Slapped by Her Fated Mate

My daughter Mallory’s condition worsened suddenly, and she desperately needed her parents with her. Yet, at that moment, Alpha Leo decided to leave to attend the birthday party of Beta Marina’s daughter, Brynleigh. I didn’t stop him, letting him go.

In a past life, I had kept him home with our daughter. Meanwhile, Beta Marina and her daughter were left waiting for him on the street and became the target of kidnappers. After her child was taken, Marina was so distraught that she took her own life. Alpha Leo blamed me, vowing I should experience the pain of separation.

He began locking Mallory and me in separate rooms during her episodes, forcing me to watch her in distress from a distance. Occasionally, he demanded that we kneel at his beloved Marina’s grave as an act of atonement. Eventually, Mallory succumbed to her illness, and I slipped into depression. In this life, I won’t interfere with Alpha Leo’s choices.

Alpha Leo was gone all afternoon. Mallory trembled incessantly, asking me where her daddy had gone. I could only give her a sad smile and hold her close, soothing her with, “Daddy has something important to do; he’ll be back later.” She wrapped her arms around me tighter, tears streaming down her cheeks as she whimpered, “Does Daddy not love us anymore?”

My heart ached, leaving me speechless. Mallory was only three, but her condition made her far more sensitive than her peers. She could tell something was wrong. In our previous life, when I forced Alpha Leo to stay, he was present in body but his mind was with Beta Marina and Brynleigh, neglecting Mallory and growing irritated at her cries.

When Brynleigh was kidnapped, Alpha Leo vented all his anger on Mallory and me. Mallory, exhausted from her pain, couldn’t even cry and could only look at me from the other room. She asked then, “Mommy, does Daddy hate us?”

The memories of Mallory’s pale face during her episodes and her fragile form in my arms, slipping away, replayed in my mind. It was heart-wrenching. This lifetime, I will not stop Alpha Leo from making his own decisions; I only wish to protect Mallory.

By evening, I could hear the pack gossips outside our house:

“That pup Mallory has such a strange condition. It must be frightening when she has an episode; even her own father doesn’t want her!”

“Your grandpup is about her age, right? Make sure he stays away from her, or who knows what he might catch!”

Mallory, who had just calmed down, started trembling again upon hearing their words. I softly patted her shoulder, trying to comfort her, but the voices outside grew louder. Unable to take it any longer, I stormed out the door and shouted at the pack women.

“What nonsense are you spreading? My Mallory is just a bit timid, so stop telling lies around here!”

The woman in charge scoffed, sneering with her hands on her hips, “If it weren’t for her