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?

bond, but

me completely.

this deliberate rejection,

(Nathan’s POV)

phone, Elena was on stage playing the piano. The

performed for the

ID showing

Marcus?” I said

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demanding. “Who is this?

resist taunting him. “Elena is not available

can’t answer your call.”

up abruptly,

my suspicions about their complicated relationship. Her graceful

wondered if she might

(Elena’s POV)

flushed from the

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

embarrassment, “I’m out of practice. I used

as “Old Theodore,” referring to Professor Theodore Ashworth. I was aware of the professor’s connections to the Sterling

our meal, I went to pay the bill, only to be

about it, reminding him that I was

“I’m joking. I can’t really let a girl pay

started to

interrupted, guessing what I

the building, I offered her a ride

solution to ease her discomfort. “I can have my

driver service

to this arrangement, seeming

Moonhaven Estate. The

of wealth and power.

it here?” I asked, though the

through her phone. After watching me accept

enter the estate/complex,

(Sophia’s POV)

Elena get out of Nathan’s car and

the steering wheel, my face

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