All Chapters of Bound by His Mark, Freed by His Betrayal: Chapter 271 - Chapter 280

I tried to tell myself that it’s nothing. I tried to convince myself that I’m just overthinking it, but deep down, I know that is far from the truth.My daughter‘s words keep replaying in my head.I was too stunned to say anything when she first said it. I could only look at my wife, who looked like blood had completely been drawn out of her.But as I was on my morning run that morning, everything kept rushing back. And they seemed to carry a haunting meaning.People trying to open doors?What does and what people… if not Kane and his silly request.He was the only one I could think of. The only one who was trying to come into our lives at that moment.I know that I may be wrong, but with the situation that was at hand, it was worth looking into.After my run that morning, I made my way to my office and instructed my assistant to have the chief elder waiting for me even before I got there.So as soon as I walked in, I wasn’t surprised to see the man already waiting for me.He rose to

Horace’s POVI walked into my daughter's room, not surprised to see my son beside her. They were known to always go into each other's rooms most nights. I stand there just watching them quietly, my mind filled with heaviness, a sense of dread I couldn’t shake off. I wanted to believe there was nothing more to the strange words of my daughter in relation to the Blackclaw request for an entrance, but I couldn’t help myself but feel that was far from the truth.The thought kept tugging hard at me, and although I had already ordered an investigation into them, I knew I had to do more.I had to do something that would assure me of the safety of my children at all times. Even when I wasn’t there to protect them.I drew in a deep breath and turned towards the door. I opened it, and as I was about to leave. I paused and took one last look at them, watching their chests rise and fall peacefully. That was all I wanted. That was the image I always wanted to see whenever I came in to see my c

Horace’s POVI stood on the balcony of the White House, watching their cars, driving one by one.At last the inevitable day was here, no matter how hard I had tried to avoid it. I sighed, feeling a surge of anger through my veins. It was just before noon and looking at the busyness of everyone around the White House made me angrier.“They’re here,” Elena’s voice sounded behind me, pulling me out of my thoughts.I turned and met that familiar worried look on her face. I stepped closer to her, pulling her gently into me.“You know, I’ll never let anything happen to you and the kids, right?”She smiled. “I know. That’s not what I’m worried about.”“Then what is it?”She sighed. “It’s not just about me and the kids. There are other people around and if this turns out to be a bad decision, then all those slides will also be endangered.”I sighed, nodding in complete agreement to her. “You’re right about that. But let’s stay hopeful. I mean, I know they’re just performing, I can feel it.

Horace’s POVAs if one party wasn’t already bad enough, the next night followed with another get-together. It was situations like that that made me wish I wasn’t the Alpha at times.If I were just an ordinary pack member, I could have hidden myself away from the silliness of the night. But I couldn’t.Instead, I found myself sitting across from Kane again, beating the smirk that lined the corners of his mouth every few seconds.The night was still like the previous day's event. More celebration and performance.And when they were finally done, Kane rose to his feet, glass in hand.“I know I did this yesterday, but I don’t feel it is too much. After all, the alpha has been so welcoming to us, so I just want to use this opportunity to pay him another round of appreciation,” he said, looking around everyone until he got to me.“Alpha Horace, your hospitality has been nothing short of good impression, and I’m certain the news will travel far and near. Perhaps you’ll be getting a lot mor

Horace’s POVAs if Kane’s madness the previous night wasn’t bad enough, I woke up to an urgent meeting that I’ve been summoned by the council of elders. Although it wasn’t mentioned, I already knew what I wanted to discuss.“Why do you think they are calling for an urgent meeting? Does it have something to do with the discussion from last night?” Elena asked me as she helped me knit my tie.“Yes, I believe it does,” I replied, nodding slowly.“But not to worry, I have already made up my mind, so whatever they intend to tell me is not going to change anything. This is what Kane wants, and I don’t know why, but I know this is definitely going to be in his favour whilst walking against us.”She sighed, placed a soft kiss on my lips, before I made my way out.As soon as I got to the meeting hall, the first thing I noticed was how unusually heavy it felt. The faces of the elders, the same ones who backed me up when I first refused Kane entrance, now all looked grumpy as if my refusal to ha