Chapter 147: Painful Confessions and Hidden Truths

Chapter 147: Painful Confessions and Hidden Truths

(Elena Blackwood’s POV)

Marcus rubbed his nose bridge, his golden eyes reflecting a helplessness I’d never seen before. His chest rose and fell sharply as he continued to gaze at my face.

made my breath catch.

our mate his voice carrying a weight that

“At least now I have you in my heart,” he declared I was momentarily stunned by his confession. The words ho

me like a physical blow, unexpected and raw.

Then the nausea returned with a vengeance. I turned my head and vomited again, he got

everything I’d consumed.

Marcus waited patiently until I finished retching. “Are you done being sick?”

my body rejecting

Before I could protest, he scooped me up in his arms. My feet left the ground as he carried

Shadow Moon Alpha’s Phantom Rolls–Royce.

“Put me down,” I demanded weakly, though my body had no strength to resist.

“We’ll talk more at the estate,” he said firmly, settling me into the passenger seat.

me toward the

The drive passed in a blur of streetlights and my own churning thoughts. His confession echoed in my mind, but my heart felt too damaged to process what it might mean.

Back at Moonhaven Estate, Marcus carried me upstairs to the Master Suite. Each step felt deliberate, as if he was afraid I might disappear if he moved too quickly.

Rachel opened the door, her eyes widening in surprise. “Elena! What happened?”

“She’s been drinking moonlight wine,” Marcus explained, his voice strained with concern.

Rachel nodded knowingly. “That explains the pále complexion.”

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Marcus brought me to our private chamber, gently placing me on the bed. I immediately turned away from him, facing the wall.

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Rachel hesitated in the doorway, clearly uncertain whether to ask questions about what had transpired.

for a long moment, his expression unreadable. The silence stretched between us

chasm.

Rachel. “If I stay to look after her,

wakes up tomorrow.”

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with surprising gentleness. His fingers brushed against my shoulder briefly before he pulled

he left the chamber without

movement startled Rachel, who had been

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thought you were completely

only dizzy, not severely intoxicated,” I explained, my voice hoarse

expression grew thoughtful. “Marcus seemed genuinely worried about

I heard everything he said,” I

enough to understand his confession about having me in his heart now. But my own heart was already riddled with

late. The damage had been done

morning, I encountered Marcus as soon as I left the Master Suite. He was waiting in

eyes immediately

pretending the

began,

you for bringing me home last night,” I interrupted,

leva

the elevator, his expression intense. “Do you truly

steadily. “It was meaningless alcohol–induced nonsense. Why are you taking it so

at my dismissive tone. We stared at each

I pushed past him to enter, feeling

(God’s POV)

the elevator doors closed, Marcus’s phone rang. Amber Stone’s voice

have the investigation results

pressed the phone closer to his ear.

Sophia Rivers or the Sterling family,” Amber Stone

Marcus frowned. “Hazel Green?”

A

has extensive social connections in the Southern Territory’s upper

likely has significant backing.”

the situation,” Marcus instructed, his voice cold with

Hayes emerged from a private identification agency, clutching a sealed envelope.

back seat, his amber

Hayes handed over the file with barely contained excitement. “Young Master, you

yourself.”

the envelope, his eyes scanning the DNA analysis report. The numbers seemed to blur together until one statistic stood out clearly: 98% genetic

shock, his hands growing cold. This should have been the moment he’d

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for years.

Jacob Hayes exclaimed, having glimpsed the results.

Hayes reached for his phone eagerly. “I must inform your

silent, his expression troubled. Instead of joy, he

disappointment.

like his real sister. Something

(Elena Blackwood’s POV)

lunch, I met Adrian at the Crimson Rose Tavern near the Southern Territory

restaurant buzzed with quiet conversation from other

I asked,

darkened.

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