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Chapter 81

Lexi’s POVI smoothed the front of my dress as I descended the stairs later that evening, the soft hum of voices already drifting from the dining hall. My heart pounded hard against my ribs, not from nerves but from certainty. Tonight would be the night, tonight, I would end Clara’s lies, once and for all.Halfway down the stairs, I nearly collided with Jax. He stood with one hand on the railing, his sharp eyes scanning me as though he already knew what I was planning.“You look like a woman on a mission,” he said, his voice low but steady.I met his gaze without hesitation. “Really? Cause I am.” I leaned closer, lowering my voice so no one else could hear. “Watch me tonight, Jax. I am going to expose her. Everyone will finally see Clara for what she is.”His jaw tightened. “Lexi…” He hesitated, his eyes flicking toward the hall. “What is the plan? And are you sure about it?”“Positive,” I said, sharper than I intended. My pulse was already racing, my hand brushing against the small

Chapter 82

Manny’s POV“What the hell!?”The sound of her body hitting the floor echoed in my head. One second ago, she was standing boldly about to address the people who sat at the table, her voice was sharp and defiant. I had ordered her to sit and let us enjoy the meal in celebration of Dexter's memory recovery. But nope, Lexi was hellbent on proving her point. All was going well and then boom. She coughed twice, strong ones and her glass slipped off her hand, shattering against the tile and she collapsed immediately like the strength had been ripped straight out of her.For a moment, I could not move. My world just stopped. Then my instincts kicked in.“Lexi!”I lunged forward, my chair falling backward due to the force at which I stood from it. She was limp in my arms, her head resting to the side. Blood, blood, was smeared at the corner of her mouth. My heart slammed against my ribs as if it wanted to break free. I was scared and I did not care if anyone noticed it. “No, no, no… not

Chapter 83

Manny’s POV“Alpha… she may never wake up again.”The doctor’s words still rang in my ears like a curse I could not shake off.I grabbed him by the collar before I even realized it, my voice rough, almost breaking. “You don’t get to say that to me. You don’t! Do something, anything. I don’t care what it takes. Just save her. Why the hell are you a doctor if you can't save her. I would throw you away if anything happened to her. ”His hands trembled, but he managed to keep his tone steady. “I am doing everything I can, Alpha. But this poison… it is stronger than anything I have treated before.”I let him go, standing up from the bed and stumbling back a step, my hands shaking. My heartbeat only increased, as I turned toward Lexi. She lay so still on my bed, her lips pale, her breath barely there. She looked nothing like the woman who never stopped fighting and never stopped standing tall even when the whole world was against her.“Lexi…” I whispered, reaching for her hand again. “Don

Chapter 84

Clara’s POV“That took longer than it should have to take effect, we almost got bursted. hmmm….” My wolf said, but that was no longer bugging me. I shrugged it off. “Well, even if she did say anything, what phone would she play the recording from?” I jokingly asked my wolf and she went silent. I could not help the little smile tugging at my lips as I brushed my hair in the mirror. For the first time in a while, I felt like I had managed to stay one step ahead. They could search high and low, but they’d never find that phone. I had shattered it myself, piece by piece, until it was nothing but dust in the trash. Lexi’s “proof” was gone forever.I leaned closer to the mirror, practicing a soft, pitiful look, one that anyone would instantly soften to. A slight downturn of my mouth with a touch of vulnerability in my eyes. That is all it took, and if it came to it, I could easily summon tears on command.The door swung open, the sound like that of a gunshot. My heart jumped, but I for

Chapter 85

Jax’s POV“Jax, stop!”I turned my head to see someone I had not expected. How long has she been listening to us. Sophia’s grip was hard around my wrist, her nails biting into my skin as she yanked me back from Clara. My claws were still out, still shaky in the air where her face had been seconds ago. My wolf paced with the rage I hadn’t been allowed to unleash.“What the hell is wrong with you?” Sophia’s voice cracked like a whip. “Have you lost your mind, Jax?”I ripped my arm free from her hold, but I didn’t strike again. There was no point to, shit had been dissolved. “She poisoned Lexi!” I snarled, pointing a shaking claw toward Clara. “She’s the reason Lexi is fighting for her life right now! And you want me to just stand here and do nothing?”Sophia stepped in front of Clara, shielding her like she was a kid she did not want to be disciplined. She had that face of disgust. “You think violence will solve this? You think opening her up would save Lexi?”Clara, the bitch, hid

Chapter 86

Manny’s POV“You are losing her.”The voice of my wolf inside me rumbled low in my head, very sharp and accusing. I sighed deeply, dragging my right hand over my face, while walking impatiently across my study. “This is not the time, don’t start with me,” I muttered under my breath. “I am doing everything I can.”“Everything except facing the actual truth,” my wolf growled back. “You have always been blind, since day one, you see the truth, but you still happily chose to be ignorant about it. Lexi was right about Clara and deep down inside of you, you know it. I stay inside you for fucks sake.”I balled up my fists at the sound of that. Confusion eating into the fabric of my skin. “Clara has served this pack for years. She has stood beside me through battles, through losses, through everything. She is meant to be Luna.”“And yet it is Lexi bleeding out in your bed right now,” the wolf snapped. “Lexi literally saved the pack from Kiran, and she's apparently paying a price on the bed

Chapter 87

Jax’s POVI did not knock the last time and I did not bother knocking this time. I shoved Clara’s door open so hard it slammed against the wall, the echo rattling through the room. She was staring at herself in the mirror, same position I met her the last time, brushing her hair like nothing in the world was wrong, as if everything in the mansion was just okay. She turned slowly, her lips curling into a smile I could tell was practiced, one that had fooled so many. “Do you ever get tired of storming into my room, Jax? Or is this your only way of saying hello?”I stepped closer, forcing myself to keep my voice low, though the anger burnt through me. “Tell me what poison you used.”Her smile faltered for just a second, but then she laughed softly, setting the brush down with care. “Poison? Jax, you are becoming paranoid. First you accuse me of hurting children, now you claim I have poisoned your precious Lexi? You should hear yourself.”“Stop playing these games,” I snapped. “The do

Chapter 88

Jax’s POV“Leaving in a hurry, Doc?”My voice echoed through the hallway just as the doctor was about to step out of the pack house. He froze mid-step, turning slowly, his eyes narrowing in suspicion. His satchel hung at his side, worn and stuffed with herbs, tinctures, and goddess knew what else.“Jax,” he said cautiously, as though already bracing for an argument. “I was on my way to fetch supplies. Is there a reason you are blocking the door like a guard dog?”“Yes,” I answered without hesitation. I shifted, planting myself firmly in his path. “I need your help with something, answers specifically and I am running out of time.”He sighed, rolling his eyes, clearly irritated. “About what, as you can see I am in a bit of a hurry. So what is it?”“It is about Lexi's situation,” I said sharply.That made his expression soften a little bit, though his face was still tired. “Well, obviously she is not doing well. You know that.”“I know more than that,” I said, lowering my voice. “I kno

Chapter 89

Manny’s POV“What!?”The pack doctor’s words hit me like a punch to the chest.“Jax is out there? Alone?” I repeated, my voice sharper than I intended.The doctor nodded, unease flickering in his eyes. “Yes. He cornered me earlier, and asked me for answers about the antidote. I told him what I could, but… he has taken it upon himself to find the ingredients. He said he had to do it before sundown.”I felt my jaw clench, anger igniting in my chest. “Of course he did,” I muttered bitterly. “Always charging, he just has to make himself the Messiah. He could not put his pride aside for one damn second to come to me and tell me.”The doctor hesitated, then added, “He is desperate, Manny. For Lexi’s sake. He would risk anything.”My fists curled at my sides. “As if I wouldn’t? As if I am just sitting here doing nothing? She is my…” I cut myself off, swallowing hard against the storm building in me.The truth was, Jax’s recklessness was not surprising. What burned me was the distance between

Chapter 90

Lexi’s POVThe world stirred around me with little pieces of light and sound. My eyelids felt heavy, but I forced them open just enough to see the far wall. For a long while, I simply lay there still, listening to the sound of my own breath. I shifted my gaze, my lashes brushing against my cheek as my eyes scanned the room, instinctually, and there he was, Jax. Slumped awkwardly in the chair beside my bed, his body twisted into a position that is just naturally uncomfortable, how long had he been here?His head was tilted back slightly, lips parted as he dozed, I noticed warmth on my left hand and when I glanced at it, it was his hand wrapped around mine. The sight froze me. And my chest began to ache. His knuckles were scraped, faintly bruised, and yet his grip hadn’t weakened even in sleep. He must have been holding on like that the entire time.“Jax…” I whispered, my voice weak and raspy.He didn’t make any move. His lashes trembled faintly, but exhaustion had pulled him too fa

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