Chapter 2

I followed them into the bedroom. Kenneth sat by the bed while he sang Agnes a lullaby.

A flash of lightning struck across the sky, and Agnes screamed, suddenly clutching Kenneth and burying her head in his chest. The terrified look on her face made Kenneth want to protect her.

Kenneth pulled her into his arms and spoke softly to comfort her.

"It’s okay, don’t be afraid. I’ll always be with you!"

Seeing them so close, I felt like a clown. It seemed like I had forced myself into their home and disrupted their relationship.

I was afraid of thunder too, but Kenneth thought I was only pretending.

"You’re an adult wolf now. There will be many things you’ll have to face on your own. It’s just thunder, why are you afraid of that?"

I could only hug myself, pulling the covers over my head.

I waited in bed, alone and with a flashlight, until the rain stopped.

Watching them behave so intimately, I wanted to leave. I didn’t want to keep seeing them rub salt into my wounds. I also wanted to avoid the thunder and wait for the storm to pass.

But no matter how much I tried, my soul couldn't leave the room.

I was forcibly trapped here, waiting with them in the same room until the thunder finally stopped, and the rain ceased.

Kenneth glanced out the window before looking at Agnes, who was sleeping peacefully in his arms. He quietly slipped out.

Once Kenneth left, Agnes slowly opened her eyes, smiling smugly and muttering to herself while staring at the ceiling.

"Kenneth, you’re mine. No one will ever try to take you away from me again."

I was stunned, looking at Agnes. How could she say something like that? Did she know something I didn’t?

I was suddenly pulled to the study. Kenneth was sitting alone at his desk, gently wiping our photo.

"Irene, after all this time, why are you still so stubborn and refuse to apologize? When will you grow up and understand things?"

Kenneth sighed, placing the photo back on the desk. He looked out the window and lit a cigarette.

I hadn’t done anything wrong. Why should I apologize?

His words were laughable.

There were so many times when he refused to listen to my side of the story. He always believed that whatever he saw was the truth.

Even when something had nothing to do with me, he would still find reasons to pin all the blame on me.

Now, I was dead because of Kenneth's stubbornness.

How could he have the nerve to ask me to apologize?

I always thought Kenneth was a wise and courageous leader.

After all, his pack had been growing stronger, and surrounding wolf packs didn’t dare to offend him.

But whenever it came to Agnes, he became blind and domineering.

It was as though Agnes was meant to be his mate, and I was just an outsider occupying a position that didn’t belong to me.

The guard at the freezer hadn’t heard any noise from me for days and went to find Kenneth.

"Alpha Kenneth, maybe we should open the door and check. Luna Irene hasn’t made a sound in there for days."

"It’s only been a few days. Not eating or drinking doesn’t affect her. If she wants to resist, we’ll keep her locked up until she gives in!"

Kenneth angrily shoved the documents off his desk.

"But there’s been no noise at all inside."

The guard didn’t dare move. He let the documents fall by his feet.

Kenneth stood up and took a step forward, but that was when Agnes walked in and shut the door.

"Kenneth, where are you going?"

Kenneth wanted to speak, but he said nothing in the end. He turned around and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window.

Just as the guard was about to leave, Kenneth stopped him.

"Wait a minute, I’ll go with you to see what Irene is up to!"

Agnes grabbed Kenneth’s arm and looked up at him.

"I’ll go with you. She’s been in there for several days. I’m a little worried about her."

Kenneth nodded. Just as his hand touched the doorknob, Agnes clutched her chest and gasped for air.

Kenneth quickly held her in his arms.

"Agnes, what’s wrong? Quickly, get the doctor!"

Agnes couldn’t even say a word before she fainted.

Kenneth hurriedly carried her and ran to the master bedroom.

Kenneth ended up caring for Agnes all night.

In the end, he didn’t go to see me.