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! She seemed determined to

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

a moment. Luna? Did she even need to

a while, Elena smiled. “I indeed don’t

in disbelief. The

and calm. “I will leave

be no one to

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

reply after

of the Recovery Ward. The door closed behind her with

soft click.

nails dug so deep into my palms

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

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

phone with trembling fingers and dialed

institute. We need

(Elena’s POV)

the patient files on my desk.

outside the door.

didn’t look up, assuming it was

froze completely. Those icy

you say to

had guessed Sophia would tell Marcus, but I hadn’t expected him

to negotiate with me, I’ll negotiate

me with laser intensity. After a long

warmth.

“You really are persistent.”

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

just want

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

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calm. “Since no substantial harm was caused, pack law could give a lighter sentence. Would you

without hesitation,

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

further. “It’s fine if he touches anyone

words of protection shattered whatever expectations I had left. I had thought I could

I

and Marcus’s ruthlessness toward me,

grant my wish?

because of David’s matter.” His voice carried Alpha authority. “You need to

was about to turn around when I smiled through my tears. “Then am I

count? Was I supposed to endure everything in

stopped, turning back to look at

be soft–hearted toward me just once?” My voice cracked

would be enough.”

on me, unmoved by my

back. I stood there for a long

mind.

her.” It made clear who was more

ached intensely, as if I couldn’t breathe.

ever remember that he also owed

(Marcus’s POV)

institute and got into my car. The leather seats felt

David has accepted the verdict. The lawyer gave him hints, but

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