Chapter 4

The next day, I was awakened by chaotic shouting.

The room was engulfed in flames, and explosions went off one after another.

The maid burst through the door, her face white as paper.

"Ma'am, get up! The house is on fire!"

I grabbed my coat and wrapped it around me, then snatched up my son who was still sound asleep in his cradle.

"How did the fire start so suddenly?"

The maid escorted me toward the back door.

"The explosions are still going. Everyone's searching for any remaining explosives, but no one knows why the fire spread so fast."

Just then, through the choking smoke, I caught a faint smell of gasoline.

My heart sank. I held my baby tighter and discreetly activated the alarm app on my phone.

The next second, a group of rogues rushed out from the shadows and blocked our path.

The guards immediately stepped in front of me and shouted fiercely.

"Get out of the way! If Alpha Alexander and Rowan find out you hurt her, they won't let you off!"

But the rogues weren't afraid at all. They charged straight at us.

Just then, several wolf warriors arrived and blocked the rogues, engaging them in combat.

One of the warriors shielded us behind him:

"Follow me! I know a safe route."

The maid and I followed close behind him, escaping the estate and ducking into the nearby forest.

But the warrior leading us suddenly stopped and lunged at me.

I was already on guard. I dodged sideways and shoved my crying baby into the maid's arms.

I pulled out the gun hidden in my sleeve and pressed it against his head.

"Talk. Who sent you?"

This man wore a wolf warrior's uniform, but his cover was full of holes.

Real wolf warriors were all skilled fighters. This guy couldn't even handle basic combat moves.

Surprisingly, with a gun to his head, he wasn't scared. Instead, he laughed.

He ripped off his mask, revealing a face I never wanted to see again in my life.

"Cousin, long time no see."

It was Hunter, Amelia's uncle's son.

Just then, a woman in a pink dress emerged from deep within the forest.

"Chloe, where are you running off to?"

My heart sank to the bottom. So all of this had been planned by Amelia.

From the moment I smelled the gasoline, I knew this fire was deliberately set.

I'd thought it was the rogues' doing. I never expected it was Amelia.

No wonder those rogues only fought with the wolf warriors and didn't try to stop me.

They'd deliberately led me here.

"Amelia, do you know that conspiring with rogues to betray the pack is punishable by death?" I demanded coldly.

Amelia put on an innocent look, gazing around in feigned confusion.

"Betraying the pack? Chloe, are you losing your mind? When did I ever betray the pack? Obviously you fell in love with Hunter and were running away with him, and I just happened to catch you."

There was no one else in the forest except us.

Looking toward the estate, the fire was almost out.

So this was her real goal.

Not to burn me alive, but to create evidence of my affair.

Hunter beside me was staring at me with his slimy gaze, nodding eagerly in agreement.

"Right, right! Chloe and I are truly in love, but we couldn't be together. I had no choice but to take her away!"