Mistaken Match: Marrying the Enigmatic CEO by Ruby Fennimore

Love at the Wrong Table

Chapter 2135 The Gathering Storm

Unfortunately. Aurora shook her head and sighed. “He’s gone, after all.

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Mackenzie felt a pang of sorrow, her heart heavy with grief. Yet another man had died protecting her.

Aurora, as though understanding her feelings, stood upwithour concern for formalities. She gently held Mackenzie’s hand, her smile tender and reassuring. “Don’t be too heartbroken over Falcon, Madam Commander. He died with a smile on his face. That means he felt his death was worthwhile.”

The sudden shift from “Your Holiness” to “Madam Commander took Mackenzie by surprise, but it brought a sense of warmth and closeness.

Looking at Aurora, a woman slightly older than herself, Mackenzie didn’t see her as a subordinate but as an older sister with rich life experiences. Listening to her speak felt like cleansing her spirit.

Aurora continued, her voice soft yet firm. “Do you know? It was you, the Commander, and Rhett who changed that man. You transformed him from a vile scoundrel into a true man who stood tall with integrity,

Around them, more people in the field hospital began gathering, drawn to Aurora’s storytelling.

of

She seemed happy to share, “I once told the Commander about Falcon. I’ve known him longer than anyo

you.

“Back in Kasango, he was notorious for committing all sorts of crimes, a lawless villain through and through. He was the worst of the worst. But after coming to Dark Night Islands, Rhett subdued him, and he started to reform.

“Then, during the uprising led by the Commander, that spark of courage buried deep within him was ignited. Fighting alongside everyone in that war–experiencing life and death on the battlefield–it completely changed his way of thinking.

Mackenzie found herself strangely captivated. Rarely had she shown interest in any man other than Emmanuel, yet now, she sat quietly, listening.

She wasn’t the only one. The entire field hospital had grown silent, the soldiers‘ faces solemn, their eyes filled with thought.

Aurora smiled faintly as she continued. “When he joined the Wolf Warrior Unit with me, he even came to apologize for everything he’d done to me in the past. It wasn’t the most formal apology, but I could tell he was sincere. He was beginning to act like a real man.”

Her smile deepened, her expression radiant as she recounted their conversations. “Later, we chatted a bit more. He told me he wanted to make a name for himself in the Wolf Warrior Unit. He wanted to treat the entire world like Dark Night Islands–to leave behind a legacy so people would remember the name Falcon. He said it would be the only way to justify his time on this earth.”

I laughed it off back then, she admitted. “But today, when he covered our retreat, I truly felt it. He had changed. The fire in his blood had been reignited, and he finally embraced the strength of a true man.”

Her words sank deep into the hearts of the listeners, leaving the room steeped in silence.

Mackenzie turned her gaze toward Falcon’s lifeless body, his smile frozen in death. For a moment, it

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someone muttered with a bittersweet chuckle. “He died in the

suddenly from the entrance of

immediately approached Mackenzie, her tone apologetic yet steady.

all right,” Mackenzie said, hurrying over to her. She offered a warm smile. “You coming

what matters thost.

The Wolf

person.

sight of his death,

laugh quietly. I never thought someone like him could become a hero.

finds their belief,” Mackenzie said, her voice suddenly alive with conviction, “their soul begins to shine. And it’s not just the demons–Wolf Warrior Unit doesn’t have

her fists tightly. “We must eradicate the Five Poison

“Absolutely!”

Their morale, far from

and Ostrich came rushing in, panting heavily as they exclaimed, “Your Holiness, bad news! We

“What?”

heart sank once

closest friends. If anything happened to either of them, she

devastated.

that the checkpoint guards at the Serpent Lair had been. shot

gather the troops immediately! Lead an

“Yes, Your Holiness!”

hesitation and left to carry

troops from the specialized. battalion for reinforcement. With the arrival of

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challenge that remained was how to minimize the

crossfire.

the Toad King fled in disarray, finally stopping to catch their breath at the foot of a snowy mountain when they were certain no one was

Mackenzie! I swear I’ll devour

Toad King was

five hundred of the Toad Hollow’s

thirty–four, including himself, had

was a