The bone marrow surgery

Ferris rushed back to her side almost instantly.

He took her to dinner, went shopping with her, even canceled crucial pack meetings just because Ashley mentioned she was feeling “a little down.”

Standing by the window, watching Ferris’s car head toward Ashley’s apartment yet again, I finally understood.

True love is true love. No matter how much I gave, it could never compete with a single glance from Ashley.

At least the three year contract marriage was finally ending.

I told myself these three years had been nothing but a dream.

Now the dream was over. It was time for me to leave.

“The agreement from three years ago?”

Ferris’s voice snapped me out of my thoughts. I stared at him in shock, my throat tightening.

He… didn’t remember the divorce agreement?

For these three years, I had been counting down every single day, terrified that the moment our contract expired, he would leave without hesitation.

Yet now, he seemed to have completely forgotten about it.

I opened my mouth to remind him when Ferris’s phone suddenly rang.

The moment he answered, Ashley’s tear choked voice came through the speaker.

I couldn’t make out her words, but I watched Ferris’s expression change instantly.

“Don’t be scared. I’m coming right now.”

He hung up, grabbed his car keys, and bolted for the door.

In his rush, his shoulder slammed hard into me.

I stumbled backward, my spine hitting the doorframe with enough force to make me gasp in pain.

But Ferris never looked back. His figure had already vanished through the doorway.

I steadied myself against the wall and slowly made my way back to the bedroom. When I removed my jacket, a dark bruise was already blooming across my shoulder.

I retrieved the first aid kit and silently applied ointment to the injury, feeling as though my heart was being carved open with a dull blade, slice by agonizing slice.

I sat on the edge of the bed, staring blankly at the darkening sky outside until my phone rang.

Ferris.

“Come to Silver Pine General Medical Center.”

My heart lurched. “What happened?”

“Just get here.”

When I arrived, I spotted Ferris standing outside the operating room from across the corridor. Ashley was nestled against his chest, crying pitifully.

My steps faltered. Something clamped tightly around my chest, making every breath a struggle.

“What’s going on?” I asked softly as I approached.

Ferris looked up at me. “Ashley’s mother has acute leukemia. She needs an immediate bone marrow transplant.”

I blinked in confusion. “And?”

“We’ve tested everyone in the Silver Moon Pack, including myself. No matches.” His tone remained flat. “You have a donation record on file at the medical center. You’re compatible.”

My pupils shrank as disbelief washed over me. “You want me to donate bone marrow?”

“It’s your responsibility as Luna.”

Ferris closed his eyes briefly. When he opened them again, only cold determination remained.

“Hold her down.”

At his command, several warriors stepped forward and gripped my shoulders. Another pulled out a syringe.

“Ferris Vargan!” I struggled desperately. “I already donated years ago. I can’t donate again. This will kill me! Let me go, or my father and the entire Stardust Pack will never forgive you!”

The warriors hesitated, their grip loosening as they looked to Ferris for guidance.

“You’d tell any lie to avoid donating,” Ferris said coldly. “Hold her. I’ll take full responsibility for any consequences.”

They didn’t dare defy their Alpha.

I was pinned down as the needle pierced my skin.

The anesthetic worked quickly. My consciousness blurred, my strength draining until I could no longer fight.

Nearby, a healer spoke quietly, “Alpha Ferris, this procedure requires a family member’s signature.”

Ferris took the pen and the papers. “I can sign right now.”

Family member….

My heart clenched violently.

Right. Legally, I was still his Luna.

This was the first time he had so readily acknowledged me as his Luna.

And it was only so I could donate bone marrow to Ashley’s mother.

How fucking ironic.