Chapter 3

After hanging up, I crawled to the door and knocked on it repeatedly with my hand.

After a long time, an impatient voice came from outside.

"What now?"

It was Vincent's Beta subordinate, Rocco.

I spoke to him through the door crack.

"Get me some food. I haven't eaten in three days."

"Why didn't you starve to death? Wait here. I'll go ask Vincent."

The footsteps gradually faded away.

When Rocco returned, the basement door finally opened.

"Here."

An iron basin filled with spoiled food scraps was slammed down in front of me.

I frowned and covered my nose.

"How can I eat this?"

"This is all there is. Take it or leave it."

I had no choice but to pick up the basin. Just as I was about to bring it to my lips, I suddenly remembered something else.

I looked at Rocco.

"Come here for a moment. I have something to tell you about Sophia."

Hearing it was about Sophia, Rocco hesitated but still walked over.

"What is it... Ah!"

Before he could finish, I grabbed him by the throat.

My body was extremely weak. I used every ounce of strength I had.

After a long time, I finally managed to choke him unconscious.

My parents had been the Pack's strongest werewolf warriors, responsible for protecting the Alpha's family.

I inherited their bloodline. Before my injury, I was also one of the Pack's strongest werewolf warriors.

Later, my parents died in battle and I was adopted by the Alpha. At eighteen, I became Vincent's mate and rarely participated in combat after that.

Even later, I blocked a sneak attack meant for Vincent and was seriously injured. I never participated in battle again after that.

No one knew about these things except Vincent.

I avoided the surveillance cameras in the villa and went upstairs.

Just when I thought I could leave smoothly, Vincent rushed in with a medical team.

Seeing me face to face, his expression turned fierce as he strode forward.

"Slap—!"

A heavy slap landed on my face.

My face was knocked to the side. I tasted blood in my mouth.

"Mandy! Who gave you the nerve to do such a thing!"

I had no idea what he was talking about.

Vincent continued raging. He kicked me hard in the chest.

Several werewolf warriors immediately came forward to restrain my arms, twisting them behind my back.

I cried out in pain.

Vincent smashed an eerie ceramic figurine hard against me.

Shattered porcelain fragments flew everywhere, cutting my cheek.

"You've been silent for the past six months, but it turns out you were using dark rituals to curse the child in Sophia's belly!"

I looked at the broken baby figurine on the ground, completely bewildered.

Vincent snorted coldly again.

"I was about to settle accounts with you, and here you are running out on your own. I forgot about your abilities."

A sharp pain came from my abdomen. Blood flowed from between my legs.

I felt all the warmth in my body slowly draining away.

Seeing the bloodstain beneath me, Vincent froze for a moment, then frowned in disgust.

"What sympathy-seeking trick are you playing now? Pathetic."

I was forced to kneel on the ground. I lifted my head and gave him a bitter smile.

"Vincent, since you hate me so much, why not just reject me?"

Vincent's eyes suddenly blazed with fury. He strode over and raised his hand to slap me again, but stopped mid-air.

He glared at me through gritted teeth.

"You want to leave me? Never! You can only be my woman for life!"

I laughed mockingly.

After all these years as husband and wife, we'd come to this.

It was all my fault.

Sophia's pained moans came from upstairs.

Vincent's expression changed immediately. With a wave of his hand, he rushed upstairs with the medical team.

After a long time, he finally came out of Sophia's room.

Seeing me lying weakly on the ground, a trace of reluctance flashed in his eyes, but he still coldly turned away.

"Throw her into the jungle to fend for herself."

Following orders, the werewolf warriors dragged me to an SUV.

The car drove to the outskirts of a dense jungle. I was kicked out of the vehicle and rolled onto the ground.

The sky quickly darkened.

I walked in the forest for a long time before finding a water source.

Crouching down, I greedily gulped the water.

When I looked up, I met a pair of sharp green eyes across the water.

All the blood in my body instantly froze.

I had encountered these crazed Rogues before during combat, but back then my wolf was still awake and my body was strong.

Now, I was no match for these fierce creatures at all.

I didn't dare move, afraid of alerting it.

The crazed Rogue across from me couldn't tell if I posed a threat. It just crouched there observing me.

We faced off for a long time. I was exhausted, my consciousness gradually fading.

Seeing me let down my guard, it suddenly leaped up, about to pounce on me.

I closed my eyes in despair.

Suddenly, a scream exploded in my ears, accompanied by the beast's agonized howl.

The pain of being torn apart that I'd imagined never came.

I weakly opened my eyes slightly and saw the Rogue lying on the ground, convulsing and coughing blood.

A pair of strong arms picked me up.

I looked up along those arms and met a pair of worried eyes.