Chapter 11

The fierce battle with the Alpha nearly cost him everything, his powers sealed by an ancient curse.

His father, who had always viewed him with pride, didn't even step foot in the castle to visit.

Instead, he busied himself supporting other offspring, letting collateral branches take over all his authority.

He experienced the full spectrum of family's warmth and coldness, and the fickle nature of the world.

"When you came to visit me, I realized you and Ethan already had intentions of marriage. At that moment, I was truly dejected to the extreme."

But what position was he in to stop it? A "useless person".

Later, he saw my engagement invitation.

In a moment of impulse, he agreed to undergo an extremely risky ritual to break the curse.

"What if it failed? Shooting stars are fleeting, as are opportunities."

He turned his head, kissing my neck, then my collarbone. His hands slipped under my clothes, touching my most sensitive areas, his gaze as hot as burning stars.