Chapter 2

Ethan was carefully supporting Seraphina as they walked toward me from the end of the corridor.

His hand protected her lower back as though escorting a priceless, fragile treasure.

When he looked down at her, his eyes were filled with affection and tenderness he couldn't hide.

I suddenly remembered the week I first learned I was pregnant. On my way back from visiting Silver Pack, I was attacked by three rogues.

After Ethan received the news, he led a team overnight and chased them for three hundred kilometers.

He dragged those rogues back and personally executed them in the Pack council hall in front of all the elders.

I had scolded him through tears for being too impulsive.

He had just assumed the Alpha position. His foundation was unstable, and countless eyes were watching him.

If someone used this against him, they could impeach him before the elder council for overstepping his authority. He would have to give up the position he had fought so hard for.

But he had pulled me into his arms, resting his chin on my head, and said that anyone who dared harm his Luna and pup would pay, even if it cost him his Alpha title.

I had trembled and sobbed in his arms then, thinking I had married the right person.

I could never understand it. The Ethan who had once defied the entire elder council for my sake had been setting me up from the very beginning.

The announcement suddenly crackled over the speakers. "Lila, please proceed to the classroom."

Though only a few rows of seats separated us, Ethan finally noticed me.

His eyes darted away for a moment before he quickly crossed the corridor toward me.

He lifted his hand to tuck a loose strand of hair behind my ear.

"Why didn't you call me? I would have come with you."

I looked past his shoulder toward Seraphina, who sat in the waiting area holding a glass of water.

I swallowed the bitterness rising in my throat and forced a tight smile. "I was afraid you'd be too busy."

Ethan's brow furrowed. He sighed, his tone carrying a hint of helplessness and exhaustion.

"Julian is gone. Seraphina is pregnant and has no one to look after her.

I'm just fulfilling my responsibility to my brother. Don't take it to heart."

Before he finished speaking, Seraphina hurried forward holding her belly, positioning herself in front of Ethan. She grasped my hands, her eyes reddening.

"Lila, please don't misunderstand Ethan. It's all my fault. I shouldn't keep troubling him. I promise I won't ask for his help anymore."

I hadn't even opened my mouth, yet Seraphina's tears were already streaming down her face.

Ethan immediately pulled her protectively into his arms and looked up at me with fury in his eyes.

"Lila, can't you be a little more tolerant? She's my sister-in-law, part of the Black Pack!"

Then what about me? His legitimate Luna, the one who had given everything my entire Pack had for him. What was I?

The nurse walked to my side and gently reminded me again that it was time to enter the classroom.

I turned away and wiped my tears.

From the corner of my eye, I caught Seraphina deliberately tilting her neck to reveal a fresh, crimson bite mark.

In the photos the investigator had sent last night, Ethan had been kissing her on the estate balcony while I waited at home all night.

When the class ended, Ethan was waiting at the door. He took my hand with feigned concern. "How was the class? Are you tired?"

I calmly withdrew my hand. "The nurse said the baby's heartbeat is weak. She told me to stay calm and avoid stress."

Ethan nodded. Down the corridor, Seraphina coughed softly.

He immediately ruffled my hair. "I'll take Seraphina home first. I'll come back to pick you up later."

The last ember of hope in my heart was completely extinguished. I forced a smile and nodded. "Okay."

I stood in the cold wind at the nursing center entrance for three hours. Ethan never appeared.

I pulled out the guarantee letter he had signed and stamped before our wedding. If he ever betrayed our marriage, he would voluntarily relinquish his position as Alpha.

With one click, I sent scanned copies to the elder councils of both Packs, copying my father.

I sent the document to the alliance elder councils of both Packs, as well as to my father.

After returning home, I began packing to leave.

The door was kicked open. Alpha pressure instantly swept through the entire house, making my chest tighten.

Ethan stormed in and seized my wrist, demanding furiously, "If you have complaints, take them out on me!"

I frowned in confusion. The next second, he slammed me hard against the wall. Pain shot through my spine. He unleashed a flood of accusations at me.

"Someone poisoned Seraphina's breakfast with slow-acting wolfsbane, and then she was attacked by rogues! If the guards hadn't arrived in time, she and the baby would both be dead! Lila, you're a murderer!"