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Scarlet felt inferior at the sight of her second elder sister. She was completely different from the humiliated, battered, and unconscious woman Alpha Denzel carried out of the Yellow Stone Pack on that fateful day.

It was as if the heavens were smiling at her, as she looked glamorous in that burgundy dinner wear. The air of confidence and authority Valerie exuded as she sat by the man in the wheelchair, who still looked domineering in his all-black suit.

They looked like a perfect pair, and Scarlet could not help feeling jealous. Had she known that Alpha Denzel would be Valerie’s second chance mate or even that Ludwig would be her mate, she would not have done what she did.

Despite all she had done and even with all her expensive beauty treatments that had destroyed the pack’s finances, Scarlet and Valerie were on different levels of beauty.

Valerie looked just like her mother. With all the thoughts going through Scarlet’s mind, Valerie did not care about Scarlet. Ever since knowing that her father was alive, her only hope was in finding him to return and take final revenge on her kid sister.

Right now, she would just sit and enjoy the show. Alpha Denzel rocked his wheelchair elegantly as if it were his new luxury chair, but his expression was cold because of the appearance of Scarlet.

Though Valerie was equally not smiling, warmth emanated from her, even at the sight of Scarlet.

"Scarlet, I did not invite you here to accept you," Beta Ludwig said, and Scarlet’s hopes began to waver as her attention finally shifted from her elder sister to her main reason for being there.

Beta Ludwig must be joking, right? That day when he arrived at the pack, the strength and excitement of the mate bond caused them to lose themselves.

They had passed the level of foreplay, and if not for Tristan, they would have mated and marked each other there and then. Yet, Beta Ludwig did not look like the passionate man she took to her bed that day.

His attitude towards her had changed, which she attributed to the fact that she had accepted to be Tristan’s Luna.

If only she explained to him that there was nothing between her and Tristan, then he would understand and take her back.

"What are you talking about? In the letter, you stated that you were inviting me to your coronation for us to discuss our future together," she pointed out, controlling the nervousness that was beginning to make her sweat.

Scarlet regretted not bringing a maid along since she anticipated being assigned one as soon as she became the Luna. It would have been nice to have a maid wiping the beads of sweat from her face.

Beta Ludwig felt so many things. The way this woman’s brain worked was something he could not put a finger on.

She was already another man’s Luna, and mate bond or not, she should just be content with what she had, right? He explained calmly at the watch of all the guests and the representatives of the peace council present.

"That is also true, and the future I talked about was the one without you in it. I just need you to accept my rejection."

There was no point in massaging his request. The earlier she accepted his rejection, the easier it would be for him to find his second chance mate.

It was not his fault that this rejection had to take place, so he was certain that sooner or later, his second chance mate would appear.

Being hit with the realization that she had been tricked, Scarlet looked for someone to run to but could not even make out where Tristan was. The shame was just too much for her, as the Lunas present gazed at her scornfully.

She was just beginning to feel a little bit of what Valerie felt when the pack turned against her. The most painful thing was that it was her mate and sister involved.

"Now will you accept my rejection, or should I force it out of you?" Ludwig’s voice lacked warmth as everything that happened within their first meeting began to stir up in him, filling him with regret.

He was not aware that Scarlet was the Luna of the pack until Tristan’s timely arrival. If not, he would have committed a grave abomination by accepting an evil mate.

Having been away from the packs a lot, it was a shocking revelation that his mate had accepted another man who was not hers.

Then he was later fed with the videos of the incident after he arrived at the pack, filling his heart with disgust for what Scarlet did against her sister.

"I would not accept your rejection."

Scarlet’s voice rang through his mind, and the next moment, she spun around, about to leave when Ludwig grabbed her tightly by the arm to a standstill.

If she refused to accept the rejection, then Ludwig would never find his second chance mate. Alpha Denzel did not want Ludwig to get violent since it was his coronation day, speaking calmly from where he sat beside the love of his life.

"Scarlet, I already warned you in private. Do you want your videos to circulate?"

Alpha Denzel’s words were few but carried volumes. Scarlet knew the exact videos he was talking about, as that would lead to her and Tristan’s condemnation to death.

"It was you?" Shock registered in her eyes as Tristan had not told her about it. Alpha Denzel enjoyed the slow emotional torture more than killing them straight away.

The shame following the couple was tantamount to a fly chasing filth. "Who did you think was behind it?"

Alpha Denzel was merely speaking calmly, but the texture of his voice made it sound commanding. "That would be enough proof that you don’t deserve to be the Luna of this pack."

Scarlet was ashamed and helpless. She could not forget what Alpha Denzel did to her when he visited her at the pack house.

The man was heartless, making her wake up at the hospital. It took a lot of determination to hide her shame and appeal to her elder sister. "Val, please help me. I love him."