I hurried to answer it.
[“Miss Klein, have you received the Aconitum potion?”]
“Yes. I received it from a servant.”
[“Good. Everything is ready. Your death will be staged during the Moonlight Birth Fest.”]
My heart was pounding with excitement; my hands clutched the bottle of Aconitum potion tightly, my last hope of escaping this place.
“Then, what about my mother?”
[“Your mother… I’m sorry, I haven’t found the hospital where your mother is being treated.”]
“I understand. I’ll figure out a way to find out where Madam Freya moved my mother. Logan must know which hospital my mother is being treated at.”]
“Who are you talking to?!”
Logan’s baritone voice made me jump in surprise; my phone slipped from my grip and fell to the floor.
Logan had been in my room for who knows how long.
“Who were you calling?!” he asked again in a cold tone.
“Just a friend.” I tried to stay calm. Secretly, my hand moved to hide the bottle of Aconitum potion in my pants pocket.
Logan picked up my phone from the floor before I could stop him. His eyes flickered with a suspicious look.
“Asher? Is he Alpha Asher from Blackwood?”
“Alpha Asher from Blackwood? How would I know that notoriously unsociable Alpha Asher? That’s the name of a former classmate of mine.” I lied without taking my eyes off him.
Logan stared at me for a long moment. “Your friend… why were you calling him? You rarely reach out to your friends.”
I looked at him, trying to recall how Olivia always managed to win Logan’s heart.
I had to ask Logan which hospital my mother was being treated at.
“Logan, it’s been so long since I’ve visited my mother. I really want to see her. So I contacted my friend to ask for his help checking on my mother.”
The suspicion on Logan’s face faded; he sighed and sat down beside me.
“If you want to see your mom, you just need to tell me. Don’t contact someone behind my back, even if it’s a friend.”
“Yes, I’ll always tell you whenever I miss my mom. So, can you take me to see her?”
Logan looked at me for a moment, then said, “Alright, I’ll take you to visit your mom tomorrow.”
I gave him a sweet smile, “Thank you, Logan.”
Logan was momentarily stunned, his intense gaze fixed on my face. “It’s been so long since I’ve seen you smile like this.”
He reached out to brush my lips, but pulled his hand back.
Logan kept his promise; he would take me tomorrow after the hunt with the pack’s guests.
I waited anxiously for him to finish the hunt, pacing back and forth in the Pack’s yard. I held back my urge to run into the forest in my wolf form.
“Humph!”
My eyes widened in shock as a rough hand suddenly clamped over my mouth from behind, pulling me away. They then threw me into the cold pond.
“Drown that slut! She’s a disgrace to the pack and our Alpha!” One of the servants sneered, pressing my head underwater before pulling it back to the surface.
I breathed a sigh of relief as I regained my breath. My eyes narrowed as I glared at Olivia, who was crouching in front of me.
“Olivia, what else do you want?”
Her hand swung, striking my face.
“Oh, you’re getting bold! Are you getting braver because Logan keeps giving you gifts?!”
I pressed my lips together, my teeth chattering from the cold pool water.
“Luna, the Alpha has always loved you. There’s no point in you always being jealous of me!”
Olivia grabbed my hair. “True, but his attention is always divided between you. Did you know that ever since your body suffered from the miscarriage of the twins, Logan has been searching everywhere for the Elixir Vitae?”
“Mia, this time you have to die. Logan won’t blame me if you die here. In the end, the most important person to him is still me, not the child of a former maid." She grinned cruelly.
She glared at me furiously, then whispered in a voice only the two of us could hear.
Olivia then stood up, glancing at the maid beside her before turning to leave. The maid nodded, then announced in a loud voice.
“Mia Klein seduced Alpha Logan to betray Luna, then tempted the heir to the Moonstone Pack. She wants to disgrace our pack. This shameless, disgusting whore must be drowned so she doesn’t disgrace the pack and tarnish our Alpha’s honor. Drown her!”
One of the maids grabbed my head, submerging me in the water. I couldn’t breathe. My chest ached as water began to fill my lungs.
Am I going to die here?
‘Mia, don’t give up! You have to stay alive!’ My wolf screamed in my mind, bringing clarity to my chaotic thoughts.
My eyes opened with determination. I shook my head with all my might, pulling the maid's hand that kept pressing my head down, then clawing at it with my wolf’s nails until she released her grip.
Suddenly, someone helped pull me up, allowing me to breathe again. I coughed, spitting water from my mouth.
“How dare you try to kill Mia!”
