Chapter 37
The moon’s glow bathed our pack village in an eerie light.
Our women were renowned throughout the werewolf packs for a peculiar gift–a fertility.
And I, Lia, was the most fertile of them all.
In my past life, this so–called “gift” had led me down a treacherous path.
I was forcefully given as a “joy – bringing bride” to the ailing Alex, whose life hung by a thread.
Three months later.
The pack’s healer, her eyes wide with shock, announced that I was carrying twins.
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To everyone’s astonishment, Alex began to
recover.
His once – pale face regained its color, and the fever that had plagued him for months finally broke. The alpha, overjoyed, promised to elevate me to the status of Alex ‘s royal mate once the children were born.
But the happiness was short–lived.
On the day of my delivery, as the full moon reached its zenith and the howls of the pack filled the air, Alex burst into the birthing chamber, his eyes filled with hatred and madness.
With a swift, brutal motion, he drew his silver -edged sword and sliced open my swollen
belly.
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I let out a scream that echoed through the pack.
He tossed my innocent babies into a pit filled with venomous serpents, their cries quickly silenced. Blood gushed from my wound, pooling on the cold stone floor.
“Why?”
“Just three more months, I would have recovered on my own and married Sadina, my true love. But you, with your cursed fertility, forced yourself into my life and destroyed everything!”
I was left bleeding and broken, as he stuffed me into a coffin, sealing the lid shut.
“You claim you can conceive with any infertile male? Let’s see if you can bear a dead man’s child!“. “Fail, and your entire
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village will pay the price.”
Trapped in the darkness, I gasped for air, my lungs burning.
And as I took my last breath, I learned that my village had been razed to the ground, the women executed for the so–called crime of false prophecy.
But fate, it seemed, had other plans.
I opened my eyes to find myself back in the alpha’s palace, the day Luna first summoned
- me.
“Is the rumor of your extraordinary fertility true?”
I fell to my knees, my forehead touching the cold stone floor.
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“It’s nothing but a myth, Luna. And Alex is blessed by the moon goddess. He doesn’t need a joy – bringing mate to secure his legacy.”
As my trembling fingers inched towards the ornate door, a guttural growl sliced through the air.
“Mother, I will never take Lia as my mate.”
His voice sent shivers down my spine.
The chamber doors burst open, slammed by an invisible force.
Our eyes met across the room, and I was ensnared by the cold void in his wolf – gold irises.
With a pained grunt, he dropped to his knees before Luna.
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His scent, a toxic blend of desperation. and possessiveness, filled the room as he reached out to grasp his mother’s hand.
“Lia spun lies about her fertility to worm her way into our pack, to steal my the future I’ve dreamed of with Sadina.”
But then, his gaze flicked back to me, and a cruel smirk twisted his lips.
“Still, I ask for mercy. The moon goddess has punished her enough, don’t you think?” He rose slowly,
“Three hundred punches,” he declared.
“Let the pain sear the lies out of her flesh
and teach her to never again dare to deceive the pack.”
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I threw back my head and laughed.
“Your Highness,” I spat, turning to Luna.
“Alex here can barely contain his urge to rip out my throat. Clearly, the moon goddess has not woven our fates together. I beg you, release me from this doomed bond.”
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