Alpha’s Childhood Sweetheart Killed My Mother, I Faked Death

My Alpha mate Cain's childhood sweetheart Vivienne had returned from her overseas training in healing.

She'd made a bet with the other healers that she could use the deadly wolfsbane to cure patients.

Every senior healer told her it was absolutely impossible. But she ignored the warnings and injected a massive dose of wolfsbane extract straight into my mother Iris's body.

My mother fell into a deep coma after her wolf was killed.

My brother Ethan, enraged at the Moonlight Gathering, demanded a Trial by Blood from Vivienne, demanding her life.

But Cain had Ethan imprisoned in the Silver Prison before the gathering.

I was trembling with rage, wanting to tell everyone the truth at the gathering. But Cain stopped me.

“When you go up on stage, tell everyone that what happened to your mother was an accident.”

I froze, tears streaming down my face. I was his mate, after all.

A flicker of guilt crossed Cain's eyes as he gently wiped away my tears.

“Don't cry, baby,” his voice was low and gentle. “Vivian and I grew up together. She saved my life when we were little. She's a good person. She would never intentionally use Wolfsbane to harm your mother. It was an accident.”

“You just need to admit it wasn't Vivian's fault,” Cain said, “and I'll get the best healers to treat your mother.”

He paused.

“Ethan will be released immediately too.”

I closed my eyes. “Okay…”

Since Vivienne was so important to you, then I would grant your wish.

I turned and staged my death, leaving with my mother and brother.

But the powerful Alpha broke down, searching the world for me and begging me to come back.

My Alpha mate Cain's ex-girlfriend Vivienne had returned from her overseas training in healing.

She'd made a bet with the other healers in the medical wing.

She was convinced she could use the deadly wolfsbane to cure patients.

Every senior healer told her it was absolutely impossible.

She ignored the warnings and injected a massive dose of wolfsbane extract straight into my mother Iris's body.

The medical instruments screamed with alarms. The treatment was a complete failure.

Vivienne, humiliated in front of her colleagues, stormed out of the treatment room.

My mother's wolf was killed—poisoned to death by the toxin.

Her body was still breathing, but her consciousness had sunk into an unreachable sleep.

My brother Ethan nearly broke the door down when he burst into the healing center.

One look at our mother lying in that hospital bed, and his fists clenched so hard his knuckles went white.

"Trial by Blood." His voice was low and shaking. "I'm invoking Trial by Blood against Vivienne."

Trial by Blood—the oldest law of the Pack. The victim's family had the right to demand a public trial at the Moonlight Assembly, and not even the Alpha could stop it.

Ethan left immediately to file the petition.

But he never made it to the Assembly.

The night before, Cain sent the Beta