I was the most despised "sickly wolf" of the Blood Moon pack, mocked and trampled by everyone. When the Moon Devourer attacked, I risked my life to save the noble Alpha Darius, thinking I had finally found the dawn of love.

However, the tender promises whispered in that cave were nothing but manipulation—he married the daughter of another tribe's Alpha. Endless humiliation and punishment completely shattered my seven years of devoted love.

When I collapsed in despair, drowning in my own blood, no one could have imagined—

That I possessed unparalleled power!

Golden-red flames erupted from within me, sweeping across the entire battlefield. All those who had once trampled on me trembled and fell to their knees, begging for mercy. And that arrogant Alpha finally understood what he had lost.

"Ember, please don't leave..."

I smiled coldly, "Some people, once lost, never come back."

The Alpha's Regret

Ember's POV
Those words hit Darius like a thunderbolt, his face going even paler, lips trembling slightly.
"No... you can't say that..." his voice filled with regret. "Ember, I know I was wrong, but..."
"But what?" I interrupted. "But you thought I'd wait forever? But you thought I'd keep loving ...

Chapter 8