After the examination, the pack’s chief healer ordered me to rest.
I finally learned why Garrett had been so furious.
With the child dead, the old Alpha was grief-stricken and announced he would banish Scarlett from the pack.
Scarlett mistakenly thought I was retaliating. She went crying to Garrett with her exaggerated version of events.
That’s when Garrett attacked me.
Not only that, Garrett revoked my position at the Pack House office and gave it to Scarlett instead.
To make her happy, he bought twenty purple crystal healing stones at an auction for Scarlett.
During an interview, Scarlett smugly showed off her diamond ring embedded with top-grade healing gems.
“I never considered myself a homewrecker. Matebonds without love won’t last—they won’t receive the Moon Goddess’s blessing.”
“Besides, the current Mrs. Blackwood only became Garrett’s mate for the Luna’s power and status. I’m different. My feelings for Garrett are pure and true.”
The comments were sharply divided.
Scarlett’s fanatic followers on Facebook tagged my account.
Various insults and curses demanded I step aside for Scarlett.
Watching it all, I only felt the irony.
After all these years, Garrett’s methods for charming women hadn’t changed at all.
Back then, he had done the same thing to me.
When he learned my family was poor growing up and I’d never had a family vacation, he planned a month-long trip around the world.
From the seaside adventures I’d missed as a child, to the mountain hiking I’d yearned for as a teenager, to the Northern Lights I’d dreamed of seeing as an adult.
He said he would show me all the places I should have seen with my family.
I still remember that day on the sunset yacht in the Aegean Sea, when he held my hand.
“Aria, I lost my parents when I was young. From now on, I’ll treat your mother like my own. I’ll build the happiest family with you and take you both to even more distant places.”
I melted in his passionate gaze.
