Chapter 157: Confrontation and Truth

Chapter 157: Confrontation and Truth

(Elena Blackwood’s POV)

Isabella approached me with Oliver Rivers beside her, both wearing expressions that made my stomach clench with foreboding. The evening breeze carried tension as thick as the jasmine scent from the gardens.

“Oliver, say hello to Aunt Elena,” Isabella encouraged with false sweetness.

The young pup immediately hid behind Isabella’s skirt, refusing to acknowledge me. His small hands gripped the fabric tightly.

Isabella laughed with mock embarrassment. “Oliver is spoiled by Alpha Marcus. He only speaks to people within the Shadow Moon Pack’s inner circle.”

She leaned down to stroke Oliver’s hair with theatrical affection. “Isn’t that right, little one?”

My jaw tightened as I recognized her manipulation tactics. This wasn’t a casual encounter.

Isabella’s voice turned provocatively sweet. “Elena, how would you feel about becoming Oliver’s stepmother if Marcus adopted him?”

The question hit like a slap. I kept my expression neutral despite the anger building inside me.

“Oliver,” Isabella continued her performance, “would you want Elena as your mother?”

The pup’s voice rang out with fierce determination. “I have a mother!”

His declaration echoed across the stone terrace. Isabella’s smile faltered for just a moment.

I saw through her game completely. She wanted to create discomfort, to make me jealous of Marcus’s

attention to another woman’s child.

“I have no interest in helping others raise pups,” replied coldly. “Unlike Marcus, who seems to enjoy being a

father to other wolves‘ children.”

Isabella’s eyes flashed with triumph. “Using reverse psychology won’t work on me.”

She stepped closer, her voice dropping to a whisper. “You’re clinging to Marcus while talking about severing your mate bond.”

I turned to face her fully, my patience finally snapping. “Why don’t you ask Marcus directly who’s refusing the

bond severance?”

Without waiting for her response, I walked away in frustration. The sound of my footsteps echoed against the

manor’s stone walls.

(Marcus Blackwood’s POV)

in the Shadow Archives, smoking as

Alpha senses caught every word

through the door moments later, her face flushed

refusing to

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bothering to turn around. “You deliberately brought Oliver

rose defensively. “I was just

clicking against the hardwood

lacks proper pack lineage.”

your status as Alpha,” Isabella continued her argument. “A

daughter would be more

the cigarette in the crystal ashtray.

brow furrowed with confusion.

more. Some

(Elena Blackwood’s POV)

at Darkwood Lodge, I collapsed onto the plush sofa in my suite.

emotionally.

message to Marcus – the first I

left early. Please make

over the send button before I pressed it. The message felt strange after

between us.

buzzed with a message from Adrian Whitmore.

Riverside City?”

quickly. “Why do

is looking for you,” Adrian replied. “Someone with the surname

with interest.

me about the

a hint of humor. “Quite the

wouldn’t you say?”

stared at the screen, my heart racing. Adrian was clearly aware of the

identity.

(Marcus Blackwood’s POV)

Manor was suffocating with tension. Margaret Blackwood sat rigidly in her chair, refusing to touch her

was prepared for Elena, she stated coldly. “Whom Isabella drove away with

don’t understand what’s

small–minded

toward Diana Blackwood. “I know about your pathetic

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