After Severance,Alpha Fell in Love With Ex-Luna

Chapter 87: Family Expectations

Chapter 87: Family Expectations

(Elena’s POV)

I returned to the Blackwood Ancestral Manor in the afternoon Grace Burton and several manor servants were

waiting for me outside the Manor Courtyard, nodding and smiling.

“Luna, the Elder Matriarch and Lady Blackwood are both in the Great Hall,” Grace said warmly.

I nodded and followed them through the familiar corridors. The weight of the supposed pregnancy news

hung heavy on my shoulders.

In the Great Hall, Margaret Blackwood was arranging cut flower branches, inserting them into a crystal vase with practiced elegance. Victoria Blackwood watched her movements with calculating eyes.

Victoria’s gaze swept over my lower abdomen before she slowly spoke. “How could you not tell us about something as significant as carrying the next Blackwood heir?”

Before I could explain that I wasn’t actually pregnant, chaos erupted. Oliver Rivers suddenly burst into the room, slipping past Manor Caregiver Sarah at the door like a small whirlwind.

I showed little reaction to his presence. I already knew Marcus had brought him to the manor.

Sarah realized her mistake and rushed in frantically. Im so sorry! Oliver, come back here!”

She tried to grab him, but he resisted with surprising strength for such a small child.

1 want to see Uncle Marcus! Oliver cried out, his voice echoing through the grand hall. “He promised to play

with me!”

Victoria’s face darkened with displeasure. Without waiting for Margaret to speak, she stepped forward

menacingly.

“Sarah, how could you be so careless?” Victoria’s voice cut through the air like a blade.

Sarah apologized profusely, her hands shaking as she tried to drag Oliver away. “I’m so sorry. Lady

Blackwood. It won’t happen again”

Oliver continued to resist, his cries escalating to near–hysteria. His small fists pounded against Sarah’s arms

Victoria’s patience snapped completely. She turned on the child with harsh words.

“You should be grateful for being allowed to stay in the pack territory,” she scolded coldly. “Don’t forget

place here.”

t your

Oliver froze in place as if struck by lightning. His face drained of all color, becoming pale as winter snow.

The change in him was immediate and disturbing. He even wet himself, the dark stain spreading across his

small pants

Victoria’s disgust was palpable, “Disgusting! Get him out of here immediately!”

The caregivers pulled Oliver away roughly. As soon as they reached the door, he broke free and ran off crying.

his sobs echoing through the corridors.

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had the mess cleaned up. She stood behind Margaret Blackwood like

sentinel.

hands still arranging the flowers. Finally, she looked

and sighed deeply.

inconsiderate, she acknowledged with genuine regret. “However, the child’s stay is

directly. “We’ll

was taken aback by her words. Was Margaret implying that

cut me off with a gentle but

earnest. “You must understand

left

a wave of helplessness wash over

“grandson”

always shown me made it impossible to reveal the truth about the false pregnancy. I couldn’t bear to disappoint

my silence, Margaret assumed I had accepted the situation. Her face

are the Blackwood family’s Luna,” she reassured me warmly. “I will

Margaret left the Great

her mother–in–law leave, then approached me with

carrying the heir,” she urged, her voice deceptively gentle. “That should be

last. “Do you

cold and calculating. “If you want to sever the mate bond, you’ll

child.”

child carries

just

a bond without love in exchange for

of me, her eyes boring into mine. “Give birth to a male heir and your position

grew distant, almost melancholy. “With age,

spoke, revealing glimpses of her own disillusionment

words carefully she

I stood alone in the Great Hall for several minutes. The

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Moonlit Garden, I spotted a small

up and sobbing, his tiny frame shaking

to comfort him, but stopped

old scars on his exposed legs caught my attention

was sensitive to wound patterns. These dense, overlapping scars were clearly not accidental

to love her child, allow him to have so many scars? The thought of child abuse

then walked toward Oliver. He was

misery.

silently. Oliver wiped his tears

paused for a few seconds, then pushed my

he declared, his voice trembling. I don’t want

with his assessment. “If I were truly a bad woman, I would have already kicked

pack territory,”

small fists but remained silent, his eyes

asked gently, pointing to

pulled down his pants to cover the marks,

his terror and pressed carefully.

but his body language told

me when I’m disobedient!”

made my heart clench. “Have you told Uncle

suddenly covered his ears, his voice rising to a shout. “Mother never hits

ran away before I could say another word, leaving me standing

felt like I was being nosy. He

about to leave, Isabella Blackwood appeared. She had apparently seen Oliver crying and immediately assumed

a child!” Isabella accused, her voice shrill with indignation. “Even if you can’t tolerate Sophia’s child,

at her assumption. “If I wanted to drive

and