Episode 11
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Clara’s POV
“Luna, I’ll take you to the hospital.” Logan stepped in, putting himself between me and… them.
I just gave him a small, grateful smile. “No, I’m fine. Can you grab me a coffee instead? I need a few minutes in my office.”
“Sure. I’ll wait at the door. Harper’ll bring it over.” He nodded, then left, closing the door. Always so damn reliable, that one.
I collapsed into my old leather chair. My back, my arms… every joint felt ready to snap. I took a few deep breaths, tried to focus enough to drag myself to the wall behind me.
The photo of me and Caleb stared back, and behind it was my safe.
I typed the code, my mom’s birthday. Click. The door swung open, but I froze.
Someone had been inside. The silver necklace my mom left me wasn’t where I’d left it. My training notes… the corner folds all wrong. Every single thing had been moved.
Someone had gone through my safe. Carefully.
No one knew my password, except for…Caleb.
My throat tightened. I reached for my mother’s necklace and put it in my bag together with all my notes.
Then someone knocked at the door.
“Luna, Beta Logan says your coffee is here.”
“Yes. One moment.” I closed the safe, straightened the photo, and cleared my throat. “Come in.”
Harper pushed the door open and placed a cup of black coffee on my desk. She turned to leave but stopped by the door and came back.
“Luna…” Her eyes stayed on the floor. “I… I don’t know if I should tell you this.”
“You can tell me,” I said, but my mind was still spinning.
“Even though Frost was officially appointed Gamma today, she’s been training us for a while. Last year she proposed a new training program, and Caleb… he was very happy with it. He said the warriors improved a lot because of it. But I feel the program doesn’t belong to her.”
New training program?
I stared at the desk for a moment, then said lightly, “I see. Thanks for telling me.”
Harper didn’t press further, just nodded and left.
The second the door clicked shut, everything I had been holding together snapped.
My coffee cup slipped from my palm and hit the carpet. I closed my eyes, my chest twisting with a bitter, sharp ache.
It’s clear. Caleb handed all my notes and training systems to Frost. He knew exactly how much effort I’d poured into them, nights on the training field even when I was pregnant. But he still gave it to Frost to strut around like it was hers.
I couldn’t stop thinking about an hour ago—how he had shielded Frost, telling me to apologize to her.
Disgusting.
“Caleb…” I whispered, clenching my fists. “You’re suck a f*****g bastard.”
Everything today had piled up too high to process. I finally decided to call Lora.
“Hey,” I tried to keep my voice steady.
“You finally called me. Do you know how worried I was when you didn’t show up last time?” Her voice was sharp.
“Sorry, Lora… too much happened.”
Silence. She knew something had gone wrong. “I’ll come to Silvercrest in a bit,” she said and hung up.
By the time I got home, my whole body ached, my back pain relentless. I stumbled to the bedroom and collapsed on the bed, fully clothed, face up.
A few minutes later, Lora walked in.
No knocking. She came right in and crouched beside me. “What happened?” Her voice was low, urgent.
I told her everything. Her mouth dropped open. “Wait… wait. You’re saying Caleb defended his mistress in front of all warriors? And made you apologize? And he stole your notes and gave it to that b***h?”
I nodded slowly.
She crossed her arms. “Face the truth Clara. He needs you. He won’t release your matebond willingly. Maybe we poison him and that b***h together. Wolf venom, a little silver… problem solved.”
I couldn’t help but laugh, but my muscles cramped in pain.
“Don’t laugh,” she scolded, moving to the other side of the bed.
“Clara, I don’t understand. You could leave him now. At least you wouldn’t have to watch him with that b***h in front of you. Giving up the kids and leaving would make it easier to find a new pack. Alphas only want warriors. No puppies, you’d be free.”
“No,” I sighed. “I can’t leave my puppies. I'm their mommy.”
She sighed too, running her fingers through my hair. “But… Ethan and Emilia might already be picking up bad habits from those two. Are you sure you still want them?”
I gave a bitter smile. “Lora, you know I lost my mom early. I won’t let Ethan and Emilia go through what I did.”
“And because of my absence, they’re like this. I’ll take them away. Not just them—my reputation, my money, my warriors, I’ll take everything back.”
She stared at me a moment, then shrugged. “Fine. Remember to take your couch too. That was my wedding gift. Don’t leave it behind.”
“Okay. I’ll even take the chandelier.”
She laughed, leaning back beside me. Her scent filled the room, and I finally felt some relief.
I got up and grabbed the handkerchief I had pulled from the trash that day.
“Lora, can you help me find a new one? I need to buy one for Xavier.”
“Xavier?!” She widened her eyes.
“Stop writing a one-night romance story in your head.” She’s good, but read too many romance novels.
“He just passed by and helped me. He didn’t even recognize me.” I added.
“Boring,” she rolled her eyes, snapped a photo of the handkerchief, and tossed it back.
My phone buzzed.
Lora glanced at it and smirked. “The asshole’s online.” She waved and left, knowing I’d deal with him.
I answered. Silence first, then a slow breath. “Clara… are you okay? Logan said you didn’t go to the medbay.”
I didn’t answer, just stared ahead, phone pressed to my ear.
A long silence, then he finally spoke. “I’m sorry, Clara. It’s my fault. The appointment notice really was the pack council’s decision. I didn’t mean to hurt you today. I’m truly sorry.”
“Then let Frost step away from warrior training,” I said.
“She’s only trying to help.”
“I don’t need her help! I’m your Luna. I’ve been doing this for years!” I stated.
“But you’ve been gone for five years.” His voice went cold, sharp, carrying that Alpha edge he only used when he wanted to shut me down. “This is final.”
I clenched my teeth so hard my jaw ached. The back of my throat burned. I had nothing left to say. Silvercrest was his. Not mine. My opinion didn’t matter.
“Clara, listen… maybe you don’t have to work so hard.” His tone softened again, slipping back into that perfect-husband act he showed everyone else. “You could take it easy, you know. Do what other Lunas do. Do your nails. Go shopping. Relax a little. I want that for you.”
As if he actually cared.
I stared out the window and murmured, “Fine.”
“Good. I’ll come get you later. We can have dinner together tonight,” he added.
He broke my heart, and now he wanted to make it up by a dinner.
“Alright,” I sighed. “Where?”
“Pack hall. An important figure is visiting Silvercrest today, and we’ll attend as Alpha and Luna…”
I rolled my eyes before he finished. I really shouldn’t have any hope in him.
But important figure？ That immediately caught my interest.
Since I’ve already decided to leave Silvercrest and find a new pack, maybe tonight will finally give me the perfect opportunity.
“Are you listening?” he asked.
“I’ll be there on time,” I said, hanging up the phone.
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