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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?” he

slightly from my clenched fist. Suppressing

what

“Come here,” he commanded.

I hesitated, he added threateningly.

Nathan, who understood my predicament. He whispered that I

I

step feeling like I was walking to

you so

Chute 13 Gorditation

gaze fixed on the swelling at the corner of my mouth, frowning.

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

He seemed especially irritated by the other man’s

wore

state beneath. Marcus froze,

“Who did this?”

the crumpled document from my bag and throw it at

instructing Sophia to trick me into attending that dinner, to

gaze swept over the document on the

exploded. “Marcus, if you truly despise me so much, we can sever our mate bond anytime.

remained silent, just staring at me. The

turned to leave, afraid I might

I’ll withdraw the lawyer defending

David’s fate hung in

I hadn’t turned back, he sneered and blocked my escape

The Sterling

my voice becoming hoarse and choked. “Marcus,

want!”

He

react, his coat covered me from above. Despite my resistance, he

Car

(Marcus’s POV)

driver, turned

turning to stare blankly out the window. I glanced at

drive.

arrived at Moonhaven Estate, Elena quickly got out and rushed toward the

to get

“Investigate what happened tonight”

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