The Witch I Became

The Witch I Became — A witch refuses to heal an Alpha's poisoned daughter a decade after he let their own child die.

A mother watches her daughter die in Healing Grove when her Alpha mate diverts the only wolfsbane antidote to save his childhood sweetheart's daughter, who suffered merely a scraped knee. She severs their mate bond and spends a decade mastering forbidden herbalism within the Herbalist Guild, emerging as the continent's only witch capable of curing the rare poison. The Elder Council summons her with a million gold coins to save a stricken girl. The patient's portrait reveals the child belongs to the same Alpha. She destroys her healer's badge and the medical file, refusing the case.

Quick answers

Why did the protagonist sever her mate bond?

Her Alpha mate gave the only antidote to his sweetheart's daughter, leaving their own child to die from wolfsbane poison.

What happens when the Elder Council summons her?

She recognizes the poisoned patient as the Alpha's child and refuses treatment by destroying her credentials.

Recommended for

Readers who want a protagonist whose refusal to heal becomes an act of justice.