My Alpha Aunt Saved Me, Now My Ex Regrets Everything

I was poisoned with wolfbane by my step-sister, Molly, and locked away in the deep mountains of the Shadow Creek Pack. The werewolves of this pack treated me like a worthless Omega, abusing me however they pleased. When my boyfriend, Adrian, finally found me, I had already been tortured past the point of recognition by the wolves. He fought with everything he had to take me away. But he was no match for the entire pack. In the end, they captured him and executed him right in front of my eyes. I lost all hope. I accepted my fate and stayed in this hellhole, giving birth to a child with a quiet, silent werewolf named Dane. Yet, I couldn't forget Adrian. Three times, I walked into the freezing blizzards in the deep mountains, trying to end my life. The third time I was dragged back, Dane—the man who saved me—finally tore off his mask. Looking at that familiar face, my entire body went ice-cold. It was Adrian. He burned his disguise, a cruel smirk playing on his lips. "Throwing you here was a deal between Molly and me. She wanted to be the Alpha heir, and I wanted you." "The Dane who had a child with you? That was me. The one they beat to death was just a decoy I found." "I faked my death to make you give up on escaping. I didn't expect you to want to die so badly." "Now that the truth is out, you choose, Elena. Will you live a good life with me, or do you want to keep trying to kill yourself?" The man standing before me slowly merged with the boy in my memories. He had lost his boyish innocence. He looked much colder, much more mature. I stared at his face, my mind completely blank. I had been trapped in this pack for seven long years. Because of the wolfbane, I had lost my wolf. For seven years, I couldn't even recognize Adrian’s scent. "So, you ruined me just for that mistress's daughter." He frowned, immediately defending her. "Don't call her that. Molly suffered so much growing up." "What her mother did has nothing to do with her!" "Elena, do you have any idea how much Molly hurts every time you say that?" I didn't know. I only knew that Molly had destroyed my family. On the surface, she was my step-sister. In reality, she was my father's illegitimate daughter. She was even born in the same month as me. She always played the victim so perfectly. She stole money from our house and framed me. My father beat me half to death because of it. She bribed others to frame me for cheating during the pack training tests. Then she spread the rumors. She made the entire pack call me "Zero." She got a group of wolves to corner me in the training grounds, throwing mud and insults at me. She took humiliating photos of me and circulated them around the pack. Back then, only Adrian protected me. But now. She not only wanted to steal my pack. She had teamed up with Adrian. They sent me here, ruining my entire life. I looked up, forcing my tears back. "Why?" He blinked, then let out a soft laugh. "Do you remember when you dragged me to go confront your father's mistress? That was the first time I saw Molly. My heart skipped a beat." "After you left, she came to find me. The poor girl held back her tears and called my name. My heart completely melted." His expression turned incredibly gentle. "Later, she played a few tricks on you and asked for my help." "I couldn't bear to disappoint her, so I never said no." I was too shocked to speak. My pupils contracted in pure horror. So, everything. Everything had his hand in it. Adrian and I grew up together. He never rejected me. He would do anything for me. I had never even looked at anyone else. He was my only choice. When he was eight, his little self saved me from a pack of rogues, getting severely injured in the process. When he was fourteen, he went behind my back and broke the bones of everyone who bullied me, too scared of his parents to go home with his own bruises. When he was sixteen, he confessed to me for the first time, promising he would make me his mate once we came of age. But at seventeen, he changed his mind just like that. He became her accomplice. He pushed me into hell. I fell to the floor, my strength leaving me as a sharp pain shot through my stomach. He knelt down, his fingers brushing past the corner of my eyes. "You don't need to worry about anything back home anymore. Your mother fell sick and passed away last year." "Your father married Molly's mother. Molly has a very high status now. Her parents adore her, she has me, and she’s living very happily." I stood up, trembling with disbelief. "What did you say?! How could my mother die? She was so young! How is that possible?!" His face didn't change. His voice was just a bit raspy. "Molly’s mother, the current Luna Vance, has been good to me, Elena. I had no choice." Seeing me frozen, he stepped forward and gently wrapped his arms around my waist. "Elena, we grew up together. You’ll always have a place in my heart." "We have a child together now. Just be good, okay?" His voice was dripping with false comfort."Be good, and I’ll come visit you often." "Tomorrow is my wedding anniversary with Molly. She’s been begging me for a romantic trip." "The wolves in this pack are all my people. They’ll take good care of you." I stood there like a statue, giving him no response. My mother's gentle smile flashed before my eyes. She lived her life with grace. Even when she found out her husband was cheating. She never took her anger out on Molly. How could she be dead? Did Aunt Leona know about this? Thinking of that name, I closed my eyes. A gust of wind blew outside the window, shaking loose leaves from the trees near the door. I silently clenched my fists. Leona would never have stood by and let my mother be mistreated. Now that he had confessed, Adrian stopped wearing Dane’s rough clothes. He changed into a sleek black trench coat. Adrian had always been incredibly handsome. A sharp nose, beautiful eyes. Many girls had crushed on him. In the past, every time he received a love letter, he would buy me ten gifts. He used to say, "I will only love Elena in this lifetime. If someone else shows me affection once, I’ll treat Elena ten times better." The last gift he gave me was a bush of red roses. I stared at him blankly. He straightened his collar and smiled at his glowing phone screen. His wallpaper was his wedding photo with Molly. She was wearing a custom-made wedding dress, sporting an exquisite brooch. I remembered what he had told me once. He said if we got married in the future, he would take me all over the world to take wedding photos. He would put the necklace on me himself. He would hold my hand and kiss me by the ocean. Back then, I had blushed just imagining it. The old me loved watching *Titanic*. I would cry my eyes out over the beautiful, tragic love story. Adrian had walked past, quickly wiping away my tears. "Why do girls like this stuff so much?" "Fine. On your eighteenth birthday, I’ll buy you the exact same necklace." He hadn't forgotten that promise. But the girl standing next to him wasn't me. I glanced at the woman's wedding dress again. I looked down at the rough, shapeless gray clothes I was wearing. Here, I only had two cheap, ugly shirts. Life was miserable. My so-called husband only showed me a shred of warmth during the late nights when he held me tight. Over the seven years, he would say he had pack missions and leave for two or three months. But I never cared. Because I never saw him as my husband. In my eyes, he was just a kidnapper. Until last month, I finally saw a familiar figure at the edge of the forest. But Adrian wasn't here to rescue me. He wanted me to stay here. Kept like a caged animal for the rest of my life. Playing the role of Dane for seven years must have been exhausting for him. My heart ached in sharp, stabbing waves. I could barely breathe. On the other end of his phone call, a child's excited voice rang out. "Daddy! Mommy helped me decorate the playroom in the new house you bought me!" "It's so pretty! Like a castle!" "Mommy said you got me a dozen houses like this. Why do houses come in dozens?" A woman's laugh echoed as she pushed the child away. "Go play, sweetie. I need to talk to your father." Adrian had a deeply fond smile on his face as he spoke into the phone. "Hey, baby. I'm coming home soon." "Yeah, I know. You bought the outfits already? Miss me that much?" "Then don't even think about sleeping tonight. Begging won't save you." Turning around, he caught me watching him and froze for a second. He quickly hung up, glanced at the sleeping child on the bed, and walked over. He stroked my hair, his voice softening. "I have to go. Take good care of the baby. He’s only two, he needs his mother." He grabbed my hand and slid a ring onto my finger. "If you want a wedding, we can have one next month."I silently swept up the ashes of his burned disguise from the floor. My voice was dead. "Sure." My heart had completely turned to stone. Voices came from outside the window. "Adrian, Molly..." The speaker paused. Adrian immediately marched over, panic in his voice. "What about her? Did something happen?!" Before he could finish, Molly’s voice came from outside, dripping with forced sweetness. "Adrian, I’m here." She was wearing a white dress with red floral patterns, her eyes sharp and predatory. She walked right up to Adrian. The moment she stopped, she saw me standing behind him. My expression didn't change, and I didn't move. The heavy scent of her perfume hit me instantly. She let go of Adrian’s arm. Slowly, she walked up to me. "This woman... looks so familiar." She let out a cold laugh, grabbing my collar and pulling me close. "How pretty. No wonder you kept her hidden away." In the next second. A sharp slap landed squarely on my face. "Are you having fun sleeping with my man?" Adrian frowned and grabbed her arm from behind. But she violently threw his hand off. "He disappears for weeks at a time. You really have some tricks up your sleeve, don't you?" "Keeping him so hooked that he can't even stay away from you." She looked down at me with pure disgust. "I thought you were living a miserable life with some wild rogues in this dump. I didn't expect you to steal my husband." "If I hadn't been tracking his GPS every month, I wouldn't have known about the dirty things you've been doing." I raised my head, staring straight into her eyes. "Karma will get you." She laughed like she had just heard the funniest joke in the world, her eyes turning dark. "I'm getting karma for you seducing my mate?" "Even when I was injured in the hospital, he had to run off to see you." "You know I'm not a generous person. Not throwing you to the wild wolves to be torn apart is already me being nice." I let out a mocking laugh. In the next second, I lunged forward and shoved her. "I'm talking about you stealing my life!" "My right to be the Alpha!" "Stop playing dumb!" She lost her balance, let out a soft gasp, and stumbled backward right into Adrian’s chest. He caught Molly, immediately comforting her. "Are you okay? Does it hurt anywhere?" Then, he turned and kicked me hard in the stomach. The veins on his forehead bulged with rage. "Elena! Do you have a single shred of decency? You’ve lived so well here. You didn't have to marry a trashy Omega, you weren't beaten, you had food and water, and you have a kid!" "Why are you being so unreasonable? How dare you put your hands on her?!" "I guess I’ve been too soft on you!" I clutched my stomach, curling up in agonizing pain. He held Molly and kicked the door open. I lay on the cold floor, watching their retreating figures. I swallowed the bile rising in my throat.I glanced out the window. A group of guards in black were standing by the door, whispering. "So that's the woman Adrian’s keeping. She’s got some nerve." "Tell me about it. Got caught and still dared to push Molly." "I've never seen Adrian look at another woman nicely. What’s so special about her?" "I heard she used to be a highly talented wolf." "More talented than Molly? Please. Even if she was great back then, she’s just a useless weakling now. Worse than an Omega!" "She’s probably just good in bed. That's the only reason Adrian kept her around." Ignoring the throbbing pain in my body, I crawled over and grabbed the phone Adrian had left behind on the table. Kneeling on the floor, my hands shook as I dialed a number. The call went through. I held onto the phone like it was my only lifeline. "Aunt Leona, my mom is dead. I'm trapped here. Save me!" Without waiting for a response, I hung up. I quickly sent my live location via Snapchat. Then, I deleted every trace of the call and message. After putting the phone exactly where it was, I slumped against the wall. Even though I called her Aunt Leona. I always wished. I wished my mother had run away with her instead of staying with my father. Leona knew my mother when they were young, before she became an Alpha. But later, Leona defeated the Alpha of the Ironridge Pack, claiming her rightful place. She led her warriors to conquer territory, making the Ironridge Pack the most feared pack in the region. She had tried to protect my mother her whole life, begging her to leave my father, but my mother was bound by the fated mate bond. Footsteps echoed outside. My muscles instantly tensed. The moment he walked back in. The phone I had put back suddenly rang loudly. The ringtone was my favorite love song. I froze. When we were sixteen, we were desk partners. We would hide our phones in our pockets, sharing a pair of earphones. I could still feel the warmth of his hand secretly holding mine under the desk, my heart fluttering. But now, looking at this wooden cabin where I had wasted seven years of my youth. My patience was completely gone. He walked over to the phone. I nervously gripped the hem of my shirt. He didn't even look at the screen. He just swiped to decline the call. "Cancel all my meetings." "Do not disturb me unless the pack is burning down." A guard outside quickly replied, "Yes, Alpha." Adrian knelt in front of me, his eyes bloodshot. He grabbed my hair and yanked my head back. *Slap!* A loud, violent slap sent me crashing to the floor. My ears rang, and the metallic taste of blood filled my mouth. The physical pain was nothing compared to the absolute humiliation. His voice shook with pure fury. "Do you have any idea what you've done?!" I looked up, glaring back at him. "I don't care!" He kicked a ceramic vase nearby, shattering it into pieces. He took a deep, heavy breath. "You are going to go to her and apologize face-to-face right now. For the sake of our past, I’ll let this go." "Otherwise, I’ll make sure you pay for hurting her!" I gritted my teeth through the pain. "I barely touched her!" "Stop blaming me for everything!" He let out a cold laugh and clapped his hands. A group of guards immediately marched in, surrounding me. He stepped back, looking down at me coldly. "I used to go easy on you because I loved you." "Since you refuse to learn, maybe it’s time I teach you a real lesson." Two guards grabbed me, pinning my arms behind my back. They dragged me out of the cabin. The yard was empty, and the August sun was blindingly hot. He ordered them to set up a wooden post. A warrior handed him a thick rope. Realizing what he was about to do, I started struggling wildly. But the pain in my stomach was too intense. Within seconds, I was completely drained of strength. I looked up as he stepped closer and wrapped his arms around me. It looked like a hug. But then, the rough rope was tied tightly around my wrists and bound me to the post. I could already feel the heat suffocating me. I stared at him. "Adrian, growing up, I never did anything to hurt you." "I don't love you anymore. What you do with Molly is none of my business." "But you can't treat me like this." He mocked me. "So you can treat her like garbage?" "Elena, why do you always look down on her?" "Back then she was just an innocent girl, and now she's just a wife with a little temper." "What makes you think you're better than her?" "Just because you're the 'legitimate' daughter doesn't mean you're superior." "To her, you are the homewrecker." He finished tying the knot and walked back into the cabin without looking back. The noon sun was brutal. My arms and legs were completely exposed to the heat. Before long, my vision started to go black. My head throbbed, and a wave of nausea hit me.