Chapter 0002

There was a deathly silence. Everyone was stunned, including Chloe.

Damien was supposed to return the day after tomorrow after his patrol, yet here he was, clearly back earlier than expected.

“Damien, thank god that you’re back!”

Chloe gasped with surprise and joy, though a sly glint lingered in her eyes. She gently placed a hand over her chest, as if deeply shocked, and swayed on her feet.

“You heard Luna Aurora…she wants to chain me and hurt me! I’d be dead if you hadn’t come back on time…” she sobbed.

Damien walked right pass Aurora and toward Chloe.

“Are you alright?” he held Chloe’s shoulders and asked. “Relax. Nobody can touch you.”

Chloe rested her head on Damien’s shoulder, her face pale. “My chest hurts…I found out about Aurora and Steven’s affair. But instead of feeling guilty, Aurora starts yelling at me and pressuring me with her power…I almost got a heart attack—"

“LIAR!” Aurora cried, infuriated by Chloe’s shamelessness, “I never—”

Damien glared at Aurora, snarling:

“Stop yelling at Chloe again! I will goddamn kill you if Chloe’s heart condition gets worse!”

Aurora bit her lips, tears circling in her eyes.

Chloe must be faking that heart attack. That was an old trick of hers.

Yet Damien bought it every single time.

“So you have been fucking Steven? The guard that I assigned you?” Damien gazed down at Aurora, his expression grim and ruthless. “Whore. I should have never made you my luna!”

Tears streamed down Aurora's face. She choked out, "Damien, this is all a misunderstanding, please listen to me..."

"I have had enough of your nonsense," said Damien icily. "You are petty, narrow-minded, and always jealous of Chloe. Why can't you give her a break? She is just an orphan. She won't pose any threat to you. Yet still, you use every possible chance to give her a hard time. You are a bad Luna."

More tears poured out of Aurora's eyes. She did everything she could to keep this packhouse up and running. Yet still, she was a bad Luna to him.

"If it weren't for the scandal that you caused, I wouldn't be back this soon!" Damien snapped, "You brought shame to this entire pack!"

"Damien, just listen to me! For old time's sake..."

Before Aurora could finish, Chloe gasped and clutched her chest, falling into Damien's arms.

"Enough!"

Damien cut her off mercilessly.

"You've already caused Chloe's heart attack. Do you cause Chloe her life?"

Chloe leaned against Damien, looking paler, as if she might faint at any moment. Damien held her tightly, his face full of worry, and immediately ordered for a doctor.

"Quick, get the doctor here!" he commanded anxiously.

The attendants hurried off to find the doctor.

"And drag Aurora away, so she doesn't upset Chloe further," Damien ordered coldly, with no trace of pity in his eyes.

A few guards immediately stepped forward and dragged Aurora up from the ground. She struggled, her vision blurred by tears. "Damien, I AM still your mate! Your Luna..."

“My mate?” Damien sneered, “Oh, that reminds me of something. An evil woman like you shouldn't stay as my mate.”

Aurora held her breathe and got a sudden chill of foreboding.

“—As the Alpha of Silver Blade Pack, I, Damien Hawthorne, hereby REJECT Aurora Ravenwood as my mate!”

“AHHHH—”

Aurora let out a sharp cry as a strong pain coursed through her body! Her wolf howled with her in despair.

It was the snap of her mate bond with Damien.

It felt like setting fire on her body while stabbing a hundred blades into her flesh!

Aurora collapsed on the ground, her body twitching in ache.

In a daze, she felt her ankles and wrists captured by somebody—the soldiers started dragging her to the front door mercilessly.

Damien didn’t take a single look while Aurora was dragged away.

His full attention was on Chloe.

“Don’t be afraid now.” he kissed Chloe’s forehead. “I am here to protect you."

Chloe wrapper her arms around Damien’s neck and murmured, “Thank you so much my love…But I will never feel safe with Aurora still in this pack. I’m afraid she will retaliate against me for reporting her…”

“She won’t be here for long,” said Damien icily.

Chloe lowered her head slightly to hide that wicked, sinister smile on her lips.

She had spent millions bribing Jenny and the guards and went to great lengths to kill Steven.

Finally, Damien was hers now!

***

Aurora was thrown into a cold and filthy prison cell. A musty smell hung in the air. Waters dripped from the cell.

It was freezing down here. Aurora curled up in a corner and felt something gnawing at her foot.

…It was a fat rat.

“AHH—” Aurora screamed at the top of her lungs, horrified.

“WHAT!”

The jailer hurried over and snarled, “What’s the fuzz about? Keep it down!”

“T—There is a rat nibbling at my feet…Can you transfer me to a nicer cell?”

The jailer sneered, “This is not a fucking hotel! You can’t demand a room change! Plus, you probably won’t stay in this cell for long anyway. Alpha Adrian might execute you first thing in the morning.”

Aurora glared at him with tears circling in her eyes.

When she was Luna, the servants and maids didn’t take her too seriously but nobody dare to talk to her like this.

Now that they saw that she had lost all her power, they started to bully her however they wanted.

Aurora touched the diamond earrings on her ears with a trembling hand. It was the only valuable thing that she had left.

She took them off and handed them to the jailer, "Could you please send a message to my parents? Ask them to talk to Alpha Damien to save my life."

The jailer looked at the diamond earrings and gulped.

Greedy flashed in his eyes.

“That’s a handy job. Pair of diamond earrings won’t do the trick.” He said.

Aurora swallowed her pride and handed him her necklace.

"Alright, I'll pass on the message, but don't expect any miracles." The jailer finally said.

He walked away.

Aurora slid down against the cold wall, her heart filled with worry and hatred.

Chloe came at her with a thorough plan. With the kind of influence that Chloe had on Damien, she would most certainly die if she sat around and did nothing.

Her parents were very wealthy. She was not their favorite daughter but they were still bloods.

If they were willing to talk to Alpha Damien, perhaps she still had a glimmer of hope...

***

Meanwhile, Chloe had moved into the Luna’s chamber, which originally belonged to Aurora.

Right now, she was sitting in front of Aurora’s dresser, dressed in Aurora’s silk nightrobe, reveling in her victory.

"Miss Chloe, congratulation!"

Jenny, who was now her new confidante, rubbed her shoulders and flattered:

"Alpha Damien has allowed you to move into the Luna Chamber. I believe that he will make you his Luna within no time."

Chloe smiled smugly, "I agree. And when that day comes, I will reward you with a shit loads of money. You won’t regret leaving Aurora."

A bright smile appeared on Jenny’s face, “Thank you so much, Miss Chloe! You are a much better master than that whore Aurora.”

In fact, Aurora was very nice to Jenny, even offered jobs to her unemployed parents and brother and helped supporting her entire families.

But Chloe offered a million dollars to her. She couldn’t say no to that kind of money.

Just then, a knock came from the door.

The jailer who accepted Aurora’s earrings and necklace entered the chamber and bowed to Chloe humbly:

“Miss Chloe, you asked me to keep an eye on Aurora and I did. She just asked me to send a letter to her parents."

Chloe frowned, a vicious glint in her eyes. "Show me the letter."

The jailer handed over the letter.

Chloe skimmed over the letter and sneered, “So she still hasn’t given up…Jenny, are Mr. and Mrs. Ravenwood outside?”

“Yes. They are waiting to be summoned.”

“Good. Send them in.”

Seconds later, a couple dressed in luxurious attire gracefully made their ways into the room.

They were Aurora's parents, the Ravenwood, the most wealthy couple in this pack.

They came into the palace right after hearing about what happened today.

Yet instead of going to check on their daughter Aurora, they came here to Chloe.

Chloe invited them to sit with her and sighed, “Aurora wants you to talk to Alpha Damien and save her life. What she did was unforgivable. But I believe that all people deserve a second chance. So if you want to talk to the Alpha, I am happy to set a time for you…”

“You are too kind, Miss Chloe!” Mr. Ravenwood cried, “But we’ll never help Aurora! Actually, we have come into the palace to ask for Alpha Damien’s permission to disown Aurora!”

Mrs. Ravenwood gritted contemptuously, "She is a disgrace to our family! I pray for the Alpha to execute her quicker and wash away the stain on our family."

Chloe leaned forward slightly, faking a concerned look, "But she is your biological daughter..."

"So what?" the Duke snorted. "Even without her, we still have 3 sons left! That’s more than enough!"

Chloe was thrilled internally, but she didn’t let that thrill show.

She sighed softly and said, "You are nice parents. You deserve to have a daughter who isn’t an adulterer. Actually, I am an orphan…So if you’re willing, you can adopt me and I will love and respect you the way that Aurora never did. "

The Ravenwood exchanged a look of joy and surprise.

They knew Chloe’s current influence in the court. Forming a close bond with her would surely benefit them.

Mr. Ravenwood agreed without hesitation, "It would be our great honor, Miss Chloe."

“No miss. Just Chloe, father.”

"Of course. From now on, you are officially a member of the Ravenwood family." Mr. Ravenwood beamed.

Mrs. Ravenwood took down a sapphire bracelet from her wrist and handed to Chloe, “This bracelet is a limited edition, worth 50 million dollars. Take it and consider it a courtesy from your mother.”

Chloe held her breathe staring at that bracelet.

So the rumors were real—The Ravenwood was indeed loaded!

That whore Aurora didn’t deserve such a wealthy family.

But she did!

“Thank you, mother.” She giggled and put that bracelet into her pocket.

"But do you know how Alpha Damien intends to handle Aurora?" Mrs. Ravenwood asked cautiously, a hint of malice in her eyes. "If Aurora lives, it could hinder our plans."

Chloe smiled, twirling a lock of hair idly, "Don’t worry, she will suffer a fate worse than death…A group of rogues invaded our border last week and asked for food and women. Aurora will be sent to those wildlings."

“As their whore?” Mr. Ravenwood asked with surprise.

“Indeed.” Chloe giggled, “Now she can fuck as many men as she wants.”