THE ALPHA’S PUBLIC REJECTION のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 171 - チャプター 180

DRAKE POVI sat alone in the dining hall, working through the pack reports, with the only sound echoing on the hall was my pen scratching across the paper.Then I heard a faint giggle from the doorway.I looked up. Sharon was heading against the doorframe, watching me with a sly smile on her face.I rolled my eyes. “Do not even think about messing with me today, Sharon. I am not in the mood.”She walked lazily towards the table. “Things just got more interesting around here.”“What do you mean?”She giggled. “Oh poor Lillian.”I frowned. “What about Lillian?”“She does not stand a chance against Andre’s new bestie,” Sharon said, with her voice filled with fake pity.I growled. “Excuse me. I am busy. And for your information, Andre’s guest has a name. It is Willow.”Sharon ignored me. Instead she pulled out the chair right beside me and sat down. Our legs touched briefly under the table and I quickly shifted mine away.“She is Andre’s bestie to me,” Sharon said and leaned closer. “You

LILLIAN POVI sat alone in the mansion living room, as I tried desperately not to stare at Andre and Willow, who were talking and laughing about some old memory. Willow’s hands were moving as she spoke, and Andre was smiling, a relaxed smile I had not seen in a while.As I did not want to look jealous, I had to look away.I saw Salome and Lucas out on the balcony. They were having a heated discussion. Salome’s arms were crossed. Lucas was gesturing with his hands and I knew exactly what they were arguing about. Me. Us. Her.I suddenly felt too hot sitting there. I needed to move.So I stood up and walked to the dining area. Lydia was there, arranging dishes.“Need help?” I asked.Lydia smiled at me with a knowing look in her eyes, but she did not say anything. She just handed me some forks and I started to set them around the table.I tried to focus on the silverware. In the plates. But my mind was on Dr. Wanni and Baron. How close they stood. They way they talked. Old friends.“May I

ANDRE POVAfter dinner, I found Lillian standing on the balcony. she was looking up at the night sky with a faraway expression on her face. I walked up behind her and kissed her softly on the shoulder. She flinched and turned around. Her eyes were teary.Before she could speak, I held my hands up, silencing her. “I am sorry. For earlier. For getting angry. Do not think about it too much, okay?”She blinked and a single tear rolled down her cheek. I wiped it away with my thumb. Then I leaned in and kissed her softly on her lips. It was a gentle kiss. An apology without words.When I pulled back, I searched her face. “Are we cool now?”She let out a soft, shaky laugh and nodded. “Yes. We are cool.”Just then, Lucas stepped onto the balcony, with a serious look on his face. “We have left Drake alone for too long. We need to get back. Before Elara succeeds with whatever she is planning.” From inside the dining hall, Salome called out loudly, “What is that witch up to now?”Lucas shrugg

LUCAS POVI stared at the messenger, not believing what I had just heard. “Say that again.”The young wolf looked nervous. “Alpha Drake and Miss Elara, sir. They were seen walking in the gardens together this afternoon. Holding hands. The whole staff is….talking.”My blood turned cold. “You are dismissed.”The boy scurried away. I stood in hallway, my first clenched. Holding hands. After all the trouble she caused. After the venom she had spread about Lillian. Drake was holding her hand.I did not think. I just moved.My feet carried me through the pack house, up the stairs to guest wing. I reached her door knocked hard. Three sharp knocks.The door opened.Elara stood there. She was dressed in a soft blue dress, with her hair down. She looked….gentle. She smiled when she saw me. “Lucas. What a surprise. Come in.”I did not move. “We need to talk.”“Of course,” she said and stepped back. “Please.”I walked in and left the door wide open. She gestured to a chair. “Would you like to si

ANDRE POVThe night after Lucas had fight with Drake, I found him in the pack house bar. The room was dark, with a single lamp shining at the far end side of hall. Lucas sat alone, with a bottle of whiskey and a half full glass in front of him.“They said You were down here,” I said, as I pulled out a stool.He did not look at me. He just swirled the amber liquid. “Go away, Andre.”“Not happening.” I reached over and took the bottle, then I poured my own glass. “Talk to me. What did she do?”He finally looked at me, with shadows in his eyes. “It is what he did.” he said roughly. “I went to her room. Told her to back off. That Drake was just using her to get over Lillian.”I winced. “You said that to her face.”“Someone had to.” He drained his glass in one gulp. “Drake walked in. Heard the last of our discussion. She played the perfect victim, crying, twisting my words. And he….he chose her. Told me I had no right. Dismissed me. Like I was nothing.”I inhaled deeply. “Moon Goddess. He