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?

our mate bond, but found

me completely.

this deliberate rejection, I immediately called Elena’s

(Nathan’s POV)

Elena was on stage playing the piano. The soft

performed for the

caller ID showing “Alpha” and answered

said

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voice was sharp and demanding. “Who

couldn’t resist taunting him.

can’t answer your call.”

up abruptly,

complicated relationship. Her graceful

she

(Elena’s POV)

flushed from the attention. I hadn’t

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

out of practice. I used to

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

pay the bill, only to be told it had already been

him 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

started

me a favor first,” Nathan interrupted, guessing what I was going to

her a

have

driver service

this arrangement, seeming relieved by the

the entrance to Moonhaven Estate. The imposing gates and manicured

of wealth and power.

asked, though

of a driver’s fee through her phone. After watching me accept the payment, she opened the door and got out of

watched Elena enter the estate/complex, I instructed my driver

(Sophia’s POV)

get out of Nathan’s car and enter the complex.

wheel, my face grim

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