Chapter 1

• Annette’s POV
• "Kyle, oh..please please mark me!"
• "Bro Kyle, I absolutely love your ass...oh"
• I felt a sharp pain in my heart and body, my hand gripping the doorknob tightly, still unable to believe what I had seen.
• Moans from men and a woman came through the bedroom.
• On my boyfriend's bed, three naked bodies were intertwined—two men and one woman.
• I had always been proud of my boyfriend, Kyle.
• Kyle was a prominent figure at the school, he was the Alpha's son from the Crystal Pack. His mother, Luna Fiona, was the president of the university.
• We were always an enviable couple at the werewolf university. I had always felt lucky that the Moon Goddess led me to find my mate at the university and paired me with Kyle.
• Kyle was always gentle with me and took care of me in every little detail of life. But what I never expected was to see this seemingly gentle and outstanding man kneeling between a man and a woman like the filling of a sandwich.
• At that moment, they were still engrossed in their threesome, unaware of my presence. The muscular man behind Kyle gave his ass a hard slap. The crisp, loud sound mixed with their panting and moaning made me feel like throwing up.
• "Hey Annette, are you okay?" Roxanne rushed in, and as she reached the doorway and saw the scene before her, she also covered her mouth in shock.
• My vision blurred. My eyes flooded with tears.
• The people inside snapped out of their daze at Roxanne's voice, finally noticing my presence.
• It was then that I clearly saw the other two people besides my boyfriend. I didn't recognize the man, but I knew the woman beneath Kyle—it was Lena, my best friend besides Roxanne.
• Lena saw me standing in the doorway. She screamed and wrapped herself in the quilt.
• Kyle jumped off the bed. Lust faded from his eyes and he panicked.
• "Annette, hear me out..."
• I didn't want to hear his explanation. "I will reject you, Kyle!"
• Kyle shouted, "No!"
• I wiped my tears and took a few steps back. Then, I turned around and rushed out of Kyle's dorm.
• This place was so filthy that every second standing here made me nauseous.
• Roxanne followed closely behind me, struggling to find the right words to comfort me.
• "Roxanne, thank you. Don't worry, I'm fine."
• Earlier today, I met Roxanne in the study room. She was surprised to see me and told me she had seen Kyle bringing a girl back to the apartment. She thought it was me. I was about to laugh and tell her she must have been mistaken, but I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my heart that quickly spread through my body.
• I knew exactly what it meant—my mate was either dead or had betrayed me. Though the first possibility was slim, I still refused to believe the second. Now, my eyes had confirmed the harsh truth.
• Kyle never knew I had found my wolf because I am a hybrid and my wolf was so weak that he couldn't sense her scent. But this didn't affect my werewolf senses, and Kyle's betrayal brought me unbearable pain.
• "Hey sweetheart, cheer up. Why don't we go to the bar and forget everything? I have their VIP card." Normally, I might have hesitated, but not now. I chose to follow Roxanne to the bar without a second thought.
• When we reached the bar's entrance, Roxanne received a call from her professor. She had to go back to handle something urgent. I nodded to indicate I could go in by myself.
• Roxanne rummaged through her bag, hastily handed me a card, gave me a few quick words of advice, and then took a cab back.
• I took a deep breath, smoothed out imaginary wrinkles on my clothes, and walked toward the bar entrance.
• The bouncer at the bar entrance looked me up and down with contempt. Crossing his arms, he said coldly, "Ma'am, this is a members-only bar. Without a VIP card, you're not allowed inside."
• As he finished speaking, he began to push me toward the door, as if I were trash to be discarded. Already hurt from Kyle's betrayal earlier today, his words ignited my anger once more.
• I quickly broke free from his grip and shouted, "Who says I don't have a card? Open your eyes and look at this!"
• I took out the VIP card Roxanne had given me and threw it at him. I waited for him to see the card and apologize, but the expected apology never came. Instead, the bouncer burst into thunderous laughter.
• "Miss, this is not a bus stop. If you want to take the bus, go out the door and walk three kilometers to the left."
• It was only then that I realized Roxanne had given me not a VIP card, but a regular bus card. She must have grabbed the wrong card in her haste.
• "Now, leave!" The bouncer's face twisted with a menacing look, as if he was about to throw me out the next second.
• "This is illegal! How can you discriminate against customers like this?" I was about to argue when the surrounding noise suddenly died down. I noticed the bouncer's previously fierce expression had turned submissive, his fearful and cautious gaze directed behind me.
• I turned around to see a tall, handsome figure who had somehow appeared behind me, surrounded by a group of bodyguards. He was about to enter the bar but paused when he reached me.
• "She's with me," his deep, magnetic voice resonated. The bouncer only nodded respectfully, and then the man, still flanked by bodyguards, walked into the bar.
• I could only see his back and didn't get a clear look at his face.
• As soon as he left, the murmuring at the entrance grew louder. I could barely make out a name whispered with fear and reverence.
• Connor Norman—— the Alpha of Blood Moon Pack, the largest pack in Akron.