Chapter 4 After I ended the call , the store manager still had that smug look plastered across her face - like she'd just watched the she - wolf crawl away with her tail between her legs . " So that's it ? " she sneered . " You called Alpha Alexis to beg for help ? " I didn't take the bait . Just smiled , calm and cold , and dialed another number - this time to the bridal boutique's headquarters in France , The entire conversation was in fluent French , and judging by the manager's blank expression , she didn't catch a single word . Still , she kept cackling under her breath and even tried to usher me out of the boutique like I was some delusional rogue . 1/11 Chapter 4 + 5 Points Too bad for her , I wasn't bluffing . I laid everything out clearly - every clause in the contract , every violation , every insult . I told HQ about the stolen gown , the slander , and the manager's little power trip . Then I requested three things : a public apology , a full restoration of my name , and - per breach of contract - a triple refund . All those months of cultivating relationships across packs , of doing things the right way ? They weren't for nothing . HQ took me seriously . Very seriously . Minutes later , the boutique's landline rang . The manager answered confidently - then blanched , stumbling back like she'd been struck by a dominant Alpha's command . And just like that , her reign ended . 2/11 Chapter 4 + 5 Points No matter how she twisted the truth , the facts stood tall and unshakable . Her lies couldn't hold up under the light . I turned on my heel and left her behind in a puddle of panicked sobs , her wolf howling weakly behind her eyes . The French HQ moved fast . Within days , they released an official statement online , confirming everything - my ownership of the gown , the falsified paperwork , the breach . They even apologized publicly on all their social platforms . Meanwhile , the disgraced manager - now fired and facing legal action - lost what was left of her composure . She unleashed her fury in Cecilia's comment section like a rabid wolf : " Pack Princess ? Childhood sweetheart ? All 3/11 Chapter 4 + 5 Points fake ! One's a shameless homewrecker , and the other's a broke scammer ! They lied , stole the dress , and now I'm the one paying for it ! " " You two better rot in hell ! " And just like that , the tide shifted . Comments poured in : " Wait … so the dress wasn't hers ? " " You're kidding - was the engagement real at all ? " " No way . Cecilia's loaded , right ? And Alexis runs a pack corporation . Just look at their lifestyle ! " Ah yes , the fairy tale of the " pack princess " and her powerful Alpha heir mate . I almost forgot that little narrative . 4/11 Chapter 4 + 5 Points Cecilia ? Born rich ? Not even close . She crawled out of some backwoods mountain village - just another forgotten pup from Alexis's hometown . When I first met her , she looked exactly like what she was : poor , desperate , and wide - eyed with envy . Her eyes never left my jewelry or my shoes . But instead of hiding it , she gushed to Alexis right in front of me : " Alexis , Eloise's outfits are so pretty ! I wish I had clothes like hers . " Alexis didn't even blink . He brought her straight into my dressing room and told her to help herself . 5/11 pter 4 + 5 Points 97 Watching some random girl , model my designer pieces like they were hers ? My wolf bristled under my skin . But all Alexis said was : " She's like a little sister to me . I don't have many people back home . Since you're with me now , help take care of her . It's just stuff ." And because she was " afraid " of living alone , he moved her into my villa . Because she wanted to be an influencer , he used my wardrobe , my accessories , my life to create her sparkly fake identity online . I tried - goddess knows I tried to speak up . Told him if she wanted that lifestyle , she could work for it like the rest of us . No reason she needed to keep leeching off me . But Alexis turned cold . His voice , once warm 6/11 Chapter 4 + 5 Points and familiar , cut like a whip . " Not everyone's born into a wealthy bloodline , Eloise . You think you're better than us ? Go ahead - look down on me . Let's just break up . " Back then , I was too in love to see what was really happening . I swallowed my pride . I backed down . I let the little stray pup play queen in my den . I never thought she'd start believing the fantasy . And then there's Alexis . Has he really forgotten where he came from ? He was just a scholarship pup - one my father personally sponsored all the way from high school . 7/11 hapter 4 + 5 Points After the college entrance exams , he said he wanted to repay our kindness . So , like a loyal shadow , he followed me to Silverpine Pack University . From then on , he became a fixture in our home - charming my parents , staying over for dinner , always just … there . I won't pretend he wasn't attractive . Alexis had that quiet , studious charm - clean - cut , soft - spoken , always polite . He wore his gratitude like a second skin , and over time , I let my guard down . I fell for him . But everything truly shifted the night I turned eighteen - my Coming of Age . That was the first time I shifted into my wolf form : a radiant white coat , gleaming under the full moon . Strong . Elegant . Blessed . But what caught me most off guard wasn't the shift itself - it was the bond . 8/11 Chapter 4 + 5 Points When our eyes met that night , the pull hit me like wildfire . Alexis Curry was my fated mate . For werewolves , that bond is sacred . We grow up under the Moon Goddess's stories , waiting for her to whisper the name of the one she's chosen for us . Some search through pack after pack , howling their hearts into the night . Others wait years , lifetimes even , only to be met with silence . But not me . I thought I was one of the lucky ones . The boy I had loved in secret … turned out to be my destined mate . After that , it felt like fate had given us her blessing . We became official . I threw myself 9/11 Chapter 4 + 5 Points into the role of the perfect partner - loyal , supportive , always putting him first . In college , I used my money to help him shed his past and step into my world of privilege . After graduation , when he couldn't land a job , I practically begged my father to place him in one of our pack's companies . I thought we were in love . I thought he chose me . He never once refused my help . He even proposed to me , eyes soft and voice shaking like it meant everything . But today … I finally saw the truth . To him , it was never about love . It was always about obligation . A debt to repay . A box to check for my family's sake . 10/11 Chapter 4 + 5 Points Fine . If that's how he sees it , then so be it . Let everything go back to how it should've been . Let him return to the life he came from -and take his little act with him . 11/11