Aiden's POV What I felt went beyond shock. As expected, Raelyn never failed to surprise me in the most unexpected ways. "Kendall, go to the finance department tonight, collect your final paycheck, and leave," I instructed coldly. I couldn't stand arrogant people who schemed to frame their coworkers. Kendall went pale and collapsed to the ground, only to be dragged out by the werewolf security guards. With the drama finally over, I decided to take Raelyn home. To my surprise, she turned down my offer, saying she had something important to do. I found it a little odd, but she had already impressed me enough for the day. I let her go. Raelyn's POV I left Eclipse Corporation and got into a car waiting at the front gate. "Raelyn, are you feeling okay now?" Jackson asked with a grin. I chuckled. "I've been fine for a while now. Let's go—if we're late, it'll be over." Jackson nodded and floored the gas. The car sped off. We were headed to an underground black market. Tonight, a high-tech computer was going on auction, said to have been left behind by one of the top hackers in the world—only one of its kind. Before I became Alpha of the Shadow Pack, I was already obsessed with this kind of stuff. I had to win that computer. Jackson and I arrived just as the final item was about to be auctioned. The starting bid was ten million. The crowd responded immediately. I stayed quiet at first, waiting until most of the bidders backed down before making a move. "Twelve million. Any higher bids?" Jackson slowly raised our paddle. "Thirteen million." "Thirteen million going once, thirteen million going twice, thir—" "Twenty million!" someone called from the back. I was slightly taken aback. I looked toward the voice and found the person vaguely familiar, but with so many wearing glasses, it was hard to tell who it was. "Thirty million," I signaled to Jackson. Thirty million for a single computer was already pushing it. No one else raised the bid—except that mysterious werewolf in glasses. "Forty million," he said, raising his paddle. Jackson turned to me, silently asking if we should keep going. I shook my head and sighed. "Let's give it to him." The gavel came down. Jackson didn't bid again, and the computer went to the stranger. Afterward, Jackson drove me home, but just as we stepped out of the auction hall, we were stopped by a group of people. Leading them was a blond, blue-eyed Beta werewolf wearing glasses, clearly someone of high status based on his presence alone. "Raelyn. Long time no see," he said with a smile. This time, I recognized him immediately and lit up. "Hottie? What are you doing here?" This handsome werewolf was Neels Holder, heir to the Ashix Pack. He and I trained under the same hacking master, and his skills were easily among the best. Neels chuckled. "I came to bid on that computer, of course. You forgot your birthday's coming up in a few days? I know you like this stuff, so I flew in from Fairland just to get it for you." "How long are you staying?" I asked. "Not long. I have to leave tomorrow. Originally, I was going to have it shipped to you, but now I get to give it to you in person." I felt a little guilty. "If I'd known it was you, I wouldn't have bid. We wasted all that money at the auction for nothing." Neels reached out and ruffled my hair. "It's fine. Just forty million. As long as you're happy." My heart warmed. This senior of mine really knew how to take care of people. We chatted for a bit before he left to catch his flight, and I returned to the Midnight Pack villa with the computer in my arms. The next morning, I came downstairs for breakfast and noticed everyone looking at me strangely. Adrian scoffed first. "Well, what do you know? Turns out you're actually a high-achiever." I sat down and ignored his sarcasm."Alright, that's enough," Robin snapped, shooting Adrian a look. He cleared his throat. "Since it's the weekend, I've decided our whole family's going hiking today." The room went dead silent. Clearly, nobody was thrilled about the idea of doing something so tiring and hot. "Dad, I've got several surgeries lined up. I might not be able to make it…" Andrix stood up and tried to excuse himself. Robin's eyes narrowed. "What, your hospital doesn't have any other doctors?" Andrix laughed awkwardly and scratched his nose. With the Alpha already losing his temper, Adam and Adrian, who were also planning to back out, didn't dare say a word. "Alright then, it's settled. We leave soon."