Let Me Go, My Mafia Husband by Paga Slayer

Chapter 685

Chapter 685 Epilogue

"She's a traitor too!" the man who looked exactly like Zander shouted.

Before I could even process what was happening, Maddox stepped forward, flanked by two guards.

"You're under our custody," they declared, raising their weapons at me.

Shock crashed over me like a tidal wave. Maddox? Betraying Zander? But before I could react, they shoved me toward Zander. I didn't resist—I wanted to be close to him.

"What's going on, Zander?" I demanded, my voice laced with confusion and fear.

"Oh, Selena... why did you come here?" he groaned, his voice thick with anguish, his face filled with helplessness.

"Well, well," the imposter drawled, finally catching my full attention.

The Dark Alpha.

I narrowed my eyes at him, my stomach twisting in disgust. I knew exactly who he

was.

"I was waiting for you, mate," he said smoothly.

Even though his voice sounded exactly like Zander's, it made my skin crawl.

"I am not your mate!" I bellowed.

He chuckled, shaking his head. "Feisty, huh?"

I turned to the council members and Maddox, who stood there, completely fooled by this monster.

"Why are you not recognizing Zander?!" I yelled at them, frustration bubbling over.

"It's not their fault," Zander cut in because no one responded. His voice was tight, but controlled. "He's captured their shadows and trapped them in his shadow world. That's why they have no control over their minds. They believe whatever he tells them."

Oh, Goddess... what kind of monstrous power was that?

"Thank you for admiring me in front of our mate," the Dark Alpha said with a sick grin.

His face might have been identical to Zander's, but the resemblance ended there. There was nothing warm or kind about him. He had turned my mate's handsome features into something cruel-something purely demonic.

"You think you can win with deceit?" I gritted out, my fists clenched. "But you forgot one thing-you have to face me. Selena Blake, Luna of the Alpha King and Queen of the Lunar Realm."

I rose to my feet, standing tall before him, unshaken.

The Dark Alpha's sinful smile deepened. "Oh, my mate, I haven't forgotten a thing," he said smoothly. "In fact, I'm quite pleased. A she-wolf this powerful, all thanks to the Alpha King."

He let out a taunting laugh. “But what happens next will make you regret ever being his Luna."

His gaze darkened, turning sinister, and I felt Arena weaken inside me.

"Fuck!" Zander cursed under his breath.

turned to him, panic

grimly. "He's powerless now. And the moment you entered this place, he captured both your and

widened in

with desperation. "Leave Selena and Arena alone, and I will

Maddox. Before I could react,

gasped, rushing

think you

hitched, and I clutched my arms around myself, dread creeping

me.

to kill you and your unborn pup." His eyes flicked to my protruding

weapon materialized in his hand, its deadly edge catching the dim

me-l felt like an ordinary woman. Zander was right. Our shadows

immediately stepped forward, placing himself between me and the

her," he roared, his voice filled with raw

feel Lyon struggling inside him, just as Arena was trapped within

with irritation. "You fool," he snapped. "Step aside, or I'll kill you first before

never let you do this," Zander declared with

stupid, Zander?" the demon sighed

already offered you a chance to join forces with me. Together, we could have ruled

What?!

gasped, my breath hitching in shock. My eyes darted to Zander, but he remained eerily calm, unaffected by

to go this far," the demon sneered. “I wouldn't have had to destroy your people, enslave your shadows, and turn everything in my favor. Now, you're all nothing but my slaves for the rest of your pathetic lives." His

snapped to me, and his filthy grin widened. "The only thing that remains the

said with a soft, knowing smile before turning to face me. His eyes held a mixture of

whispered, his voice laced with finality. "Always remember, I love

inside me. "What are

I could finish my sentence, Zander's voice rang out in his commanding

order you to come and

seconds, he was ripped from

Zander whispered urgently. His gaze burned into mine. "I leave my pack and my

him-his body dissolved into black smoke, dispersing into

but cold air wrapping around me, void of my mate's

at the empty space where he had

a surge of power return-our shadows

been broken, the entire pack suddenly snapped back to their senses. Murmurs

Maddox ran to me, his face filled with shock. "What happened? Why are

looked at him, my lips trembling,

I even begin to explain? How could I tell him that in just a

had lost my mate. My

*Ten Years Later*

way to the secret chamber. Descending quickly into the basement, I shut the chamber door behind me and placed

deep

through the dark mirror since he had left our world and entered the shadow realm, ensuring the Dark Alpha could never escape again. Zander had explained everything-the only reason the demon could travel freely between the worlds was their connection. As long as Zander

world, Zander chose to remain in the shadow realm. He feared that if he stayed here, the darkness might corrupt his mind and soul and he

Dark Alpha's essence.

I reminded him,

spread across his face.

Alpha one day," Zander said with

replied, my