Lahat ng Kabanata ng Alpha's Regret: Mated with My Ex's Uncle: Kabanata 41 - Kabanata 50

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

Esmond's POV"It was my fault for cheating. How long are you going to punish me?"Moonlight moss clung to the windowsill of this human apartment, barely surviving. As I stepped across the cheap synthetic carpet, the scent of pine needles leaked from me uncontrollably.The temporary mark on Camellia's neck was fading, but her lychee-rose scent still made my wolf restless, its claws scraping along my spine.She shifted slightly, curled up on the secondhand couch.My wolf caught the faint smell of blood seeping through the cracks in our bond. My nails dug into my palms, a mix of violent possessiveness and regret burning in my chest—this body, which once shared warmth with me, was now being influenced by another Alpha's scent.Camellia's hand tightened at her side. "I told you, I don't know. Maybe when I stop loving you..."Her words were cut off by my wolf's howl. The scent of pine needles swept through the small living room like a storm

Camellia's POVAfter finishing my statement at the FBI office, I was stopped by Claire as soon as I stepped out."Did you have something to do with Elvira's arrest?"I found it laughable. Raising an eyebrow, I said, "You're the one who sent Elvira after me, and now that it's backfired, you have the nerve to question me? Your arrogance knows no bounds."Claire didn't deny it, just sneered. "Camellia, you got lucky this time. But don't think you'll always be this lucky."With that, she turned and walked away.I was about to hail a cab when a black Cayenne pulled up in front of me.Esmond stepped out of the driver's seat, looking relieved to see me unharmed."Camellia, a friend told me you were questioned by federal agents. I rushed over from Capitol Hill. Glad you're okay."For a moment, his concern touched me. But then my eyes caught the unmistakable lipstick stain on the collar of his white shirt.My gaze fixed on

Camellia's POVMy hand trembled slightly as I held the cup, spilling a few drops of water.Esmond knew my dad was staying at that werewolf hospital. Yet he had the audacity to show up there with Hazel in tow.Was he trying to make sure everyone knew he was cheating?After a moment of silence, I nodded. "Yeah.""I knew it." Noelle's face was filled with anger. "What are you going to do about it?""I'm planning to divorce him, but he won't agree to split the assets. So I'm gathering evidence of his infidelity."I knew that evidence of cheating alone might not be enough. I needed something more—something that could really hold Esmond accountable.Noelle frowned. "He's part of the Ironclaw Pack and the Dalton family. He's not going to give you half his wealth willingly. And with your dad still in the hospital, we can't exactly help you fight him."I shook my head. "I'll be fine. I gambled on him not betraying our bond,

Claire's POVThe online hate toward Camellia was growing by the minute. I couldn't be more thrilled.At first, I was worried Esmond might step in to help Camellia out of this mess. But seeing how he'd done nothing so far, it seemed he didn't care at all.Given the current situation, NovaStar would likely buckle under the pressure and fire Camellia tomorrow.The thought of never having to see her again filled me with immense satisfaction.I used a backup account to join in on the hate, adding a few more insults to the pile. Just as I was about to shut down my phone and go to bed, a message popped up on iMessage.Reading it, my heart sank, and a sense of foreboding washed over me.I quickly opened Twitter, only to find that Camellia's audio recording had shot to the top of the trending list.I clicked on it, and it was a recording of Connor's conversation with Camellia after he approached her.I gritted my teeth in frustra