I was the daughter of the strongest warrior in the Crimson Pack, but my life was destroyed by two werewolves with their own hands. The first was Ethan, the Alpha heir who grew up with me. To avenge his fated mate Maya, he broke my legs with silver nails himself. The second was Luke, the Alpha of the Ridge Pack, who saved me in my darkest moment. He appeared when I was at my most helpless and took me away from the place that had broken my heart. He encouraged me to accept treatment and rehabilitation training, leading me out of the shadows. But when I was ready to return to training, he framed me for using wolfsbane to murder my own packmates. Later, he even tore the tendons in my limbs with a silver blade, turning me completely into a cripple. I was banished from the Pack and died miserably in the wilderness. When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to the night before my legs were broken. “Audrey, tomorrow is my coming-of-age ceremony, and you have to be there.” Ethan, standing in front of me, said the exact same words he had said in my previous life. I smiled. This time, I wanted to watch them walk into the trap I had set for them.
My heart felt heavy, as if a huge stone were pressing down on it, and my fingertips were a little numb. Sure enough, he said the same thing as in my previous life. But I refused to give up, and I tried to find an excuse not to go. “But I have something to do…” Before I could finish, Ethan frowned, his tone filled with displeasure, and the first thing he brought up was our friendship of more than ten years. “Audrey, what do you mean by that?” “When have you ever missed one of my birthday gatherings before?” “Are we still friends or not?” My face stayed calm, but deep down, I was shocked. In my previous life, I had been tricked into the council room by his sweet words, and then my legs had been broken alive with silver nails. Holding back the pain churning in my chest, I pretended not to notice the stiffness in his tone and kept testing him. “I have to be there?” Ethan’s tone was forceful, leaving no room for discussion. “Whether you still want me as your friend of more than ten years is up to you!” I always remembered how, in my previous life, after he learned my legs were broken, he unilaterally cut off contact with me. He had even turned away without hesitation after I was mocked and shoved down by Maya’s lackeys, just like today. I could not understand why growing up with him for more than ten years had earned me such carefully planned scheming. Fortunately, I had come back to life. In my previous life, I swallowed all that loss, but in this life, I would never repeat the same mistakes. But plans could not keep up with change, and just as I reached the intersection, a car came speeding toward me like it had gone mad, moving so fast that I had no time to dodge. I instinctively closed my eyes, thinking I could not escape this disaster and that coming back to life was nothing more than a cruel joke fate had played on me. In the next instant, a force yanked me backward. After stumbling until I steadied myself, I had not yet recovered from the shock when I looked up and met a pair of deep black eyes. It was Luke. My body instinctively felt sick, and I almost threw up. In my previous life, I had been like a homeless stray dog after my legs were broken, and he had protected me. But he was also the one who had not hesitated to give false testimony when I was accused of using wolfsbane to murder my packmates, personally destroying my future. “Are you okay?” His gentle voice made Luke seem very kind. But this time, because I had not been deceived, I saw his completely cold eyes with my own eyes. I remembered when I was accused in my previous life of using wolfsbane to murder my packmates, and I tried to take the evidence to the elders to demand justice. It was he who, as my mate, announced in front of the entire Pack that I was guilty. An Alpha’s word was a command. If he said I had used wolfsbane to murder my packmates, then I had used wolfsbane to murder my packmates. No one questioned it, and no one argued. Otherwise, why would Luke, who supposedly loved me so much, personally declare me guilty? The betrayal from the werewolf closest to me saddled me with a terrible reputation I could never wash clean. After that, I lost all hope and was prepared to spend the rest of my life like that, but then my tendons were torn apart by werewolves with silver blades, and Luke locked me in his basement. I became completely useless, a person who could only depend on him. In this life, I would not only get away from these two evil werewolves, but I would also take revenge.
“Audrey, what’s wrong?” Luke saw that I had not spoken for a long time and subconsciously frowned as he called out to me. The flash of impatience in his eyes was clear to see. The moment my hand touched his, an inexplicable pull came from my fingertips—it was the instinct of a fated mate. I gritted my teeth, forced down that impulse, and shook off his hand. “Thank you, Alpha Luke.” After leaving those words behind, I turned and walked away, but Luke chased after me. “I saved you, and all I get is one thank-you?” “What, Alpha Luke, do you want me to become your mate to repay you?” I looked at Luke, my words sharp. He was shocked by the way I acted. That made sense, since at this point in my previous life, we did not know each other well, so by all logic, I should have been extremely grateful to him. But the hatred from my previous life made it impossible for me to endure him at all. While Luke was distracted, I had already gotten in the car and left. After returning home, I looked at everything familiar, and my tears kept falling. When my parents saw me crying, they thought Ethan had bullied me and hurriedly questioned me. To keep them from worrying, I made up a random excuse and brushed it off. But being able to see my parents again still made me very content. In my previous life, after I was locked up, my parents searched for me many times without success and began to suspect that Luke might be harming me. Unfortunately, they were eventually plotted against and not only lost their status, but also lost their lives. Fortunately, there was still time for everything now. After reassuring my parents, I secretly hired someone to investigate Luke, as well as Ethan and Maya. Three hours later, I obtained all of their information. Looking at the densely packed words on the page, my heart felt as if it had fallen into an ice cellar. So that was it. So Maya and Ethan were the true fated mates. No wonder Ethan would risk everything for her. And although Luke and Maya came from the same Pack and grew up together, he was not her fated mate. He was only her most loyal guardian, nothing more. Yet I had become the target of their games. While flipping through their information, I looked at the messages Ethan had sent me. [I’ll wait for you, Audrey, and if you don’t come, my coming-of-age ceremony won’t be complete.] [Audrey, didn’t you say you would stay with me for the rest of your life? You won’t even come to one coming-of-age ceremony?] [I miss you so much.] The many messages meant that Ethan wanted me dead. In the end, I replied with one message. [I’ll be there.] Ethan immediately replied right after. [I’ll wait for you.] In the past, the two of us had also messaged each other like this, and Ethan had even sworn to me, “From now on, I’ll always reply to your messages immediately.” Ethan really had done it, but everything changed after Maya appeared. I did not understand how Maya had changed Ethan in just half a year. In my previous life, I disliked Maya very much, because she always used her identity as an outsider to morally pressure people. When I asked her to participate in Pack training, she cried and said, “Vance, are you looking down on me because I come from a low background, so you’re targeting me on purpose?” At first, Ethan would still take my side and scold Maya. “Are you sick? Which part of what she said meant that?” But later, Ethan would only frown. “Enough, Audrey, Maya didn’t do it on purpose.” At that time, I did not notice anything wrong, and sometimes I even complained to Ethan about Maya. But all of that became the reason he used silver nails to pierce my legs. He glared at me fiercely and said, “Do you really look down on people that much? What did Maya ever do to you? Why are you always targeting her? Is it just because she likes me?” “Audrey, when did you become so vicious? Aren’t you just relying on the fact that your father is the strongest warrior in the Pack to humiliate people? Let’s see how you become a warrior after this.”
That day was the darkest moment of my life. I had even thought about dying. Later, my parents went to Ethan for an explanation because of me, but no one testified for me. My parents were also suppressed by Ethan. Much later, I finally learned that this was only the beginning of my life’s descent into misery. After getting my emotions under control, I made several phone calls before falling into a deep sleep. Early the next morning, Ethan called me. “Don’t forget to come.” “Okay.” After hanging up, I used an unfamiliar number to send Luke a message. Then I contacted my parents, Alpha Marcus Hart, and prepared everything before setting out for Ethan’s coming-of-age ceremony. Whether Maya could handle today’s big show would be up to her. Ethan’s coming-of-age ceremony was grand, and the members of our Crimson Pack, as well as werewolves from nearby Packs, all came. Maya stayed by Ethan’s side like she was the hostess. My arrival caused quite a stir. Everyone knew about my relationship with Ethan, so when they now saw Maya standing beside him, they naturally could not help looking over as if they were watching a show. When Maya saw me, she looked as if she had seen some terrifying werewolf and instinctively hid behind Ethan. “I’m sorry, Vance, I just, I just wanted to…” I interrupted Maya’s act of pretending to be timid and afraid. “Congratulations, and happy coming-of-age.” I handed over the gift and turned to leave, but Ethan grabbed me. “You just got here and you’re leaving? Are you really giving me that little respect?” When Ethan grabbed me, the anger in Maya’s eyes was almost impossible to hide. I raised my brows and looked at her. “Someone’s about to cry, so why aren’t you going to comfort her?” Following my gaze, Ethan immediately saw Maya’s slightly red eyes. “Maya, are you okay?” Maya shook her head in grievance, and Ethan looked at me angrily. “Audrey, you bullied Maya again, didn’t you? Are you crazy? Do you feel awful if you don’t bully Maya for a single day?” I swore I had not even touched a single strand of Maya’s hair, so how had I bullied her? So when he favored another person, he really could become completely unreasonable. I rolled my eyes at Ethan. “Did I bully her through the air? Ethan, you were the one who shamelessly asked me to come to your coming-of-age ceremony, and now you’re treating me like this. What do you mean? Was this on purpose?” My voice was loud, and the surrounding werewolves all heard me. Some werewolves even stood on my side. “What is Maya even doing? Audrey didn’t do anything, so why is she crying?” “You don’t get it? She’s just a delicate little werewolf.” Those almost mocking words made Maya’s expression turn awkward. But Ethan did not think there was anything wrong with Maya, and instead, he glared at me through gritted teeth. “Are you satisfied now?” After that, Ethan chased after Maya, who had run off. Meanwhile, I looked at their backs and fell into thought. Ethan, this was only the beginning, and tonight was destined to be a sleepless night. Then I looked toward the raised platform, where my people were already ready. Tonight, no one could even think about running. Thinking of that, I could not help smiling. But as soon as I turned around, I met a pair of gloomy eyes. How could I have forgotten him? As Maya’s greatest guardian, how could he not show up? The moment we looked at each other, Luke could not put away his expression in time, so he could only give me an awkward smile. Just then, my phone rang, and when I saw the message, I could no longer hide the smile in my eyes. Then I walked straight to Luke’s side. “Alpha Luke, what a coincidence. Do you know Ethan?”
Facing my question, Luke frowned slightly. “I don’t know him.” “Oh, then who are you here for? Today is Ethan’s coming-of-age ceremony.” “I…” The words Luke blurted out could no longer justify themselves. Under the pressure of my step-by-step stare, Luke smiled awkwardly. “I came to join the fun.” “Is that so?” I cleared my throat. “Everyone, the man in front of me is the Alpha of the Ridge Pack. Don’t you want to come meet him?” My words made the werewolves present come forward one after another, and after they surrounded Luke, I took the opportunity to go to the preparation room. Sure enough, I saw a heated scene. I quickly opened my phone and started recording. Only then did I return to the gathering hall. At this moment, Ethan was looking for me. After he saw me, a smile with unclear meaning appeared in his eyes. The coming-of-age ceremony officially started five minutes later, and during that time, Ethan kept staring at me, afraid that I would run away. He did not even notice that Maya had already been away from his side for a long time. Five minutes later, Ethan stepped onto the platform. “Everyone, today is my coming-of-age ceremony, and I am very grateful for the arrival of one werewolf.” Everyone looked at me one after another. Unfortunately, Ethan waved at Maya instead. She ran onto the stage excitedly and said coquettishly, “Ethan, what are you doing?” “Today, I might as well tell everyone the truth. Maya is my fated mate, and Audrey and I are only childhood playmates who grew up together.” At this moment, my heart no longer hurt that much. Then Ethan openly expressed his love, and Maya cried from being moved. Only at this moment did Ethan finally look at me. “I also want to say one more thing. In truth, everyone has always misunderstood the relationship between Audrey and me. I know Audrey spread those rumors herself, and I’ve been unable to stand her for a long time. Today, I’m going to avenge Maya.” As soon as Ethan finished speaking, several werewolf warriors rushed toward me. But before they could get close, the doors of the gathering hall were pushed open. My parents came in with Alpha Marcus Hart and Luna Serena Hart. This time, Ethan froze. “Dad, Mom, why are you here?” “It’s your coming-of-age ceremony, so what’s wrong with us coming?” Alpha Marcus and Luna Serena looked at Ethan in confusion. At that moment, I screamed. “Ah, who are you, and what are you trying to do?” When my parents heard the commotion, they hurriedly rushed over, and Alpha Marcus and Luna Serena also came to me. At that moment, Ethan’s face was filled with embarrassment, and he frowned as he looked at everything. But I secretly smiled at Maya behind Ethan, then mouthed, “You’re dead.” In the next instant, an ambiguous sound came from the projection screen in the gathering hall. Everyone looked toward the sound, and what they saw was the most exciting scene. [This is a paid chapter point]
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