I Ripped Out My Heart To Break Our Mate-Bond のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 9

"Everyone, welcome to the Shadowmoon Pack! I'm Scarlett. I happen to be free today, and I thought I'd take you all to visit a friend's estate.""They have a private horse stable and a gallery full of rare weapons. You can look around as much as you like!"The moment I heard Scarlett's familiar voice, my whole body jolted. Then it hit me.I'd been reborn.In my last life, this was exactly when Scarlett had offered to bring her newly acquainted Pack friends to Alex's estate for a visit.The others lit up immediately."Seriously? That's the Vito family heir's estate, isn't it?""Scarlett, you're close enough with Alex to just walk into his private estate?"Scarlett waved her hand with a laugh, her face full of pride barely disguised as modesty."We've known each other since we were kids. He's always been so good to me. We're all Pack, right? What's the harm in a little visit?"Everyone looked at her with envy.Then Scarlett turned to me."Rowena, I heard his estate has really tight securi

The next day, my mother still couldn't let it go and took me to the Healing Sanctuary.She went off with the registration form to find a healer, telling me to wait for her.I nodded and sat quietly on the bench.A few minutes later, a burst of commotion broke out around me."Rowena? What are you doing here?""Oh my god, it's really her! Wasn't she accused of betraying the Pack and leaking defense secrets?""The Elder Council already opened an investigation on her, and she has the nerve to just sit here like nothing happened!"I frowned."I didn't betray the Pack. Why shouldn't I be here?"Before the words had fully settled, a hand grabbed my arm and yanked me off the bench."Rowena, how dare you show your face! Come with me to the Elder Council and confess everything you've done!"I recognized Alex's voice and shook his hand off."Alex, have you lost your mind? I haven't done anything. Why would I go to the Elder Council?"Scarlett stepped forward immediately, putting on her most earne

"Mom, I'm fine. Really. Look at me. I'm okay, aren't I?""The healer said as long as I change the dressings on time and get some rest, I'll be fine. Please stop crying."I reached up and wiped the tears off my mother's face."Rowena, your father and I have treated you like a treasure since the day you were born. When have you ever been hurt like this?"Her eyes went red all over again as she talked. "If the healer hadn't told us, were you just going to keep this from us forever?""A wound that bad in your chest. Even your heart... What kind of danger did you put yourself in?"I wrapped my arms around her and buried my face in her shoulder."I'm sorry, Mom. I didn't mean to scare you."She held me and stroked my hair, just like when I was little. "Silly girl. You're my daughter. Protecting you is what your father and I are supposed to do.""From now on, whatever happens, you don't carry it alone. Understand? I've already called the family lawyer. Every single person who insulted you tod

That night, the private investigator called again.He told me they'd finally repaired the security footage from Alex's estate. The parts someone had deleted on purpose were back.I told him to send me the video right away.It wasn't very clear. But you could make out a woman.She was in my family's maid uniform. After I left my room, she went into my private study and took my family crest out of the safe.A few hours later, she handed the crest to a woman wearing a skin mask.That woman had disguised the way she looked and the way she moved. But when she left the estate, she stopped for a moment near a blind spot in the cameras.The investigator pieced the clips together. Finally, he confirmed who she really was.Scarlett.So that was how she did it. She wore a skin mask and slipped into Alex's estate with the maid's help.She used my crest to pose as me. She set it up to look like I was tied to the border ambush, then pinned all of it on me.And there was something I never saw coming.

I tried to scoot back, but my wrists and ankles were tied tight with thick rope.Scarlett grabbed me by the hair and dragged me in front of Alex.I forced myself to stay calm."Scarlett, you think putting on my face makes you me? You think my parents and the Elders are all idiots?"Scarlett laughed."You're about to die anyway, so I'll be nice and tell you everything."She gave Alex a look.He pulled two skin masks out of a box next to him. Then two strange, crawling creatures."Rowena, you've been tangled up with Alex this long. I bet you had no idea he's been secretly studying forbidden magic."Scarlett ran her fingers over one of the masks."With a blood curse and a parasite, the mask fuses with the host's body. Add your family mark, and the identity holds up even against a standard bloodline test.""Once the ritual's done, I become you. Your name. Your money. Everything that should have been yours."Her eyes dropped to my chest. Her smile got even nastier."And you? You don't even