I was enjoying dinner with my parents when Barnett and Carol fell in bed with one another. The searing pain of a mate's betrayal pierced me, causing me to collapse and shocking my parents.This incident served as a stark reminder that Barnett and I were still bound together.My father seethed. “And here I thought the rogues would have him in a tight spot! How does he have the mind for this?!”That was how I knew my father had sent a spy into the rogues to sow discourse. The spy had led them to believe that Barnett had exaggerated the Rogue’s threat to Northaria’s Alpha King, thus leading to the Alpha King sending soldiers after them. After Barnett and Carol were done, I had to take the pain-killing concoction the pack physician made to regain my senses. I turned to my father, urgency in my voice, “Would the Alpha King punish you for contacting the Rogues within Northaria?”He simply grinned. “Do not fret, Fera. The Alpha King and I have been close allies for years. In fact, i
Before we could react, he had already forced my head down so I would bow alongside him. Then, he turned to my parents with an apologetic smile. “I apologize, esteemed Alpha and Luna. This is our Alpha’s mate, and she had gone missing some time ago. Please forgive her, she is just an orphan with no upbringing.Bishop felt the urge to discipline me with his cane.He was furious. As Thorn pack’s most dignified elder, all he had to do was sit in his office and offer his thoughts. His job was easily cut out for him.Until this shameless woman decided to hide the truth, which led Barnett to blame the disappearance of his mate on him. She was the reason that despite his age, he still had to visit different packs and ask for their assistance. He had never cared for this vulgar orphan. Sure, she might be Barnett’s mate, but he believed that as pack elder, he was entitled to teach me a lesson. Before his cane could touch me, my father intervened. He snatched the cane from Bishop and kno
It had been half a year since my bond with Barnett was severed. Under my father’s arrangement, I had the opportunity to visit various packs to negotiate and learn.With time, my reputation grew, and everyone knew of the Lotus pack’s Alpha’s smart and beautiful daughter. No one tied me to Barnett’s insignificant maid, and so no one in Thorn pack had visited. Until one day, when I was passing through Thorn pack on my way home, a woman stood in my carriage’s way.“Esteemed Lady, I heard that you’ve saved wives who’ve suffered from their husband’s abuse! Please, kind and esteemed lady, save me!”Her clothes were rumpled, revealing scars and wounds that were littered across her skin. She was also extremely underweight. Despite the change in her voice, I immediately recognized her.I stepped out and stood before her. “Is that so? How do you want me to help you, then?”Carol gazed up with hope, only to be met with a face she never expected to see. “Fera? Are you really here? You’
It was midnight by the time Carol managed to crawl back into the castle. She could not leave yet. Her parents had committed suicide a few months ago, breaking under the gossip and contempt from their packmates. Their shameless daughter had become the talk of the pack. Her pup was the sole family Carol had left, and he was within the castle where Barnett could harm him.Carol knew that Barnett would resort to harming her pup if she departed, Carol understood she had to stay. Despite her selfish tendencies, Carol displayed selflessness when it came to her pup.The sight before her chilled her to the bone. Barnett, drunk, was shaking the crib harshly while her young pup cried in fear. “I said shut up! Stop crying!” Barnett was irritated. Just as he reached out to muffle the pup, Carol rushed over to shield him. “What are you doing?! Stay away from my pup!” “What took you so long? And where’s the alcohol I asked you to get?! You made me lose my beloved! How dare you raise you
After meeting Carol, I anticipated seeing Barnett soon. However, he arrived sooner than I thought.Our guards detained him outside the gates. He seemed thrilled to see me.“Fera! You’re alive! I missed you so much!” Tears welled in his eyes, and his gaze was full of affection, but all I felt was revulsion.“Leave me alone, Barnett. We’re not mates anymore.”“No! I refuse to accept it! You will always be my wife.”I scoffed. “You stopped being my husband each time you forced me to compromise, and when you indirectly killed our pup.”Barnett’s loving expression turned into sadness. “I know you hate me for what happened to our pup, but I’ve avenged him!” Then, he pulled out a package from behind him and opened it. “Look! I got this for you!?”Curious, I took a glance and was shocked to the bone. It was a pup’s body. “What have you done?”Barnett smiled. “This is Carol’s bastard! I killed him to avenge our pup!”“Come back to me, Fera. Please! We’ll have more pups, I promise.”
I ignored the look of disdain on the physician’s face and caressed my flat stomach excitedly. I could not wait to tell my mate of the news, only to see him wrap his arms around another woman. “I can’t believe it, Barnett! I’m pregnant with our pup! Quick! Give me your hand, you can feel him move!” Barnett smiled gently. He was about to reach out his hand when he caught sight of me in his peripheral vision. Quickly, he pulled his hand back. “Fera! What are you doing here?” I threw the herbs in my hand at his face. ‘Did Barnett betray me?’ I wondered, but I did not feel the heart-wrenching pain of betrayal by my supposed soulmate. This indicated that, at least physically, he had not.“How dare you cause a scene in front of Mr. Barnett and Miss Carol, you wench!” Other tribal members who had come to visit the physician pointed their fingers at me.How ridiculous. The Moon Goddess had chosen me to be Barnett’s mate, yet everyone acted as if I was his mistress. Three years ago
In a fit of rage, I slapped Barnett. He, too, was shocked by Carol's words. "Carol! How dare you slander Fera in front of everyone?"Carol responded shakily, “I’m sorry, Barnett. I didn’t realize she was your mate.”Then, she turned to me with a hint of regret in her voice. “Barnett already announced to all of Northaria that I was carrying his child to protect my reputation. I apologize, Fera.“But don’t worry. I won’t let them mistreat your child! I will raise him as my own, but... they will never call you 'Mom'.”I was furious. I was just about to demand answers from Barnett —how could he be so heartless, prioritizing Carol's reputation over our child—when he turned to me, his eyes glistened with tears.Apologetically, he said, “I’m sorry, Fera. I promised Carol’s brother to take care of her and his parents.“Carol has always been a gentle and quiet girl. Everyone in the pack would point fingers at her if they found out she was pregnant before she found a mate. What if she can'
Before I could accept what was happening, Carol’s family had forcefully moved themselves into the palace as if they owned it. As the future Luna, Carol replaced the curtains, artworks, and decorations that I had carefully chosen, and changed them to her preferred styles. I was ready to intervene, but Barnett restrained me.“Carol’s parents are still here. They can’t know that you decorated the palace. Don’t worry, I'll make sure everything is restored once they depart.”Carol then settled into the grandest and most luminous guest room available.Barnett, being a cowardly and self-centered man, would always choose to stand on Carol’s side whenever any arguments arose between us.He devoted most of his attention to Carol, leaving me with little of his time. Fearing I might leave, he had a witch cast a spell on me, binding me to the castle until after the birth of my child.I reached out to the unseen barrier outside the castle walls and felt trapped. I needed to get out of this
After meeting Carol, I anticipated seeing Barnett soon. However, he arrived sooner than I thought.Our guards detained him outside the gates. He seemed thrilled to see me.“Fera! You’re alive! I missed you so much!” Tears welled in his eyes, and his gaze was full of affection, but all I felt was revulsion.“Leave me alone, Barnett. We’re not mates anymore.”“No! I refuse to accept it! You will always be my wife.”I scoffed. “You stopped being my husband each time you forced me to compromise, and when you indirectly killed our pup.”Barnett’s loving expression turned into sadness. “I know you hate me for what happened to our pup, but I’ve avenged him!” Then, he pulled out a package from behind him and opened it. “Look! I got this for you!?”Curious, I took a glance and was shocked to the bone. It was a pup’s body. “What have you done?”Barnett smiled. “This is Carol’s bastard! I killed him to avenge our pup!”“Come back to me, Fera. Please! We’ll have more pups, I promise.”
It was midnight by the time Carol managed to crawl back into the castle. She could not leave yet. Her parents had committed suicide a few months ago, breaking under the gossip and contempt from their packmates. Their shameless daughter had become the talk of the pack. Her pup was the sole family Carol had left, and he was within the castle where Barnett could harm him.Carol knew that Barnett would resort to harming her pup if she departed, Carol understood she had to stay. Despite her selfish tendencies, Carol displayed selflessness when it came to her pup.The sight before her chilled her to the bone. Barnett, drunk, was shaking the crib harshly while her young pup cried in fear. “I said shut up! Stop crying!” Barnett was irritated. Just as he reached out to muffle the pup, Carol rushed over to shield him. “What are you doing?! Stay away from my pup!” “What took you so long? And where’s the alcohol I asked you to get?! You made me lose my beloved! How dare you raise you
It had been half a year since my bond with Barnett was severed. Under my father’s arrangement, I had the opportunity to visit various packs to negotiate and learn.With time, my reputation grew, and everyone knew of the Lotus pack’s Alpha’s smart and beautiful daughter. No one tied me to Barnett’s insignificant maid, and so no one in Thorn pack had visited. Until one day, when I was passing through Thorn pack on my way home, a woman stood in my carriage’s way.“Esteemed Lady, I heard that you’ve saved wives who’ve suffered from their husband’s abuse! Please, kind and esteemed lady, save me!”Her clothes were rumpled, revealing scars and wounds that were littered across her skin. She was also extremely underweight. Despite the change in her voice, I immediately recognized her.I stepped out and stood before her. “Is that so? How do you want me to help you, then?”Carol gazed up with hope, only to be met with a face she never expected to see. “Fera? Are you really here? You’
Before we could react, he had already forced my head down so I would bow alongside him. Then, he turned to my parents with an apologetic smile. “I apologize, esteemed Alpha and Luna. This is our Alpha’s mate, and she had gone missing some time ago. Please forgive her, she is just an orphan with no upbringing.Bishop felt the urge to discipline me with his cane.He was furious. As Thorn pack’s most dignified elder, all he had to do was sit in his office and offer his thoughts. His job was easily cut out for him.Until this shameless woman decided to hide the truth, which led Barnett to blame the disappearance of his mate on him. She was the reason that despite his age, he still had to visit different packs and ask for their assistance. He had never cared for this vulgar orphan. Sure, she might be Barnett’s mate, but he believed that as pack elder, he was entitled to teach me a lesson. Before his cane could touch me, my father intervened. He snatched the cane from Bishop and kno
I was enjoying dinner with my parents when Barnett and Carol fell in bed with one another. The searing pain of a mate's betrayal pierced me, causing me to collapse and shocking my parents.This incident served as a stark reminder that Barnett and I were still bound together.My father seethed. “And here I thought the rogues would have him in a tight spot! How does he have the mind for this?!”That was how I knew my father had sent a spy into the rogues to sow discourse. The spy had led them to believe that Barnett had exaggerated the Rogue’s threat to Northaria’s Alpha King, thus leading to the Alpha King sending soldiers after them. After Barnett and Carol were done, I had to take the pain-killing concoction the pack physician made to regain my senses. I turned to my father, urgency in my voice, “Would the Alpha King punish you for contacting the Rogues within Northaria?”He simply grinned. “Do not fret, Fera. The Alpha King and I have been close allies for years. In fact, i
Carol almost miscarried, but the herbs Barnett gathered allowed her a smooth birth. She held her pup and carefully approached Barnett, who had resorted to drowning himself in alcohol now that he could not find where I was. “Cheer up, Barnett. It’s just a woman and her pup. You can have the same things here with me. I can be your mate. My pup can be yours too!“Look! Our son is so cute!”Barnett shoved her away. “Scram!” Intoxicated, Barnett’s shove lacked force.Carol was displeased. Ever since giving birth, her life had been a living Hell. Everyone came to know that she was the harlot who bore the pup of an unknown father, then selfishly plotted to rid the pack of its true Luna.She dared not leave the castle, fearing the judgmental whispers that would follow her.She longed to confide in Barnett and implore him to silence the gossipers, but he was preoccupied searching for me.Following the trail of blood I had left, Barnett's heart shattered upon realizing it was mine. Reg
‘Where am I?’ I wondered. I felt that I was lying on a soft bed, and a warm hand lifted my head and fed medicine into my mouth. Fuzzy-eyed, I asked, “W-who are you?” My voice hoarse, but the lady beamed with joy.“Fera! You’re awake! I’m Mom, I’m your mother!”Observing the familiar features on this woman and the concerned man beside her, I quickly believed them. Tears flowed down my cheeks. I had parents after all.I had always been a Rogue, someone of unknown origins who wandered through different packs. If not for the Moon Goddess’ arrangement as Barnett’s mate, I might never have had my own family. I would have died a lone wolf. Thinking of Barnett brought back memories of those humiliating days. My heart ached at the thought of my unborn pup.“Fera, my dear, please don’t cry. It's our fault. We should have found you sooner, so you wouldn't have suffered for so long.”“Do not worry. We will avenge you,” my father swore. They then revealed to me that my father was the
“I didn’t push her! But you, how could you give her my necklace?! You know that’s all I have left of my parents!”“It’s just a necklace! How could you push Carol over something so trivial? When did you become so heartless?” Barnett raised his voice at me. He had his guards summon the pack physician and then gently consoled her, while Carol hid a mischievous grin in his embrace.Barnett locked me in my room and insisted that I repent for my mistakes. He forbade anyone from bringing me food until I had sufficiently made amends.That night, Barnett came into my room exhausted. “Do you know what you’ve done, Fera?! The physician says that Carol’s pup might not survive!“Because of your mistake, I have to go and look for birthing herbs in other packs now. I hope you’ve realized your mistakes by the time I’ve returned.”Barnett’s attempt at guilt-tripping me was laughable, but after a whole day of starvation, I did not have the energy to argue. The next day, Barnett’s subordinates r
Before I could accept what was happening, Carol’s family had forcefully moved themselves into the palace as if they owned it. As the future Luna, Carol replaced the curtains, artworks, and decorations that I had carefully chosen, and changed them to her preferred styles. I was ready to intervene, but Barnett restrained me.“Carol’s parents are still here. They can’t know that you decorated the palace. Don’t worry, I'll make sure everything is restored once they depart.”Carol then settled into the grandest and most luminous guest room available.Barnett, being a cowardly and self-centered man, would always choose to stand on Carol’s side whenever any arguments arose between us.He devoted most of his attention to Carol, leaving me with little of his time. Fearing I might leave, he had a witch cast a spell on me, binding me to the castle until after the birth of my child.I reached out to the unseen barrier outside the castle walls and felt trapped. I needed to get out of this