Chapter 7
Toby called a pack meeting and announced the good news of his engagement to Cecilia with great joy, and proceeded to publicly
show off his affection for Cecilia.
The elders who knew of his past with Cecilia hurried over to offer him their blessings. They were of the opinion that the title of
Luna should always be inherited by a she–wolf within the same pack.
It was only Ethan whose words seemed out of place given the occasion. “Have you found Joyce alive yet?”
Toby simply replied, “Why should I continue to look for her when you’ve hidden her away?”
The meaning behind Toby’s words was obvious, which led to unending criticism and accusations directed at me from the elders.
As if it weren’t enough, they also began to spread rumors about my frequent hospital visits in the past.
“I heard that Joyce used to be a Beta, but I’ve never seen a Beta who gets sick so easily.”
“It’s no wonder that Alpha Toby was smitten with her back then! It looks like she has plenty of experience seducing men!”
The barrage of indiscriminate insults made me feel extremely miserable.
Instead of stopping the elders, Toby instead personally affirmed their speculations. In fact, he seemed really pleased to hear the
rumors slandering me being passed around the pack.
“Let’s see how long you can still stand to hide away, Joyce!”
I screamed at the top of my lungs and attacked him hysterically, tears streaming down my face. However, I could only watch powerlessly as my hand passed straight through his face.
Toby and Cecilia chose to have their engagement party on a full moon night.
However, there was no joy to be seen on the faces of Toby’s parents, who had once strongly opposed my bonding to Toby.
To preserve Toby’s dignity, I had never told anyone about rescuing him, but I eventually had to come clean to his parents due to
their relentless pressure.
From that point on, their attitude toward me shifted entirely. Once I began carrying his pup, their affection intensified, growing
even warmer than before.
“I don’t care how many she–wolves you marry, but you’d better find Joyce, Toby! Her pup is our pack’s only heir!” Toby’s father,
Gerald Wagner, ordered sternly.
