Counterback of the Despised Luna by Diana West

Chapter 88 Trendy Search (Part One)

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Ishot Caden a sharp, angry look, but before he could say anything, my stomach gave a loud, hungry growl.

He smirked. “You better eat, or you’ll make yourself sick.”

After an exhausting day, including a trip to the police station to give my statement, I hadn’t eaten anything, and now my body was demanding food.

I sighed, deciding not to waste my energy being angry. There was no point in punishing myself over it.

Grabbing my knife and fork, I dove into the steak in front of me, eating with enthusiasm.

“By the way, what’s going on with Stella today? Why is she causing trouble for you again?” Caden asked, glancing up from his plate.

I pulled at the corner of my mouth in frustration. “You still don’t get it? It’s because of you. Don’t you know that Stella has feelings for you?”

Caden let out a low chuckle, not saying anything.

“What’s so funny?” I shot him an annoyed glare.

His smile was knowing, like he understood something I didn’t.

“Nothing,” he said, his smile stretching into something teasing as he watched me closely.

I rolled my eyes. He probably thought I was jealous.

get a little complicated,” he continued, his tone

“As for today, with Queenie’s testimony, things suddenly more serious. “But don’t worry. I’ve got it all under control.”

His voice was reassuring, and I felt a small rush of relief.

he still believed in me. The real problem, though, was finding proof that Stella had been the one to make the

steak quickly, lost in thought, and as I wiped my mouth, Caden placed a piece of his steak onto my plate. “Try

hesitation, I picked up the piece of steak he offered just as

up?” he answered in

other end, Yale’s voice came through. “Mr. Holbrook, we found Isaac in

the call to speakerphone so I could hear

after we located Isaac, he died in a car accident.

blinked, taken aback.

news. After a few seconds of

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“Yes, Sir!”

and turned to me with

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too much of a coincidence–someone was controlling the situation from behind the scenes. But

was joined by the two officers from yesterday. Together, we went to Lover’s Lake, where I gave them a thorough

arrived back at Eclipse

stepped out of the car and started heading toward the building, two large black wolves

marched forward, her eyes locked onto me with an

asked, unafraid but curious about

of anger–it was clear they were targeting

really think they could intimidate me in front of Eclipse Group? I

yelled as she stomped toward me, grabbing

off me, my voice cold.

bared their teeth, but I wasn’t about to engage with them here. I took

Stella is my daughter!” The woman lurched toward me again, her eyes burning with fury. “You evil woman! You pushed my daughter into Lover’s Lake! My poor Stella–only 25 years old, now lying unconscious in the hospital. Who knows if she’ll ever wake up …

was Stella’s mother.

her allies–had come here to

”