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Chapter 13 Confrontation

Chapter 13: Confrontation and Revelation

Chapter 13: Confrontation and Revelation

(Elena’s POV)

A tall, well–built Alpha leaned against his black sedan, smoking a cigarette. The blue white smoke blurred his face, but his deep golden eyes swept over the men’s coat draped over my body, inscrutable.

Nathan instinctively glanced at me, then turned to Marcus. “Alpha Marcus, are you waiting for someone?”

The thought that Marcus might be waiting for me seemed absurd. Why would he care about my whereabouts after orchestrating tonight’s humiliation?

Marcus raised his head, exhaled smoke, and crushed the cigarette under his foot. His gaze turned cold as he looked at Nathan.

“Young Master Sterling, do you enjoy meddling in other people’s business so much?”

The four words “meddling in other people’s business” hit my heart like a hammer. My lips went pale as the realization struck me like lightning.

Tonight’s scheme orchestrated by Sophia might truly have been Marcus’s idea. The thought made run cold, my hands and feet freezing.

blood

Nathan noticed my distress and narrowed his eyes, turning to Marcus. “How is saving a damsel in distress considered meddling?”

Marcus frowned, and just as Nathan was about to say more, I weakly pulled at his sleeve. “Big Brother Nathan, please take me home.”

I couldn’t bear to hear any more. The betrayal cut too deep.

Sensing my trembling, Nathan agreed without further argument with Marcus.

As we were about to leave, Marcus called out coldly. “Elena.”

I stiffened. He never called my name in public, always avoiding acknowledgment of our mate bond.

Confused by his sudden change, I hesitated. What game was he playing now?

me calling you?”

bandaged wound on my palm reopened slightly from my clenched fist. Suppressing my pain, I turned back

what is

“Come here,” he commanded.

I hesitated, he added threateningly. “Don’t

my predicament. He whispered

I

walked heavily toward Marcus, each step feeling

you so

Chute 13 Gorditation

on the swelling at the corner of my

my eyes reddening “What happened? Shouldn’t Alpha Marcus know

seemed especially irritated

wore

it off, revealing the disheveled state beneath. Marcus froze,

“Who did this?”

nose sting with unshed tears. I pulled out the crumpled document from my bag and throw it

instructing Sophia to trick me into attending

the

much, we can sever our mate bond anytime. Why do you need others

staring at me. The silence was

leave, afraid I might

dare leave, I’ll withdraw the lawyer defending

froze, my fists clenching tighter. David’s fate hung

back, he sneered and blocked my

help, that’s impossible. The Sterling family can’t interfere with my

hoarse and choked. “Marcus, what exactly do

want!”

coat into a trash bin. He removed his own suit jacket and walked

me from above. Despite

Car

(Marcus’s POV)

the driver, turned and

out the window. I

drive.

quickly got out

to get out,

“Investigate what happened tonight”

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