Chapter 1 A medical dispute broke out at the pack hospital . A family member of the patient , pack member , swung a knife wildly , and I instinctively moved to push my Alpha mate , Adam , out of harm's way . But instead , he grabbed my hand and positioned me behind his mentee . The knife plunged into my stomach , killing the child I had just conceived . " Laura , stop playing the victim . You know full well whether er that injury means anything or not . You're a werewolf . What's a little cut to you ? " " Carla's just got a minor scrape ; what's that supposed to mean to her ? " My wolf howled in protest in my mind , but the injury had left me weakened . To conserve my strength , I kept silent . Ignoring the knife still lodged in my abdomen , Adam grabbed me and threw me roughly to the ground . The tearing pain from my wound made me cry out in agony The blood poured out , soaking my clothes , taking with it the tiny life that had been inside me . Meanwhile , Adam gently cradled Carla , placing her on the hospital bed . " Carla , don't be afraid . I'm here . You won't be hurt . Carla had only a shallow scratch on her arm , yet she cried as though her heart were breaking . " Adam , it hurts so much . What if the wound damages my nerves and I can't hold a scalpel again ? " T Adam's heart ached for her . " Silly girl , I'll take care of you . I'll make sure the werewolf who hurt you go to prison . " John , the lead pack doctor , stood nearby , brow furrowed as he spoke up . " Alpha , Luna is still carrying your child . The knife stabbed deeply , if we don't act fast , we might lose both of them . " Adam shot me a look of disdain . " She's faking it . Her stomach's probably stuffed with cotton and blood bags . She's been planning this with the troublemaker from the start , trying to fool me I'm not falling for it . " The fellow doctors widened their eyes , unable to believe those words were coming from an Alpha who had once been a medical student And yet , that man was my mate , with whom I had sealed the bond seven years ago . Adam sneered and raised his foot to kick my stomach twice , hard . " Laura , you're crafty . Did you buy off all my pack doctors too ? Omega she - wolves are so ruthless . To compete for my favor , you go this far . I should never have listened to Grandma and made you my Luna . " At those words , I instinctively glanced over at Carla , who was lying on the hospital bed . As expected , she looked triumphant . In fact , the moment the troublemaker had lunged at me with the knife, Carla had lowered her voice to say : " Laura , do you dare bet ? Adam only has room for me in his heart . Even if you die in front of him , he won't be swayed . " It was clear Adam had fallen for Carla's lies John couldn't bear to hear any more and was about to say something in my defense , but I shook my head to stop him . Chapter 1 " Forget it . Save her . " I clutched my aching stomach , trying to stand up and leave . As I lifted my foot , the pain hit so hard that I collapsed to my knees again . Gritting my teeth , I turned sideways and crawled slowly out of the ICU . Behind me stretched a long , winding trail of blood . Adam watched me with cold indifference , " Laura , stop the act . Go home , change into clean clothes , and then come back to apologize to Carla . She was hurt because of your nonsense . " If this had happened before , I would have fought to defend myself if he blindly trusted Carla over me . But not this time . Exhausted , I collapsed at the door of the ward . When I looked back , I saw Adam and Carla holding hands , their fingers tightly entwined . I took off my wedding ring and threw it into the trash.