He Mocked My Scar, So I Left Him to His Regret Chapter 10

He Mocked My Scar, So I Left Him to His Regret Chapter 10

blood, finally let my wolf lower its guard.

After we hugged, Mom handed me a bouquet of flowers.

“Lucy, welcome to Melbourne.”

“The Tidewatch Pack has approved your conditional transfer. Once you formally sever ties with Mooncrest, this place will accept you under the name Vega. The money from the house sale -and your future-will belong only to you.”

She smiled. “And I will do everything I can to give you the best.”

She pulled a document envelope from her bag. Inside was a provisional admission packet from a university.

“I started reaching out to this school a year ago. I was just waiting for you to turn eighteen. Waiting for you to tell me, in your own words, that you wanted to leave.”

“From now on, Mom is the one you can lean on.”

Her smile was so gentle.

At last, the string inside me that had been wound too tight for too long finally loosened. My nose began to sting.

So this was what it felt like to be loved.

I hesitated before reaching out.

“At the time, I didn’t have the means to raise you by myself.”

“I left the U.S. with that money and followed the mentor who first

taught me the trade business, learning inter-pack commerce. Those first few years were so hard. I kept telling myself that at least you weren’t being dragged through unstable, unfamiliar pack territories with me.”

“I knew your father wouldn’t take proper care of you, so before I left, I transferred the house into your name and added an adult-protection clause. No one could sell it before you turned eighteen, and after that, the choice would be entirely yours.”

“No matter what, you deserved to have a place to stay.”

“Under Mooncrest’s rules back then, if he refused to sign off, my letters and transfer invitations could never reach you as a minor. And petitioning for a new ruling required money I just didn’t have.”