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?

Elena through our mate bond, but found myself blocked. She had shielded

me completely.

by this deliberate rejection, I

(Nathan’s POV)

call came through Elena’s phone, Elena was on stage playing the

as she performed for the small

showing

said into the

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was sharp and demanding. “Who is

his voice immediately and couldn’t resist taunting him. “Elena is not available

can’t answer your call.”

up abruptly,

suspicions about their complicated relationship. Her

she might

(Elena’s POV)

flushed from the

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

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

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

meal, I went to pay the bill, only to be told it

about it, reminding him that I was supposed to treat. “I said this meal

my concern with a wave. “I’m joking. I can’t really let a girl pay for my meal,

I started to

owe me a favor first,” Nathan interrupted, guessing what I was going to say. “I’ll ask you for it

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

“I can have my driver take your car back home,

usual driver service

agreed to this arrangement, seeming relieved

dropped Elena off at the entrance to Moonhaven Estate. The imposing gates and

of wealth and power.

here?” I asked,

and transferred me the equivalent of a driver’s fee through her phone. After watching me accept the payment, she

I watched Elena enter the estate/complex,

(Sophia’s POV)

sedan parked nearby, I watched Elena get out of Nathan’s car and enter

wheel,

the Advanced Healing Arts Research Symposium. It was Young Master

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The Alpha’s