---- Chapter 11 Ever since I told Leno about the mate bond being broken, he finally stopped bothering me. However, the Black Wolf pack wasn't far from his, so news about him occasionally reached my ears. Forest resources were limited, and since the Black Wolf pack kept expanding after my return, it inevitably encroached upon the resources of Leno's pack. Compared to the rising status of the Black Wolf pack, Leno's pack began to decline. Elisa, in an attempt to get back at me, spread rumors in the pack about Leno's affair-and somehow, the story got out. Having cheated during his marriage and betrayed the Luna who had supported him all along, Leno's reputation quickly plummeted. Many packs blacklisted Leno and refused to collaborate with ---- him. Meanwhile, Leno marked Elisa, as she was the only she-wolf by his side. However, he never held a mating ceremony and didn't acknowledge Elisa's status. No one served as the Luna of his pack. Leno blamed my departure entirely on Elisa. He hated Elisa bitterly, forcing her to do the hardest and lowest-ranking work in the pack and forbidding her from leaving. Without a Luna's management, the internal affairs of the pack fell into chaos, and fights often broke out due to unfair resource distribution. In the end, everyone directed all their resentment toward Elisa. When I heard about it, I couldn't help but feel a bit of mixed emotions. ---- I saw Elisa again ten years later. The Black Wolf pack had helped Lucas and me successfully establish a new pack. Lucas, now serving as Alpha, had fully taken over the management of the pack, and I finally had time to travel. I happened to spot Elisa on the road, picking fruit. Her cheeks were pale and gaunt, and she was so thin I could see her bones protruding. Her clothes were filthy and disheveled-a far cry from the once polished and graceful she-wolf she had been. When she saw me, she turned and ran, not wanting me to see her in such a miserable state. I picked up the fruit basket she had left behind and chased after her. "How are you going to explain your fruit basket if you don't take it back?" I called out to her. I handed her the basket. Inside were not only the fruits she had picked but also some cash.