Chapter 9

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I was convinced Selene would regret leaving me. She’d come crawling back home soon enough. Sol didn’t let it bother me much after I got home.

I was in a foul mood, though. Dad had really laid into me after Selene left the pack house.

I was furious with her. I just waited for tomorrow morning, when she’d return here helpless and defeated. I couldn’t wait to see the look on her face.

That night, I had a dream.

I was kidnapped by some thugs, and then I heard a girl’s voice calling out to me. She rescued me from danger and treated my wounds with medicinal herbs. I kept trying to see her face, and this time, I finally did it wasn’t Ruby, but Selene!

I bolted upright in bed, wide awake.

It wasn’t just a dream – it was a nightmare about my past.

When I was a kid, my father had to protect me constantly since we had enemies everywhere. Being my father’s only heir and future pack leader made me a target – other Alphas wanted me dead.

Once, one of my father’s rivals actually managed to kidnap me.

The trauma was still fresh, which was why it showed up in my dream.

Looking out the window, I realized it was already late morning. “I’ve never slept in this late,” I muttered.

What I saw in my dream couldn’t be real. Ruby was the one who helped me back then. But Selene… that woman had gotten into my head. I’d make her pay when she came back.

I headed straight for the shower.

When I came out, I expected to find my suit laid out on the couch. But there were no clothes waiting for

me.

ready to ask why she hadn’t set out

hit me.

got dressed. My eyes caught sight of a card on the nightstand. ‘She didn’t take my credit card,‘

the living room and called all

Selene?” I asked, sitting at the table.

was setting the table. She bowed and said, “Luna left yesterday

blood boil. I turned to my security team and ordered, “Check all

couldn’t eat after that –

later, security reported back: “We found footage of her heading toward the

footage countless times. She looked disoriented, standing in the middle

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into the forest.

me, and I slammed my laptop to the floor.

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had Selene, a nobody, managed to slip away from the pack so easily?

Days went by.

a single trace of Selene anywhere

she was just their adopted daughter and they had no

left, my migraines had gotten worse. I needed medication

get her out

to before. I called Wren

Furious, I demanded, “If it’s the same

the one cooking all

me. I had

meals. I even gave him bonuses for

she enjoyed doing things for you, even though she never knew if you’d come home

Wren’s words and stormed away

day, I was rushing to get to the office but couldn’t find my tie. I called the butler to

it.

Selene knows where they are,”

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