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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long–lived! She seemed determined

my fists, forcing a sneer. “Why should I believe you? You want to be Luna since you’re living

moment. Luna? Did she even need

smiled. “I

The words hit me

her movements deliberate and calm. “I

be no one

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

reply after thinking

me to respond, Elena walked out of the Recovery Ward. The door

soft click.

she was gone, my face fell completely. My nails dug so deep into my palms I nearly

to beg me humbly! Instead, Elena acted like she

her to give me a chance? Let David go? The humiliation I had suffered would

trembling fingers and dialed Heidi

institute. We need to

(Elena’s POV)

blankly at the patient files on my desk. A figure

outside the door.

didn’t look up, assuming it was a patient. “Have

spoke that I froze completely. Those icy golden eyes

did you

knuckles turned white. I had guessed Sophia would tell Marcus,

I’ll negotiate

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

warmth.

“You really are persistent.”

his stare. “David is my brother after all. Even if he goes to

grew stronger. “I just

filling the small chamber. “Fairness? He premeditated k********g. Even if he didn’t cause substantial harm, a crime is a crime. And you’re talking about fairness to

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was caused, pack law could

His answer came without hesitation,

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

he touches anyone

blatant words of protection shattered whatever expectations I had

Unfortunately, I was

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

grant my wish?

I don’t want you to go to Sophia again because of David’s matter.” His voice carried Alpha authority.

was about to turn around when I smiled through my tears. “Then am I not a

did to me count? Was

look at me. His face showed

me just once?” My voice cracked with

would be enough.”

gaze on me, unmoved by my plea. “Elena, this is what

I stood there for

mind.

owes her.” It made clear

couldn’t breathe. After a long time, I

he ever remember that he

(Marcus’s POV)

got into my car. The leather

a call, then turned back to me. “Alpha Marcus, David has accepted the verdict. The lawyer gave him

as long as David was willing to lower his head and admit his mistake, the lawyer had a way to ensure David would