#Chapter 249 – Retribution

I wake at the sound of a drawer closing and the light click of ceramic on wood. I sniff the air and smile, opening my eyes to see a lovely cup of coffee just inches from my face.

“Oohhh,” I say, pleased and sitting up. I smile up at Victor, standing next to the bed. “And to what do I owe this great pleasure?”

I reach for the coffee but hesitate when I realize that he’s not smiling back at me. Instead, he’s very serious.

“What?” I ask, my hands falling nervously into my lap. “What’s wrong?”

Victor shakes his head and sighs, sitting down on the bed, his own cup of coffee in his hands. “It’s nothing to worry about, Evelyn,” he starts, nodding towards my coffee. “Please, have some. I didn’t mean to upset you.”

“All right,” I murmur, taking the warm cup in my hands and pulling my knees up to my chest, watching him, waiting for the news.

Victor doesn’t say anything for a moment, looking down into his coffee and collecting his thoughts. I let him take his time, studying his profile – the shape of his straight nose, the muscles in his clenched jaw.

And suddenly, I know.

“Amelia,” I whisper, my stomach twisting awkwardly.

“How did you know?” Victor asks, snapping his face to me, surprised.

I shrug. “Astral mate instincts,” I reply, twinkling my fingers at him and then taking a sip of my coffee. “I can read your mind.”

He frowns. “Even when I’m not sending you messages?”

“No,” I shake my head. “Just our connection combined with woman’s intuition,” I raise my chin and give him the look of a wise, all-knowing being. “I know everything that’s going on in your head.”

seeing that he’s got some little secret brewing that he’s hiding from me that has nothing to do with Amelia. Well,

I say, watching him over the rim of my cup. “What

sighs, turning to me. “She’s shacked up with Alpha Taylor and

is that?” I wrack my brain, trying to remember anything I’ve ever

at me seriously now. “But they’re ambitious, and not without their resources. I think that their hunger, combined with

Victor for apparently ditching his mate at

think that this new relationship with the young Taylor Alpha is a love match. It’s not just by chance that he’s meeting

at me seriously, but I can’t help myself from

softly,

blinks at me, shocked and confused.

a big smile. “Come on, Victor – you know this woman. Amelia isn’t messing

bedside table, quickly typing on it and then handing it to me. On the screen are a series of images of a young man with an unfortunate pug nose and an obvious

I sigh, handing the phone back to him. “She’s doing this to

if my methods for drawing this conclusion are ridiculous, but then he takes a second look at the images and shrugs a little. I smirk, pleased

to do?” I bite my lip, holding myself back. I mean, I know what I want him to do. But

again, Evelyn,” he replies softly. I let my breath out in a deep exhale, relieved. “I don’t think I can do it again,” he continues, shaking

completely. I reach forward to take his hand. “So, what are you going

he replies firmly,

people out there who still blame Victor for apparently ditching his mate at the altar for me, the little pet he kept in the cottage out back. I nod, letting

perfectly still, letting me

horrified. “You’re not going to kill her, are

putting my family’s lives at risk. She attacked this pack, several times,

stare at him, still horrified at the

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