Semua Bab After He Chose His Plaything, I Severed the Bond: Bab 11 - Bab 20

"Where are Estelle's things? Where's her jewelry box?"Kaelen tore through the mansion, his voice echoing in the empty halls.He stormed into Estelle's walk-in closet and threw open every drawer.Empty.They were all empty.It wasn't just her clothes; even her most cherished jewelry design tools were gone.The Moonstones she had collected over the years, all vanished without a trace."Impossible…" he muttered to himself. "She couldn't have taken everything…"He ran to the study, where Estelle's design sketches and award certificates had once been displayed.The walls were bare, with only a few nail holes remaining.Even the Moonstone she had given him on the day they first met, their first token of affection, was gone from his desk.It was as if she had never existed.He scrambled for his phone and dialed Estelle's number."The number you have dialed is no longer in service."He dialed Marcus."Marcus! Find Estelle's whereabouts, now!""Alpha, I've already looked…" Marcus's voice was c

Every image was a knife, stabbing viciously into Kaelen's heart."No… no… it's all fake…" Cassandra stammered, watching Kaelen's eyes slowly turn bloodshot. "Kaelen, you have to believe me, Estelle must have faked this somehow…""Fake?" Kaelen's voice was terrifyingly low. "These are the original records from the pack's surveillance system. Tell me, how could she fake them?"The recording continued to play.A private conversation between Cassandra and her parents was clearly audible:"Daughter, are you sure Kaelen will choose you? He and Estelle are fated mates.""Dad, of course I know I can't compete with her. But men are all the same. They want a challenge, something to conquer. Estelle is his equal, and that bores him. I give him something to protect, something that makes him feel like a true Alpha.""What if he gets bored of you one day?""So what if he does? As long as I can make him abandon Estelle, I've already won. I'm a stepping stone. Once I've gotten what I want, I don't car

"Luna Ceremony?"The words struck Kaelen like a bolt of lightning, and his world shattered in an instant.Derek was still chattering excitedly. "Liam, you work fast! A woman of Estelle's caliber is definitely worth pulling out all the stops for."Kaelen couldn't take it anymore.He snatched the communicator from Derek's hand and roared into the receiver."Liam! You despicable thief!"A calm male voice replied from the other end."Kaelen? Hello," Liam's tone was as casual as if he were discussing the weather. "I thought you wouldn't care, since you've already moved on to your new pet.""Estelle is my mate!" Kaelen bellowed."She was," Liam corrected him. "Now she is free, and I am pursuing her.""You have no right!""Right?" Liam let out a cold laugh. "You treated the sacred bond like a plaything, Kaelen. You were the one who defiled the Goddess's gift, and only now you remember how precious she is?"The words hit Kaelen like a fist, leaving him speechless.Derek and the other Alpha exc

"Gods, Kaelen! Are you alive?"Derek's voice, frantic and terrified, echoed in his ears.Kaelen felt someone shaking his shoulders forcefully."Call a healer, now! I can barely find a pulse!"Another Alpha's voice, strained with panic.A blinding white light forced Kaelen's eyes open.He was in the Black Moon Pack's medical wing, hooked up to various machines.Derek and his other two Alpha friends were crowded around the bed, their faces etched with worry."You almost died, you know that?" Derek said, grabbing his hand. "When we found you at the bar, you weren't breathing."Kaelen tried to speak, but his throat was too parched to make a sound."Water…" he rasped.Derek immediately poured a glass and helped him drink."Kaelen, you can't do this," Derek's voice choked. "You're our friend, the heir to the Black Moon Pack. You can't just waste away over one she-wolf.""She isn't just a she-wolf," Kaelen said weakly. "She's my life.""Enough!" Derek slammed his fist on the table. "Estelle d

"No! I don't believe it!"Kaelen suddenly exploded, lunging toward me with a crazed light in his eyes."Estelle is mine! She will always be my mate!"He tried to grab my wrist, to force his mark onto my neck.I reacted instantly, slashing at his face with my claws.Bloody scratches appeared on his cheek."Get away from me!" I snapped. "You have no right to touch me!"Liam immediately stepped in front of me, his Alpha aura flaring."Kaelen, you've lost your mind.""Lost my mind?" Kaelen wiped the blood from his cheek and laughed, a strange, unsettling sound. "Yes, I have! I'm nothing without her!"He stared at me, his eyes filled with desperation and pain."Estelle, you say you don't love me, but I know you're lying to yourself!"I looked at him calmly, without a flicker of emotion."I'm not lying to myself, Kaelen."I spoke slowly, my voice as calm as a frozen lake."I truly don't love you. Not at all."To make him finally understand, I deliberately opened our broken mental link.I let