After Severance,Alpha Fell in Love With Ex-Luna

Chapter 52: A Dangerous Charade

Chapter 52: A Dangerous Charade

(Elena’s POV)

I spread out the quilt on the floor without changing my expression. “I’m having my moon cycle, I can’t sleep well, I’m afraid of disturbing you.”

Marcus emerged from the Moonstone Washroom, his hair still damp from the shower. He stopped when he

noticed the makeshift bed on the floor.

“What are you doing?” he asked, his golden eyes narrowing.

I smoothed the blanket carefully. “Making a bed on the floor.”

Marcus’s jaw tightened. “Get up. Sleep on the bed.”

I looked up at him, confused by his sudden concern. “I’m fine here.”

“Catherine Hayes and the other manor staff will notice if we sleep separately,” he said curtly. “It will cause

unnecessary gossip.”

I hesitated, remembering his behavior at the Silverbrook Shopping District. His sudden closeness had left me

wary of his intentions.

“I don’t want pack members speculating about our relationship,” Marcus continued, his voice matter–of–fact.

Reluctantly, I gathered the quilt and moved to the bed. The mattress felt foreign after months of sleeping

separately.

Marcus clarified without looking at me. “This is merely to avoid suspicion. Nothing more.”

He turned his back to me and settled on his side of the bed. The space between us felt like an ocean.

I lay there in the darkness, pondering the truth behind his words. Was this really about appearances, or was there something deeper?

The complexities of our strained mating bond weighed heavily on my mind as sleep finally claimed me.

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The next morning, Marcus and I went downstairs together. We maintained a facade of normalcy at breakfast, though tension hung in the air like morning mist.

Grace Burton approached Marcus with a respectful bow. “Alpha Marcus, your father requests your presence in the Shadow Archives after breakfast.”

Marcus nodded curtly. “Tell him I’ll be there shortly.”

me with casual dismissal. “Return to the Northern Territory Central

despite the sting of his

dismissal didn’t escape my notice, but I had grown accustomed

breakfast, voices echoed from the manor entrance. Isabella

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voice reassured someone. “Grandmother Margaret will

around.”

midway to my

room doorway with Sophia Rivers beside her. Sophia’s

tapestries clearly overwhelmed her. She tried to hide her ambition behind

is magnificent,” Sophia

pride. “Wait until you meet Grandmother Margaret.

respond, she spotted me.

Why are you here?” Isabella asked, genuine surprise

wondered about my connection to

racing with possibilities.

gaze directly. “I don’t need to

cheeks flushed

to Isabella with a warning tone. “Bringing Miss

“I never offended you, Healer Elena. I don’t understand

stepped forward defensively. “Sophia has done nothing wrong. I’ll expose your true colors

Sophia was both touching

dining room, Sophia suddenly grabbed

with feigned desperation. “I truly want to reconcile with you. I

but her grip tightened. “Let go

wide

was worthy of the finest actresses. She released my hand and continued

a loud splash. The cold liquid shocked my system as we

It was a sacred place for werewolves, where supernatural power was

the strength to endure its mystical

My limbs grew heavy

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pierced the air. “Help! Someone help

seconds, his Alpha instincts responding to the crisis. Without

into the water.

swimming toward me, his mate, he headed

as he reached for her first.

through my body.

feeling abandoned and forgotten. The water closed over my head as consciousness

to fade.

as darkness threatened to claim me,

for air, water streaming from my hair and clothes.