The Last Glimmer of the Wolf Heiress

You'll regret this. The hundredth time, you'll truly regret it.

When I said those words, there was still a flicker of light left in my eyes.

I was the orphan of the Moon's Edge Pack's bravest warrior. The fated mate of the Alpha heir. The most beloved sister of the Protector leader.

I should have had the strongest foundation in this world.

But then an omega named Jasmine appeared. And everything collapsed.

The credit for saving them was stolen. She staged her own framing.

Leo and Ethanevery time, they chose to believe Jasmine.

My hair was cut off. I was humiliated in public.

I counted in my heart. From one to ninety-nine.

In the Darkmoon Forest, I lay in a pool of blood. No one looked back.

The hundredth time.

I died.

When the truth finally came to light, when a strange she-wolf named Nera appeared before them with absolute dominance.

It was already too late.

Casey POV

In the Dark Moon Forest, towering pines blocked out the sunlight, creating a solemn and sacred atmosphere.

I placed the wildflowers I'd picked before the memorial altar where my parents' ashes had been scattered, feeling warmth rise in my eyes.

My parents were the Moon's Edge Pack's bravest warriors, both killed in battle during a Rogue attack.

From that moment on, I vowed to carry on their legacy and become the strongest female warrior in the pack.

I touched the acceptance letter in my pocket from North America's top werewolf training camp, finally feeling a weight lift from my heart.

"Dad, Mom, I did it. I'll carry on your honor."

I whispered to the wind.

I'd worked so hard to get into that elite-only training camp. But I had to keep it a secret from my brother and Ethan.

When I got back to the Pack house, the living room, usually so quiet, felt unusually tense.

My brother Leo, the pack's border patrol leader, and my mate Ethan, heir to the Moon's Edge Pack Alpha.

Both sat on the couch with dark expressions.

Meanwhile, Jasmin stood to the side with her hair cut into a jagged, uneven mess, sobbing pitifully.

"Alpha, Leo, don't blame Casey. I know she didn't mean to cut my hair like this. It's all my fault for making her angry." Jasmin looked utterly aggrieved, tears streaming down her face as she made her accusation.

Hearing this, the fury in Ethan's deep eyes intensified.

"You don't need to make excuses for her. Leo and I know her spoiled temper better than anyone!"

"I've been too lenient with her! Don't worry, Jasmin, we'll get you justice today."

Leo chimed in, then turned his cold gaze on me with a stern tone. "Casey, look at what you've done! Apologize to Jasmin right now!"

Seeing the flash of triumph in Jasmin's eyes as she lowered her head, I kept my face expressionless and said nothing.

I'd been training near the Dark Moon Forest these past few days and hadn't even seen Jasmin. How could I have cut her hair?

This was just another one of her self-staged frame-ups.

But I didn't explain.

Because I knew that no matter how clumsy the lie, as long as it came from Jasmin's mouth, Leo and Ethan would believe it without question.

Seeing my lack of response, Leo's anger grew.

"You've really become lawless! Ethan, hold her down!"

I looked at them in disbelief.

Before I could react, Ethan had already strode forward, clamping down on my arms and pinning me in place.

And Leo picked up a pair of sharp scissors and mercilessly grabbed my waist-length hair, cutting it off with a "snip."

Watching the strands of black hair fall, my heart suddenly ached.

I remembered when I was little, how Leo would clumsily braid my hair with a comb.

I remembered at my eighteenth birthday Mating Ball, how Ethan had gently stroked my long hair. He had loved it.

Since my parents' sacrifice, they had been the only support in my world.

Until that brutal Rogue attack a year ago, when I fought desperately to drag their wounded bodies to safety, only to collapse from exhaustion myself.

When I woke up, this Omega named Jasmin had stolen credit for my actions and become their "savior."

After that, everything changed.

They pampered Jasmin endlessly, and despite me being Ethan's Mate, they trampled me underfoot for her sake time and time again.

My waist-length hair was completely cut away. Ethan released his grip, and Leo threw down the scissors.

They immediately turned to comfort the frightened Jasmin, taking her to the dining room.

From beginning to end, they never looked at me again.

I stared at the hair scattered on the floor and laughed bitterly.

It didn't matter.

I was about to enter the training camp anyway. Short hair would actually be more practical and convenient for training.

The next morning when I opened my door, I found Leo and Ethan waiting outside.

"Casey, you need to stop throwing these tantrums. Jasmin is our savior. You need to treat her well."

Leo said coldly.

Ethan echoed him.

"You know you're my Mate. I'm only good to her to repay a debt. Don't be jealous over something so pointless."

I'd heard these words so many times over the past year that I was sick of them.

"95."

The two exchanged glances and said in unison.

"What 95?"

I looked at them quietly, my voice as flat and lifeless as stagnant water.

"Leo, Ethan, this is the 95th time you've hurt me for Jasmin's sake. By the 100th time, you'll regret it completely!"

Casey POV

Their faces instantly darkened.

Ethan frowned. "Casey, don't make such ridiculous jokes."

"I'm not joking."

Ethan was about to press further when suddenly his expression changed.

A faint Mind-link came through the air.

It was Jasmin.

"Ethan, Leo... I can't take this humiliation anymore. Since Casey can't stand having me here, I'm leaving the Pack right now..."

Jasmin's tearful voice rang out.

Hearing this, both men instantly panicked.

Without a word of explanation to me, they immediately turned and rushed out like madmen.

Watching their hastily disappearing backs, I smiled self-deprecatingly, turned around, and went back to my room to calmly pack my things.

I didn't keep a single gift that Ethan and Leo had given me. I threw them all in the trash.

That evening, Ethan and Leo returned with Jasmin.

The moment they saw me, they both scowled and started scolding.

"Casey! Why did you send people to trash Jasmin's room? You drove her to the point of wanting to leave the territory! If we hadn't caught up with her in time, she really would have left!"

Looking at their righteous indignation, all I felt was deep exhaustion.

I didn't even bother asking how Jasmin had staged the scene this time.

My silence was taken as admission in their eyes.

Leo held back his anger and said coldly, "Jasmin's room is uninhabitable because of what you did, so she needs to stay with us for a while. Since you caused this mess, give your room to Jasmin."

I glanced at him. Too tired to argue, I simply tossed the room key on the table.

I was leaving soon anyway. It didn't matter where I stayed.

Then Ethan frowned and added, "Also, Jasmin is allergic to pollen, so I'm having the rose garden in your yard completely removed."

My heart stabbed with pain.

That rose garden was my mother's favorite flower when she was alive. She had tended it herself. It was the only memento she'd left me!

I stared hard at Ethan, but all I saw in his eyes was favoritism toward Jasmin.

Soon, several lower-ranking wolves came with tools and headed to the backyard.

I stood by the window, numbly watching as those beautiful roses were uprooted and crushed into the soil.

Eventually I moved alone into the guest room next door.

Looking at the empty room, I felt strangely relieved.

Good. The traces of Casey should have been cleared away anyway.

Late at night, a knock on the door broke the silence.

I opened it to find Jasmin.

She wore a wolf fang necklace around her neck and showed it off to me with a smug expression.

"Casey, look! Leo gave me this today. Don't you think it's beautiful?"

My pupils constricted sharply.

That necklace was the last memento my parents had left us!

Leo had actually given it to some outsider Omega?!

"Give it back! You don't deserve to wear it!"

I instinctively reached out to snatch the necklace back.

Seeing me make a move, a triumphant smile appeared on Jasmin's face.

She deliberately took a step backward, then spread her arms and fell straight down the staircase.

"Ahh!"

Her scream immediately alarmed Leo and Ethan in the study.

Both men rushed out. Seeing Jasmin lying motionless at the bottom of the stairs with blood covering her forehead, they paled in fear.

"Jasmin!"

Ethan raced downstairs and pulled her into his arms.

Leo charged up and grabbed my wrist, demanding harshly, "I knew your obedience during the day was an act! The moment our backs are turned, you find ways to bully her! Casey, you've disappointed me so much!"

Jasmin leaned against Ethan, breathing weakly. "Ethan, it hurts so much... I feel like I'm dying..."

"Casey, use your healing power to save her now!"

Ethan turned and roared at me.

I possessed a rare healing ability among wolves, but each use consumed a great deal of my life force.

I gritted my teeth and violently shook off Leo's hand. "I won't! She staged that fall herself!"

The two men were furious.

Leo snatched the necklace from Jasmin's neck and held it high, his eyes blood-red as he threatened, "Casey, you won't do it? Then I'll smash this necklace as compensation to Jasmin!"

Ethan released suffocating Alpha pressure and glared at me through clenched teeth. "If you dare let anything happen to her, I'll reject you!"

I looked at these two men I had once cared about most, threatening me with my parents' memento for the sake of a lying she-wolf.

My chest felt stuffed with grief that couldn't be released, hurting so much I felt ready to explode.

I stared at Leo, my voice choking. "So Mom and Dad's memento... you really gave it to her?"

Then I looked at Ethan, my eyes frighteningly red.

"So in your heart, I'm not even worth as much as some outsider Omega?"

Both men froze.

Before they could speak, I snatched the necklace from Leo's hand and said slowly, enunciating every word.

"Remember this. This is the 96th time."

Casey POV

In the end, I walked over to Jasmin and placed my hand over her wound.

Brilliant white light flared. I was forced to expend massive amounts of healing power until my vision blurred and I finally collapsed from exhaustion.

The next day, I woke up in a hospital bed at the pack hospital. No one was by my side.

I dragged my weakened body out of the hospital.

Just as I reached the entrance, my phone vibrated. It was a text from Jasmin.

"How does it feel to be falsely accused with no way to explain yourself? Casey, you can't win against me!"

"See? With just one word from me, Leo and Ethan won't take your side. You must be so upset, right? Don't worry, I've prepared a surprise for you. Make sure to check it out."

A surprise?

Remembering all the tricks and frame-ups she'd orchestrated before, I sneered and put my phone away.

As I was about to cross the street, a black SUV suddenly came racing toward me like it had gone mad!

BANG!

The violent impact sent me flying.

Because I was too weak from overusing my healing power, I couldn't call on my wolf in time.

I crashed heavily to the ground.

Blood blurred my vision.

Pain tore through every part of my body. My consciousness grew hazy.

Through the fog, I felt pack guards carrying me to an operating room. Voices clamored around me.

"That Jasmin woman woke up yesterday and is perfectly fine, but she keeps saying this hurts and that hurts. Alpha Ethan called all the surgeons over to examine her! Now there's not even a doctor available to operate on Casey! What are we supposed to do?"

"Go ask quickly if they can spare one doctor for the surgery!"

Ten minutes later, someone came running back, their tone full of helplessness.

"They refused! They insist we send her to a human hospital, and they'll cover the costs!"

"A human hospital?! She's so badly injured and her healing ability is suppressed. How can she possibly survive the trip to a human hospital?!"

Chaotic arguing filled my ears, but I couldn't make out anything clearly.

In a daze, I seemed to see the past.

Back then, when I got even a minor injury during training, Leo would worry endlessly.

Ethan would stay by my side constantly, using his Alpha pheromones to comfort me.

But that was all a long, long time ago.

Now there was no one by my side.

My eyelids felt heavy as lead. My will gradually faded.

Before losing consciousness completely, "The... the 97th time..."

When I woke again, I saw two faces full of guilt.

Leo tucked the blanket around me, his tone apologetic.

"Casey, I'm sorry. We didn't know it was you who got into the accident."

Ethan brought over a cup of hot water to feed me.

"You were fine when you left. How did you get hit?"

Remembering the messages I'd received before the accident, I looked away, my voice hoarse.

"Ask Jasmin."

The expressions on both Leo and Ethan's faces froze, instantly turning dark.

"Casey, why are you still trying to frame Jasmin? She's a fragile Omega. How could she possibly plan something like this?"

"Exactly! Jasmin is still lying in the hospital. How would she have time to hurt you!"

Seeing their absolute certainty, I didn't want to waste more words.

"I'm tired. Get out."

The two men, who had more to say, finally held back after seeing my pale face.

Leo and Ethan left the room one after the other.

A few minutes later, my phone on the table rang.

"Casey, this is the instructor from the werewolf training camp. Can you report on schedule in one week?"

"Yes, I can leave anytime..."

Before I finished speaking, the door was pushed open.

Leo and Ethan walked in with furrowed brows, looking suspicious.

"What do you mean 'leave'? Where are you going?"

I calmly hung up the phone.

"I was asking about discharge. Why are you back?"

Ethan was about to press further when a nurse burst in urgently.

"Alpha Ethan, Leo, Miss Jasmin just threw up..."

Watching them leave in a hurry, I smiled silently and bitterly.

Casey POV

Over the next few days, Leo and Ethan rarely appeared.

Even when they occasionally came by, they'd only sit for a moment before finding an excuse to leave.

I knew they were constantly attending to Jasmin.

Because every day, Jasmin sent me photos and videos.

Leo would hunt game himself just to make her meat soup.

Ethan bought her all kinds of gifts. Jewelry meant to please her filled half her hospital room.

I never replied once.

I left the hospital without telling anyone.

As I reached the border of the territory, several Rogues with glowing green eyes suddenly leapt out from behind me.

Because I'd overused my healing power earlier and my body hadn't fully recovered, I couldn't shift into wolf form at all.

I struggled desperately but was knocked unconscious.

I don't know how long passed. When I opened my eyes again, I saw Jasmin, also tied up.

When the Rogues weren't paying attention, Jasmin looked over with an arrogant expression and whispered.

"Good, you're awake. These Rogues have already sent a message to Leo and Ethan saying you and I were both kidnapped. Casey, guess what? When they have to choose, who will matter most to them?"

I looked coldly at Jasmin, wanting to ask why she kept repeating these boring games.

In the end, I ignored her.

A few minutes later, the car door opened. I was standing by a river with rushing currents. Several SUVs came speeding from the distance.

After Leo and Ethan got out, Jasmin immediately put on a pitiful expression, tears streaming down her face.

The Rogue leader immediately pressed his claws against mine and Jasmin's throats.

Leo's face darkened. "Whatever conditions you want, name them and let them go!"

The Rogue leader snorted coldly.

"We want you to give up that eastern territory! And as an exchange, you can only take one person today! Choose!"

I watched as both men's faces turned extremely ugly.

Leo was furious but didn't dare provoke them rashly. He could only suppress his anger to negotiate.

"Let them go, and we can discuss the other conditions!"

"You can only take one! Choose quickly, or I'll bite through their throats!"

Jasmin cried even more heart-wrenchingly, struggling constantly. The Rogues removed her gag.

"Leo, Ethan, save me! I'm so scared! I don't want to die!"

Watching this tearful performance, my expression remained calm throughout.

Seeing they still wouldn't agree, the Rogues even started a countdown.

Both men looked conflicted, their eyes constantly shifting between Jasmin and me.

"Ten, nine, eight, seven, six..."

By the count of "five," when Jasmin and I were about to be pushed into the river, Jasmin let out a scream.

Leo finally lost his composure and shouted, "Save Jasmin first! She saved our lives. Casey, trust me, I can definitely save you."

Ethan also stated his position. "Jasmin is just a fragile Omega. She can't withstand this. Casey, you're a warrior's daughter. Don't worry, we'll come for you right away."

From the moment they hesitated, I'd already predicted this outcome.

But hearing them say it out loud now, I felt the last thread of hope in my heart completely severed.

I couldn't help but laugh.

After the choice was made, Jasmin was pulled back.

And I was pushed off the high bridge.

I watched Leo and Ethan run desperately toward Jasmin and closed my eyes in despair.

The cold wind cut my skin like knives. There was no blood, but it still felt like being tortured.

Dense pain invaded every corner of my body, making me wish for death.

In an instant, many images flashed through my mind.

Leo, holding me and crying when our parents died, swearing he would always protect me.

Ethan, at the Mating Ball when we found out we were Mates. His eyes reddening as he promised to love me.

This was how we parted ways.

The icy river water dragged my body downward.

I grew faint.

My strength slipped away...