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Chapter 118: Chapter 118: A Ready Lab Rat

Dr. Esther Perez.

Famed medical journalist, doctor, and scientist. She had her fair share of scientific breakthroughs in the supernatural world. Even though I wasn’t much of a science kid growing up, even I had seen her face enough to recognize her.

After all, she was everywhere. She had her photographs in medical journals and articles that were scattered around the packhouse. Every once in a while, I would come across one whenever I had to clean up, especially during my childhood years.

Rumor was that she had retired in recent years, choosing to stay indoors in her home in Ironhound.

“I thought you were in Ironhound,” I muttered under my breath, staring at the woman. “You’re hardly even sighted outside your home... They said you gave up on science.”

I hadn’t taken much note of her name until recently, when I discovered that she was somehow connected to my mom. But knowing she was once my mother’s closest friend made me a little more interested.

Only, this wasn’t at all how I imagined she would be like.

“Leo has been removed from the project,” Esther said. “He’s no longer relevant. As for myself...” She paused and smiled. “I am an indoor person, yes. But Ironhound is just not my cup of tea.”

My stomach dropped. “What did you do to Leo?”

“Nothing permanent,” she said with a dismissive wave. “He simply outlived his usefulness. He wasn’t as committed to our cause as we’d hoped.”

I looked around the sterile room, searching for any way out. But the wolfsbane in my system made my limbs feel heavy. Even my head was starting to get foggy.

“I thought...” I swallowed hard. “I thought you were going to give me to Leo.”

be Helena’s replacement. I assumed that because the connection between chosen mates and fated mates weren’t the same, this time,

days with Helena through you.” She circled my chair slowly. “But he developed a conscience at the worst

trying to keep my voice steady. “You have no

not!” Esther said, pretending to be scandalized. “Do you know how difficult it is to find a wolf with more than one

“There are plenty of others. I am

to put out volunteer posters looking for people who fit the description, when you’re already

towards me,

felt sick as understanding dawned. “You want to study

on. “Every experiment we’ve conducted on creating artificial mate bonds has only succeeded in establishing one connection. Any attempt

casual way she mentioned people dying made

we can understand how your body manages that, we could

it didn’t work because you’re not supposed to play with bonds like that,” I spat. “Every connection is carefully designed by the Moon Goddess. You’re

mates aren’t always what’s best for every individual wolf,” Esther snapped, her face suddenly contorting

face, her fingers digging into

accepted your fated mates really quickly, and despite what they’ve done to you your entire life, they’ve somehow earned your forgiveness through either

finally loosened her grip, I pulled

shit luck you’ve had with your fated mate to warrant this sort of insanity, but

challenging the Moon Goddess’s design. It was

up another syringe from a nearby

approached with the needle. “Stay away from

just a tiny little prick. You won’t feel a

will find me,” I said, desperation coloring my voice. “They’ll