After Severance,Alpha Fell in Love With Ex-Luna

Chapter 38: The Alpha’s Jealousy

Chapter 38: The Alpha’s Jealousy

(Elena’s POV)

Before Catherine Hayes could react, I walked past her and left the estate. The black gold card remained on

the table, untouched.

I reflected on how I would have been overjoyed to receive such a gift from Marcus in the past. I would have

seen it as a sign of his care, proof that he valued me as his mate.

However, I was no longer that naive she–wolf. Those days of desperate hope were behind me.

I had arranged to meet Nathan Sterling at the Crimson Moon Tavern. Upon my arrival, Nathan was already. waiting at a corner table, looking relaxed in his casual attire.

He greeted me with a playful remark about my choice of venue. “Elena really knows how to find restaurants.

Very romantic.”

I countered with a slight smile. “I couldn’t afford anything too expensive, nor could I offer something cheap

that wouldn’t suit your status as Young Master Sterling.”

Nathan laughed at my practical response. “You always think too much about these things.”

As we ordered dinner and moonlight wine, I felt a sense of ease I hadn’t experienced in a long time. The

conversation flowed naturally, without the tension that usually accompanied my interactions.

I realized that in my six years of mating, I had lost touch with my friends and my own life. Everything had

revolved solely around work and waiting for Marcus to notice me.

“Fortunately, it’s not too late to stop the loss,” I thought to myself.

(Marcus’s POV)

At the Blackwood Consortium, I concluded a lengthy meeting with foreign investors and returned to my

Alpha’s Command Chamber. The negotiations had been successful, but my mind was elsewhere.

I read a message from Catherine Hayes about Elena refusing the unlimited spending card. My expression

turned complex as I processed this information.

I wondered if Elena was determined to defy me at every turn. Were my attempts to compensate her with

money not enough?

through our mate bond, but found myself blocked.

me completely.

by this deliberate rejection, I immediately called

(Nathan’s POV)

phone, Elena was

she performed for the small

the caller ID showing “Alpha” and answered the phone

said into

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and demanding. “Who is this? Where

immediately and couldn’t resist taunting him. “Elena

can’t answer your call.”

abruptly, the line going

glanced at Elena on stage, confirming my suspicions about their complicated relationship. Her graceful performance contrasted sharply with the tension

she might be Marcus’s

(Elena’s POV)

to the table, my ears flushed from the attention.

my playing warmly. “That was beautiful. You’re

“I’m out of practice. I used to play

joked about doctors being as dull as “Old Theodore,” referring to Professor Theodore Ashworth. I was aware of the professor’s connections to the Sterling family, so I didn’t reply to his

we finished our meal, I went to pay the bill, only to be told

that I was supposed to treat. “I said this meal was my

dismissed my concern with a wave. “I’m joking. I can’t really let a girl

started

favor first,” Nathan interrupted, guessing what I was going to say. “I’ll ask

and I exited the building, I offered her a ride home. She seemed hesitant to

solution to ease her discomfort. “I can have my driver take your car back

driver service

agreed to this arrangement, seeming

Moonhaven Estate. The

of wealth and power.

here?” I asked, though

After watching me accept the payment, she opened the door and got

the estate/complex, I instructed

(Sophia’s POV)

I watched Elena get out of Nathan’s

wheel, my face grim with

recognized the car from the Advanced Healing Arts

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