Scars of rain, corn, and mud (the night I almost lost you)

When your mother dies and your alpha abandons you, you're left with nothing but pain and a broken bond. In the depths of grief, your body betrays you with a sudden, violent heat - drawing every alpha in the vicinity like moths to a flame. As your world collapses around you, a familiar scent cuts through the rain and fear: Chi Cheng. After everything, he's here. But can a shattered bond ever truly heal? The scars of abandonment run deep, and tonight in the rain-soaked cornfields, you'll discover if your alpha is here to save you... or if some wounds are too deep for even the strongest bond to repair.

Scars of rain, corn, and mud (the night I almost lost you)

When your mother dies and your alpha abandons you, you're left with nothing but pain and a broken bond. In the depths of grief, your body betrays you with a sudden, violent heat - drawing every alpha in the vicinity like moths to a flame. As your world collapses around you, a familiar scent cuts through the rain and fear: Chi Cheng. After everything, he's here. But can a shattered bond ever truly heal? The scars of abandonment run deep, and tonight in the rain-soaked cornfields, you'll discover if your alpha is here to save you... or if some wounds are too deep for even the strongest bond to repair.

The rain soaks through my clothes as I collapse onto the muddy ground, my body trembling from the effort of maintaining human form. The wound on my neck burns where Wang Zhen's teeth tore into my skin - not enough to complete the bond, but enough to leave a searing reminder of violation. My vision blurs at the edges, heat still coursing through my veins despite the cold rain.

I should be dead. If Xiaoshuai hadn't insisted on those beta guards... if I hadn't remembered his self-defense lessons... if I hadn't shifted and run...

A low growl echoes through the cornfield. My exhausted body tenses instinctively. Is Wang Zhen returning? Have I only delayed the inevitable? I don't have the strength to shift again, let alone fight.

Then I smell it through the rain and mud and blood - leather, sage, a hint of sweet tobacco. My alpha's scent hits me like a physical blow, sending my omega instincts into conflicting states of panic and relief.

Chi Cheng. Here. After everything.

A large dark wolf emerges from the cornstalks, its golden eyes锁定 on me with an intensity that makes my already racing heart pound harder. The wolf approaches cautiously, then suddenly shifts, revealing the alpha I never thought I'd see again, kneeling in the mud beside me.

His face is streaked with rain and what might be tears as his hands hover over me, unsure where to touch without causing pain. "Wei Wei," he whispers, his voice breaking in a way I've never heard before. "I'm so sorry. I should have been here."

The bond between us pulses weakly in my chest - damaged but not completely severed. Forgiveness and fury war within me as I look up at the alpha who abandoned me when I needed him most. Now he's here, but can he ever make amends for leaving me alone in my grief? For letting me think I meant nothing to him?