Lahat ng Kabanata ng Forsaken by the Moongoddess : Kabanata 81 - Kabanata 90

Hayden’s POV Immediately Lucious told us Clara was within Varela Bay, Alex, and I continued our conversation casually, watching from the corner of our eyes.We’d deliberately positioned ourselves at the snack bar in front of the motel, right where she could spot us. And if she didn’t, I’d call her attention myself.Our plan was to get her to sit with us so we could have a proper conversation without alerting those around. This is human territory, and she’s human. We can’t use force unless we’ve been able to corner her. And since this involves both humans and werewolves, we can’t bring in human authorities. Not yet. We must uncover everything first, then might later hand the guilty humans over to human authorities, and the werewolves will be punished by werewolf authorities.Then, we saw her walking toward the motel in a white bum shorts, sleeveless blue top with the same sunglasses she wore in the footage earlier this morning with Derek beside her. When she got closer, Alex stood,

Hayden’s POVI ended the call. My jaw tightened.“Fuck,” I growled under my breath, with my eyes flashing. I could feel Rey stirring restlessly inside me.Alex rushed to my side. “Alpha?” His voice dropped to almost a whisper. “You let your aura slip. Humans are watching.”I fucking knew that. Cups had rolled off tables. A couple nearby had already started shifting uncomfortably, unsure what they were feeling.“I’m trying to calm Rey down,” I muttered, controlling my breath.He gave a small nod but stayed tense. “Clara, should I send her off?”I nodded once and he took care of it. A few moments later, he returned to my side. But he remained quiet.I paced for a few seconds, trying to make sense of it all. I really underestimated that bastard.“I just lost the NovaNet project,” I finally said, voice flat and cold. Alex stiffened. “Shit,” he breathed.“I lost it to Derek.” I addedHe blinked, stunned for a moment. “You’ve got to be fucking kidding me.”I didn’t answer.He knew how I’d

Abby's POV I choked on my saliva the moment I saw him. I started coughing. Freya had to rush inside to get me water.“Are you okay?” she asked, collecting the empty glass from me.I nodded quickly. “Thank you.”But my heart was pounding so hard. I couldn’t stop thinking about waking up beside Derek. It felt like my guilt had taken physical form and crawled up my throat.Hayden was closer now.“Good morning, Alpha Hayden,” Freya greeted him, all smiles. “It’s been since the wedding, right?”Hayden gave a short nod. His usual way of keeping things clipped and distant.Freya pressed her lips together and nodded. That shouldn’t catch her off guard. She knew how Hayden could be.But I felt it in my gut. Something was off.“You ready?” he asked, avoiding my eyes.“Hmm,” I responded softly.He stepped forward, took my bag without a word, and placed it in the car trunk. Then he turned to Freya.“Thanks, Freya. I’d called Alpha Thorn. He already told me he wasn't around.”“Yeah, he and Luna w

Valentina’s POV(The Previous Day)“Take this. Make sure it gets to Silverclaw pack before evening.” I handed a small bottled potion to Don. “Who should I give it to?” he asked, glancing between the bottle and me.I have this interesting ally at Silverclaw. We both met under twisted circumstances, at a dark witch’s house, and ended up learning about each other's dark secrets. So we made a deal. We either help each other, or go down together. It’s not friendship. It’s mutual blackmail.I smirked. “Someone will be waiting to work with you there. I've sent your contact info to the person already. You'll get a call soon”He nodded and walked off without another word. Don is one of the wolves who has been working exclusively for me for a few years now.That potion? It is a special brew given to me by the dark witch, Morgana. A drop in the strongest Alpha’s drink, it will knock him off completely.If it could get Hayden drunk enough to sleep with me, Derek definitely won’t stand a chance.

Alex’s POVBy 5 a.m., I was already at the pack office, checking on Hayden. His house security said he hadn’t come home last night.I’d been watching him closely ever since those damn photos landed on his desk yesterday morning.They’d knocked the air right out of me, I didn’t think Abby could do something like that.But Hayden… he barely reacted. As if he’d seen them before. Later, I learned he had, at home.He buried himself in work all through yesterday, which wasn’t unusual for him though. Hayden was stubborn to the bone. But there was something different yesterday.No barking orders. No sharp words. Just… silence. Too calm. That’s not how he handles pain. And it bothered the hell out of me.When I tried his office door, it was locked from the inside. Rare for him.I knocked. No reply. His voice came through the mindlink, low and hoarse: ‘I want to be alone.’I stepped back, guilt gnawing at me. I had encouraged him to go for it with Abby. He’d been hesitant, afraid he’d end up li