My mother lay weakly in the healing den, her chest rising with shallow breaths, and hot tears streaming silently down her cheeks.So… I had known the truth all along.Back when I came home this time, I hadn't challenged Xina like before. My mother had even felt relieved—thinking that maybe her daughter had finally grown up, matured after all that suffering in rogue territory.She thought I had changed.But in reality, I had just stopped expecting anything.This time, after going through so much trauma, I didn't say a word. Not one complaint.I'd just… given up.My mother remembered that day—how I had looked at her with such hope and asked, "Mother… can I not do this ritual?"And what did she do?She'd sent her own daughter straight into hell. With her own hands.My mother clutched at her fur in agony, sobbing uncontrollably as she clawed herself over and over.Her son, my brother, now unshaven and gaunt, wrapped his arms around her and rasped out in a broken voice:"Mother… you have to
"Alpha Serena, if you don't approve this ritual soon, your daughter will lose her ability to shift and be paralyzed for life!"In the pack healer's den, Elder Mira looked at my bloody, broken body and urgently pushed the ancient scroll toward my mother.She hesitated for a long time… then firmly signed the "Release to the Moon Goddess" page.My brother's voice carried a hint of guilt:"Mother, Lisa's wolf is already fading... and now you want to take her kidney too? Isn't that too cruel? Look at her—like this, what harm could she possibly do to Xina?"My mother stroked my face tenderly, voice trembling with emotion:"If we heal Lisa completely, do you think she'd willingly give her blood bond to Xina? She might challenge her again. The only way to guarantee Xina's position is if Lisa is weakened—if she can't bear pups, if she has no strength left to fight."Her voice was heartbreakingly gentle, full of so-called love:"It's okay even if she's broken… I can afford to keep her as pack om
I don't know how long had passed when I finally woke up.Under the harsh moonlight, I heard my mother and brother whispering nearby."Mother," my brother whispered, his voice tight with worry, "Lisa just had her kidney removed... are we really going to release the soulbloom spores during the next full moon?"Soulbloom. That’s what they called the vision-sharing herbs. Tiny, silver-dusted flowers that only bloomed under the full moon and released spores capable of connecting minds. For one night, whoever inhaled them could see another's memories—feel what they felt, live what they lived.There was a long silence. Then my mother's voice, choked with fake sorrow:"We have to. Lisa was supposed to mate with Alpha Kain. Her reputation has to be destroyed—only then will he accept Xina.""She'll be branded a rogue-lover for life anyway. Might as well use her to pave the way."Then she gently stroked my fur."Oh, and once it's all out, make sure to get her a pack healer for her mind. She's sti
When I opened my eyes again, I heard the muffled sound of my mother crying—and my brother growling, furious."Find out who the hell amplified that pack-mind transmission—NOW! Once we know, I swear I'll have them torn apart and fed to the vultures!"Seeing I was awake, my mother rushed to nuzzle me tightly."My cub, don't worry. I've already blocked the pack-mind network.""Leona's still young. Her Alpha father promised they'll discipline her properly. But… your mating contract with Kain… it's dissolved now.""His pack wants Xina as his luna instead. I tried… but there's nothing I can do."My brother looked at me with guilt in his eyes—raw, unfiltered pain."That bastard Kain… to treat my sister like this? I won't let him get away with it."I looked down at my bruised, broken body—and laughed bitterly.They worked so hard to get to this point, to destroy me and hand everything over to Xina. So why keep pretending to be the loving Alpha mother and doting Beta brother now?My mother gentl
I don't know how much time passed before I heard the crisp sound of someone cutting herbs nearby.I looked up—and there she was. Xina. Sitting at my bedside with that fake, sugary smile that never reached her eyes."Poor big sister," she said sweetly. "You were never going to win.""Your Alpha mother, your Beta brother, your mate—they all belong to me. You're the extra wolf in this pack, the one who doesn't belong."Her eyes gleamed with malice."Who would've thought? The Alpha daughter, reduced to this.""You think that nightmare in rogue territory was some random capture? It was your mother's idea.""And those foreign rogues who tortured you? Your precious brother found them himself."She smirked as my eyes widened in horror."While you were in hell, barely clinging to life, your darling Kain was with me—hunting, running the territories… and if I wanted the moon, he'd find a way to pluck it from the sky.""You should be grateful. If I didn't need your kidney, you'd be dead by now.""
When my mother and brother heard the Beta's words, they froze for a few seconds—then spoke up impatiently."What the hell is wrong with you?" my mother snapped. "Are you really conspiring with Lisa to mess with us now? Today is Xina's mating ceremony, and you're trying to ruin it with this nonsense?"My brother let out a tired sigh."Go tell Lisa… we'll visit her after the ceremony. She needs to stop making a scene."The Beta was still catching her breath, panicked, as she pulled out her moon crystal and showed them the vision."Alpha Serena… Beta Ivan… Lisa really did jump.""After you let those rogues into her den, she started screaming—horrible, blood-curdling screams. A healer heard and ran in, only to see her dragging her half-broken body to the window and throwing herself off.""The healing den overlooks the sacred cliffs. There's a ravine just beneath that window… I'm afraid…"She wiped at her tears quickly, voice shaking."I've already called the trackers, and we've started a f
Inside the healing den, my mother and brother stood silently in front of the open window.My brother looked down at the endless drop of the cliff below. A dull pain throbbed in his chest.Lisa… how could she really be gone?His thoughts drifted back to a long time ago.Back when I was just a newborn cub—tiny and delicate.He had been only six, standing tall like a little protector in front of my nursery den."From now on, I'm your big brother. I'm going to spoil you into the happiest she-wolf in the territory. We'll be the best pack siblings forever!"Back then, my mother had always been busy with Alpha duties. I'd follow my brother around like a little shadow.He would always protect me, shield me from rival wolves and danger.And I—I'd save my one and only prey just to give it to him.But all of that changed after Xina entered our lives.She was better at acting sweet, more fragile, more lovable.My brother went from resisting her presence… to slowly giving in.And then came the cons
My mother lay weakly in the healing den, her chest rising with shallow breaths, and hot tears streaming silently down her cheeks.So… I had known the truth all along.Back when I came home this time, I hadn't challenged Xina like before. My mother had even felt relieved—thinking that maybe her daughter had finally grown up, matured after all that suffering in rogue territory.She thought I had changed.But in reality, I had just stopped expecting anything.This time, after going through so much trauma, I didn't say a word. Not one complaint.I'd just… given up.My mother remembered that day—how I had looked at her with such hope and asked, "Mother… can I not do this ritual?"And what did she do?She'd sent her own daughter straight into hell. With her own hands.My mother clutched at her fur in agony, sobbing uncontrollably as she clawed herself over and over.Her son, my brother, now unshaven and gaunt, wrapped his arms around her and rasped out in a broken voice:"Mother… you have to
My mother rushed up to the Beta, voice trembling with urgency:"Where is she? Let me see her—please!"The Beta hesitated, then slowly shook her head."The trackers searched the ravine for days. In the end… all they found were blood-soaked fragments of her clothes.""They believe her body was dragged off by mountain beasts after she died."My mother's vision went dark. Her legs gave out, and she collapsed to the floor with a heavy thud.The Beta glanced around, then spoke again, this time even more cautiously:"Alpha Serena… there's something else.""The rogues who attacked Lisa have been caught. They're omega criminals wanted by all packs… real scum.""They confessed that the pack-mind visions we saw—they weren't staged.""They were real."The Beta's voice cracked. Her shoulders trembled slightly."And your daughter wasn't the only victim. There were more than ten she-wolves… she was the only one who survived.""The underground den they used didn't even give her wolfsbane when they ext
Inside the healing den, my mother and brother stood silently in front of the open window.My brother looked down at the endless drop of the cliff below. A dull pain throbbed in his chest.Lisa… how could she really be gone?His thoughts drifted back to a long time ago.Back when I was just a newborn cub—tiny and delicate.He had been only six, standing tall like a little protector in front of my nursery den."From now on, I'm your big brother. I'm going to spoil you into the happiest she-wolf in the territory. We'll be the best pack siblings forever!"Back then, my mother had always been busy with Alpha duties. I'd follow my brother around like a little shadow.He would always protect me, shield me from rival wolves and danger.And I—I'd save my one and only prey just to give it to him.But all of that changed after Xina entered our lives.She was better at acting sweet, more fragile, more lovable.My brother went from resisting her presence… to slowly giving in.And then came the cons
When my mother and brother heard the Beta's words, they froze for a few seconds—then spoke up impatiently."What the hell is wrong with you?" my mother snapped. "Are you really conspiring with Lisa to mess with us now? Today is Xina's mating ceremony, and you're trying to ruin it with this nonsense?"My brother let out a tired sigh."Go tell Lisa… we'll visit her after the ceremony. She needs to stop making a scene."The Beta was still catching her breath, panicked, as she pulled out her moon crystal and showed them the vision."Alpha Serena… Beta Ivan… Lisa really did jump.""After you let those rogues into her den, she started screaming—horrible, blood-curdling screams. A healer heard and ran in, only to see her dragging her half-broken body to the window and throwing herself off.""The healing den overlooks the sacred cliffs. There's a ravine just beneath that window… I'm afraid…"She wiped at her tears quickly, voice shaking."I've already called the trackers, and we've started a f
I don't know how much time passed before I heard the crisp sound of someone cutting herbs nearby.I looked up—and there she was. Xina. Sitting at my bedside with that fake, sugary smile that never reached her eyes."Poor big sister," she said sweetly. "You were never going to win.""Your Alpha mother, your Beta brother, your mate—they all belong to me. You're the extra wolf in this pack, the one who doesn't belong."Her eyes gleamed with malice."Who would've thought? The Alpha daughter, reduced to this.""You think that nightmare in rogue territory was some random capture? It was your mother's idea.""And those foreign rogues who tortured you? Your precious brother found them himself."She smirked as my eyes widened in horror."While you were in hell, barely clinging to life, your darling Kain was with me—hunting, running the territories… and if I wanted the moon, he'd find a way to pluck it from the sky.""You should be grateful. If I didn't need your kidney, you'd be dead by now.""
When I opened my eyes again, I heard the muffled sound of my mother crying—and my brother growling, furious."Find out who the hell amplified that pack-mind transmission—NOW! Once we know, I swear I'll have them torn apart and fed to the vultures!"Seeing I was awake, my mother rushed to nuzzle me tightly."My cub, don't worry. I've already blocked the pack-mind network.""Leona's still young. Her Alpha father promised they'll discipline her properly. But… your mating contract with Kain… it's dissolved now.""His pack wants Xina as his luna instead. I tried… but there's nothing I can do."My brother looked at me with guilt in his eyes—raw, unfiltered pain."That bastard Kain… to treat my sister like this? I won't let him get away with it."I looked down at my bruised, broken body—and laughed bitterly.They worked so hard to get to this point, to destroy me and hand everything over to Xina. So why keep pretending to be the loving Alpha mother and doting Beta brother now?My mother gentl
I don't know how long had passed when I finally woke up.Under the harsh moonlight, I heard my mother and brother whispering nearby."Mother," my brother whispered, his voice tight with worry, "Lisa just had her kidney removed... are we really going to release the soulbloom spores during the next full moon?"Soulbloom. That’s what they called the vision-sharing herbs. Tiny, silver-dusted flowers that only bloomed under the full moon and released spores capable of connecting minds. For one night, whoever inhaled them could see another's memories—feel what they felt, live what they lived.There was a long silence. Then my mother's voice, choked with fake sorrow:"We have to. Lisa was supposed to mate with Alpha Kain. Her reputation has to be destroyed—only then will he accept Xina.""She'll be branded a rogue-lover for life anyway. Might as well use her to pave the way."Then she gently stroked my fur."Oh, and once it's all out, make sure to get her a pack healer for her mind. She's sti
"Alpha Serena, if you don't approve this ritual soon, your daughter will lose her ability to shift and be paralyzed for life!"In the pack healer's den, Elder Mira looked at my bloody, broken body and urgently pushed the ancient scroll toward my mother.She hesitated for a long time… then firmly signed the "Release to the Moon Goddess" page.My brother's voice carried a hint of guilt:"Mother, Lisa's wolf is already fading... and now you want to take her kidney too? Isn't that too cruel? Look at her—like this, what harm could she possibly do to Xina?"My mother stroked my face tenderly, voice trembling with emotion:"If we heal Lisa completely, do you think she'd willingly give her blood bond to Xina? She might challenge her again. The only way to guarantee Xina's position is if Lisa is weakened—if she can't bear pups, if she has no strength left to fight."Her voice was heartbreakingly gentle, full of so-called love:"It's okay even if she's broken… I can afford to keep her as pack om