Chapter 2 She had transmigrated

At this moment, in a village far away in North Continent, the one being pitied slowly awoke. “Creak—” Juliana Roberts turned over, and the wooden bed creaked in response. She tossed and turned a few times, feeling a faint, lingering ache in her lower abdomen, as if something remained inside her. Her body felt limp, like it had been disassembled. She habitually rubbed her lower abdomen and slowly woke up. Juliana had a secret: for the past year, she had been entangled with a man in her dreams every night. At first, she thought it was just her ovulation period, thinking it would pass after a few days. But it happened every night and always with the same man. Fortunately, the man was handsome, well-built, and met all her aesthetic preferences. Plus, her wolf likes him. Juliana didn't resist; she even got used to it, treating it as if she had a boyfriend she could only see at night. While she was reminiscing about last night's dream, a sudden noisy commotion filled the room. "Lazy girl! Why are you still at home?!" "Today is the day you're meeting William Cox. He’s been waiting at the restaurant in town since early morning, and here you are, still lazing in bed!" "I'm telling you, if this marriage falls through, you'll be marrying the village bachelor!" The middle-aged woman speaking was Juliana's aunt, Kinsley. Speaking and moving, she approached to pull the blanket off Juliana. Before her dirt-encrusted nails could touch the blanket, she was unexpectedly met with Juliana's stunning face, which looked as if she had just been tenderly loved by a man. Her floral cotton shirt was slightly open at the collar, revealing a glimpse of her skin and a tantalizing curve that even a woman couldn’t help but gulp at. Kinsley felt a surge of jealousy: How does this girl, who’s exposed to the elements and barely gets enough to eat, develop so well? Even her messy just-woke-up look is more attractive than others. Not to mention that alluring demeanor, so captivating. She really couldn’t stand it. “Smack—” Lost in her envious thoughts, Kinsley was snapped back to reality when Juliana slapped her hand. Kinsley glared at her, outraged. This girl actually dared to hit her?! Juliana met her gaze fearlessly. "Kinsley, if you like William so much, why don't you let your daughter marry him?" The moment she spoke, Juliana was taken aback by how... soft her voice sounded. The sharpness in her words was instantly diminished. Before she could process this change, Kinsley, hands on her hips, glared at her with eyes that could kill. "How dare you speak to me like that? Such ingratitude!" "We're doing this for your own good, hoping you'll have a secure future. Look at yourself, what do you have to offer?" "No family background, no education, and you look so indecent. Marrying into the Cox Wolfpack is a blessing you don't deserve. If you don’t seize this opportunity, you'll regret it for the rest of your life!" Despite Kinsley's seemingly well-meaning words, she knew the truth: William was short, ugly, and a notorious womanizer. Any weaker woman would be crushed under him. Otherwise, would this marriage opportunity have fallen to Juliana? Hearing Kinsley's words, Juliana calmly got out of bed and slipped on her cloth shoes. "You're right. I'm ugly, poor, and uneducated. I'm not fit to marry, so why even bother?" Her soft voice, however, pierced Kinsley’s heart with every word. Kinsley immediately exploded like a firecracker, her voice rising several octaves: "Who do you think you're talking to?!" "You ungrateful wretch! Deserving of your fate, unable to find a mate!" Despite the angry tirade, Juliana's expression didn't change. Kinsley stomped her foot, glared at her, and stormed out. The room suddenly fell quiet. Juliana then had time to reflect on her situation. She had transmigrated. From the year 2024 to 1980, into the body of a girl with the same name in a rural village of North Continent. They had the same appearance and build, but different souls. The original Juliana’s parents were deceased, and she lived with her sister and grandfather. Now, her grandfather was seriously ill, and her sister was weak and incompetent, so her uncles and aunts set their sights on Juliana. The reason was simple: Juliana was stunningly beautiful. Her body was curvaceous in all the right places. Her face looked like it had been sculpted to perfection, with alluring eyes. Her nose was petite and perky, her lips like peach blossoms in March, pink and moist. Even the werewolf goddess wouldn't look better. To the Roberts family which is a family belong to a very small wolfpack in the village, such beauty was meant to be a steppingstone to better their circumstances. As fate would have it, William Cox, the Alpha’s son from Cox Wolfpack, saw Juliana in the village and immediately became interested. Cox Wolfpack had some wealth and business ties with larger wolfpacks. If Juliana married into the Cox Wolfpack, her cousins could also secure jobs. With her parents dead, her uncles and aunts had the final say on whom she married. Thus, the meeting between Juliana and William was arranged.