Chapter 2

I lay alone on the operating table.

The doctor held my hand and comforted me.

"Luna, your body is too weak. Unfortunately, this child couldn't be saved."

Though I had a premonition, hearing this news still made me clutch the sheets in pain, tears falling silently.

My body was in terrible condition. Getting pregnant was already difficult for me.

The night Vincent cheated, I suffered in agony all night.

Today he brought the other woman before me, and I endured the immense pain caused by his infidelity again.

There was no way I could keep this child.

My phone suddenly rang. The nurse pressed the answer button and held it to my ear.

Vincent's furious voice came through:

"Mandy, you've disappointed me so much! How could you do this to Sophia!"

I had no idea what he was talking about. My voice was hoarse as I asked:

"What are you talking about?"

"Sophia was kidnapped, and the address the kidnappers sent is at the island I gave you!"

Vincent was screaming hysterically over the phone.

"Only the two of us know the location of that island. If it wasn't you, who else could it be!"

I was in too much pain to speak. I could only shake my head desperately.

But I forgot Vincent couldn't see me. Not hearing my response, he angrily threw out a threat:

"If anything happens to Sophia, I'll make you pay a thousand times over!"

Only the mechanical beeping remained on the phone.

The nurse awkwardly put down the phone.

I closed my eyes in despair.

My heart was filled with desolation.

After the surgery, the doctor wheeled me out of the operating room.

Vincent's werewolf warriors suddenly appeared and dragged me off the hospital bed.

They bound my hands and feet with cold iron chains.

"The Alpha said to bring you to the island too. If the kidnappers won't let Sophia go, they'll use you to pay with your life!"

"Are you all crazy? Stop this! She just had surgery!"

The doctor ran forward in panic to stop them.

But a werewolf warrior pushed him to the ground.

I was forcibly shoved into a car. Because of their rough handling, intense pain came from my abdomen.

I soon passed out from the pain.

I don't know how long passed before I was jolted awake by ice water.

I shivered in shock and groggily opened my eyes.

Vincent slammed the water basin heavily onto the boat deck. He reached out and grabbed my throat.

"Mandy, have I been too good to you all these years? Is that why you've become so cruel and willful that you won't even spare an unborn child?"

I was freezing all over, my lips trembling. I couldn't form a complete sentence:

"I... I didn't... it wasn't me... I didn't do it..."

Vincent didn't believe me.

His eyes red, he roughly dragged me off the boat.

The pregnant Sophia was tied to the lighthouse, crying pitifully as she called out:

"Vincent, it's too dangerous! Don't come over!"

Seeing me appear, she cried out to me.

"Luna, if you can't tolerate me, I can leave. Why did you have to hurt my child?"

I shook my head helplessly.

"It wasn't me. I didn't do anything!"

"Alpha, the person is gone. They must have run away."

The werewolf warriors checked the surroundings for danger and quickly rescued Sophia.

Vincent pulled her into his arms, his face full of distress.

A werewolf warrior spat at me in disgust.

"Ugh! I never thought you were so disgusting!"

"Exactly. You're so vicious. How can you compare to Sophia! She's a female warrior who's bled for our Pack!"

"Enough."

Vincent cut them off with a cold expression, then bent down to speak to me.

"Mandy, you went too far this time. Stay here and reflect on what you've done."

He held Sophia and turned to leave.

I collapsed helplessly on the beach.

From a distance, I saw Sophia turn her head and give me a triumphant smile.

Three days later, my body had lost all feeling from the sea wind. My lips were cracked and painful, my eyes stinging with constant tears.

Just when I thought I would die here, a blurry figure slowly approached me.

"Save... save me..."

I used all my strength but could only make a weak sound.

Before losing consciousness, I heard a slight sigh.

"Mandy, what should I do with you?"

When I woke up, I was lying on the floor of a basement.

Opening my eyes, I met Vincent's complicated gaze.

"You're awake?"

He brought a cup of warm water to my lips. I instinctively turned my head away.

He slammed the cup heavily on the table.

"Have you made enough of a scene?"

He looked at me with disgust.

"I've already decided not to hold the kidnapping of Sophia against you, and you're still throwing a tantrum at me? Can't you be less petty?"

I laughed bitterly.

He didn't even investigate before deciding it was me.

If I really wanted to deal with Sophia, I could have done it six months ago.

Why wait until now?

"Vincent."

Sophia's weak voice rang out.

She supported her belly as she slowly walked in from outside.

"Why did you come here?"

Vincent immediately went forward and carefully pulled her into his arms.

"I was worried about Mandy, so I came to check. Is Mandy okay?" Sophia asked timidly.

"Don't worry about her. She won't die." Vincent glanced at me with disgust. "You'll stay here for the next few months until Sophia safely gives birth."

As they left, the basement door slowly closed.

I barely climbed up from the floor and drank all the water on the table in one gulp.

A warm current spread through my body.

I supported myself and found a box in the corner of the basement.

Taking out an encrypted phone from inside, I dialed a number.

"I agree to what you said."

"Really? You're not lying to me? That's great... Where are you now? I'll come get you," the person on the other end said excitedly.

"I still have something to take care of. Wait for me."

"Okay, no matter how long, I'll wait for you."