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Almost four years ago, Ashley went to Las Vegas with a friend for a tour and came back after a week. Valerie never had the details of what happened there.

Ashley returned obsessed with all the fun she had and began to frequently visit other places, with Las Vegas being on top of her list. Two years ago, their father disowned her because of her lack of focus on pack matters.

The woman in the video was Ashley and not Valerie. It was good to see a video of her elder sister again after so many years. With the striking resemblance they shared, it was understandable that Alpha Denzel had mistaken her for Ashley.

Also, because they were family, the same blood ran through their veins, so it was again understandable that he couldn’t distinguish their scent.

There were some dissimilarities between the siblings, but Alpha Denzel had only met Ashley for a few minutes, which was too short a time to take in those features.

For instance, Ashley was slightly taller than Valerie, and her brown hair was a darker shade. Their eye colors remained the same. Valerie was also slightly slimmer than Ashley because she trained more after Ashley left.

If Alpha Denzel was not consumed by anger, he would have analyzed the situation better. If the incident happened over three years ago, then Valerie was just seventeen by then and would not have been allowed to leave the pack on her own.

With the alcohol Ashley gulped down at that party, it would have been illegal for Valerie at her age.

Now, Valerie was torn between revealing the truth or covering up for Ashley, but remembering the attack on the Yellow Stone Pack as she had been informed about, she was conflicted.

If she revealed that it wasn’t her, with words reaching Alpha Denzel, he might still hate her for the sin of her sister. If he didn’t, and decided to find Ashley, then no one would help her to escape from the Evergreen pack.

Valerie was certain that the attack was masterminded by Ashley and her trusted friends. She was also her only family after being betrayed by Scarlet. It was better to endure the suffering in her sister’s stead.

If this was the reason for Alpha Denzel’s rejection, then she held nothing against him, but if he had shown this to her before doing so, then maybe, her wolf would not have died.

As that was the matter at hand, the broken bond could not be repaired, and Valerie could also not hope for another mate without her wolf. Only her wolf could identify who their mate was.

"Did you lose your tongue now?" Alessia sneered, annoyed that Valerie had still not admitted it.

Valerie returned her phone to her. "I can explain, but I don’t know if you will believe me."

"Believe you?" Alessia sneered once more, but there was something about Valerie that continuously drew them together. This was the reason why Alessia felt so betrayed by being lied to.

Somehow, she was interested in knowing Valerie’s reason for denying it all along. Her anger was not directed at what had transpired between Valerie and Alpha Denzel, but the fact that Valerie kept denying it.

"Let me hear your explanation first."

Valerie sighed and sat on the dining chair.

"Two years ago, I got my wolf, and my father realized it was a Luna one. He was excited because he didn’t have a son.

He always trained us like the male warriors, except Scarlet, who enjoyed his pampering.

My training was more intense after getting my wolf. "

"During one of those trainings, I fell and hit my head. When I woke up, a part of my memory was gone. I didn’t lie. I just don’t remember it."

Valerie was saddened to have lied to Alessia, but she never believed the truth anyway. If the lie would smoothen things between them, then it was better than being at loggerheads.

If Ashley manages to catch up to her, then the truth would reveal itself, but as for now, this was her only means of survival, or so she thought.

"You suffered a memory loss?" Alessia was stunned by the news. Her anger diminished slowly. Guilt welled up in Valerie’s heart as she responded,

"Just as I said. I never remembered meeting Alpha Denzel before, and I’m sorry for everything. He already rejected me, and I lost everything. He should have just killed me." Valerie sunk into depression.

It wasn’t easy living without her wolf. It was as if her soul was out of her body. Each day, she tried to be happy, to have hope that help would come from somewhere, but only waking up to the same things.

"I think you should apologize to him. That is all he wants. His ego was bruised. I remembered from years back when he stayed at the Litha Moon Pack. I was too young to understand back then," Alessia mused.

Valerie agreed. For a man like Alpha Denzel, what Ashley did was terrible, but that was Ashley. She was the wild one, and due to her strength, she was quite disrespectful.

"I know how hard it must have been on him. Where is he? I will apologize to him now," Valerie said, ready to take the blame.

"He already left, and I have no idea when he will be back. I’m sorry for saying those mean things," Alessia apologized. The puzzle had been pieced together, bringing her relief.

"It’s not your fault. You acted based on facts, just as I acted without remembering my memory loss. Thank you for telling me."

Valerie’s last words struck a chord in Alessia; she hissed. "Oh shit."

"What is the matter?" Valerie asked worriedly, afraid there was a problem in the pack.

"He told me not to inform you," Alessia revealed. Valerie was relieved it wasn’t a serious matter.

"It’s alright. I won’t let him know that you told me, but I will find a way to make it up to him."

A sad smile lined the corner of Alessia’s lips. "Somehow, I wish that you two could get together one day."

Valerie shook her head at the possibility. All she ever felt for Alpha Denzel was fear and gratitude. Nothing would ever work out between them. "That is not possible."

Valerie wished she could tell Alessia about her dead wolf but had to leave it there. Without her wolf, she would never be mated again, not even by chance.

Having a second chance was already a miracle, but even if she still had her wolf, there was nothing like a third chance mate.