"Alice, stop being unreasonable." Kelvin's voice was cold and impatient. "She's my brother's mate." Standing beside him was the woman he had loved since childhood—his brother's widow, Emily. Emily rested a gentle hand on her stomach and said softly,"Kelvin… the doctor said the pup is healthy." Kelvin's expression softened instantly. "That's good." I stood outside the hospital room, my fingers slowly pressing against my own stomach. I was pregnant too. But in Kelvin's eyes, I was the Omega Luna who could never bear a child. -- Two years ago, Kelvin's brother died in battle. Before he died, he made Kelvin promise one thing. "Take care of Emily for me." Since that day, Kelvin devoted everything to that promise. He accompanied her to every checkup.He let her move into our bedroom.He looked at her with a tenderness he had long stopped giving me. Whenever I questioned him, Kelvin always said the same thing. "She's my brother's mate." "You should show some understanding." Even when I was kidnapped by rogue wolves, nothing changed. "Call your Alpha," they mocked."Let's see how much your Luna is worth." My hands trembled as I dialed Kelvin. "Kelvin… I've been kidnapped…" For a moment, there was silence. Then another voice came through the phone. Emily. "Kelvin… the doctor said I shouldn't stand too long." Kelvin answered immediately. "I'm coming." And the call ended. Not for me. For his brother's pregnant widow. That was the moment something inside me finally broke. So I decided to leave. Then I met a man. A man in a wheelchair. The moment his eyes landed on me, the air around us shifted. Derek looked at me quietly and said only one sentence. "I've finally found you." "My mate." When Derek decided to claim me publicly before the entire pack, Kelvin showed up with Emily. He looked at Derek sitting in the wheelchair and laughed in open contempt. "A cripple?" Kelvin scoffed. "Alice, being claimed by a cripple is the most humiliating thing that could happen to you." The crowd murmured with ridicule. Until the ceremony began. Until the man in the wheelchair slowly raised his head. Until every wolf in the hall suddenly fell to their knees. A terrifying pressure filled the room. Kelvin's smile vanished. His face turned pale. "What… did you say?" he whispered. "The one claiming her is…" "The Lycan King."