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Chapter 4

Penulis: Just Q
Sophia was finally discharged from the pack’s medical ward a few days later.

The night was deep, the crescent moon was hanging high, casting its pale glow over the dense forest. In the distance, a chorus of wolves howled, their mournful cries echoing through the silent expanse of trees.

Sophia leaned delicately against Lucas, her voice soft and sweet as she spoke.

“Lucas, I’m still not fully recovered. It’s… inconvenient for me to live alone right now.”

“Could you take me home? Of course, if it’s too much trouble, I understand…”

Lucas narrowed his golden eyes, which gleamed eerily in the moonlight. He chuckled, a sound laced with the possessiveness and protectiveness of a true Alpha.

“You can’t never be a trouble, Sophia?! I will personally take care of you.”

He held her carefully as they stepped into his black SUV. The vehicle rumbled to life, moving steadily down the winding forest road. Towering, ancient trees loomed over them, their bare branches whispering in the wind. Moonlight spilled through the windows, casting soft silver shadows across their faces.

As soon as they entered the grand estate, Lucas’s phone rang sharply, breaking the silence.

His expression darkened with annoyance as he answered the call.

“Who is this?”

“Lucas, you bastard!”My mother’s enraged voice burst through the speaker, raw with grief and fury.

“How could you do this to Ava?”

“What did she ever do to deserve this from you?”

Lucas’s entire demeanor shifted—his expression turned to stone, his Alpha aura flaring instinctively. The air around him thickened, heavy with his rising power, making it harder to breathe.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said coldly, though something in his voice wavered—something uncertain.

My mother’s voice cracked with pure anguish. “Lucas, stop pretending! Ava… my daughter… she’s dead!”

A sudden, unnatural silence filled the room.

Lucas’s pupils constricted violently, like a wolf struck by lightning. His grip on the phone faltered, his fingers trembling.

“You think you can deceive me too?” His voice was hoarse, his body tensing as if suppressing an unseen force.

My mother sobbed, her pain spilling through every word.“Would I lie about my own daughter’s death?!”

“She’s gone because of you—because of that woman beside you! Give me back my daughter’s life!” She screamed, wailing.

Lucas’s claws instinctively unsheathed, his grip on the phone tightening until his knuckles turned white.

His canines elongated, flashing dangerously as his golden eyes burned with a mix of rage and something unspoken—something dangerously close to fear.

Slowly, he turned his gaze to Sophia.

She remained calm, her expression filled with concern as she gently asked, “Lucas, what’s wrong?”

Lucas tore his eyes away from her.

“No. This is ridiculous. Ava can’t be dead.”With a frustrated growl, he ended the call, his voice chillingly detached.

Sophia hesitated, biting her lip before cautiously asking, “Was it Ava?”

Lucas scoffed. “No. It was her mother.”

“She had the audacity to accuse you—claiming you were responsible for Ava’s death.”

Sophia lowered her head, her voice trembling with carefully crafted sadness.

“Lucas, I never thought Ava’s family would hate me so much.”

“I would never hurt her… You believe me, don’t you?”

Lucas placed a firm hand on her shoulder, his touch reassuring.

“Sophia, of course I believe you.”

His expression darkened, his voice carrying a deadly promise.

“If they want to play games with me, I’ll make sure they regret it.”

Sophia lowered her lashes, then hesitated before softly suggesting,

“Lucas… since things have already come to this, why don’t you just sever the mate bond with her?”

“There’s nothing left between you two. There’s no love, only pain.”

Lucas fell silent, his jaw tightened as he got lost in some deep thoughts.“No.” He said, avoiding meeting Sophia’s eyes.

Sophia’s eyes flashed with fleeting disappointment, but she quickly masked it with her usual gentle smile.

“I understand, Lucas. I trust you’ll make the right decision.”

Lucas gave her a slight nod, but his phone rang again before he could speak further.

He glanced at the caller ID, his frown deepening.

Now, it was his father.

Taking a deep breath, he answered.

“Father. What is it?”

The voice on the other end was low and sharp, like an approaching storm.

“Lucas. Why the hell are you not at Ava’s funeral?”

A chill crept down his spine.

Funeral?!

Lucas’s grip on the phone tightened until his claws dug into his palm. His golden irises darkened, swallowed by an abyss of black.

“Father,” he said, his voice almost unrecognizable. “You’re part of this, too?”

His father’s voice was ice-cold, laced with bitter disappointment.

“Lucas, I’m not in the mood for your nonsense.”

“Ava is dead. She’s been buried. And you haven’t yet shown your face here.

“You are an utter disgrace.”

The phone slipped from Lucas’s fingers, hitting the polished floor with a dull thud.

On the other end, his father’s voice erupted in fury.

“Get yourself to the burial ground. Now.”

“Come see Ava for the last time.”

The air in the room felt suffocating.

For the first time, Lucas hesitated.

For the first time, doubt crept into his mind.
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    “Beta, bring Ava to me. I need a few answers from her.” Lucas ordered his Beta, his expression cold, his voice icy. The Beta lowered his head, his voice trembling with fear. “Alpha Lucas, Luna Ava is no more. She is already dead.”“What do you mean?! No more?! “She is dead, my Alpha. Her–Her body has been recovered.” His pupils constricted sharply, as if he had just heard the most ridiculous joke. He let out a cold laugh, his sharp fangs slightly exposed. “Since when did you allow Ava to bribe you? Since when did you dare to lie to me?”Before Beta could respond, Lucas vanished in the blur of speed, disappearing from my sight..I followed him—trapped in this ethereal state, my soul could do nothing but drift helplessly in his wake.He stormed into the doctor’s office, kicking the door open with a force that shook the entire room. The doctor paled at the sight of the furious Alpha, cold sweat rolling down his face.“L-Lucas, sir, I—”Lucas didn’t allow him to finish and grabbed him

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    The pack elders had retrieved my broken body from the depths of the mine, my limbs twisted unnaturally, my flesh marred by the cruel burn of silver. The pack’s call echoed through the night, a regular howl, not a mournful one. Just to signal the passing of one of our own, not to mourn the loss of Luna. My once-proud wolf form had been reduced to a grotesque shell, my spirit lingering above, forced to witness what remained of my existence.I, too, was brought to the hospital, and the nurse notified my family. After a while, I saw my mother rushing towards me. Her steps were unsteady, as if she might collapse under the weight of her sorrow. Her eyes, clouded with grief, locked onto the lifeless shell that was once her daughter.She knelt beside my body, gripping my cold, stiff hands, her sobs raw and unrestrained, a sound reminiscent of a wolf mourning its dead pup."Ava, my little girl..." Her voice cracked, breaking into a heart-wrenching wail. It was the kind of grief that co

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    I met a desperate death in the silver mine. The mind link was severed, and Lucas could no longer sense my condition.The silver-infused air corroded my body, my blood burning as if set ablaze. Every inch of my skin twisted in excruciating pain.My bones had already shattered from the fall, and the power of the silver had suppressed my most basic healing abilities. My howls echoed in the bottomless pit, only to fade into silence.Darkness engulfed me like a beast devouring my soul, yet the muffled voices from above kept my consciousness teetering between life and death.I struggled to summon the remnants of my wolf instincts, to awaken the slumbering beast within me, and break free from this abyss. But the silver’s corrosion left me powerless.I was nothing more than a lifeless heap of flesh, swallowed by the cold stone.When the pack finally found my body, it was already unrecognizable—bloodied and broken, my stiffened wolf claws curled in agony. My fur was charred black, and my expos

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