After Severance,Alpha Fell in Love With Ex-Luna

Chapter 45: The Ultimatum

Chapter 45: The Ultimatum

(Elena’s POV)

I pushed open the door of the Recovery Ward. Inside, only Sophia Rivers lay in the bed, her eyes immediately turning wary as she spotted me.

“Elena, what are you doing here?” Her voice carried a sharp edge of suspicion.

I stopped at her bedside and took a deep breath. My hands remained steady at my sides as I looked down at

her calmly.

“I can let bygones be bygones,” I said quietly. “We can call it even. But I have only one request – don’t interfere

with David’s verdict.”

Sophia sneered, her lips curling into a mocking smile. She looked me up and down with obvious disdain.

“What do you mean by letting bygones be bygones?” Her voice dripped with false innocence. “I haven’t done

anything to you. Where’s your evidence?”

She shifted in the bed, her eyes flashing with calculated malice. “David kidnapped and threatened me. Why

shouldn’t I interfere with his verdict? Are you asking me to let him off?”

I smiled, feeling a strange sense of calm wash over me. “Since there are no outsiders here and no recordings,

we both know what’s really going on. There’s no need to pretend.”

Sophia’s mask didn’t slip. “I don’t know what you’re talking about. I’m the victim here, and now you’re threatening me too.”

I clenched my fists at my sides, feeling my nails dig into my palms. After a few seconds of silence, I spoke

again.

“I’m not threatening you. I know you want to become Marcus’s mate, but you can’t get past Margaret

Blackwood.”

The color drained from Sophia’s face instantly. She stared at me as if trying to see through my very soul.

I continued, my voice steady and measured. “Even without you, I could have Margaret Blackwood intervene.

Regardless of what Marcus thinks, I’m not a stranger to being the villain.”

My eyes never left hers. “Do you think Margaret Blackwood would allow you to stay by Marcus’s side if she

knew you’d been pursuing her grandson after returning to the Northern Territory?”

Sophia bit her lip, her face growing pale. “If you have the ability to influence Margaret Blackwood, why are you

seeking me out? Why don’t you go to the old woman yourself?”

I calmly sat down in the chair beside her bed. “I’m giving you a chance. Could you still be with Marcus if I had

Margaret Blackwood intervene?”

(Sophia’s POV)

I was speechless. The old woman hated me with every fiber of her being. I had been eagerly waiting for her to die so no one could stop Marcus from marking me as his mate.

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the old woman was so long–lived! She seemed

slowly unclenched my fists, forcing a sneer. “Why should I believe you?

speechless for a moment. Luna? Did she even

smiled. “I indeed

disbelief. The

and calm. “I

no

an expression I couldn’t read. “Miss Rivers, consider my words carefully.

reply after thinking it

Elena walked out of the Recovery Ward. The door

soft click.

my face fell completely. My nails

humbly! Instead, Elena acted like she was doing me a favor, saying she

her to give me a chance? Let David go? The humiliation

trembling

the healing institute. We need

(Elena’s POV)

sat in my healing chamber, staring blankly at the patient files

outside the door.

look up, assuming it

wasn’t until the man spoke that I froze completely. Those icy golden

you

guessed Sophia would tell

I’ll

gaze fixed on me with laser intensity. After a long moment, he

warmth.

“You really are persistent.”

brother after all. Even if he goes to the enforcement station, I hope he can spend those

stronger. “I just want fairness. Is

premeditated k********g. Even if he didn’t cause substantial harm, a crime is a crime. And you’re talking about fairness

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myself to stay calm. “Since no substantial harm was caused, pack law could give a

His answer came without

heart suddenly trembled, and I felt the blood drain from my face. “Am

fine if he touches anyone else, but he shouldn’t have touched

shattered whatever expectations I had left. I had thought I could

Unfortunately, I was being

the Blackwood family’s immense power and Marcus’s ruthlessness toward me, how could

grant my wish?

to go to Sophia again because of David’s matter.” His voice carried Alpha authority. “You need to remember, she is the victim. Our matters have nothing to do

to turn around when I smiled through my tears.

did to me count? Was I supposed to endure everything

stopped, turning back to look at me.

me just once?”

would be enough.”

his gaze on me, unmoved by my plea. “Elena,

I stood

mind.

It made clear

chest ached intensely, as if I couldn’t breathe. After a long time, I smiled

that he also owed

(Marcus’s POV)

institute and got into my car. The leather seats felt

has accepted the verdict. The lawyer gave him hints, but he still refuses to admit his

lower his head and admit his mistake, the lawyer had a way to ensure David would only