After Severance,Alpha Fell in Love With Ex-Luna

Chapter 55: Unexpected Encounters

Chapter 55: Unexpected Encounters

(Marcus’s POV)

I remained unfazed as I picked up the information, unsurprised. “Elena asked him to investigate.”

The file contained detailed records of Vincent’s activities and connections. Nothing I hadn’t expected.

Amber Stone shifted uncomfortably beside my desk. “Alpha Marcus, given the historical animosity between the Sterling family and the Blackwood family, Nathan Sterling might exploit Elena’s trust.”

I set the documents down with deliberate calm. “That’s her affair.”

My voice carried no emotion, but inside, my wolf Logan paced restlessly. The thought of Elena turning to Nathan Sterling for help grated against every protective instinct I possessed.

Amber Stone noticed my obvious displeasure despite my controlled exterior. She cautiously inquired, “What about David Blackthorne’s case? Should we continue the investigation?”

I remained silent for a long moment, staring out the window at the Northern Territory skyline. The truth

mattered, even if it complicated things.

“Investigate everyone connected to him,” I finally instructed. “I want to know exactly what happened.”

Amber Stone nodded and gathered the files. “Yes, Alpha.”

Shortly after she left, my phone rang. Sophia’s name flashed on the screen, and I could hear tears in her voice

before she even spoke.

“Marcus, please come quickly! Oliver hurt himself and he won’t stop crying without you here!”

I leaned back in my chair, feeling the familiar weight of responsibility. “How severe is the injury?”

“He fell onto sharp moon rock fragments and he’s bleeding so much!” Sophia’s voice cracked with panic. “I

don’t have a moonlight herb healing kit here. Please, Marcus, he needs you!”

The desperation in her voice stirred something protective in me. Despite everything, Oliver was just a child.

“I’ll come over after I finish my work,” I said noncommittally.

(Sophia’s POV)

I ended the call and stared at my reflection in the darkened phone screen. Marcus’s attitude h

drastically since the Moonstone Reflecting Pool incident.

anged so

Ever since he discovered I had lied about Elena pushing me, everything between us had shifted. The warmth

in his voice had disappeared, replaced by cold duty.

I couldn’t passively accept this situation. Not when I’d come so far.

in tow. The elderly healer examined Oliver’s wounds

grimly. “He needs a lunar serum shot

he didn’t cry out. He’d

front of me.

Marcus with carefully crafted

trouble, right?”

sign of softening, any c***k in his newfound

flicker of guilt cross his features.

that had

not a bother,” he said, his tone gentler than it had been in

This

spoke. “I know I was being unreasonable, lying to you.

promise.”

final card. “Marcus, I won’t force you anymore. I know we can’t go back, and I’m just stuck in the past. But now I’ve

gestured toward Oliver, who was watching us with wide, hopeful eyes. “After all, I have Oliver, and

for

moment. I could see

affection, guilt battling

finally. “And I do owe you a

admission sent hope surging through my

heals, I’ll take him to the Moonhaven Estate’s recreational grounds as

lit up with pure joy from his position on the healing cot.

“I promise,” Marcus confirmed.

neutral while internally sneering. By taking a step back, I had

determined not to lose this battle. Elena Blackwood might think she was

knew better.

(Elena’s POV)

emerged from a private healing clinic, squinting in the afternoon sunlight. My phone buzzed…th

list, I found several calls to Sophia’s number, but notably none to William Cross. They had

group of young wolves surrounding a woman

water guns, laughing as she cowered and begged

woman seemed completely disoriented, her eyes

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her!” I shouted at the children. “I’ll alert the pack elders if you don’t leave her

game forgotten in

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approached the woman carefully. She wore a valuable moonstone pendant around her neck – the kind of heirloom

How could a woman with obvious mental issues possess something

you okay?”

grabbed my hand with surprising strength.

You’re back?”

filled with desperate hope. “Please don’t leave Mommy again, okay?

pointed to the carved wolf pup figurine in her arms, treating it like a precious

but I’m not your

focused intently on my face, her grip tightening. “Please come home

I could respond, a man’s voice

out of the healing center, his face flushed with worry. When he saw

recognition.