---- Chapter 10 That night, Leno came to find me. After being publicly rejected, he returned to his usual overbearing and domineering ways. "This is my home too. What's wrong with me living here with my Luna and my pup?" he insisted. Leno held the door, refusing to let me shut it on him. His gaze was full of determination. "Leno, give me two days to calm down and reconsider our relationship, okay?" I coaxed him softly. "If you don't agree, the mate bond can't be broken anyway. What difference does a few more days make?" Thad no choice but to give in a little and coax him to leave. After he left, I took Lucas and our luggage and headed straight for the Black Wolf pack. With the ---- potion in hand, why would I fear Leno refusing to break the bond? After several years, I finally returned to the Black Wolf pack with Lucas. My Alpha father and brothers all welcomed us at the gate. "Flora's back! From now on, when your Alpha brother handles pack affairs, take Lucas with you, " my father said. The pack before me had returned to its former prosperity, as all the gifts Leno had given me were turned into funds to rebuild the pack. My return brought new life to the Black Wolf pack, and my father promised to help Lucas establish his own pack when he came of age. With all this, why should I stubbornly cling to the position of bearing Leno's heir? On the very day I returned to the Black Wolf pack, I drank the potion to break the mate bond. The ---- pain started from my heart and spread outward- unilaterally breaking the mate bond made it even more unbearable. Yet amidst the pain, I felt a sense of liberation. Soon after that, I began to take over the affairs of the Black Wolf pack. After ten years as a Luna, I was well-versed in internal affairs, but I had to learn and explore matters of external cooperation and expansion. To learn, I read documents until the early hours and rose early for meetings with my subordinates. Physical exhaustion couldn't suppress the fulfillment I felt inside. I felt like my destiny was once again in my own hands and that I had found myself again. Besides, I also had to guide Lucas. I had to teach him how to become a qualified Alpha.