Semua Bab Alpha Despised Me for Being a Witch, I Left After Rebirth: Bab 1 - Bab 8

I froze where I stood.On this day in my previous life, Grandpa told me he was headed to the Valen Keep to read the moon and restrain a rogue wolf spirit. He said it was just one night's work and promised he'd be home soon.I waited until one in the morning. Then the city morgue called to tell me my grandfather was dead and asked me to identify and claim his body.I went completely numb. All I could think about was the way he'd stood at the door before he left, his hands trembling as he held out a bowl of my favorite hot berry soup.Smiling, he'd said, "After this job, I'm done working for the packs. I'm finally retiring. I'll stay home and spend my days with my little Ivy. How does that sound?"Back then, I naively believed Grandpa was only going to perform an ordinary moon blessing.I never imagined he'd use the Blood Moon Ritual—the most forbidden rite of the Blackmoon wizards—to pour his own lifeblood into Damian's wolf spirit. One life for another. He believed his sacrifice would

I glanced at him, my expression calm."I already told you. Stay away from Selena, and you'll be fine."Damian raised one hand at once."I swear by the Moon Goddess, I've cut off all contact with her!"Some people had to suffer a little before they learned to fear death.But this was nowhere near enough to repay what the Valens had done to my family in my previous life.Damian still couldn't bear the thought of Selena suffering; I knew his punishment wasn't complete. I stepped closer and patted him lightly on the back. A second, a darker sigil, melted into his skin.Once the sigil took hold, anyone who had harmed me in my previous life would trigger its power. If they ever tried to hurt me or my family again, whatever harm they intended would be transferred to Damian and returned to him twofold.If they loved each other that much, then they could spend the rest of their lives loving—and destroying—each other."Don't worry. As long as you stay away from her, you'll gradually recover.""L

Damian stared at me in disbelief.I'd been waiting for this moment for a very long time.Every bit of humiliation I suffered on the night of my last mating ceremony, they would repay a hundredfold today.Damian reached out to grab my arm."Ivy, stop joking around. The entire pack and all our guests are waiting for us. Come on."Smiling, I shrugged off his hand."I'm not joking."Since Selena is so eager to be your mate and your grandmother has always thought she was perfect for you, and she just so happens to be your ex... then you two can spend the rest of your lives together."Watching the prize he'd been about to claim slip through his fingers, Damian's face went pale with rage. He looked as if he might collapse on the spot."Ivy," he said through clenched teeth, "everyone in the North knows how devoted I've been to you. If you leave me now, what will everyone think of you?"Maybe you don't care what people say. But what about your grandfather?"He's getting old. What if this is too

Damian stormed into Ashborne Keep soon afterward.Selena's lips trembled. Before she could explain herself, Damian struck her across the face."Our family's in this mess because of you, and you still have the nerve to run off to the Ashbornes? You whore! Running from one alpha to another for protection!"Selena hit back just as hard.She seized his collar and hair and screamed in his face."Damian Valen! Who the hell are you calling a whore?"If you could've kept your filthy lust under control, I never would've ended up like this!"You did this to me!"You're the one who ruined my life, and you still have the nerve to blame me?"...I watched them claw and punch at each other until they couldn't even tell friend from foe, and I savored every second of it.So much for their sacred, true love.Only after Damian's face had bruised and Selena's hair was a complete mess did I finally walk over.Damian desperately pleaded for my forgiveness."Ivy, I know I was wrong. Please come back to me."