After Severance,Alpha Fell in Love With Ex-Luna

Chapter 20: The Ultimate Choice

Chapter 20: The Ultimate Choice

(Elena’s POV)

I returned home exhausted, my body feeling like it had been drained of all energy. The confrontation at the institute had left me emotionally raw

My phone buzzed with a message from Director Baker. I read it with growing disgust.

I

Senior William had only received a warning for privately reassigning positionis and delaying healing sessions. No real punishment whatsoever.

I wasn’t surprised by this lenient outcome. As long as no lives were lost, such matters would be minimized within the pack hierarchy.

Without replying, I pulled out the crumpled note from my pocket. The word “Blackwood” stared back at me

like an accusation,

I

I stared at it for a long while, my hands trembling slightly. Then I tore it up and threw the pieces in the trash.

The next morning, I was awakened by Amber Stone’s phone call. Her voice was terse and professional.

“Your parents are causing trouble at the Consortium over David’s matter,” she informed me coldly. “Alpha

Marcus wants you to come handle it.”

Before I could fully process this shocking news about my brother, Amber had already hung up.

Panic shot through me like silver poison. What had happened to David?

I skipped breakfast and rushed to the Blackwood Consortium headquarters, my heart pounding with dread.

(Marcus’s POV)

office, I sat behind my

the Blackthorne parents standing before

desperately,

we’re all family through Elena’s mating,” Richard implored, his pride clearly wounded. “Please

can’t have

knew his son’s dreams of joining the Territorial Enforcement Station would

looked up coldly. “Did I ever acknowledge that

attitude left them speechless. Their faces

the Blackwood name over the years. What makes you think you’re

(Elena’s POV)

arrived outside the Command Chamber just in time to hear Marcus’s cutting words. “What makes you

heart like a silver dagger.

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Sophia’s schemes,

decisively, my chin raised with

I said, my voice steady despite my inner turmoil. “You promised to help David if I

breaking that promise

immediately scolded me. “Elena! How dare

for assault.

discovered. “I consulted pack lawyers and found David acted in self–defense, not as

remained unmoved, his expression cold as

down

I demanded, abandoning my facade for the first time in

years.

in surprise. She had never seen Elena display

a slight smile. “Either David

your head to

“Your choice”

completely. My parents immediately urged me to prioritize my brother’s

think about David’s career,” my mother pleaded tearfully. “He’s worked so

pride isn’t worth

knowing my pain, pressed me to help David. I felt utterly betrayed by their