a

Chapter 4 The Last Breath

Mia's convulsions gradually stopped.She grew quiet, her tiny body going limp on the cart. The IV fluid was still dripping steadily, one drop at a time, flowing through her bluish-purple veins and into her body.But her chest was no longer rising.Her eyes were half-open, fixed on the half-closed door of the treatment room. Warm yellow light spilled through the narrow gap, accompanied by the soft murmur of voices inside, peaceful and intimate, like a family enjoying one another's company.No one knew that in this corner they had deliberately forgotten, five-year-old Mia had stopped breathing forever after endless cold and waiting.She had not even had the strength to make one final cry for help because her grandmother told her that she needed to learn to be strong, her uncle said she was pretending to be sick, and her father said she was spoiled.…By dawn, the enemy had finally receded completely, and cleanup efforts had begun amid the ruins of the surrounding district. The hos

Chapter 5 The Second Trip That Never Came

The sharp, urgent voice of a search-and-rescue team member came through the phone.Damian froze where he stood, the color slowly draining from his face.The next second, he clutched his chest and staggered back half a step before suddenly coughing up a mouthful of dark red blood. It was the backlash from the death of his mate.Only then did he finally understand. At the other end of the mate bond he had deliberately blocked, there was no one left. Wren was gone.Damian stumbled toward the gurney and reached out with trembling fingers to touch Mia's cheek. The moment his fingertips made contact, his entire body swayed. Then, with painstaking care, he gathered his daughter's tiny body into his arms.Mia was so light. A five-year-old pup should have been soft and solid in his arms, with a little weight to her. But now she felt as light as a feather, curled quietly against Damian's chest. She would never open those bright, sparkling eyes again and call him "Daddy.""Mia…" Damian'

Chapter 6 The Last Time I Called Out to Him

The search-and-rescue team gave Damian the location."Alpha, we didn't dare move anything. We left everything exactly as we found it." The rescue worker's voice was low. "Luna… she had been curled over the whole time. There was a hollow space beneath her, and it looked like she had been shielding a pup. The previous rescue team had already carried the pup out, but she remained in that position."Damian waved a hand, ordering everyone to leave.I followed behind him and watched as he walked toward the site alone, stepping over broken bricks while chunks of concrete crunched beneath his feet. The closer he got, the slower his steps became, as though every step landed on the edge of a blade.I watched him crouch down. His gaze fell on the slab of concrete lying across my back, then on my arms, still curled inward.Before I died, I had curled my body into a protective arch, creating a tiny pocket of space in front of me. That had been where Mia had spent her final moments. My face w

Chapter 7 The Blade They Wielded

One by one, the pack members came to pay their respects, each face filled with grief and regret.They remembered me as the best Luna the pack had ever had—gentle, fair, and willing to take three arrows meant for the Alpha to save his life. They had loved Mia, too. Again and again, they lamented how the little pup who used to smile at everyone she met could be gone just like that.No one had imagined that Mia and I would die not beneath the claws of the Blackridge Pack, but because of the favouritism, neglect, and misunderstandings within our own family.Damian sat beside us in silence.He had not slept for three days. Whenever the guards urged him to eat something, he shook his head. Whenever they told him to get some rest, he shook his head again. He simply stayed there, as though if he kept watch over us a little longer, we might somehow wake up.I floated above him, looking down at his haggard face. 'Damian, it's useless. The dead can't come back to life, and a shattered he

Chapter 8 The Truth Comes to Light

Kyle could not sleep that night, so he thought he would bring some of the snacks Mia and I had loved while we were alive to the mourning hall. However, by coincidence, he learned the truth.When he saw Layla step out of the shadows, disbelief filled his eyes. He never could have imagined she had such a cruel, calculating heart."Kyle…" Layla's face went pale the moment she saw him. All the smugness from earlier vanished, and her eyes immediately reddened. "Why are you here… No, it's not what you think. Let me explain. I was just saying nonsense…""Nonsense?" His voice was painfully hoarse, his gaze cold as a blade. "Which part was nonsense? Isn't that what you really think?"Layla bit her lip as tears spilled down her cheeks. She reached for his hand. "Kyle, I didn't… I was just talking without thinking…""Don't touch me." Kyle violently shook off her hand, the force sending her stumbling several steps backward.At that moment, Damian also stepped out of the shadows.His face

Chapter 9 What Could Never Be Repaired

Some things could never be repaired.Damian's position as Alpha came under scrutiny from the Elder Council.The elders jointly submitted a petition, accusing him of failing to separate personal feelings from his duties as the pack's leader, of listening to one side without question, and of causing the deaths of the Luna and their pup. They declared him unfit to remain Alpha.The pack members began talking among themselves as well, and many were deeply disappointed in him.Damian offered no defense. He admitted his mistakes before the entire Elder Council. Then, he relinquished his authority to the pack and went instead to the cemetery where Mia and I were buried, becoming the caretaker of our graves.The cemetery was on a sunlit slope behind the pack's territory. Mia and I were buried together, our names carved into the same gravestone.Every day, he would sit beside it and talk to us."They built a new school in the pack today. Mia would have started school by now if she were s

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