Chapter 2 Reincarnated


    Aubrey’s POV


    I woke to the sound of thunder in the small house on the Miguel Manor of the Shadowmoon Pack.


    +8 Pearle


    Outside, rain poured down in sheets; the wind whipped the white curtains into the room, making them flutter like restless ghosts. Lightning streaked across the sky, illuminating the tangled sheets–and my bare body beneath them.


    I could hear two men murmuring outside the door.


    My skin burned; my throat felt as though it had been scorched by fire. I instinctively tried <i>to </i>move my fingers–then froze.


    Wait! Hadn’t I already died?


    No one knew better than I did, once the needles were removed, there was no chance I could survive<i>. </i>


    After three years with the Lupine Virus, my body had reached its limit; I had only been kept alive through IV drips. Without life support, my heart would have stopped within minutes.


    And after being paralyzed for three years, how was I moving now?


    I reached toward my legs; but when I lifted my hand, I noticed a wolf fang ring on my left thumb.


    It was the token of the future Luna of the Shadowmoon Pack; the engagement gift from the Miguel family. But I had lost it when I failed to awaken my wolf on my eighteenth birthday!


    And now–it was back!


    So many shocks were making my head clear fast. The rain, the manor, the drugged state of my body, the voices outside…


    Could it be, I had died, and been reincarnated? Had I returned to that nightmarish evening?


    The thought sent a chill through me. I wasn’t overjoyed; I was terrified.


    If this really was that night… the two men outside were the “gift” Bailey had arranged–two Beta–level werewolf warriors sent to destroy me.


    I carried the blood of ancient werewolves; even without awakening my wolf, I was still Henry’s fiancee.


    But if I were caught mating with another werewolf, not only would it taint my bloodline, the fanatical Alpha–worshipping warriors would tear me to shreds without hesitation. I would die a horrible death.


    In myst life, I had fought desperately, hurling my phone and amp at them to fend them off. But they were Beta warriors; my struggle only amused them. They had overpowered me easily….


    Now, everything was happening again–but this time, I had woken early!


    My heart pounded. If I was right, Bailey would soon burst in to “catch me in the act“.


    That scandal had ruined me in my past life; I’d lost my engagement to Alpha Henry and be theughingstock of the entire Shadowmoon Pack. Not this time. If I had been given another chance—I would protect myself.


    Chapter 2 Reincarnated


    I had to call for help.


    48 Pearis


    But the moment I got out of bed, I copsed to the floor; three years of paralysis had made me forget how to walk.


    The noise made the voices outside fall silent.


    “Wait, a sound from inside. Could she be awake?”


    That nightmarish voice froze the blood in my veins.


    There was no time.


    I grabbed my scattered clothes and staggered to the window. The darkness outside was broken only by sheets of rain; a two–story drop would be enough to shatter a human’s legs–but to a werewolf, it should have been nothing.


    The problem was Bailey’s drugs were still suppressing my wolf.


    I had learned in the research center that Bailey had been adding wolf–suppressant drugs to my food since I was fifteen. That was why everyone believed I was an Omega who couldn’t awaken her wolf.


    I clutched the window frame, my knuckles turning white.


    Now, with the drugs still coursing through my veins, I couldn’t awaken my wolf; I couldn’t shift for a safending.


    And this building was far from the main manor. Tonight, the Miguel family was hosting a banquet; all the servants were in the main house. No one would notice the cries of an Omega. And besides, everyone here thought I was an embarrassment to Henry; if you asked them their Christmas wish, they would have said— let that pathetic Omega disappear! An Alpha deserved only the finest she–wolf.


    Behind me, just one door away, the men were moving quickly toward the handle.


    Damn it, no time!


    Gritting my teeth, I scrambled up the windowsill; without a second thought, I leapt into the night.


    I hit the ground and rolled to absorb the impact; still, the sharp pain ofnding made me grit my teeth, my body aching as though shattered.


    “Damn it! She jumped!”


    I bit back the pain, crawling into the underbrush; every muscle was taut.


    Through the rain, I heard my own ragged breathing.


    One of the men leaned out the window; not seeing me, he cursed and shouted to hispanion.


    “Dammit! Go find her! She has no wolf; she can’t heal. After a fall like that, she must be hurt–she can’t have gone far!”


    Even as he spoke, they shifted into their wolf forms and leapt from the window.


    They began to search the paths and roads.


    <b>15:47 </b>Sat<b>, </b><b>9 </b>Aug


    Chapter 2 Raincamated


    18 Pears


    Thank the Moon Goddess—the rain had scattered my scent; the two Beta bastards couldn’t track me easily.


    I hastily pulled on my clothes, then crawled deeper into the brush.


    Using the nts and rain as cover, I started inching toward the main house.


    The two Beta wolves were relentless,bing the gardens again and again; more than once, they came <b>so </b>close I could see their ws through the leaves.


    The more frantic they became, the colder my mind grew.


    I had no time to wonder why I was back on this night. I only knew I couldn’t repeat my past mistakes; not even if this was just a dream.


    My bloodshot eyes peered through the leaves toward the brightly lit manor.


    It would be different this time; once I made it inside–everything would be different.


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