Chapter 1

It was well past nine o’clock at night when Nora returned to Silvermoon Pack

The cottage stood in darkness, its windows unlit, and no one waited to greet her at the door.

“Dear Nora, Happy Birthday. Your birth was a gift to the world.”

A message flashed on her phone–a simple birthday wish from a friend.

It was warm but impersonal, a reminder of the absence that loomed heavier than the night.

Standing alone in the shadowed villa, Nora scrolled through her chat app.

Message after message appeared–greetings from acquaintances, colleagues, and distant friends.

Yet, the one name she longed to see remained silent.

Seven days.

It had been seven days since she last exchanged a message with her husband, Alpha Arnold.

Seven days of unanswered texts and unreturned calls.

And now, on her birthday, his silence cut even deeper.

Nora’s forced smile faltered in the dark

“Luna? What are you doing back here?”

The sudden flicker of light startled her.

The omega maid stood at the entrance, her eyes wide with surprise.

“Where are Arnold and Alex?” Nora asked, slipping off her shoes.

The maid hesitated, her voice tinged with unease. “Alpha isn’t back yet, and the young master is..”

She paused before continuing vaguely, “Writing something in his room.”

Nora handed the maid her bags and strode toward her son’s room.

She pushed open the door and found Alex, her ever–active five–year–old, sitting at his desk.

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He was bent over a notebook, completely absorbed in his work.

Alex is five years old and has the physique and keen senses of an Alpha heir.

His golden hair gleamed under the desk lamp, and a faint glow from the golden wolf’s head symbol on his neck–the mark of his lineage…reminded Nora of the legacy he carried.

He sensed her presence instantly, his head tilting slightly toward the door.

“Alex, I’m home…”

Nora smiled and stepped inside, but before she could finish her greeting. Alex turned away sharply, his eyes returning to the pages in front of him.

He kept writing, completely ignoring her.

Nora’s heart sank as she approached. Resting a gentle hand on his shoulder, she glanced down at the notebook filled with scribbles and diagrams.

“Do you want to go somewhere?” she asked softly. “I just finished my tour of the pack, so we can plan. something fun together.”

Alex didn’t look up. Instead, he snapped, “I don’t want you to come.”

cut deeper

Aunt Linda’s birthday in a week, and Dad and I are going on a trip with her,”

blinked, taken aback.

notebook toward her, revealing detailed plans for the trip–rafting, soaking in the hot springs of Spectral Shadow Valley, and taking pictures of

Dad got Aunt Linda

Nora froze.

A necklace?

her hand brushing against her bare

gifts when she married Arnold.

before asking, “Alex… do you remember

anything better to defining making travel plans and don’t

that had been

sharp eyes caught a painting inside Alex’s

wolves running with a cub in

unmistakably Arnold and Alex the

she wolf beside them wasn’t Nora,

the she wolf had a strand of red for on

were Linda’s

still for a moment before

“How much longer are you going to stand there?”

in her throat. Nora paused, then quietly left the room.

he had something to do tonight and

She walked over

her cell phone… she knew he would just ignore

between them remained silent.

Arnold’s impatient voice finally answered, “I already

Tell her=”

Linda’s syrupy voice interrupted. “Come stay

phone tightly, her knuckles turning pale.

nothing, just the housemaid,” Arnold said dismissively.

say anything,

each other for

Dest. Alpha father and son went

been traveling extensively for

poured her heart and

back home, she found no warmth

a phone call, Arnold

don’t be sad,” a gentle

wolf, Lena, trying to

just

forced a bitter smile.

thought she’d

her heart still ached at

married, Nora had tried

when he’d be home so she could prepare special

Arnold never replied.

their ability to

was that she was feeling too

to make any

Nora checked her phone. Arnold’s messages remained absent.

friends had texted:

what’s your birthday wish

a present. When are you visiting? I’ll

the words ‘birthday wish,‘ Nora felt another pang in her

months‘ worth of work in four, hoping

08:11

I left. Alpha father and

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