Chapter 1

My fated mate is allergic to me, only his childhood sweetheart can ease his rut.

To prove he loves me, every time he marks his little sweetheart, he whispers my name.

But one day, I accidentally clicked on the memory crystal he named "Eternal Bond".

I saw a video of his bonding ceremony with his childhood sweetheart from seven years ago.

I couldn't believe it, so I drowned my sorrows in alcohol, but was drugged with herbs that weaken werewolf powers.

In my weakened state, I heard Damien and the pack members mocking me shamelessly.

"Sera's more gullible than a lost lamb."

"I made her stay pure for eight years, I can make her live as a widow for life."

The wolves laughed at me for being an Omega who couldn't be marked.

One wolf was confused.

"Alpha, if you don't want Sera, why not just kick her out of the pack?"

Damien turned head and claimed his sweetheart’s lip in a searing kiss. His eyes are cold and sharp.

"If it wasn't for her, Lilith's brother wouldn't have died. I'm punishing her for life on Lilith's behalf."

Years of love were just his deliberate revenge.My heart was shattered to pieces, and I left for three years.

Three years later, I encountered Damien again.

His frame had gone gaunt, wolf-eyes dull as tarnished silver, looking as if he hadn't hunted in ages. He gripped my neck, baring his fangs, ready to bite.

"Sera, all those things that made you unhappy, I'll never do them again. Can we start over?"

His heart and eyes were filled with nothing but me.

But I glanced at the little wolf cub beside me and smiled with acceptance: "Damien Blackwood, I've long been marked by my Alpha."

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"Now, the groom may kiss the bride!"

As the officiant's words faded, Damien eagerly pulled his childhood sweetheart Lilith into his arms.

Their lips and teeth collided in a fierce, primal kiss.

Disregarding the pack members around them, Damien's hands slipped inside Lilith's gown, roaming over her bare waist and back.

"That's enough, Alpha. Everyone's watching!"

In a critical moment, Lilith playfully chided him, grasping his wrists.

The normally cold and imposing Alpha Damien of the wolf pack smiled indulgently at her words, holding her waist tightly.

"So what if the pack is watching?"

"This is an ancient bonding ritual! You're my mate, who else would I mark if not you?"

With that, his lips covered hers once more, his skilled tongue delving into her mouth as they swallowed each other's saliva.

In the scene, they fit together like destined mates.

Outside the scene, my tears fell, splattering onto the moonstone I had prepared for Damien – the highest-grade courtship token of the wolf pack.

"Alpha, it's been two hours since I last absorbed your Alpha scent!"Sera treats me so cruelly, I might as well go back to the Blackwood family mansion."

My Alpha of eight years has bonded, but not with me.

I vigorously wipe away the dried tear tracks on my face, and the moment I restore the notebook to its original state.

Damien, having just returned from hunting, barges in with a gloomy look in his eyes.

"Sera, the position of Luna deserves respect."

"Lilith is my sister. What's wrong with you, as her older sister, taking better care of her needs?"

"Is it really necessary to not even share a bit of fresh prey with her?"

Damien speaks up for her, and Lilith peeks her head around the doorframe, her eyes full of challenge as she looks at me.

"Sera, my mouth is quite small, remember to cut the meat into little pieces."

"Otherwise, I won't be able to swallow it."

As Lilith speaks, her gaze flickers almost imperceptibly towards the bulge in Damien's pants, smiling with a mix of ambiguity and innocence: "Alpha, am I right?"

Damien is one of the most powerful Alphas among the North American wolf packs.

He has a special constitution; if he can't obtain energy from his true mate, his Alpha powers become unstable.

But he has a "blood rejection" towards me.We've been together for years, and he's done every intimate thing imaginable with Lilith—sharing prey, embracing naked under the moonlight, even mating while fully transformed during the full moon.

But with me, there's only ever been a spiritual connection.

He says an Alpha's body is just a vessel for power.

Even if he sleeps with Lilith ten thousand times, his soul will only call out to me.

I love him, so even though my heart feels like it's being stabbed, I've foolishly endured countless times of him and Lilith being naked together.

But now, looking at Damien's self-righteous face, I suddenly feel tired.

"Damien, I'm not your servant, and you haven't officially marked me as Luna."

"Respect for the Luna position? That's not something you need to tell me."

Seeing my displeased expression, Damien reluctantly put his arm around my shoulder.

"Alright, alright, don't be angry. I spoke too harshly."

"I'll go hunt a rabbit for you, okay?"

Damien walked to the kitchen and opened the door.

An acrid smell of burning and thick smoke instantly billowed out.

The kitchen was on fire.

Lilith shoved me hard, then threw herself into Damien's arms with a face full of distress.

"Alpha, it's bad enough that Sera won't share the prey."How could you deliberately set fire to the house?"

"If you hadn't come back today, would I have been burned to death by her?!"

I was caught off guard, falling into the burning fire. My calves' muscles, bones, and every cell instantly transmitted an unbearable searing sensation.

I couldn't help but scream in agony, crawling pathetically towards the kitchen exit.

However, Damien suddenly raised his hand, using his Alpha dominance to lock me in place, and firmly sealed the kitchen door from the outside.

"Sera, those who harm others ultimately harm themselves."

"You better stay put with this mess you've created and reflect on how you should respect Lilith's position in the future!"