“The Blood‑Moon Festival is about to begin. Seraphina, my partner's childhood friend, drags me to a cursed silver guillotine to film a prank video. Poisonous silver burns my throat and numbs my vocal cords. I cannot make a sound to call for help. Karen, my wolf‑king partner, believes Seraphina's lies and tells me to lie still. "Ella, stop throwing a fit. Just play along with Seraphina's little trick." To cover up what she has done, Seraphina wraps my broken neck beneath a black lace veil. At the festival's peak, Karen orders my lifeless body to wake before the entire wolf clan. When the curtain pulls away, the last thread binding my soul to my flesh snaps. Our mate bond shatters. He collapses onto the ground where I lie, letting out a heart‑broken wail. Floating as a ghost, I watch him frantically try to piece my broken body back together. Inside me, there is nothing but cold silence. This time, I will leave him stranded in the dark forever.”