Chapter 6 Killian POV : I pulled out the certificate with trembling hands . The name was written in bold letters - Selena Blackmoor . Not Clara . Never Clara . My vision blurred . My chest tightened until it was hard to breathe . She had signed it away . از بحر She had given up on being my mate . eyes as I staggered back , clutching the paper like a knife buried in my palm . Tears burned my eyes On the desk , an envelope caught my gaze . My name scrawled in her familiar handwriting . I tore it open . Inside lay a bank draft - twenty thousand dollars . And a short note . For the Alpha funds . I know the pack has been struggling . This is from the frost - herbs I gathered on the peaks . Don't refuse . Use it for them . The handwriting blurred as tears spilled hot and unrelenting . She had nearly died climbing those mountains . I remembered her hands raw , her cloak heavy with snow , her smile faint but proud when she returned with the herbs . And all that time , I thought she was clinging to me . I thought she was a burden . But she had been carrying me . Carrying us all . I sank to my knees , the certificate crumpling in my fist , the draft trembling in the other . " She gave up on me , " I whispered . " And still ... she gave me everything . " Clara POV : I knew what was happening . The Moon Goddess had reclaimed me . Her voice rang like silver bells in my mind . " Child today I release you . Live , not for him , but for yourself . " Darkness swept me away When I opened my eyes again , the world had changed . My spirit was unbound , my body whole again . Ten years had passed . 預 Chapter 5 +25 BONUS I remembered the pain of that day , the way Killian's face twisted in despair as I slipped from his arms . He believed I had died . Perhaps that was kinder than the truth - that I had simply left him , and everything we were , behind . I had gone where the Moon led me . The next decade became my rebirth . I devoted myself to healing , mastering the deepest rituals , the soul - restoration arts , the rare herbology of the lunar peaks . The packs called me the Moon's chosen . When I returned , I was named High Healer of the Capital Council , the youngest ever appointed . And Killian ? He never sought me . He dissolved our mating contract and rebuilt himself as a steady , respectable Alpha . For ten years , our paths did not cross . Until now A soft knock tapped at the infirmary door . " High Healer Clara , your howlstone's been buzzing . " An apprentice handed me the crystal device . Their eyes lingered , but I was used to that . " Thank you , " I said simply . I answered . " Clara , it's Mom . Killian's turning thirty - three today . We're having dinner - will you join us ? " My breath caught Only she had known the truth . The night I collapsed in Killian's arms , when the Moon claimed me , Her voice had reached my mother too . She swore silence while the world mourned me . For ten years , she kept that promise . But now her words carried something else . " Come home , Clara . See him . Ten years is long enough . Give him a chance . " Her plea pressed on my heart .