Chapter10 It was a long time before he dared come to see me. Victor stood in the doorway, head bowed, every trace of confidence and swagger gone. With a dull thud he dropped to his knees. "Sophia... I'm sorry..." just found out the brat isn't mine. That means we still have a chance, doesn't it?" His eyes lit up as he spoke, like a man glimpsing salvation, certain I would forgive him. "I only made the mistake every man makes. What man doesn't fool around? But I'll change-" "I swear you'll be the only woman in my life. We'll have beautiful children together." "I promise from today on I'm finished with Evelyn. Sophia, please forgive me." I fought back a wave of nausea. For the first time, I really looked at the selfish man kneeling before me. Twelve years together, and somehow I had never truly seen him. When I stayed silent, he began slapping himself again and again. "I deserve to die! I shouldn't have sided with her while you suffered. I was blind. I broke my vows. I deserve it!" I let out a cold, bitter laugh. "Victor, you're good at acting. Twelve years of pretending to be the perfect mate -aren't you tired?" "What?" He froze, as if I had stripped him bare. I tossed the mate-bond dissolution papers at his feet, my heart completely still. "Sign them. Even looking at you disgusts me." He knew my word was final. He also knew exactly how far I could go. Raised in love and power, I was not a woman who forgave betrayal. Seeing the determination in my eyes, he lowered his head. "Fine. I'll sign." When I held the signed papers in my hands, a rush of release unlike anything before swept through me. A marriage that should have ended long ago was finally over. Meanwhile, footage of Evelyn bullying me and my mother-in-law-and of Victor's arrogant behavior- exploded across the internet, accelerating their downfall. Chapter10 100.00 As public outrage spread, they became targets of universal condemnation. Netizens unearthed Evelyn's past: she had never been a true socialite. Six years ago, she had trapped Victor using the same tricks. The Whiteshadow Pack officially announced online that it had severed ties with the Stormhowl Pack. In just half a day, the Stormhowl conglomerate's stock price plunged to its limit. Within a month, under coordinated attacks from rivals, the company declared bankruptcy. Victor's "illegitimate child," unable to find his real father and with Evelyn in prison, was left in the Stormhowl Pack's care. One night the boy accidentally set the kitchen ablaze, triggering a gas explosion. Victor, asleep upstairs, perished in the flames. The boy did not survive either. News footage showed his charred body curled up as if in repentance. They said that with his last breath he murmured, "I'm sorry..." When Evelyn heard of her son's death in the werewolf prison, she broke down screaming. Her mind unraveled. Sentenced to ten years, she died in a car crash on the way to the Pack's women's prison. After my wounds healed, I began therapy. Six months later, I officially took over the Whiteshadow Pack. I had severed every tie to the past and turned toward the rising sun, striding forward on a bright new path. Chapter 1 The Warrior King Is Back