Chapter 1 Chapter 1

"Flora has never been to the northern hemisphere to see the northern lights. What's wrong with letting her come with us? "Can you stop being so petty? Flora's personality is much more cheerful than yours. Can't you learn from her?" Adrian Conner's voice was filled with anger. I blankly stared at the furious Adrian and the smug Flora Wooledge beside him. Just then, Flora pouted while tugging at Adrian's sleeve. "It's okay. If Sophia's jealous and doesn't want me to come along, I can go by myself. Don't fight because of me." She appeared understanding on the surface, but her voice gradually became choked up. Adrian immediately glared at me with a dark expression, grabbed her hand, and softly comforted her. Upon seeing that I didn't respond for a long while, Adrian grew more impatient. "Cat got your tongue? I'm warning you, stop targeting Flora. There's nothing going on between us! You're just imagining things!" Adrian's roar confirmed what I already knew—I had been reborn. Everything was so familiar, and it seemed like I had returned to the time before the tragedy. Adrian wanted to continue berating me, but I interrupted him, saying, "Fine, I agree." Adrian's expression froze. He felt like something was somewhat amiss when he saw that I wasn't crying or making a scene. In the past, I would always have a huge argument with him over anything related to Flora. "The flights are sold out. I canceled your first-class ticket and bought one for Flora. I'll fly with Flora, and you can take the high-speed train and then transfer to a flight. That's more stable for a pregnant woman." I simply nodded without getting angry. Adrian was very satisfied with my compliance and praised me, saying, "You've finally learned to behave. You're no longer as unreasonable as before." Flora hadn't expected me to agree so readily either. The fake expression of concern on her face hadn't even had time to disappear. Adrian then urged, "Go to the Dark Night Forest later to hunt some fresh venison. Flora likes to eat that during her period." The Dark Night Forest was one of the most dangerous forests in the area. It was a place that low-ranked werewolves flocked to. Even for a high-born werewolf like me, hunting there remained extremely dangerous. Adrian was actually asking me, pregnant as I was, to hunt for Flora. And he claimed there was nothing going on between them? "If she wants food, you should go get it yourself!" I exclaimed. Adrian was very displeased. "What are you making a fuss about now? I'm just asking you to hunt some venison for Flora, and you're already giving me attitude. "You were pretending to be so agreeable just now, weren't you? Why stop the act?" Adrian's sarcastic tone made me physically nauseated. I simply said, "I made plans to eat out with friends. I'm leaving." But Adrian blocked my way while frowning. His tone clearly showed his displeasure. "We're leaving tomorrow, so why are you going out? Have you packed our luggage?" I pushed Adrian's hand away and impatiently scoffed. "Are your hands just for show? I'm not your mother or your servant that I should pack everything for you." … It was on this very day in my previous life that I had thrown a tantrum. I'd refused to let Adrian bring Flora along and even used our pup to threaten him into staying by my side. In the end, Adrian finally agreed to stay, but Flora encountered rogue wolves during her journey and was brutally killed. When Adrian heard the news, he showed no emotion on the surface and simply said, "If she's dead, she's dead. It's not like she had anything to do with me." I thought he had gotten over Flora. But just as I was about to give birth, Adrian tortured our pup and I to death. Only then did I understand—he blamed me for Flora's death. Our pup and I could never compare to Flora in his heart. Adrian thought I was just making a scene in a different way. He suddenly slammed the table and shouted, "Sophia! You truly never change. At the end of the day, you're still unhappy about Flora, aren't you? "If there was something between Flora and I, why would I choose to be with you? Why would I hold the marking ceremony? "If you continue being so unreasonable, I'll cancel our marking ceremony altogether!" I had heard these words countless times. In the past, I would certainly have felt that I had wrongly accused them and would have apologized to Adrian. But now that I was given another chance, I saw him clear as day. "Then let's just cancel the marking ceremony!"

Chapter 2 Chapter 2

"I've had enough of you both anyway!" These weren't words spoken in anger. Just thinking about how I died in my previous life made my whole body tremble. Adrian and Flora had known each other longer than I'd known either of them. When I'd gotten together with Adrian, I had no idea he had a childhood friend waiting in the wings. When I first learned of Flora's existence, I'd asked Adrian to make a clean break with her. However, he insisted that he only saw Flora as a younger sister and claimed that there were no romantic feelings between them. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been with me. Yet time and again, Adrian used Flora's young age as an excuse and even asked me to look after her. Whenever I grew jealous or angry, he accused me of being immature. This time, Adrian tried to detect jealousy in my eyes, preparing to lecture me again. But instead, what he saw was resolution, and for a moment, panic flashed across his face. Just as he reached out to explain himself, Flora suddenly covered her face and burst into tears. "I was just feeling lonely and wanted to travel together. I never thought Sophia would get so angry," she sobbed. "She's already pregnant, yet she's still saying such things on purpose. She's making it seem like I'm the villain trying to break you two apart. "Fine. Let's just say it's all my fault. I'll be leaving now!" With that, Flora flung open the door and stumbled out. Just then, it looked as if Adrian had a sudden realization, and his gaze toward me turned to disgust. "Flora's right. You're already pregnant—what are you making a fuss about?" he said. "Cancel the marking ceremony? Who else would want you when you're pregnant? Stop making Flora unhappy, or I'll never make you my mate. I'd truly like to see how you explain your pregnancy to your family then." After saying this, Adrian quickly chased after Flora, leaving me alone once again. But he seemed to forget one thing—I could always terminate the pregnancy. As for the marriage, only by marrying me could he possibly become the next Alpha of the pack, and he seemed to have completely forgotten that his family had more than one son. Not long after, Flora sent some photos to me. They showed Adrian's back as he selected jewelry for her. "Sophia, you won't be angry now that Adrian's come to keep me company, right?" she texted. "I'm sorry. I was feeling so awful today. Just let me borrow Adrian for the day. "Your pup can keep you company once he's born, but Adrian will be with me whenever I need him. You might not even see him on your birthday anymore. I suppose this is just something you have to get used to, Sophia." I used to receive messages like this frequently. I had shown screenshots of them to Adrian before, but he would only say that Flora was young and had her childish ways. Then, he'd ask me to be more understanding. Just then, Flora updated her Twitter with a new post. In the photos, Adrian was personally placing expensive jewelry on her as she pressed close to him. They looked charming and cute together, and Flora looked completely different from her heartbroken appearance from earlier. The caption read, "He bought me such sparkling jewelry just because I said I like it. Who wouldn't love a man like this?" The comments below were filled with nothing but envy. Meanwhile, my wolf sensed my emotions and howled in fury. I touched the unborn life in my belly. I remembered how Adrian had been good to me in my previous life too, taking care of me in every way. Back then, he was just an ordinary warrior who had recently been promoted. However, he grew increasingly indifferent toward me as his career advanced. I had endured it repeatedly in my previous life, but in this life, I decided to give him a grand gift. I made a call to someone and said, "Hello, I'd like to schedule an abortion."

Chapter 3 Chapter 3

I lay in the hospital as the healer repeatedly questioned me. In the end, I decided to keep the pup in my belly. I couldn't bring myself to be a cruel mother even though I'd been reborned. I simply made up my mind to take my unborn pup and leave Adrian. Just then, I received a call from him. "Don't take Flora's Twitter posts to heart. I'm taking her to see the meteor shower, so I'll be home late tonight." Before I could say anything, he hung up, giving me no chance to object. After that, Flora's messages kept coming non-stop all night long. "Today's the Moon Goddess Festival. So many couples have planned to watch the meteor shower together. It's a shame you have no one to keep you company. "Adrian doesn't love you at all. Otherwise, why would he choose me over you today and for the trip? "Even if he marks you, so what? I'll always be the most important person in his heart. He only wants you as his mate out of responsibility for the pup in your belly. "Adrian says that in every house you have in the future, there'll be a bedroom specially reserved for me. That's my status in his heart!" I paid no attention to Flora's provocations. I even found them amusing. That night, Adrian and Flora didn't return, and I didn't care where they had gone either. … Early the next morning, Adrian sent a message saying that they had already left for the northern hemisphere and told me to follow them later on. Even though I tried not to care, it still hurt. My wolf constantly cursed Adrian, and I couldn't calm her down. The so-called northern lights weren't exclusive to the northern hemisphere. I canceled my ticket and changed it to a first-class ticket to the southern hemisphere instead. While I was there, I unexpectedly ran into someone I hadn't anticipated meeting. Flora continuously sent me messages throughout the trip, sharing everything they did. I rarely replied, and I just saved the pictures as evidence for when I would cancel the ceremony. But that was up until Flora sent me a video of Adrian confessing his love to her under the northern lights. "Flora, rest assured, I'm marking Sophia purely out of responsibility. Even if I mark her, I'll still put you first." Flora told me that Adrian's true love was her. It was just that she didn't want to be constrained by marriage, which was why she had always rejected him. It was also precisely because of this rejection that the devastated Adrian had chosen to be with me instead. Flora even revealed that my pregnancy was actually Adrian's deliberate plan! Everything made sense now. High-born bloodline was everything in the entire Southern wolf pack. Only today did I understand that Adrian never loved me. He only loved my bloodline. After all, he was just a werewolf of ordinary bloodline. Before I came of age, my family had set up suppression barriers early on, blocking all approaches from wolves of low-born bloodlines. Yet ultimately, I still got pregnant. At that time, I thought that it was our mutual love that moved the Moon Goddess, who blessed us with this precious pup. I had even thanked the Moon Goddess thousands of times in my heart. That was until the medical report was coldly thrown in front of me. Apparently, the barrier had been deliberately damaged, the internal suppressant had failed, and the marking had been illegally activated. Adrian was the one who did it, and all because of Flora's casual joke too. "If the pup has some high-born bloodline, it should look better, right?" That was why he'd used methods that would ruin my life to get me pregnant. I blocked both Adrian and Flora without hesitation. Before doing so, I simply left Flora one final cold message. "If you like that worthless scumbag so much, take him. I find him revolting." This time, I didn't waver and rescheduled the abortion. This pup shouldn't have existed in the first place. No matter how reluctant I was, I couldn't let my child have such a shameless father! My wolf howled within me as I inhaled the anesthetic, and a single tear streamed down from the corner of my eye.

Chapter 4 Chapter 4

On the day Adrian and I had agreed to discuss the marking ceremony, even the Alpha of Conner pack had shown up. Conner pack's Alpha, Robert Conner, was the only person who knew my true identity. Unexpectedly, Adrian rose sharply and confronted me as soon as I saw him. "Why do you keep bullying Flora? What exactly did you say to her? She's been crying for days! Apologize to her right now in front of everyone!" I inwardly mocked Adrian's stupidity for making his fiancée apologize to another woman in front of so many pack elders. Upon seeing that I remained unmoved, he grabbed my shoulders. Then, he leaned close to my ear and threatened in a low voice, "If you don't apologize to Flora, I will cancel the marking ceremony! "What do you think people will say when you give birth to a pup out of wedlock? Who else would want you when you're pregnant?" Adrian was incredibly stupid. He hadn't even noticed that my once slightly swollen belly was now flat. I smiled at him and said, "Adrian, I won't cancel the marking ceremony, but I can change who marks me!" Adrian's pupils constricted, but it was Alpha Robert who had the strongest reaction. He slapped Adrian across the face and scolded him, "You fool! Apologize to Sophia immediately!" Adrian always assumed that I came from a small pack. What he didn't know was that I was the daughter of the Alpha King, and that the Conner pack's strength was beneath that of my family's Ulfrheim pack. I had fallen in love with him at first sight before and had hidden my identity to be with him for the sake of love. It was Conner pack's current Alpha who recognized my identity and only promoted Adrian out of respect for me. After that, Adrian gradually began to look down on my status. In reality, whoever I married would be the one to inherit Conner pack. Just then, Adrian's parents broke their silence and immediately stood up to assure me, saying, "This is all our fault. We failed to discipline him properly. Please give Adrian another chance. I'll make sure he cuts off all contact with that other woman immediately!" What Alpha Robert had just said appeared to be a scolding of Adrian on the surface, but it was actually a thinly veiled attempt to persuade me to continue my relationship with him. In the end, they only valued the benefits my status could bring to their pack. I knew that even if I didn't agree to it then, they would just continuously force Adrian to beg for my forgiveness. "Forget it. My fate with Adrian has run its course," I spat. Alpha Robert pleaded, "Please don't give up on the marriage alliance with Conner pack." "Who said I was giving anything up?" I raised an eyebrow and said, "I've already chosen my new fiancé within Conner pack." "A new fiancé? How funny. You've been ruined by me! If they found out you're carrying my pup, I'd sure like to see who'd still want you!" Adrian sneered. Suddenly, the door opened, and a tall, muscular man walked in. His powerful air instantly swept through the room. The man behind me was Adrian's half-brother, Blaise Conner. He and Adrian shared the same father but had different mothers. Blaise wrapped his arm around my waist in a protective gesture. "Adrian, show some respect to your sister-in-law."