บททั้งหมดของ The Omega’s True Legacy: บทที่ 31 - บทที่ 40

Esme's POVThe council chamber smelled like old wood and secrets. Xavier had called an emergency session, and the council members filed in looking annoyed at being summoned so late. Elder Marcus's seat sat empty, a gap in the semicircle like a missing tooth. I stood beside my brothers, Mom's envelope clutched in my hands, while outside the archive building still smoldered, evidence turning to ash.Councilman Voss entered last. His silver hair was perfectly combed, his expression carefully neutral, but his eyes kept darting to the envelope in my hands. He knew. Somehow, he knew what we had. The chamber filled with murmured conversations until Xavier raised his hand and silence fell like a curtain dropping."Thank you for coming on such short notice." Xavier's voice carried authority that made even the oldest council members straighten in their seats. "We're here because someone set fire to our archive building tonight, destroying decades of pack records. Someone who didn't want us to

Esme’s PovI wanted to believe her. Wanted to see genuine horror in her eyes instead of calculation. But I had seen the way she'd watched me. Waiting. Eager. Like she was anticipating something."Someone had access to this kitchen." Xavier's voice was hard. "Someone who knew Esme's routine, knew she'd come down early and Selene would offer her tea.""Half the pack has access to this kitchen." Selene's voice broke. "Anyone could have done this. Why does it have to be me?""Because you're the only one here." Soren bagged the evidence with shaking hands. "The only one who had an opportunity.""But no proof." Lucian's analytical mind was working. "We have poisoned tea. We have Selene serving it. But we don't have proof she's the one who poisoned it. Any servant could have contaminated that mug. Any pack member with a grudge."Selene grabbed onto that like a lifeline. "Yes. Exactly. Someone is trying to frame me. Make it look like I tried to kill her so you'll lock me up or throw me out. D

Esme’s PovI stayed in my room for hours, crying until I had no tears left.The mate bond was a constant ache in my chest, pulling me toward Kieran even though he clearly didn't want me. My wolf was inconsolable, whimpering and pacing in my mind."Why doesn't mate want us?" she kept asking. "What did we do wrong?""Nothing," I whispered to her. "We did nothing wrong. He just... doesn't want a mate."A soft knock at my door made me jump."Esme?" It was Soren's voice, gentle and concerned. "Can I come in?"I wiped my face quickly and stood up, unlocking the door. Soren slipped inside, and his expression immediately softened when he saw my tear-stained cheeks."Oh, little sister," he said, pulling me into a hug. "What happened?"I buried my face in his chest, breathing in his familiar scent of herbs and rain. "I can't talk about it.""Does this have something to do with Kieran?" Soren asked quietly.I stiffened in his arms."Dorian told me," Soren admitted. "He's worried about you. We all

Esme's POVI watched Kieran and Dorian disappear down the hallway. My hands were shaking. I pressed them against my dress, trying to stop the trembling, but it wouldn't go away. Soren touched my shoulder gently. "Go rest, little sister. You look exhausted.""I can't rest," I whispered. "Not with him following me everywhere. Not feeling like this."Soren's face was sad. "I know. But you need to be strong. For yourself."I nodded and left the medical wing. My room felt too small, too empty. I sat on my bed and stared at the wall. Minutes passed. Maybe hours. I couldn't tell anymore. All I could feel was the bond, stretching tight between Kieran and me, aching like a wound that wouldn't heal.A knock at my door made me jump."Esme?" It was Kieran's voice. Formal and distant. "Xavier wants us in the laboratory. He says Soren found something in the poison samples."I opened the door slowly. Kieran stood in the hallway, his face carefully blank. He wouldn't look directly at me. That hurt m

Esme's POVXavier spread a map across his desk. "Our informant confirmed movement at this abandoned warehouse. Two hours north. Someone's been hiding there for the past three days."I leaned forward, studying the location. My brothers stood around the desk."Could it be Marcus?" Soren asked."High probability," Xavier said. "The timing fits. After we started investigating the council elders, Marcus disappeared. This warehouse is remote enough to hide, close enough to still have eyes on Nightfall territory."My heart pounded. Marcus. One of the elders who killed my mother. "We need to move carefully," Xavier continued. "If we send a full team and it's not him, we waste resources. If it is him and he senses us coming, he runs. We lose our chance.""So what's the plan?" Dorian asked."Reconnaissance first," Xavier said. "Get eyes on the warehouse. Confirm it's Marcus. Then we plan the capture.""I'll take a team," Lucian said immediately. "We can scout it tonight."Xavier shook his head.