The Hero’s Daughter They Exiled Now Reborn

At the Wolfen Academy’s annual ball, I stumbled upon a group of high-ranking Alphas cornering an Omega girl. They were trying to film her, to humiliate her. I stepped in. I saved her. A week later, she turned on me. She told everyone I was the one who bullied her. That I was the one blackmailing her with a video. I was taken away by the Alliance Enforcers. I lost my spot in the elite Gamma Team. The story blew up on the pack network. They even dragged my father’s name through the mud—a hero who died fighting vampires, now called a fraud. Our family lives and dies by its honor. Under the weight of it all, my mother wrote a letter. Then she killed herself on my father’s grave to prove my innocence. Eventually, the charges were dropped. I was cleared. But my family’s honor was destroyed. My pack had already cast me out. I found the girl. I asked her why. "He's the future Alpha of the Crimson Fang pack—the most powerful in the North. That night, he was just playing around with me," she said. "He wants me. An Omega with nothing could become his Luna! You stood in my way. Don't you think that was your crime?" Just then, the Crimson Fang's future Alpha wrapped his arm around her. "Daughter of a war hero? So what? Dreamed of joining the Gamma Team?" he sneered. "Now you're just prey crushed under my boot." His men swarmed me. Everything went black. When I opened my eyes, I was back in that moment. Watching them corner her. This time, I turned away. Chapter 1 "Get off me! Who are you!" "This is the academy ball! I'll call the Enforcers!" The terrace door slammed open, shaking me from my daze. The frame rattled. In the reflection of the glass doors opposite, a chaotic scene played out. A tall Alpha had one foot on the railing, pinning down an Omega girl. The dark air was thick with the scent of her terror. It frayed my nerves. My wolf whimpered. Cold sweat beaded on my forehead. I closed my eyes, the memory hitting me like a tidal wave. Beneath my gown, I dug my nails into my thigh. Pain. Real pain. I wasn't dead. I was back. Right back at the beginning of the end. Memories of my first life hit me. I was a candidate for the Gamma Enforcement Team. My final selection was just days away. A position that stood for the highest honor in the werewolf Alliance. Faced with such cruelty, I’d acted on instinct. I rushed onto the terrace and kicked the Alpha away. He went down howling, then realized he’d been caught and vanished into the night. The girl was trembling, but she managed to crawl over and thank me. Pride swelled in my chest. I felt like a hero. I told her to go to the Enforcers. That catching him was the only way to truly be safe. I even gave her a description of the Alpha. Back at the academy, I told my friends. They all said I was a true Gamma warrior. My dorm even threw a party for me. I never imagined that one good deed would cost me my family. My life. A week later, I was at the selection ceremony. She burst through the doors, screaming that I was the one who had attacked her. She pointed a finger at me, accusing me of being the mastermind behind the assault. She claimed I followed her afterward, threatening to post the naked video online if she ever told the Enforcers. She collapsed, sobbing. She said she was forced into silence but found the courage to speak up now. To protect other Omegas. She screamed right at me, her finger jabbing the air. "You monster! Wasn't tormenting me once enough? You had to blackmail me with that video, too!" I was frozen. A statue. There, on the Gamma Team's oath stage, I was taken away by fully armed Enforcers. Chapter 2 My friends, once so proud of me, were now called accomplices. Other students who didn’t know me were outraged. They posted the video of my arrest on the pack network. "GAMMA CANDIDATE BULLIES OMEGA." The scandal exploded. Being a war hero's daughter and a future Gamma just made me look like a two-faced monster. People who were jealous of me crawled out of the woodwork. They spread rumors that I’d always been violent. That I used my strength to bully weaker Omega pups in our pack. A few so-called "witnesses" even came forward to back up the lies. They didn’t stop with me. They smeared my father’s name. Said he wasn't a war hero who died fighting vampires. Just a lie our family made up for glory. It all happened so fast. The academy cut ties immediately, expelling me to save its own reputation. Years of brutal training, gone. I was a disgrace. Our family valued honor above life itself. My mother believed me. But she had no power, no way to find the truth. She left a single letter and took her own life at my father's memorial. She swore my innocence to the Moon Goddess with her final breath. A hero's widow, driven to suicide by lies. A hero, desecrated. The scandal finally got the Alliance High Council’s attention. A special investigation was launched. The best lawyers came to see me. They cleared my name. But my mother was gone forever. My future was gone. Even with the official ruling, no one believed I was innocent. They whispered it was just my "fake hero" father's family, buying my freedom. I wore a mask to hide my face, working as a waitress in a neutral-zone hotel. And one night, I found myself serving at her mating ceremony. A giant screen showed her, beaming, on the arm of a man. Her new mate was the Alpha from that night. I couldn't let it go. I stormed into her private room and demanded to know why she framed me. She looked at me with a blank, innocent stare. As if she’d never seen me before. Finally, after I reminded her, she remembered. She rolled her eyes. "He's the future Alpha of the Crimson Fang. He was just having some fun that night." "He chose me. An Omega with nothing could become his Luna! You got in my way. Don't you think you're the one who's guilty?" Then, the Crimson Fang heir appeared. He pulled her into his arms and sneered at me. "Daughter of a war hero? So what? Thought you could make the Gamma Team? Now you're just prey for me to crush." His men rushed me. I lost consciousness. So my sense of justice was a crime in their eyes? When I opened my eyes again, I was back at the academy ball. I downed a glass of liquor, collapsed into a chair, and closed my eyes. Her cries slowly faded into the distance. Besides, she had liked it, hadn't she? Sunlight streamed through the windows. Figures moved around me. My academy instructor was shaking my shoulder, trying to wake me. "Amelia? Amelia, did you hear anything last night?" I clutched the bottle, my words slurred. "Sorry... what did you say?" She just sighed and walked away. Last time, I told her to go to the Enforcers. She didn't. Then she said I threatened her not to. This time, I wasn't lifting a finger to help. Chapter 3 I made it back to the academy without any trouble. I couldn't wait to get to my dorm. These girls… after my mother, they were the only ones who believed me. They gathered evidence for me, ran around trying to clear my name. After I was released, they helped me get to the neutral zone and found me a job. "What's wrong? Look who's back, our resident badass." They all knew my dream. That was their nickname for me. Last time, I hated it. It felt like a taunt before I'd even made the team. Now... a lump formed in my throat. I couldn't speak. "Alright, alright, the final selection is tomorrow. Stop spacing out and go get your gear ready!" My roommate, acting like my nagging den mother. The week passed peacefully. I thought I’d be in the clear this time. Graduate without ever crossing her path again. I was so naive. Just like last time, I was in the training grounds. The door flew open. She burst in and stood before me, sobbing. "You monster! Wasn't bullying me enough? You had to blackmail me with those videos, too!" I… I just stared at her, my face a cold mask. I'm an elite candidate for the Gamma Team. What reason would I have to bully an Omega? We barely even crossed paths at the ball. There were dozens of people there. Why me? Because I was the closest? I looked at her blankly. "Hello? Who are you? Have we met?" "You're lying! You and the others attacked me at the ball! You think you can get away with it because I don't know you? I won't let another Omega suffer like I did!" She was so self-righteous, she almost had me convinced. Students around us were already pulling out their phones, recording. I ignored her and went back to my combat drills. Seeing this, she actually rushed forward and slapped me across the face, grabbing the collar of my combat suit. I was stunned. The anger I’d been suppressing finally snapped. My combat training kicked in. An elbow strike broke her grip. A sharp kick sent her to the floor. She froze, lying on the ground in shock. I walked toward her, step by step. "I've said it clearly," I warned. "I have never seen you before. You walk in here and slap me. This was self-defense." I’d pulled the kick. Enough to hurt, but not enough to give her a real injury to complain about. Of course I knew her. But that was another life. This life, I was just stating a fact. Chloe lay on the floor and started to wail. "She's hitting me! A Gamma candidate is attacking me!" "She filmed me and ruined my honor, and now she's beating me! Are you trying to distract everyone? Is this what a future Enforcer looks like?" "Is this the quality of the Alliance's future elites? If this is the case, I demand the Elder Council investigate and revoke Amelia Vance's candidacy! We can't let a monster like this have power!" Chapter 4 She was screaming, grabbing at my pant leg. She didn't look hurt. She looked deranged. I shook her hand off. "What is wrong with you? Are you delusional?" "Accusing everyone you see of violating you. Should I call the medics for you?" I pulled out my phone and dialed the emergency number. She leaped up and slapped it out of my hand. "Amelia Vance! Stop pretending! I'll see you brought to justice if it's the last thing I do!" She lunged at me, her hair a mess. I sidestepped her. "Justice? What are you talking about? I don't even understand why you're targeting me. You should go to the medical center and get your head checked!" This was a joke. She was the one putting on a show, not me. As soon as she knew who her real attacker was, she found a scapegoat. On that terrace, she and I were the only ones there, even for a moment. It was obvious. I was their target. My future, traded for her ticket into a top-tier Northern pack. My father was a hero. He gave everything for the Alliance, died protecting his people. And last time, she smeared his name. I felt no sympathy for her. People like her don't know gratitude. They only know how to destroy innocent lives for their own selfish gain. The news spread like wildfire. Soon, the academy's Head of Discipline arrived. She stormed in, two menacing Alliance Enforcers behind her. "This is an academy! What is the meaning of this brawling!" Last time, she was the first one here, too. I frantically tried to explain, but she punished me on the spot. She’d said Chloe was a weak Omega and wouldn't lie. That I must have done something to make her break down. Her bias against me made everything worse. Her words were posted online with the video. The entire network believed her. If the Head of Discipline said it was my fault, it must be true. All my explanations became pathetic excuses. She expelled me and threw me out. By the time my pack found out, my name was already mud. Remembering what this old bitch did last time, my chest filled with rage. I heard her sharp voice cut through the air. "Amelia Vance! Did you bully this poor Omega girl? Look at you! She's so desperate she had to come to the academy!" "I knew it. You only got into our elite academy because of your dead father's connections. Low-born trash like you, throwing your weight around just because you have a little strength. You're a disgrace to this academy!" The Head shot me a look of pure contempt, then turned to the Enforcers. "What are you waiting for? This scum doesn't deserve to be in the Gamma Team selection. Arrest her. And find those disgusting videos she has!" On the floor, Chloe covered her face, but I saw the sly, vicious smile on her lips. The students who didn't know me started shouting. "Arrest her! Revoke her candidacy!" The two tall Enforcers pulled out a pair of special silver handcuffs and strode toward me. Just when everyone thought I was finished, the lead Enforcer suddenly stopped. He frowned, staring at my face, his hand frozen in mid-air. "Wait... Amelia Vance?" he said, his expression strange. "Isn't this the girl who came to the station a few nights ago to file a report?" The entire room went silent. The Head froze. "A report? What kind of report?" The captain pointed at me, his voice certain. "I took her statement myself. At seven o'clock on the night of the ball—three hours before the alleged incident—her phone was stolen in the neutral zone. “We didn’t recover her phone and return it to her until last night.” I savored the sight of Chloe's face turning ghost-white. A laugh escaped my lips. "That's right," I said, looking right at Chloe, my voice ringing out. "My phone was stolen three hours before you were 'attacked.' So, Chloe, you keep saying I filmed you... I'm just wondering, what exactly did I film you with?"