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

I believe you? You want to

for a moment. Luna? Did she even need to

a while, Elena smiled. “I

in disbelief. The words hit

stood up, her movements deliberate and calm.

There will be no one to hinder

me with an expression I couldn’t read. “Miss

after thinking

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

soft click.

was gone, my face fell completely. My nails dug so deep into my

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

a chance? Let David go? The

picked up my phone with trembling fingers

institute. We

(Elena’s POV)

staring blankly at the patient

outside the door.

look up, assuming it was a patient. “Have

spoke that I froze completely. Those icy golden

did you say to

the pen in my hand so tightly my knuckles turned white. I had guessed Sophia would tell Marcus, but I hadn’t expected him to

negotiate with me, I’ll negotiate with Miss Rivers.

a long moment, he laughed, but the sound

warmth.

“You really are persistent.”

all. Even if he goes to the enforcement

just want

presence 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

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

answer came without hesitation,

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

expression hardened further. “It’s fine if he touches

whatever expectations I

I was

Marcus’s ruthlessness

grant my wish?

Sophia again because of David’s matter.” His voice carried Alpha authority. “You need to remember, she is the

around when I smiled through my tears. “Then

me count? Was

turning back to look at me. His face showed

once?” My voice cracked with emotion.

would be enough.”

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

without looking back. I stood there for a long time, his words

mind.

made clear who

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

that he also

(Marcus’s POV)

the healing institute and got into my car. The leather seats felt

Stone received a call, then turned back to me. “Alpha Marcus, David has accepted the verdict. The

the lawyer had a