I never once mentioned how I had once saved Alpha Caius, not even once. I didn’t want to drag him back to those painful memories. For a while, I honestly believed that love—even if it was only one-sided—might eventually soften the coldness between us. But just when I thought things were finally changing for the better, Seraphina, who had vanished without a trace for years, suddenly returned. Alpha Caius must have loved her with every part of himself. Despite how she had abandoned him when he was at his lowest, the moment she showed up, seeking help, he rushed to her side without hesitation, as though nothing had ever happened. Unlike me… I spent years fighting for a place beside him, clinging to the scraps of warmth he occasionally offered. But in the end, all I had was an illusion—a f

