Chapter 193: I’ll Accompany Her

Chapter 193: I’ll Accompany Her

(Elena Blackwood’s POV)

I looked at Marcus suspiciously, unmoved by his declaration. The dessert sat untouched between us, its

sweet aroma doing nothing to ease the tension in the room.

Victoria’s face flushed with barely contained anger. Her hands clenched into fists at her sides as she struggled to maintain composure.

“Marcus, how could you possibly think of going to Riverside City?” she demanded, her voice sharp with

disbelief.

The conflict that had been brewing beneath the surface of our pack family dynamic finally erupted. Victoria’s

maternal instincts warred with her political calculations.

Marcus set down his spoon deliberately, meeting his mother’s furious gaze. “Elena has obligations to her

foster family.”

His voice carried the authority of an Alpha, even while wearing a patient gown. “Would we want to be labeled

as unrighteous?”

Victoria’s eyes flashed dangerously. “What about your own well–being? You’re barely recovered!”

Marcus paused, his golden eyes never leaving hers. The silence stretched between them like a taut wire.

“I’ll accompany her,” he declared simply.

The words hit me like a physical blow. My mouth fell open in shock as I stared at him.

Victoria’s face went white, then red with rage. “Are you insane?”

“Given your fragile health, this is madness!” she continued, her voice rising with each word.

Marcus dismissed her concerns with a casual wave. “I’m not about to die, Mother.”

attitude only fueled Victoria’s fury. Her hands trembled

vacation,” he added with

finally cracked completely. “A vacation? You

is my own decision,” Marcus stated firmly.

for argument. Victoria’s face cycled through emotions –

desperation.

her opposition?” Victoria’s voice cracked

his expression unreadable. The

continued after the painful pause, “staying in this healing sanctuary isn’t conducive to

sound, even if his

opening and closing without sound. The

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her all at once.

a long, tense pause, she found her voice again. “My agreement alone

father would also need to

“I’ll explain the situation

with visible effort. As she prepared to leave, she cast a final, venomous glance in my

to Marcus,” she warned, her voice deadly quiet,

hung in the air like poison. Victoria’s maternal fury was terrifying to

The slam that followed revealed the true depth of her

room fell into uncomfortable silence. I could feel Marcus watching me, waiting for my

mother,” I said finally. “She’s only worried about

pillows. “My presence in Riverside City

stood to leave, but his

family’s affairs,”

in his voice surprised me. After a moment of silence,

Wing Guest Suite without another

(God’s POV)

stood silently by the study window. His weathered hands clasped

cast long shadows across the polished floor. Alexander’s expression remained thoughtful,

Great Hall, Victoria paced frantically before Margaret Blackwood. Her earlier composure had completely

is being completely

beads moving rhythmically through her fingers. Her ancient eyes held

health for that woman,”

“What does

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