---- 2 I slowly wiped away the tears from my eyes and looked up at the gray window. Perhaps the only consolation was that both Garrett and I had finally gained our freedom. While I was lost in thought, Garrett's call came through. "Aria, you went running to Grandpa to tattle on me again, didn't you? You completely ruined the rare alone time Scarlett and I had together." "I'm warning you-if you dare pull this shit again, I'll cut off your mother's treatment payments!" In the past, I would have humbly explained and apologized to Garrett. I would have done everything possible to earn his forgiveness. ---- But now, I just said indifferently, 'Do whatever you want." Garrett seemed surprised by my cold attitude. But soon, he let out another cold laugh. "T heard the baby was born. Having a child really gives you confidence, doesn't it?" "But don't forget-I'm the next Alpha of Shadowmoon Pack. As long as you're still here, I have plenty of ways to torment you." I closed my eyes. Ihad experienced Garrett's methods before. The first time I caught him cheating, I naively went to the Alpha for justice. What I got was Garrett's insane retaliation. Using my mother as leverage, he punished me by making me walk hundreds of miles in the freezing ---- night to buy his favorite breakfast from a specific café. Since I was pregnant and couldn't shift into wolf form, and he forbade me from using any other transportation, I could only struggle through a ten-hour walk. While I shivered in the bitter cold, he and his lover spent the night in passionate embrace at a luxury hotel. When I finally brought back that cold breakfast, my feet were bloody and raw, my hair crusted with ice. Meanwhile, Garrett was eating a lavish breakfast with his lover on the top floor of a five- star hotel. After that, no matter how outrageous Garrett's behavior became, I pretended not to see. I silently endured all of Garrett's humiliation and harassment. I desperately tried to maintain my position as the pack's future Luna.