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Chapter 1: Severing Ties After Rebirth
I got perfect scores on my WAT(Werewolf Apitute Test) on purpose,just to create every miss with my six elder brothers. I chose a werewolf college in Full Moon Pack while they chose to stay in
First Quarter Pack. When they transferred to First Quarter Pack, I applied to a graduate program
overseas.
On my adoptive sister’s birthday party, my brothers indulged themselves in displays of affection towards her. Suddenly, their attention shifted to her, leaving me in the shadows of their favoritism. Instead of resorting to my usual tactics – the petty jealousies and clinginess they were used to – I silently boarded a plane to another pack. A lone wolf seeking its freedom.
On the plane, a message from my eldest brother,
the one who’d always disliked me the most, popped up on my phone.
*“We waited for you all night. Why didn’t you come?“*
*“They said you went abroad. Is it true?“*
*“I’m sorry. We won’t ignore you anymore. Please come home.“*
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Their desperate pleas, their visible humility through the screen, stirred a fleeting, bitter emotion within me, quickly dismissed. The Pack’s calls meant nothing to me now. For days, I blocked one brother after another. Finally, I removed my SIM card, replacing it with a new one. The moment I inserted it, a final message arrived from
across the ocean:
*“Lina, don’t let us catch you.
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But they didn’t know my secret: I was reborn.
In my previous life, my parents, the alpha and luna of the FirstQuarter Pack, died in a car accident shortly after my birth. The driver, an ordinary werewolf, who saved me, died in the explosion that followed when he returned to try and save my parents. Sophie Quinn was his only daughter, an
omega.
After the accident, my eldest brother brought Sophie into our home, the Ashford Family, to raise her alongside me. She’s transformed from a nameless, ordinary omega into the adopted daughter of the Ashford family, one of the three top families in First Quarter Pack. Everything that should have been mine was divided in half, including my family. No one asked if I wanted this; no one cared about my feelings. All they saw
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was a frail, unfortunate adopted omega sister who deserved special treatment.
My eldest brother said, “Sophie’s health isn’t good. I hired a chef to make meals suitable for her. You
must supervise her to make sure she eats properly.”
My Nathan added, “Sophie wants to learn painting. You’re already quite advanced, so let her have the
tutor.”
My third brother declared, “Withdraw from the competition. Let Sophie, she’s in second position, represent the school. She’s been preparing for so long.”
My Brandon insisted, “Sophie’s academic performance are poor. Apply to the same university as her; you can look out for each other.”
-And so on…
I conceded repeatedly, only to receive what in return? Sophie stole my graduation thesis, my Nathan testified against me, painting me as a plagiarist, leading to my expulsion. When Sophie needed a kidney transplant, my third brother personally took her to the operating room and forced me to donate mine to her. When she needed accolades for an international
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competition, my fourth, fifth, and Lucass anceremoniously kicked me off the team. Finally, fueled by Sophie’s vague accusations, I was cast out of the Ashford Family, left to wander the streets. Werewolves in First Quarter Pack hated me since my existence is the factor that disrupts their unity. It was the final straw that broke me. I hired someone to kidnap Sophie, intending to kill her, but failed. My eldest brother had me locked in a mental hospital, where Sophie’s hired caretaker tortured me to death. Whole pack was happy of my death, including my six brothers.
Then, I woke up three years in the past, the day Sophie was officially adopted into the Ashford Family. Whole pack would attend the banquet. At the celebratory banquet, she directed a situation, making everyone believe I’d pushed her into the pool. My Brandon was the first to see us falling in -the pool, yet he only saved Sophie, leaving me, a non–swimmer, to struggle in the water. Nathan, even pressed me to confess. As I struggled, begging for help, they ignored me.
Memories flooded back. I gave up, sinking to the bottom of the pool. I watched my brothers gather around Sophie, their wolves guarded around her to pretend my second harmful act. The searing pain of betrayal twisted my heart. My wolf howled
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inside: IT WAS PATHETIC. She’s right. Their adopted sister was worth more than their own flesh and blood sister. Yet it seemed my bloodline meant nothing in to face of Sophie’s words manipulations.
Nathan, his eyes fixated on Sophie, only turned when he no longer heard my struggle. His face went pale.“Lina!”
He jumped in without hesitation, shifting to wolf, sleek and powerful. Sophie, a glint in her eyes, watched me sink.*Good riddance*, she seemed to think. Feigning weakness, she clutched my Brandon’s arm.“Brandon, I should help her too. She fell in because of me. It’s all my fault. I could help her if I weren’t a useless omega.”
My Brandon, Brandon, already worried, quickly reassured her.“Don’t be silly. Nathan’s got it ___covered. Lina’s suffering the consequences of her
own actions; she won’t die!”
He glanced at the pool, his expression complex. His wolf still guarded her faithfully, as if I would ever hurt her again when I was drowning.
I watched Nathan swim towards me, his concern genuine. Yet, he was the one who had relentlessly pressed me to apologize, and he had coldly watched as I struggled in the water moments
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before. He used his wolf to pressure me, forcing my obedience. But now he wanted to act nice? This time, I didn’t want his help.
A cynical smile touched my lips; I, with my wolf’s help, pushed myself to the surface. In my past life, after the near–drowning incident, Nathan forced me to take swimming lessons with Sophie. Traumatized, I still learned to swim to please him, but he only praised Sophie’s bravery. He never knew that the minute I was left in the water left me with serious psychological damage. No one cared. Nathan’s wolf, loyal to Sophie only, never saw my pain. His eyes only ever sought Sophie.
“Lina, what are you doing? Do you think faking a near–drowning will erase your mistake?”
He blocked my path. He seemed to think I had changed. When had Lina learned to swim?
Tlooked at my Nathan, Nathan, the brother I had
once loved the most. Alpha Derek, our big brother, was strict; only Nathan had shown me any affection. But now his eyes held only disgust and impatience.
Sophie’s soft voice cut through the air. “Nathan, it wasn’t Lina’s fault. I know she’s never liked me being a part of the Ashford Family. I was greedy, hoping for a family in Pack. Please don’t
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Brandon glared at me.“Are you happy now? If it weren’t for her father dying to save you, she wouldn’t be an orphan! He should never had saved you! You ungrateful wretch! We should have let you die!”
Nathan frowned.“Lina, be grateful. We should treat Sophie as our family member. We owe her. Especially you. Understand?”
“Nathan, someone as ungrateful as her wouldn’t understand. She wouldn’t have pushed Sophie into the water if she did. Saving a dog would have been better than saving her!”
I felt a chilling isolation. The family mindlink had already add Sophie. I supposed the next step would be to kick me out. If I could, I would have preferred to stay at the bottom of the pool.
Ignoring the burning pain in my lungs, I croaked, “It was all my fault. It won’t happen again.”
Because I would never do anything so foolish again. If they preferred Sophie as their sister, then I would leave. I quit. I would cut the bond before they do, away from family.
“Lina, was it on purpose? Don’t you know Sophie
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can’t swim? You could have killed her! Werewolves are all about caring families sticking together! You disappoint me so much!”
Nathan was disappointed. He’d thought it was an accident; he never imagined I would try to kill Sophie. When had Lina become so vicious?
The house doctor arrived; Brandon turned, his voice seething, “I hope Sophie’s alright, or you’ll pay when Derek gets back.”
Nathan took a few steps, then turned back to see me standing there, soaked and pale. A flicker of softening in his eyes.
“Go change your clothes. The party’s about to begin.”
I didn’t answer, left alone to my own devices. I waited until they were all gone, before coughing violently, as if I would cough up my lungs. Swallowing the blood coming up in my throat, I managed to reach my room.
This life, I would never have anything to do with the Ashford Family again!
