---- Chapter 1 The pup I, Ivy Calisto, finally conceived with my mate, Owen Wagner, after three long years, was going to be killed by his own hands. "You must guarantee this potion will kill the pup in Ivy's womb. Otherwise, I won't let you off," Owen barked. I could see the fury on Owen's face through the study door. The witch trembled as she handed him the potion. "T guarantee it will kill the pup, and she won't suspect a thing." Owen took the potion and smiled in satisfaction. ---- At that moment, I felt like my heart was torn apart. As I cradled my belly with both hands, I could feel the pup's strong life force within. But what use was it for an unwanted pup to be born? When I went to the hospital, the healer looked at me in disbelief. "This is the pup you and Alpha Owen tried for three years to have. Are you sure?" I thought back to all those nights after intimacy when Owen would hold my hand with tenderness and say how much he wanted to have a child with me. Now, I realized that those were all just lies. They were lies to keep me by his side so that I wouldn't go after my stepsister, Ashley Calisto. The funny thing was, I even thought the fact that I couldn't get pregnant after three years was a problem with my body. ---- I took countless pills and injections because of that. In the end, the truth was that he simply never wanted to have a child with me. I held back my tears and nodded to the healer. " Let's begin." As the potion entered my body, I felt the pup's soul wail in anguish. My pup didn't want to leave me, which caused the procedure to be unusually difficult. The searing pain below was unbearable. I had to dig my nails into my palms just to keep myself conscious. The pain started to spread from my belly to my chest. In the haze of pain, I seemed to see Owen, holding flowers and earnestly asking me to be his Luna. He had held my hand so sincerely and said, "I'll protect you forever, till death do us part."