My Spirit Will Never Rest Until You Die in Misery, Alpha!

From the limbo, I could see the castle that had once been my home. It felt surreal to watch it so clearly while being so detached from it. My heart hurt to see my husband, Alpha Oliver, and his mistress, Meredith, walking together into the castle.

Fury spread throughout my whole body as I kept watching them.

‘How could he show his mistress off like that as if he had won some prize?’ I asked myself.

The thought of them together made me feel sick. I could only watch, trapped between life and death, as my frustration grew with every step they took. Every memory I had came back rushing inside my head.

I remembered how I first met Oliver. My father, Alpha Jeremy Pritchett of the Golden Claw Pack, had saved Oliver’s parents, Alpha George and Luna Lilianne Tilbury, during a rogue attack when they visited our pack. To thank us, they arranged for me to marry Oliver.

At first, it felt like a dream. There was a time when Oliver and I loved each other deeply and shared many dreams for the future. But then Meredith came along.

That woman used to be a lady-in-waiting to Luna Lilianne, but she wanted more.

Meredith wanted to be a Luna because she kept being pushed by her greedy family. When Meredith found out I was engaged to Oliver, she grew envious and resentful. Still, the woman eventually became his mistress, doing everything she could to ruin our relationship.

From my current place, I could see how Meredith had twisted everything. She had turned Oliver against me with lies and deceit. She spread rumors that I wasn’t chaste, I was evil, and so many more. All of those rumors were to make herself look better and secure her position.

Meanwhile, the pack members gathered in the grand hall looked at Oliver and Meredith with clear disapproval. I saw them closing their eyes and whispering to each other. Their whispers reached me even from my spectral state.

A maid whispered, “Can you believe the Alpha is showing off his mistress like this?”

“This woman caused our Luna’s death,” a gardener said in anger.

Despite their visible disapproval, the pack remained silent. They had to live under Oliver’s rule, no matter how openly disrespectful he was to me. After all, they still wished to keep their heads above their shoulders.

On the other hand, the mistress seemed to enjoy the attention even if it was a negative one like the people at the castle had for her.

In fact, she smiled proudly as if telling them that it was that easy for her to replace me as Luna. It seemed to me that she took pleasure in the discomfort she caused like the whispers and the sideways glances from the others.

Meanwhile, Oliver sensed that the people at the castle clearly disagreed. It made his mood worse, but he tried to control it because his mistress was by his side. Nevertheless, I could still sense his impatience and desperation to distance himself from me. It was as if he wanted to erase me from both his life and his memory.

As the Alpha stormed through the hallways, he immediately shouted at the people. He asked about my whereabouts. To his shock, he was then met with grim news.

Sir Aaron Cunningham, the leader of the pack doctors, stepped forward. His expression looked stern yet solemn as he walked to my husband. The former then bowed before the latter with respect.

“Alpha,” Aaron respectfully called my husband even though I noticed that he was gritting his teeth as if he was holding back his anger.

The pack doctor then continued, “I’m afraid I have some tragic news. Unfortunately, Luna Charlotte-”

“Cut the crap! I don’t want to hear that woman’s name!” the Alpha cut the leader of the pack doctor.

The force of his rage was almost overwhelming even from where I hovered.

Oliver then grabbed Aaron by the collar as he said, “My Meredith is now pregnant with my child. You’d better take care of her from now on. I don’t care if Charlotte is dead or not!”

Aaron struggled to free himself from Oliver’s grip, but the doctor was able to let himself go. Although the doctor’s face was calm, his eyes showed a barely concealed fury to his Alpha.

“I’m going to sever my mating bond with her, so that I can marry my Meredith,” he loudly announced to everyone.

“So, where is my wife?” he asked everyone loudly, but nobody would answer.

That enraged the Alpha even more when nobody answered. On the other hand, Meredith looked satisfied when she saw everyone’s response. In fact, she smirked, which showed her true nature.

Seeing her face enraged me, but I knew that I couldn’t do anything.

“Alpha, please don’t worry. It must be one of her tricks. You know her very well about your wife, don’t you?” she said to Alpha who quickly calmed the man down.

Her cruel words were like a knife that twisted my heart. But before I could fully grasp the depth of her cruelty, my attention was quickly diverted by the Beta. While his face showed frustration, he made a slight smile as if he was satisfied.

Again, I thought to myself, ‘Why was Edward smiling? What was he planning?’

Edward’s smile grew, but he quickly hid it behind his usual stoic expression. It seemed that he found something satisfying in the chaos unfolding around him. I watched as he moved to the side while his gaze locked on Oliver with hidden meaning.

What happened before me felt like a puzzle piece falling into place, but I couldn’t see the whole picture. Edward’s behavior was intriguing and unsettling in my eyes. It made me more determined to see what would happen even though this whole scene made me uncomfortable.