When she heard the crowd around her, Wendy shouted without a care for her image, “It’s all fake! Clara forged the footage!
“Everyone, I’m the Luna of our pack, and Clara’s nothing but the lowest–ranking Omega! You think I don’t know what she’s capable of? She can’t even handle basic physical labor, so how could she take down a beast like that?”
After her explanation, the crowd that had just been siding with me started to reconsider
“Honestly, judging by her moves, I thought Clara was at least a Beta.
“But Wendy’s words make sense. How could an Omega manage something like that?”
As doubt spread, Blake chimed in as well, “Clara, I can’t believe you’d go this far just to get my attention.
“You tried to get Wendy killed, and now you’re faking the footage? If you just apologize to Wendy right now, I’ll go easy on you once we’re back at the pack.”
Wendy cried and threw herself into Blake’s arms. “Blake! Clara almost killed me! How can you go easy on her? Kick her out of the pack! Someone like her doesn’t deserve to live among us!”
Blake lowered his head, avoiding her gaze as he muttered, “Wendy, Clara was once my fated mate. Let’s not make this messier than it already is.”
I looked at Blake coldly. “Since I’ve decided to leave you, I don’t expect any special treatment from you. I don’t need you to go
easy on me
He grabbed my arm as his usually striking eyes burned with anger. “Don’t be ridiculous! Clara, even if you’ve gone too far, you were still once my mate. For old times‘ sake, I’ll protect you
I yanked my arm free. “I don’t need your protection. I’ll protect myself. And let me repeat myself again, I don’t need you anymore”
Carl, who had been silently watching the drama unfold, finally stepped forward. “Clara, aren’t you going to explain? If you weren’t competing on behalf of your pack, then who were you representing?”
Wendy scoffed from the side. “Nothing to say now, huh? You sure had a lot to say just a moment ago. People like you who enter the competition illegally should be banned from the league!”
1 ignored her and pulled out the league badge to show the crowd. Tm representing the league.”
The crowd instantly fell silent.
“I personally invited Clara to join this competition. Her exceptional hunting skills are something we can all learn from As. you all saw in the footage, her capabilities speak for themselves. This recording will be distributed to every pack as training material
“As for you, Blake, if you’re really going to exile someone like her from your pack, I’d be more than happy to have her join mine, Carl said.
When she heard Carl’s explanation, Wendy shook her head in disbelief. “No… No way! This can’t be happening”
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Chapter 8
This whole mess finally ended when Carl announced my victory.
After the celebration banquet, I went home only to find Blake had already gotten there before me.
Under the moonlight, his eyes locked onto me, making me feel uneasy. After a while, he finally said. Tm sorry, Clara, I shouldn’t have treated you that way….
I shrugged. “It’s fine. I’m used to it”
He walked toward me and continued, “I had no idea you had that kind of hunting talent. You really blew me away. I’ve already cut things off with Wendy. Let’s move on forward together.”
If he had said that earlier, while I was still in love with him, maybe I would’ve forgiven everything and chosen to stay. But now, there was no way I could ever be with him again.
“Blake, our agreement’s time is up.”
When I saw his confused expression, I smiled. “Did you forget the three–year deal? Once the time is up, we’ll go our separate ways.”
I watched his expression shift from confusion to shock, then regret.
“So that day, it wasn’t you humiliating me… it was the deal I made that ended us.
He dropped to his knees in front of me, putting every bit of strength into his voice. “Clara, I was wrong. Please come back to
me!
“Wendy is nothing like you. She can’t set up a proper event, and her hunting skills are a joke. I never realized how useless she was until now
When I heard him tear Wendy apart like that, I knew he didn’t regret hurting me. He just couldn’t handle the embarrassment she brought him and needed someone to make him look good again.
1 shook my head and turned him down. “We’re done, Blake.”
“No! We’re not! We’re fated mates! We can’t be over! You agreed to a three–year deal. Let’s make another one! This time for life!” I closed my eyes and felt deep, within my soul, the sensation of our bond breaking that day. “Blake, there is no ‘next time‘ for
Upon seeing the look in my eyes, he completely fell apart, crying like a broken man. “No… it can’t be You loved me so much! How could you…
I packed my things, ready to leave the pack with my parents. This place held too many painful memories, and I wanted to forget all of them.
Right before I left, Blake grabbed me tightly.
“Don’t go, I’m begging you. Let’s restore our bond! I’ll announce you as my Luna tomorrow, I swear. I’ll exile Wendy! What do I have to do for you to come back to me?”
[looked at him and could only laugh “Nothing will work, Alpha Blake. From now on, I expect you to follow the rules. I’ll have no choice but to hold you accountable on behalf of the league”
“What?”
1 walked away
way without hesitation, leaving him stunned behind me.
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A few days later, I was hired as a special trainer for the league due to my outstanding performance in the competition.
Carl assigned me a bunch of pups to train. I was genuinely happy about it, as I’d always loved pups.
There was a time when I used to imagine Blake and I having pups of our own
But now, I didn’t pin my hopes on anyone else anymore. Here, I could live the life I never got to finish.
Even after that, I still saw Blake sometimes, lingering at the edge of the training grounds while I was out hunting with the pups. He looked like a ghost of his former self, completely worn down.
Every time I saw him, he was holding a bouquet of my favorite white roses.
But what did it matter? The damage was done, and it would never go away.
One day, he just stopped showing up.
He finally married Wendy.
Under their terrible leadership, their pack went into decline fast. I heard from the pups that those two argued every day about money, fighting over scraps of food like animals.
But none of that had anything to do with me anymore.
If they ever crossed a line, I’d handle it as a representative of the league.
