Chapter 115: Change

Chapter 115: Change

(Elena Blackwood’s POV)

After we had walked some distance, Jane glanced back and leaned closer to me. “Who was that? It sounds like he did something terrible to betray your trust.”

I considered how to explain. “It’s not exactly betrayal, it’s just…” I turned to look at Jane. “If someone approached you, took care of you like a protective older brother, but you eventually discovered he had ulterior motives and was just using you for his own agenda, what would you do?”

Jane hadn’t considered such a scenario before, but she could understand the pain it would cause. “I’d stay as far

away from that type of person as possible!”

I smiled in agreement. “That’s exactly what I think too.”

I was determined to stay as far away from the people and conflicts of the Northern Territory as possible.

As night approached, I emerged from my shower and suddenly received a text message from Shadowpeak Rehabilitation Center.

David’s room had been upgraded to a luxury suite.

I was puzzled by this unexpected development. Thinking of a possible explanation, I tried calling Adrian

Whitmore.

But after several attempts, his phone remained busy – perhaps he was occupied with pack business and didn’t have his device nearby.

I walked to the living room, retrieved the business card from my purse, and settled on the sofa before dialing

the facility.

“Hello, I just received notification about David Blackthorne’s room upgrade, but I didn’t arrange for this

service.”

don’t know about this? We were informed it was arranged

must be

not specifically mentioning Adrian Whitmore. That meant Adrian hadn’t

Adrian, who else would have

phone, a sinking realization forming in my mind about

half–day leave and took a taxi to

myself

imposing figure sitting on the suite’s sofa, casually reading a medical journal, I still

looking at me with eyes

from Riverside City was indeed staged,”

walked toward me with predatory grace.

wellbeing?”

question with my own accusation. “So what exactly are you trying to accomplish now? Breaking your

what he had expected from

My

darkly. “You’re free to visit him whenever you wish. I won’t

foster brother”

while I could see David, Marcus now controlled the terms of that access, giving him exactly

(Sophia Rivers POV)

Territory, I was forced to move out of the luxurious

in an

moments, even Nathan Sterling’s calls went

everything about my schemes but hadn’t severely punished me, which meant my status as Oliver’s mother still provided some protection. After all, I had known

as cold and heartless as outsiders believed

the stark contrast in our living situations- my son Oliver recovering in the luxury of the Blackwood estate while I was relegated to

If Oliver really

access to him completely!

my thumbnail anxiously. Did I really have to return to that manipulative

to

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