Lahat ng Kabanata ng Bound by His Mark, Freed by His Betrayal: Kabanata 81 - Kabanata 90

Elena’s POVDays after Ethan’s surgery, he was recovering faster than we had even anticipated.I was still basking in the success of the surgery as everyone who came across me all had positive congratulatory messages to pay.Especially after the little work that Ashanti had set in place. Though she had set it as a curse, it ultimately turned into a blessing.Horace also played a big part as he took it upon himself to do the word-of-mouth part of publicity, and people trusted the alpha, so even those who hadn’t heard about my procedure but heard my tale from Horace quickly jumped on the wagon of Elena’s fans.The hospital was already booking me for further surgeries with patients whoSpecifically asked me to handle their cases.Which meant my stance had been solidified within the grounds of the medical world.That alone was a cause for happiness, but another thing that completely kept my heart flipping was Horace.Horace and the kiss we shared at the hospital.Though since coming back h

Horace’s POVI stared at her, trying to decipher what she was playing at, but she didn’t even look at my face. Instead, her face was glued to the movie playing before us.She was focusing on the movie when my own world was spinning. I decided not to keep quiet about it.“Elena, what do you mean by that?“Silence. Still no turning from the TV.I scoffed, shocked by everything happening around me.“So if Michael wants to get back together, you would do it?” I asked again, not caring that she was ignoring me, but I was still met with silence.It got me more antsy, and I was about to ask for the third time When she finally turned, bursting into laughter.“Oh my goodness, Horace. Relax, it’s a joke.”She said, still laughing hard and trying to catch her breath, and I just sat there as the realization hit me.Of course, it was a joke. How the hell did I not even realize that earlier?I asked myself.“Oh, moon goddess, you should have seen your face.” She teased, shoving my chest lightly as

Elena’s POVI stood, scrolling through the comments section of Ashanti’s fake news, and boy, were people eating up her damning lies.Most of the commentators had practically labeled me as the witch of the west who deserved to be hanged for her treachery.A few people still went for Horace, but ultimately, I suffered the damage.It was truly thanks to him that I still had a leg in society.If I had been dealing with this alone, I may have been forced to do something threatening to myself.“You’re ready?” Horace asked, handing me a cup of coffee.“Yup.”“And you’re sure you don’t want me to join, right?”I shook my head. “No, there’s no point in that. Besides, it might make him act up. I want to make sure this happens without any hitch because I know it’ll really mess with Ashanti. It’ll be completely unexpected for her.”“All right. Just make sure you call me if anything comes up.”“Of course I will, with an immediate effect. Besides, we’d be just a few meters away. I don’t think he’ll

Horace’s POV.Though I told Elena that I was going to hide myself away, I just couldn’t help myself.When I walked out of the guest living room, I found a secret place to hide myself, so when Michael came in and began acting up around Elena, I was so pissed that I almost jumped out to smash his head against the wall.But I realized that there was no point in doing that. I had already prepared something for him, something that was short to hit him unexpectedly and hard.Something that was a gift for Elena.And the moment Michael walked out of the living room, I knew it was time to go present it to her.“How did it go?” I asked, feigning ignorance.She stood, snickering at me, and that was when I knew I had been caught.“You really expect me to believe that you weren’t listening in?” She joked.My eyes lit up as I tried to maintain my innocence. “Why-why would you think that?”She folded her arms across her chest.“Okay, so do you want to swear that you were absolutely not listening in

Horace’s POV.“Busy day, huh?” I asked her, dropping my bag onto the counter.She nodded. “More than busy, they practically changed the whole room.”I smiled. “That was exactly what I asked them to do, and do you like it?”She smiled, staring at me intently. ” And if I say I don’t, would you have them change it?”She paused, realizing the answer to her own question. “Oh, well, I guess you would.”I like such a small laugh. “So do you like it or would you have me command the change?”She wrote her eyes playfully. “Yeah, you just want to show off your alpha power.”I shrugged. “Precisely. If I can’t use my power to get my woman the perfect room of her choosing, then what kind of Alpha does that make me?” I joked intentionally, trying to see how she would react.There was no big reaction. The sensitive part I said didn’t raise any alarm. Clearly in her mind, we were still just as we started, a fake couple in a perfect relationship.She stopped whatever she was doing and turned to me. “We