The Alpha's Love Game: Fate's Countdown

Hazel is devoted to her boyfriend Renzo. When a doctor says he has terminal lung cancer and needs surgery within three days—costing five hundred thousand—she refuses to let him give up. Renzo tries to break up with her, but Hazel insists she will raise the money.

Desperate, she works multiple jobs. At a bar, a pack of werewolves harasses her, snatches the cash she scraped together, and forces her to kneel and beg to get it back. She pleads that her boyfriend needs it to survive. They eventually toss the money on the ground. Unbeknownst to Hazel, these werewolves are Renzo’s friends, testing her loyalty for his amusement.

Later, a witch offers her five hundred thousand in exchange for her heart’s blood. The witch warns her body will weaken and a death countdown begins—how long she has is uncertain. With Renzo’s deadline looming, Hazel accepts. She brings the money to the hospital, urging him to recover and quit smoking.

Hazel takes a serving job at the Valantia estate, a werewolf stronghold. In the banquet hall, she freezes. Through the crowd she sees Renzo, laughing among the pack, unmistakably the Alpha’s son. He calls her a toy for when he’s bored. Hazel stands frozen, her thoughts spiraling in silence—she thought he was her savior, that it was fate, but it was nothing but a game. A female companion beside Renzo drives it home: the whole thing is just a bet he made with her for a laugh. Alex chimes in, recounting how hilarious it was watching Hazel crawl around like a dog, begging for the money.

The pack forces her to drink despite her alcohol allergy. She collapses. Jay checks her and says she’s just passed out. Renzo, not recognizing the masked servant at his feet, glances at the time, says it’s nine, and announces he has to call his girlfriend.