Lahat ng Kabanata ng Alpha's Regret: Mated with My Ex's Uncle: Kabanata 31 - Kabanata 40

Camellia's POVWiping the tears from the corner of her eye, Eugenia forced a smile. "He wasn't my true mate anyway. Even if he were, look at Esmond—he still cheated.""But we're both so unlucky. Next full moon, I'll pray to the Moon Goddess and ask her to bless us."Her attempt at bravery broke my heart."Why don't you stay at my place tonight?"Being together was better than being alone with her pain.Eugenia shook her head. "No, I'll check into a hotel. I need some time to think about what's next.""Are you sure you don't want me to stay with you?""I'm sure. You know me—if I really needed you, I wouldn't hold back.""Alright."I didn't push further. After dropping Eugenia off at the hotel, I headed home.As soon as I stepped out of the elevator, I saw Esmond standing at my door, his face dark.Before I could speak, he grabbed my wrist, his voice low and cold. "Where were you on the night of the full moon?"Lyra growled a warning in my mind.I yanked my hand back, retreating half a s

Camellia's POVI glanced down at my bare wrist, then looked up and said, "I like it, but it's not practical to wear during experiments."He was silent for a moment before speaking again. "Cam, I don't mind you working, but experiments are exhausting. Back in college, you were always pulling all-nighters in the lab. I don't want you to overwork yourself. I can have my assistant arrange something else for you, okay?"I frowned, shooting him a disapproving look. "This is the work I love. No matter how tiring or demanding it is, I'm willing to put in the effort. I hope you can respect my choice."His grip on the steering wheel tightened slightly. "Alright, it's up to you. If you ever get tired of it, just quit. I can take care of you."I smiled faintly but didn't respond.Take care of me? Please. He was already "taking care" of that rogue on the side.Every penny he spent on her came from our shared assets. I'd make sure to account for every cent and get it all back.When we arrived at the

Third Person's POVClaire's father was a high-ranking executive at one of Pioneer Tech's subsidiary companies. As long as Claire was pleased, getting her father to arrange a job for someone was a piece of cake. This was also why Elvira was willing to be Claire's lackey.The hesitation in Elvira's eyes slowly faded, replaced by determination. She looked at Claire and said, "Alright, I'll do as you say."Claire wasn't surprised in the slightest.She raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Go ahead. Do this well, and I'll have my dad arrange a job for your father tomorrow."After Elvira left, Claire glanced in the direction of the lab, a cold smirk playing on her lips.After grinding the herbal powder, Camellia carefully divided it into beakers, added solvent, and began stirring with a glass rod.She repeated this process five or six times until all the ground powder was dissolved.While waiting for the distillation to complete, Camellia went to the reagent storage room to fetch 20 milliliters of

Lionel's POVCamellia's eyes caught the light in the hallway, glowing like amber—like a scared little wolf pup's.I swallowed hard, my neck glands throbbing. Leroy, my wolf, was going nuts in the back of my mind, clawing at the walls.He wanted to touch her—our true mate.The smell of disinfectant was everywhere, but her lychee-rose scent cut through it, sharp and sweet. It was almost enough to make me forget the stupid rules keeping us apart."My back," I said, my voice rough."Oh my God," she whispered, her voice shaky, that soft tremble in it that always got to me.When her fingers almost brushed my shirt, I caught her scent in my blood, and every muscle in my body locked up.My fangs dug into my gums, and I tasted blood.I turned away, the burn on my shoulder blade under my black shirt pulsing.Leroy whined, restless. He didn't get why I was pushing her away—why I'd pushed her away that night under the full moon when she'd leaned in to kiss me."Mr. Dalton, I'm sorry. This was my f

Third Person's POVInside the office of the NovaStar R&D department manager, Blanche sat behind her desk, reviewing the surveillance footage from the lab that morning.Since there were no cameras inside the lab or the reagent storage room, she could only check the footage from the hallway corners.Blanche replayed the clips several times, her gaze eventually settling on Elvira.In just over an hour, Elvira had appeared in the footage multiple times.On her third appearance, she looked visibly nervous.If the labels on the sulfuric acid bottles had indeed been swapped, Elvira was the prime suspect.Blanche closed the footage and had her assistant summon Elvira to her office.When Elvira heard Blanche wanted to see her, panic set in. Her eyes darted toward Claire, who sat diagonally across from her.But Claire didn't even glance her way, her expression calm and unbothered.With no other choice, Elvira stood and followed the assistant to the office.Just as she reached the door, her phone