I was bound and gagged, crammed into the darkest corner of the room.

The clothes strewn chaotically, and the stench of sex hung heavy.

Edward, my husband and the Alpha of the Crescent Moon Pack, lay naked on the bed, his arm draped possessively around the waist of a blonde woman half - hidden beneath the sheets.

Edward lifted his head.

He turned to the woman beside him, his hand slowly trailing up her bare thigh.

"Darling, I think it's high time our dear wife here joined in the festivities. Show her how to really have a good time."

I thrashed against my rope bonds, but they held firm.

Suddenly, Edward's attention snapped back to me.

"Come on, don't be a prude. Crawl over here and please us."

Then, his gaze landed on a small, ornate box on the nightstand.

"Fetch that sex toy and bring it here."

"What's the matter? Too shy? Maybe I should have her do it instead, and you can watch." He nodded towards the blonde, who giggled eagerly.

I shuffled forward on my knees.

With great effort, I managed to open the drawer and grasp the sex toy. Crawling back, I held it out to him.

I caught a glimpse of a glint on the floor.

My heart stopped.

It was the delicate necklace my mother had given me on my eighteenth birthday.

My eyes shot to Edward. "Where did you get this?"

He shrugged nonchalantly. "Oh, that? She found it in your jewelry box. She liked it, so I told her she could keep it."

"Give it back," I tried to say, but it came out as a muffled plea.

She sneered. "Why should I? He gave it to me. It's mine now."

Before I could react, Edward's cold voice cut through the air.

"Enough of this. She's not giving it back. And if you don't like it, you'll just have to swallow your pride and endure."

Tears streamed down my face.

But this hadn't always been the case.

Alpha Edward and I had been inseparable since we first learned to shift into our wolf forms as children.

We'd romped through the moonlit forests,vowing that once we came of age, we'd seal our love with the mating ritual.

Then, something occurred. I had to sever all ties with Edward.

He dropped to his knees.

"Please, don't do this. I love you.

I'll become the greatest Alpha, I swear. Just don't leave me,"

I watched in horror as he chased me barefoot during a stormy night.

The rain lashed the windshield, and the road was slippery.

Suddenly, a large truck swerved out of control and crashed right into him.

Edward suffered a severe liver injury in the accident. He was rushed to the pack's hospital, where he had to undergo a life - saving liver transplant surgery.

The operation was a success, but it took him a long time to recover.

Even after he regained some strength, he limped on his still - healing body, using all his remaining strength to reach for the enchanted communication stones we'd been given as children. But every attempt to reach me was met with silence.

From that day, Edward's heart hardened against me.

He sparred with the most seasoned warriors in the pack, learning every combat technique and strategy.

It took him four grueling years, but he finally ascended to become the Alpha of the Crescent Moon Pack.

The first thing he did upon achieving this great feat was to use his new - found power to force me into marriage.

And then, the cruel game of humiliation began.

He brought home a stream of women, each more beautiful and alluring than the last, and made sure I was always there to watch.

But he never knew

My father, the previous revered Alpha of the Crescent Moon Pack, had discovered a power - hungry faction within our own ranks, in secret alliance with another pack.

My father, in his quest to expose this conspiracy, was betrayed.

The traitors, using dark underhanded tactics, staged a violent coup. They tore him apart.

After that, they set their sights on eliminating every potential threat, which included our entire family.

Once we learned of the danger, our family was forced to flee like hunted prey.

To protect Edward from being targeted by these ruthless traitors, I had no choice but to break his heart and mine.

During our escape, I heard the news of his accident. Risking everything, I transformed into my wolf form and ran through the night, my paws bleeding from the rough terrain.

I managed to sneak into the pack's hospital.

I stood over his unconscious form, tears streaming down my face. But before he could wake, I had to leave, disappearing into the night like a ghost.

I never could have imagined the depth of the traitors' cruelty. They tracked down our family, one by one.

Our elderly relatives were mercilessly slaughtered. My mothe and my brave younger brother were both brutally killed.

I survived by a stroke of pure luck.

My eyes blazed with a blood - red fury.

Noticing my bloodshot eyes, Edward spoke coldly. "What, are you about to claim you had some noble reasons back then?"

Pulling myself together, I just shook my head. "No reasons. You're right. I'm just a shallow, vanity - driven gold - digger."

I couldn't reveal the truth to him back then.

Now, I had made up my mind to continue hunting down the traitors. The mission was almost a suicide mission.

Perhaps soon, I would be reunited with my family.

Edward, in a fit of drunken arrogance, decided to "grant" me a "favor." He roughly cut the ropes binding my hands, but only to use me as a personal servant for the rest of their depraved night.

"Clean up this mess," he slurred, gesturing to the disheveled room. "And be quick."

I quickly set about tidying up the mess in the room, while on the other side, the unbearable sounds never ceased.

In front of my eyes, he took out the prepared sex toys and started exploring how to use them with Alice.

Then, Alpha Edward produced a delicate collar. He gently placed it around Alice's neck and patted her face.

"Baby, you're so obedient. From now on, you're my special treasure," Alpha Edward cooed in a low voice.

Alice responded with a flirtatious giggle, deliberately wriggling her body to show off the collar, and shooting triumphant glances my way from time to time.

Alpha Edward pulled out a sexy nightgown that I had once adored. He forced Alice to put it on.

"Look at you. This dress looks absolutely stunning on you. It suits you so much better than it ever did on her," Alpha Edward said, his hand stroking Alice's shoulder while his eyes bored straight into mine, filled with nothing but scorn.

Alice excitedly wriggled her body,excitedly panting and moaning.

I cried all night long. I told myself that this was the last time I would cry for him.

The next day, the servants at home were noticeably busier than usual. Only then did I find out that today was the celebration for Alice being officially appointed as an important assistant in the pack.

Alpha Edward was holding an extremely grand ceremony for her at home.

When the ceremony began, all the important members arrived.

They greeted Alice warmly, acting as if she were the mistress of this house.

alpha Edward took her hand and led her to receive everyone's blessings.

In front of everyone, he presented the all - sky star disk, a treasure said to be found in an ancient ruin and possessing mysterious powers, to Alice as a symbol of her new status.

The two embraced affectionately in front of everyone.

The audience cheered thunderously, and the looks they gave me were full of undisguised pity.

"How come a luna to this extent, how pitiful."

"Everyone knows she's the laughingstock. If I were her, I'd just find a place to hide."

I quietly slipped out and made my way to the backyard garden.

Just as I was standing there lost in my thoughts, I heard footsteps approaching. I turned around to see Alice following me out.

"Amelia, you know, I absolutely loathe how you always act like you don't care about anything. You have no idea that I've secretly been in love with Alpha Edward for years!"

"He only has eyes for you. I know how much you've suffered for him all these years, but do you know what kind of life he led after you left?!"

"Because of you, he drank himself into a stupor every day, vomiting blood from excessive drinking. He would stay alone in that small hut you once rented all night long. The photo you left him has been in his wallet for years. Once, when he was attacked by a rival werewolf, he endured several stabs just to protect that wallet, just so that the only memento you left him wouldn't be snatched away! After he achieved great success, he even married you back home. Bringing all those women back was just his way of making you give in. As long as you said you still loved him, he would have dropped everything!"

At this point, she paused.

"You have no idea how much I loathe you, Amelia! For years, I've watched him pine over you, like a lovesick fool! "

"Every woman he brought back, they were all your substitutes! He was chasing a shadow, your shadow! I'm nothing like you, but I still thought I could make him see me, make him love me. I tried so hard, Amelia! I was there for him during his darkest times, when he was drinking himself to death over you. But it was never enough!"

"Do you know what I did? I stooped so low, Amelia. I told him that I was the one who donated the liver that saved his life. I thought that if he believed that, he would finally look at me. And it worked, to some extent. He kept me around, but I know it's not because he loves me. It's because he thinks he owes me."

Alice's voice rose to a near - scream.

"And now, Amelia, I'm done playing second fiddle! You've had your chance with him, and you threw it away! I want him, Amelia. You don't deserve him. You broke his heart, and I'm the one who's been trying to piece it back together. So, give him to me! "

She let go of the trellis she had been gripping for support.

Her eyes fluttered shut, and she toppled backward.

Then, with a deafening crash, she landed heavily on a large, ornate flowerpot.

The pot shattered into a thousand pieces, sending shards of ceramic flying in all directions.

The noise was so loud that it cut through the soft sounds of the garden .

The deafening crash startled everyone.

alpha Edward's face darkened to an almost demonic shade the moment he laid eyes on Alice, sprawled on the ground.

"Emilia! You're courting death!" he snarled.

He scooped Alice up in his arms and rushed.

The once - jubilant ceremony ended in chaos.

Emilia was then dragged by the werewolf guards to the hospital.

It turned out that Alice had contracted a rare blood.

And I was the only one with a compatible blood type.

"Donate your blood, now!" he commanded.

I knew that a simple blood donation required a basic medical check. If I went through with it, alpha Edward would surely discover that I was the one who had donated her liver to save his life years ago.

"I won't do it. There are plenty of other werewolves here. Why me?"

Alpha Edward's patience snapped.

He lunged forward. "You think you can defy me? I'll lock you in the darkest cell of the werewolf dungeon until you agree!"

I dragged my feet towards the blood - giving chamber. After the quick check - up, the doctor's face turned ashen. "Miss, you're in a terrible state! Your liver is not intact, and it's not suitable for donating blood!"

Alpha Edward growled, "What nonsense! If Alice needs blood, she'll give it!"

He grabbed the doctor by the throat. "Do it, or you'll be the next one howling in agony under the full moon!"

Terror gripped me as the needle stabbed into my vein. Finally, as the last of my strength ebbed away, I succumbed to the darkness.

When I woke up, the room was dimly lit.

On the bedside table, there was a plate of my favorite almond cookies.

Memories flooded back.

In the past, whenever I wasn't feeling well, no matter where he was, alpha Edward would brave the wind and rain to buy these for me.

I reached for the almond cookies on the table and mechanically put them into my mouth, swallowing them one by one.

As I walked out to get some air, I happened to see Alice in the next - door ward. She was leaning on the bed, pouting at alpha Edward. "Alpha Edward, the medicine is so bitter. I don't want to take it,".

Alpha Edward gently picked up the pill, put it in his own mouth, and then leaned in towards Alice.

He kissed her softly and transferred the medicine to her mouth.

"Alpha Edward, Emilia was just a burden you used to tolerate. Let me take care of you for the rest of my life."

Alpha Edward's voice rang out, loud and clear, as if he wanted me to hear every word. "You're right. I was a fool to ever care about her. I'll never love her again."