All Chapters of MARKED BY DECEPTION : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

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Chapter 31: The Blackwood Mansion

☆☆LILA☆☆ I didn’t sleep. Not because of the cold, or the IVF that was finally gone. But because I didn't have my sleeping pills with me. I contemplated asking Rowan for it but decided against it. My thoughts drifted back yesterday when he removed my IVF. The way he removed the needle carefully, it didn’t match the man who dragged me from my wedding. The next morning, the maid came again, she was silent as always. She placed the tray down and left, I looked up expecting to see Rowan standing by the door but there was no one there. The door was closed shut. For the first time in days, I was alone. Finally I walked to the door, pressing my ear against it. Nothing. No footsteps. No rustle of clothes. Everything was just quiet. I tested the knob. Locked. Of course. I ate slowly, staring at the empty corner where he usually stood. The more I looked at it, the more annoyed I became. What, now he was avoiding me? I pushed the tray away and paced around the room. I didn’t have mu

Chapter 32: The Blackwood Mansion 2

Author’s Note: Hi guysss🤍 It’s been a while, sorry for the delay. School has been a lot lately I’m back now and I’ll try to upload as much as possible. Thank you for sticking with me. ☆☆LILA☆☆ We reached a back exit I had never seen before. I hadn’t realised there were so many guards in this place. The maid stepped in front of me, pulled a long strip of black fabric from her pocket, and before I could react, tied it around my eyes. “Hey—! Stop—I can’t—” “Don’t even think of removing it,” Rowan said beside me. His voice was harsh. Too harsh. I couldn’t tell if it was anger or something worse. A hand pressed against my shoulders, pushing me forward. I stumbled as I walked, gravel crunching beneath my feet. Cold air brushed my skin. A car door slammed shut. The engine started. The car moved. The silence inside it was unbearable. None of us spoke. Not me. Not the maid. Not Rowan. I sat there blind, gripping the seat, silently praying that wherever he

Chapter 33 The Tour

☆☆LILA☆☆ We stopped in front of a heavy wooden door. The maid pushed it open and practically shoved me inside. I stumbled but didn’t fall down. The door slammed behind me, and I spun around just in time to hear the sharp click of the lock. “Hey!” I banged on the door. “Open this—!” No one answered I hit the door again, harder, my palms stinging. “You can’t do this!” I stepped back slowly, my chest rising and falling too fast. My hands were trembling now, the anger draining away, leaving fatigue behind I need to get out of this place. I turned, searching desperately for a way out—and only then did I really see the room. It was beautiful. Too beautiful to feel right. Luxury stretched in every direction, with expensive cream-coloured furniture, soft lighting, and wide windows. The room felt like it was designed for comfort, rather than to trap someone, but it still felt suffocating. I slid down the door, pressing my forehead against the cool wood, my thoughts spiralling i

Chapter 34 Blackwood Apartments

☆☆LILA☆☆Selene didn’t slow her pace as she led me through the apartment levels.“This whole building,” she said, gesturing vaguely around us, “is pack housing.”I looked around as we walked. Doors lined the corridors, each one different. Some were decorated with plants, others with symbols carved into the wood. As we passed, people moved in and out, laughing, talking, carrying groceries, and children running ahead of their parents.They looked… normal.“These are personal apartments,” Selene continued. “Everyone has their own space. Families live together. No crowded pack houses. No fighting over territory inside the home.”I frowned slightly. “So everyone lives here?”“The ones who want to,” she replied. “Some prefer to live outside. But this makes things easier.”I frowned slightly. “So the whole building under the penthouse is occupied by werewolves?”“Yes,” she replied. “Pack members, guards, staff. Some choose to live elsewhere, but most stay here, while my brother stays in the

Chapter 35 The witness

☆☆LILA☆☆ I sat on the edge of the bed, thinking about Kai. Selene had caught him. She wasn’t suspecting it; she knew. If she knew, then Rowan would soon know too with time, unless Selene kept it a secret, which I certainly hoped she would. The door opened. I didn’t look up. I didn’t need to. I knew he was the one standing at the door. He closed it behind him, letting himself in. He stood at the doorway, just watching me. His presence made me uncomfortable. I exhaled slowly. “You can stop standing there,” I said flatly. “Say whatever you came to say and leave.” “I’m going to help you,” he said calmly. I frowned and finally looked at him in confusion. “Help me?” He met my eyes, his expression blank. “I’ll help you find your father’s killer.” For a moment, I didn’t understand what he was talking about. “That’s not funny.” He didn’t react. Something about his stillness irritated me. “You think this is a joke?” I asked. “Coming in here and saying that like you didn’t—” My voi

Chapter 36: Raya

☆☆LILA ☆☆I kept staring at the first person who had made me feel welcome in this crazy world. One way or the other, she had made me feel more comfortable, and now she was sitting at the same table with my kidnapper, laughing and talking with them like they were friends. Maybe they were.Everyone went silent when they realised I had entered the room.Raya looked at me, the guilt written all over her face.“Hey, Lila.”“You’re the witness?” I scoffed in disbelief.I stayed where I was, my fingers curling into the edge of the chair. My eyes never left hers.I shouldn’t be affected by her betrayal. I didn’t even know her for that long, but I couldn’t help the sinking feeling of disappointment in the pit of my stomach.“Lila, I—”“Talk then. Tell me what happened the night my father died,” I said casually before taking a seat.She looked at me like she wanted to say something, perhaps apologise, but she didn’t.“The night your father died,” she began slowly, “I saw him.”My chest tightene

Chapter 37: Alpha’s strength

☆☆LILA☆☆I had barely been inside for ten minutes when the door opened.I didn’t bother to turn around.“I came in here because I didn’t want to talk,” I said flatly.“I know,” Selene replied, but she still came in anyway. Did these people know anything about privacy? Not that it mattered, since I was practically a prisoner here.She stood by the window, her arms crossed.I moved closer to my bed, leaning against the wall.“When did you meet Raya?” I asked suddenly. “Was it before… or after my father died?”Selene didn’t answer, instead she answered what I really wanted to ask.“She’s not lying,” she said finally. “About what she saw. I was here that night, you know, and everything she said clicked.”I turned slowly. “Even if she was with Rowan, that doesn’t mean he couldn’t have sent someone else to do it. He has people.”Selene laughed at me mockingly.“You really don’t know anything about our world, do you?” she said. “An ordinary werewolf cannot kill an Alpha. It’s not about numbe

Chapter 38: A different version

☆☆LILA☆☆The next morning, I was bored and tired of being stuck in this room.I stared at the walls, my mind drifting to Theo. I hadn’t really thought about him since I got here.Would he be worried that I was gone, or would he think that I ran away? I hated being alone. I hated being trapped with nothing but my thoughts.So I decided to look for Selene for a distraction.I wanted books, movies anything to distract me.I told the maid to inform her, and she left. I was preparing myself for when she’d say no, but the maid came back and said she would be escorting me downstairs.She walked a little too close, like I might suddenly grow wings and escape. I didn’t bother arguing. What was the point?As we went downstairs, we passed one of the apartments near the hall. I saw Rowan at the door. He stood beside an elderly woman, his posture relaxed, talking to her patiently. He helped her adjust the shawl around her shoulders before guiding her inside the apartment. She smiled at him warmly.

Chapter 39: Bargaining with the devil

☆☆LILA☆☆“You will help me,” I said, lifting my chin, “but I have three conditions.”Rowan leaned back slightly, like he had all the time in the world. “This should be entertaining.”“First,” I said, counting on my fingers, “you tell me what you were discussing with my father the night he died. Second, you tell me why you kidnapped me. And third—” I paused, meeting his eyes, “you let me go.”He didn’t even hesitate.“No.”I’d already been mentally moving on, already preparing the next words, already assuming he would say yes.“Good, so—wait, what?”“No,” he repeated, completely nonchalant.I stared at him like he’d just spoken another language. “You can’t just say no.”“I just did.”“You agreed to help me!”“I agreed to nothing,” he said calmly. “You’re the one asking for my help. You don’t get to make demands.”I scoffed. “Excuse me?” Did he really think I wanted to ask for his help?“You heard me.” His tone sharpened. “I don’t answer to your conditions. If anything, I’m the one doin

Chapter 40: partners with the devil

☆☆LILA☆☆ If there was one thing I had learned about Rowan, it was that he kept his promises.Early that morning, the maid came in, placed my phone on the table, and left without a word. No lecture. No warning. Just the phone.The moment the door shut behind her, I picked it up like it might disappear if I waited too long. My fingers trembled as I unlocked it. 40 missed calls. 55 messages. Of course not. To the outside world, I was probably already dead. I thought about calling Theo but I decided against it.I walked to the door and turned the handle, half-expecting it to be locked.It opened.A laugh burst out of me before I could stop it. Freedom or at least something close to it. I didn’t even bother putting on slippers as I dashed straight toward the front door, already imagining entering the elevator.The handle wouldn’t move.I frowned and tried again.It was locked.“That bastard,” I muttered, he really kept his promise.This was his version of freedom. Was he afraid his pack

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