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Chapter 74

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last update publish date: 2026-05-13 02:17:21

CHRISTINE

Morning sunlight spilled through the glass walls of the penthouse, casting soft reflections across the floor as I stood in front of the mirror adjusting the sleeve of my blazer carefully.

For the first time in over a week, I actually looked like myself again.

The wounds had healed enough that I no longer needed proper bandages wrapped around my side.

There was still soreness beneath the surface and the faint pull of healing skin whenever I moved too suddenly, but compared to days ago
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    CHRISTINENathan was still staring at the torn paper in my hand or more specifically, at the black mask sitting on the table between us like it had suddenly become something alive.The office felt too quiet and I could practically hear the thoughts moving in his head as he slowly pieced things together.“What is going on?” he asked finally.His voice wasn’t loud and that somehow made it worse.I forced myself to stay calm as I folded the remaining torn piece of paper tighter in my palm. “It’s nothing serious.”Nathan looked at me for a long second like he couldn’t believe I even said that.“Christine…”“It’s handled.”“That,” he pointed at the mask, “does not look handled.”I exhaled slowly, I already knew this moment would come eventually.I just didn’t think it would happen like this.Nathan took a step closer. “Why are you acting like someone threatening you anonymously is normal?”“It’s not a threat.”His expression sharpened immediately. “Then what is it?”I didn’t answer becaus

  • The Alpha’s Discarded Bride   Chapter 75

    CHRISTINEThe black mask sat inside my drawer like it belonged there like it hadn’t arrived anonymously inside my office barely an hour ago with a warning attached to it. I stared at the squeezed paper again before slowly closing the drawer shut.The unsettling part wasn’t even the message itself anymore.It was the fact that someone walked into my office and left it there without anyone noticing.They knew where I worked and they knew I resumed today and somehow, they knew I kept digging.A slow breath left me as I leaned back against my chair.I should probably tell Kael, it's actually becoming more serious than I had thought. The thought of telling Kael about it had crossed my mind for the tenth time already but I wasn't sure if telling him was the right thing to do now. He would get so mad, scold me and not allow me to get involved or investigate anything on my own and somehow, I wasn't ready for that. So, the thought died. My fingers tapped lightly against the desk before I

  • The Alpha’s Discarded Bride   Chapter 74

    CHRISTINEMorning sunlight spilled through the glass walls of the penthouse, casting soft reflections across the floor as I stood in front of the mirror adjusting the sleeve of my blazer carefully.For the first time in over a week, I actually looked like myself again.The wounds had healed enough that I no longer needed proper bandages wrapped around my side. There was still soreness beneath the surface and the faint pull of healing skin whenever I moved too suddenly, but compared to days ago, it was manageable.Only thin protective strips remained hidden beneath my clothes now.I exhaled slowly before reaching for my bag. Finally, I was getting out of this apartment.If I had spent another full day indoors, I genuinely might have lost my mind.My thoughts drifted briefly toward everything that happened recently.The underground den, Dorian, the anonymous warning message and the mention of a woman as the one behind everything that has been happening to me. That last part still unse

  • The Alpha’s Discarded Bride   Chapter 73

    KAELThe city lights blurred past the tinted windows as the car moved through Moonfall in complete silence.I sat back against the seat with one arm resting against the door while my thoughts replayed the last hour repeatedly.Christine lied to me and she was so calm about it.That alone wasn’t surprising because she had always known how to keep her expression controlled when she wanted to but tonight, something felt different.The image of her standing in her apartment flashed through my mind again.The way she quickly moved me away from Nathan, the way her laptop screen dimmed the moment I looked toward it and the way she kept pretending those guards naturally fell asleep was enough to tell me she was trying to hide something. A humorless scoff left me quietly. Christine Hale was many things but being careless wasn’t one of them.She drugged those guards intentionally and whatever she did afterward was connected to whatever was on that laptop.My jaw tightened slightly.That woman

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    CHRISTINEBy the time Nathan returned to the penthouse, the city outside had already drowned in darkness. The lights of Moonfall stretched endlessly beyond the glass walls, sharp and beautiful against the darkness, but I barely paid attention to them.My mind was elsewhere, it was still trapped inside that underground den and still replaying Dorian’s face.I could recall the way he stepped in so naturally, the way those people backed off without question and the way he kept avoiding direct answers while pretending he wasn’t hiding anything.None of it made sense.I sat curled slightly against the couch, my laptop resting on my thighs while one hand absentmindedly touched the plaster along my side.The wound still hurt not as badly as before, but enough to remind me it existed every time I moved too quickly.I can't wait for it to get healed fully, The sound of the door unlocking pulled me out of my thoughts.Nathan stepped inside a second later. His tie was loose and exhaustion clun

  • The Alpha’s Discarded Bride   Chapter 71

    KAELThe moment the call ended, silence returned but it didn’t settle, it pressed instead.I just got off a call with the men I put to stand on guard at Christine's apartment. My grip tightened slightly around the phone before I set it down on the table with controlled precision. I didn't see it down carelessly but just enough to keep the irritation from spilling over into something unnecessary.They fell asleep, that was the explanation.Two trained men assigned a single task to just watching one person and somehow, they both “fell asleep.”That's such a useless statement.I leaned back slightly, my jaw tightening as the report replayed in my head.“She said she didn’t do anything.”Of course she did, I know her too well.My gaze lowered briefly. Christine must have drugged them, there was no doubt about it, no confusion or any possibility of coincidence.She had looked at the situation, calculated it, and removed the obstacle in front of her without hesitation and she did it whil

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