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Chapter 9

Author: Floating Boat
The next morning, Kane held a public hearing for the entire Bloodmoon Pack. Raine made special arrangements so I could watch it on a video feed.

On the screen, Kane stood in the center of the pack's main square. Beth was under the watch of two guards. Madeleine sat in a wheelchair from the healing center, while Lina and the bridal boutique manager were also present.

Kane wasted no time and had the guards read out the investigation findings. In the end, Lina admitted to taking the money. The ma
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  • The Ceremony That Was Never Mine   Chapter 9

    The next morning, Kane held a public hearing for the entire Bloodmoon Pack. Raine made special arrangements so I could watch it on a video feed.On the screen, Kane stood in the center of the pack's main square. Beth was under the watch of two guards. Madeleine sat in a wheelchair from the healing center, while Lina and the bridal boutique manager were also present.Kane wasted no time and had the guards read out the investigation findings. In the end, Lina admitted to taking the money. The manager also confirmed that Beth had come in for measurements two months earlier and had requested that her name be embroidered along the waist.The chat logs Beth had sent Kane were also proven to have come from a different phone, not from me.Everyone in the square was in an uproar. Beth burst into tears. "Kane, do you really have to push me this far? My mother is still sick. I only did all this because I was scared. You promised you'd take care of me. You can't just abandon me now!"Kane gla

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    The next morning, the phone on my bedside table suddenly started vibrating. When I heard who it was, I realized that after I had blocked Kane, he must have switched to a different number. "Mia, I'll let the venue cancellation slide," he said. "The pack is waiting for you to return. The mating ceremony has already turned into such a mess. The least you could do is give me some leeway."I stared out the window at the sky, which was still dark—the exhaustion of being dragged out of sleep washed over me. Just yesterday, he had marked Beth. And now, he was acting as if nothing had happened. He even expected me to return and clean up his mess."Kane, we've already broken up," I said calmly. "Whoever you want to take care of from now on is none of my concern."He fell silent for a moment, then lowered his voice. "Are you blaming me for marking Beth? Her mother, Ms. Slayer, was in critical condition. I was only trying to calm her down. Once her condition stabilizes, I'll explain everythin

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