Chapter 274 Intrigue & Devastation

Ella

When Logan’s brother questioned me about my mother, I felt a sudden heat rising in my cheeks. The audacity of the question, the way he said it, filled with a disdain I couldn’t understand, ignited my temper.

“Teach this one a lesson,” Ema hissed. “Oh, how I’d love to gnash my teeth on his skull…”

“Enough,” I said. “Not now.”

“Interesting, considering Ella isn’t even the biological daughter of the Golden Wolf Moana, isn’t that right?” Logan’s brother taunted. “She’s the bastard child of her father and… Who is your mother, Ella?”

I gritted my teeth, struggling to keep my anger at bay. My biological mother’s identity was none of his business, and the way he had thrown the question at me was downright offensive.

As far as anyone was concerned, Moana was my real mother. It didn’t matter whether she was my biological mother or not. Before I could answer, Marina, dressed in her oh-so-extravagant red dress, chimed in, her voice dripping with condescension.

“Oh, Ella, it must have been so difficult growing up with such a confusing family. I remember reading that Moana actually started off as your nanny, didn’t she? And weren’t there rumors that your little sister was conceived during a one-night stand?”

under the table, every word from Marina like a stab in my chest. My family was being dissected and judged by people who knew nothing about us. And to think I was trying to

took a deep breath,

just fine, thank you,” I responded, my voice steady but icy. “I’m very happy with

more. “Forgive me for being concerned

with a wry laugh. “Don’t get me started. How many prostitutes

widened. I looked to Marina, whose cool face betrayed no emotion.

watching the entire spectacle unfold. I looked over at

look of amusement. Was this how he watched his sons argue, never intervening, always enjoying the

way of adding fuel to the fire. Marina was about to

“You know, I once met Edrick and Moana at a ball, and I know how much they value Ella. They were both very lovely, too. Let’s not tarnish this

unhappy with the interruption but compliant. The room seemed to breathe again as the

moment before I gently pulled my hand

the atmosphere lightened somewhat. People moved around, engaging in various conversations, and

bar with a sigh, I ordered a drink

and preened. It all felt so familiar, yet so foreign. This facade wasn’t all that different from

compliments. It all had a wearying sameness to it. I took a sip of my drink, the bitterness a

most of the same things as my dad and his business partners?” I asked my wolf, my lips not moving and my face not betraying a hint of my conversation as my eyes wandered

same thing,” Ema replied. “Flip sides

couldn’t have put it

There was an undercurrent of danger

world, their own agendas. The glances, the whispers, the subtle negotiations – it was all a game, a dance of

was entirely political. I could tell from the way that they didn’t touch, didn’t even look at each other. That was why Marina didn’t seem to care when she heard that Harry had multiple children with

she had her own real boyfriend or partner in private. And

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