They Called Me the Pack’s Curse Chapter 01

They Called Me the Pack’s Curse Chapter 01

The first time I returned to the Silver Moon Pack as its true Alpha heir, I heard a voice.

The Silver Moon Oracle.

[Stop your father from investing in the West Realm development project. Beneath that land lies an ancient wolf graveyard. If he insists on going through with it, he will lose everything.]

I believed it.

I convinced my father, Alpha Silas of the Silver Moon Pack, to abandon the project. Instead, he redirected our resources into developing the North Realm.

No one could have predicted what came next.

That very night, a toxic gas leak from a nearby human factory swept through the North Realm, killing dozens of pack members.

My father lost everything.

Our treasury was drained. Our territory was seized. The Silver Moon Pack fell into ruin overnight.

Despair swallowed us whole.

Then the Oracle spoke again.

[Wealth means nothing. What truly matters is this… your mother, your Luna, will seek help from a former ally. She will die in a car accident.]

Panic surged through me.

I rushed to stop her from leaving.

She avoided the accident.

But right in front of me, she collapsed, clutching her chest, and died.

My father broke down as he told me the truth. She had been suffering from chest pain for days. She kept it to herself so we would not worry. That night, she had planned to visit the pack healer.

A chill crept down my spine.

By stopping her, I had killed her.

Alpha Silas was consumed by grief. Without hesitation, he drank a vial of wolfbane and died before my eyes.

In a single night, I lost everything.

Only Pearl remained.

My adopted sister. The fake heir.

To pay off our debts and keep me enrolled in Pack Academy, she took on three exhausting jobs. She even gave up her chance to become a warrior.

Then the Oracle whispered again.

[Your sister has been dragged into an alley by rogues. Go save her.]

I ran as fast as I could.

But I was too late.

Pearl lay in a pool of blood, her throat torn open.

[Lila… this is all your fault. You are the curse of the Silver Moon Pack. You deserve to die.]

Those words shattered me.

With nothing left, I climbed to the top of the pack’s highest tower… and jumped.

That was how my life ended.

And even in death, I could not understand one thing.

If that voice truly belonged to the Silver Moon Oracle… then why did it lead our pack to complete destruction?

When I opened my eyes again, I was back.

Back to the very first day I heard that voice.

…

[You are the true Alpha heir of the Silver Moon Pack. Your biological parents, Alpha Silas and Luna Clara, are coming to bring you home.]

My hands froze midair, still holding a bucket of leftover slop from the kitchen.

My heart slammed against my ribs.

I had been reborn.

In my previous life, I worked in a human college cafeteria. That was when the voice first appeared. It called itself the Silver Moon Oracle and made small but accurate predictions. Slowly, I came to trust it.

And that trust destroyed everything I loved.

This time, I did not look around in confusion.

I did not ask who was speaking.

I pretended I heard nothing and quietly picked up my pace.

[Lila, you carry the purest Alpha bloodline of the Silver Moon Pack. I know you can hear me.]

[I understand your doubts. But you will soon learn the truth.]

Before the voice could finish, a line of sleek black SUVs screeched to a stop outside the restaurant.

A familiar, warm scent filled the air.

“Our daughter… our lost pup!”

Even through her grief, Luna Clara was radiant. She rushed toward me and pulled me into her arms, tears streaming down her face. Her scent wrapped around me like a blanket, warm and grounding, making me feel safe.

“I finally found you,” she whispered. “My baby girl… you’ve suffered so much hiding among humans.”

[Do you believe me now? I am your pack’s Oracle.]

Her warmth seeped into me, and I hugged her back.

Just like before, she did not care about my dirty clothes or the smell of food and sweat clinging to me.

I made a silent vow.

This time, I would protect them.

I would save the Silver Moon Pack.

On the way back to the pack house, the Oracle spoke again.

[There is a false heir in your home. But you don’t need to worry. She has a kind heart.]

[She lived your life, took your place as the pack’s princess. Now she plans to leave and return everything that belongs to you.]

The words were identical to before.

I studied my parents carefully, searching for any hint of deception.

There was none.

My mother noticed my gaze and gently stroked my hair. “Sweetheart, what’s wrong?”

“Mom… did you hear anything just now?” I asked cautiously.

She blinked, then glanced at my father before shaking her head. “No, honey. No one said anything. Are you feeling okay?”

Just like last time.

Only I could hear it.

The moment we stepped into the pack house, I saw her.

A girl about my age stood in the pack hall, holding a suitcase. Tears shimmered in her eyes.

Her scent was mixed.

A hybrid.

“Lila… you’ve been through so much,” she said, her voice trembling. “All these years, I’ve been living the life that should have been yours. Alpha and Luna’s love… the title of pack princess…”

“You don’t have to worry. Now that you’re home, I’ll leave. I won’t get in your way or cause you any trouble.”

She turned to go, her shoulders tense with guilt.

My parents’ eyes filled with sorrow, but they did not stop her.

Because I already knew the truth.

Pearl was not pretending.

Inside her suitcase were only a few cheap, worn clothes. No fine furs. No jewelry. Nothing that belonged to a pack princess.

She truly felt guilty.

She truly wanted to give everything back.

In my previous life, after our parents died, she worked herself to exhaustion. She even risked her life hunting rogues just to earn extra money so I could stay in Pack Academy.

And she died because of me.

I rushed forward and grabbed her hand.

“You don’t have to leave,” I said, my voice firm and sincere. “You’ll always be family. My little sister. The princess of the Silver Moon Pack. I want you to stay with me. Always.”

My mother broke down completely, pulling both of us into her arms.

“Lila, you will always be my only biological daughter,” she said, pressing a kiss to my forehead. “But Pearl could never replace you.”

“After you disappeared, we searched until we were broken. We adopted her because she had been abandoned by her own pack, left in the forest to die. We couldn’t just leave her there.”

I nodded.

Everything matched what the Oracle had said.

In my previous life, I had doubted it at first. But after it made several small, accurate predictions, I began to trust it completely.

That was my mistake.

That night, during dinner, the Oracle spoke again.

[Your father will knock over his glass in one minute. After that, he will go upstairs and change into his blue silk pajamas.]

One minute later, Alpha Silas accidentally knocked over his glass. Water spilled all over him.

The Oracle’s voice carried a hint of regret.

[If you had stopped him from picking up the glass, he wouldn’t have burned his leg.]

In my previous life, this was how it started.

I relied on its predictions.

I tried to protect my family.

And in the end, my father lost the pack. My mother died. My sister was slaughtered by rogues.

Everything was destroyed.

This time…

I was going to break fate.

No matter what it took.