The silver dagger pierced my heart as I watched my sister, Serena, grin like a madwoman.

“Don’t blame me, Elena. You stole my title, and then you had the nerve to go after my Alpha”

My blood pooled on the pristine marble floor. I collapsed at my own wedding—a lavish ceremony Kaelan had thrown for me on his private island. In the distance, helicopters were still circling, filming the whole thing.

How ridiculous. Her so-called Alpha, Kaelan, was the heir to the monstrous Bloodmoon Conglomerate. He was also the demon who had imprisoned me for five years, draining my blood daily in the name of treatment.

If I could do it all over again… I would never have signed that goddamn marriage contract…

…

I opened my eyes. I was sitting at my vanity, staring at my 18-year-old self in the mirror.

My phone buzzed on the table, the screen lighting up [Today’s Itinerary First Transformation Ceremony & Family Debutante Ball. Location Silverwood Estate. Dress Code White Gown.]

Outside, the Silverwood family’s private helicopter was landing on the estate’s helipad.

Today was the day my destiny forked.

“Elena! What are you dawdling for, you family disgrace! The guests are arriving!” My mother Vivian’s shrill voice screamed from the other side of the door, punctuated by the impatient kick of her high heel. “Don’t think your transformation day changes anything. You will always be a mistake!”

I pressed a hand to my racing heart.

I was reborn. I was really back! Back in this gilded cage built of money and indifference—the Silverwood Estate in upstate New York.

This time, I would rip their entire script to shreds.

And most importantly… I would run toward the true, fated mate I never got the chance to meet.

Serena and I are identical twins.

In modern werewolf packs, twins are considered a “Genetic Mirror Phenomenon”—a rare case where identical genes can express themselves in drastically different ways.

Serena was the perfect Apex Lunar. Her genetic tests at birth showed she carried the rare ALPHA-PLUS sequence. Her howl under the moonlight could command entire packs, making her a natural-born Luna.

And me

My birth report read ALPHA-MINUS type, wolf essence is extremely weak, suspected recessive defect carrier. Recommendation Marginalize.

When Vivian saw that report, she looked at me like I was a bag of trash.

My genetic sequence is top-tier! How could I give birth to a useless runt who can’t even shift!

She refused to nurse me, only stopping when my father, Dominic—the man in control of the Silverwood Biotech Group—coldly said, Name her Elena. Keep her. She might be useful for a marriage alliance someday.

I was tossed to Rosa, an old OMEGA woman hired to clean the estate. She lived in the staff quarters out back, where there was no heating.

For eighteen years, Serena lived in a luxurious suite on the third floor, receiving an elite education on how to be the perfect Luna.

And I was the ghost of the family. The entire Silverwood clan knew of the great Serena Silverwood.

Almost no one remembered the other shadow living in the corners.

I slipped on the white satin gown for the ceremony—one that Rosa had altered for me from an old curtain before she died.

According to werewolf tradition, all unmarried members attending their first transformation must wear white to symbolize purity and reverence for the Moon Goddess.

Serena’s dress was undoubtedly a Vera Wang couture piece, covered in Swarovski crystals, with a dedicated team of stylists to perfect her look.

In my last life, I wore this same old dress, hiding in a corner of the ballroom, watching the cream of society shower Serena with praise.

But this is different.

I’ve seen a deeper hell than this—locked in a VIP cage in the Bloodmoon Conglomerate’s top-floor medical center, having my blood drawn while enduring Kaelan's twisted possessiveness and torture. I watched my own sister drive a dagger into my heart.

That suffering forged my soul into something new.

This time, I won’t be the Omega substitute they can sacrifice.

I’m going to take back everything that belongs to me.