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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woman was so long–lived!

“Why should I believe you? You want to be Luna since you’re living

Luna? Did she even need to think

Elena smiled. “I indeed don’t want to

in disbelief. The words hit me like

slowly stood up, her movements deliberate and calm. “I will leave the Northern

There will be no one to

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

after thinking it

of the Recovery Ward. The door closed

soft click.

she was gone, my face fell completely. My nails

supposed to beg me humbly! Instead, Elena acted like she

Let David go? The humiliation I had suffered

my phone with trembling fingers and dialed Heidi Cross’s

institute.

(Elena’s POV)

chamber, staring blankly at the patient files on

outside the door.

it was a patient. “Have

completely. Those icy golden

did you

turned white. I had guessed Sophia would tell Marcus,

you’re not willing to negotiate with me, I’ll negotiate with Miss Rivers. Is there

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

warmth.

“You really are persistent.”

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

stronger. “I just want fairness. Is

Alpha presence filling the small chamber. “Fairness? He premeditated k********g. Even if he didn’t cause substantial harm, a

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forced myself to stay calm. “Since no substantial harm was caused, pack law could give a lighter sentence. Would you consider giving

without hesitation,

suddenly trembled, and I felt the blood drain from my

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

protection shattered whatever expectations I had left. I had thought

I was being

and Marcus’s ruthlessness toward me,

grant my wish?

His voice carried Alpha authority. “You need to remember, she is

I smiled through my tears. “Then am I

me count? Was I

back to look at me. His face showed

can’t you be soft–hearted toward me just once?” My voice cracked

would be enough.”

fixed his gaze on me, unmoved by my plea. “Elena, this is what I owe

looking back. I stood there for a long time, his words

mind.

made clear who was more

if I couldn’t breathe. After a long time,

he ever remember that he

(Marcus’s POV)

left the healing institute and got into my

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

long as David was willing to lower his head and admit his mistake, the lawyer had a way to ensure David would only be sentenced to two years with a one–year