Chapter: Chapter 21 "Mistake?" Lane repeated the word, her voice entirely flat, a chilling chuckle escaping her lips. She looked down at the desperate older woman clinging to her fingers. This past year, Brenda had always treated her decently enough on the surface, but Lane knew better than anyone that it had never been out of genuine affection. It had never come for free. Lane had to pay for that decency first—with her tireless care, her family’s gold, and the continuous sacrifice of her own dignity. Yet, the very second someone else came along—someone Brenda deemed more useful or powerful—she had immediately tossed Lane aside like garbage. "I don't need that kind of calculated affection, Brenda," Lane said, her eyes flashing with a sudden, razor-sharp warning. "Enough. Stop with these pathetic, fake sentiments. You are truly disgusting." With a sharp, forceful jerk, Lane yanked her hands cleanly out of Brenda’s bony grip. Remarkably, Brenda didn't even get mad. The sheer magnitude of the Duke titl
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Chapter: Chapter 20 **Alpha Ethan Blackwood’s POV** Ethan fell back onto his paws, his chest heaving violently as strings of saliva dripped from his jaws. He was panting, his vision blurring from sheer exhaustion. *How? How could Lane be this powerful?* In all the records, in every whispered rumor, she was supposed to be a weak Omega who couldn't even shift properly, a fragile lady who needed to be shielded from the brutal realities of the world. Yet, as he looked up at her from the dirt of the courtyard, Lane just stood there. Her dark green gown wasn't even wrinkled. She smiled down at him—a small, knowing, devastating smile. Seeing that smile, a dam burst in Ethan’s memory. Suddenly, he was looking at a twelve-year-old girl. He remembered the very first time they met. Lane had come with her legendary father, Alpha Conlay, to visit the Blackwood territory. Ethan had been just a young boy then, hiding behind the pillars of the grand hall, watching the prestigious Silvermoon royals. At one point, the
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Chapter: Chapter 19 "And what if I say no?" Lane asked, her voice dangerously calm as she looked at Ethan. "Will you kill me, Alpha?" "No," Ethan said immediately, shaking his head. "I already told you, Lane, I am going to have my elite guards protect you. Even though our mate bond has been dissolved, that promise still stands. I am not a monster. In fact, I will even let you keep your parents' old den on the Silvermoon territory. You can live there safely under my protection, and no one will ever disturb you. So please... just trust me and hand over the title deed." He extended his hand toward her, palm upward, waiting for her to comply. From the front row, Brenda let out an irritated hiss, slamming her cane. "Ethan, why are you wasting your breath arguing with this girl? You are the Alpha! You should just have the guards beat her up and take it from her hands!" Deep within Lane's soul, Nyra let out a ferocious, bloodthirsty roar. *‘Bring it on! Let them try!’* the white wolf snarled, her spiritual
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Chapter: Chapter 18 **Alpha Ethan Blackwood’s POV** "Mother, that is enough!" Ethan snapped, his sharp voice cutting through Brenda’s vindictive sneering. A heavy, uncomfortable silence descended upon the council chamber. Ethan looked around the room, noting the tight jaws and downcast eyes of his senior elders. They were standing there, saying absolutely nothing, because deep down, they already felt a profound wave of guilt. They knew Brenda was maliciously twisting words to justify an ugly theft. Ethan rubbed his temples, a splitting headache forming behind his eyes. He hadn't wanted this to turn into a vulgar public execution. All he wanted was to get over with this quickly, dissolve the bond, and immediately prepare the ceremony to make Maris his official mate and Luna. As for Lane’s money... Ethan’s stomach twisted. He hadn't wanted to touch a single copper of her inheritance. But Maris's sharp warnings from the night before kept ringing in his ears. Maris had explicitly told him to secure the
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Chapter: Chapter 17 **Alpha Ethan Blackwood’s POV** The moment the final syllable of the rejection left his lips, it felt as though a physical blade had been driven into Ethan's chest and violently twisted. A profound, suffocating hollow opened up inside his soul, a sudden, terrifying emptiness that made his breath catch in his throat. It was as if a vital, irreplaceable piece of his very being had been ripped away. Trembling on one knee, he forced himself to look up, expecting to see Lane shattered, weeping, or looking at him with the desperation of a abandoned female. But all he saw was a wall of absolute ice. Lane stood before him, her expression completely smooth and entirely emotionless. There wasn't a single tear in her silver-tinted eyes. There wasn't a flicker of regret on her beautiful face. Seeing her utter indifference, a wave of bitter resentment washed through Ethan, helping him push down the agony in his chest. He quickly masked his pain, gritting his teeth as he forced himself back to
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Chapter: Chapter 16 Lane stood perfectly still, her silver-tinted eyes shifting from the elders to rest directly on Brenda. The silence in the room stretched thin, suffocating and tense, until Lane finally spoke, her voice flat and cold. "And what of the assets I brought with me into this marriage?" Lane asked, her gaze piercing. "The dowry, the infrastructure investments, the personal vaults. What happens to them once the bond is broken?" Brenda let out a sharp, greedy laugh, leaning forward in her seat with a look of smug triumph. "What happens to them? The Blackwood Pack will be retaining seventy percent of your assets, of course! You came into our home, you disrupted our peace, and you practically tried to kill me by pulling my healer away. Consider it the rightful tax for the shelter and protection we wasted on you this past year!" "Seventy percent?!" Elder Raymond’s voice exploded through the chamber like a clap of thunder. He surged to his feet, his massive, ancient Alpha aura flaring so viole
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