The Alpha’s Forbidden Obsession 의 모든 챕터: 챕터 31 - 챕터 40

"I found something."Edward stood in my office three days later, holding a folder. His expression was grim."What is it?""Bank records. Transactions. And they all lead back to Vivian."My heart sank even as vindication flooded through me. I'd been right."Show me."He spread papers across my desk. Wire transfers. Payments to offshore accounts. All traceable back to Vivian's accounts. The amounts were staggering."She paid Morgana two hundred thousand dollars," Edward said. "Plus some kind of personal item. We don't know what.""How did you find this?""The witch consultant Sarah brought helped. She has contacts in the magical community. Once we had a suspect, it was just a matter of following the money.""Does Lucian know?""Not yet. I wanted to tell you first. To prepare you. He's not going to take this well."I gathered the papers and went to find Lucian. He was in the training grounds, working out his frustration by beating the hell out of a punching bag."We need to talk."He tur

"Get away from her!"I saw Dave approaching Hailey through the window and my wolf exploded forward. I burst into the hall, ready to rip his throat out for even looking at my mate.But Hailey held up her hand, stopping me."Wait. Let him speak.""He's a traitor. He worked with Jude. Why would we listen to anything he has to say?""Because I know who helped Vivian escape," Dave said, his voice steady despite facing down an enraged Alpha. "And if you kill me now, you'll never find out."I forced my wolf back, barely. "Talk. Fast."Dave looked at Hailey, something complicated in his expression. Regret. Pain. Maybe even lingering love."I know you have no reason to trust me. I betrayed this pack. Betrayed you. I've spent every day since living as an omega, trying to atone for what I did.""We know all this. Get to the point.""The point is, omegas are invisible. People don't notice us. Don't think we're important enough to watch what they say or do around us. We hear things. See things.""

"Absolutely not."I stared at Lucian like he'd lost his mind. "You want to use yourself as bait? Are you insane?""It's the only way. Vivian wants me. She's killing everyone around us to make me suffer, but what she really wants is me. So I give her what she wants.""And then what? She kills you? How does that help anyone?"We were in his office, alone. Edward and Tricia waited outside, ready to implement whatever plan we decided on. But I wasn't implementing anything that put Lucian in direct danger."She won't kill me immediately. She'll want to gloat. To make me watch as she destroys everything I care about. That gives us time to spring our own trap.""Or it gets you killed and leaves me alone to deal with this mess!""Hailey, we don't have a choice. She's escalating. Dave is dead. Lucy was almost killed. Who's next? Petra? Edward? You?""So your solution is to offer yourself up like a sacrifice?""My solution is to end this before anyone else dies!" His voice rose, frustration and

I barely had time to shift before the creature hit me.We went down hard, rolling across the ground. Its jaws snapped at my throat. I twisted away, kicking out with my hind legs.It was stronger than any wolf I'd ever fought. The death magic had enhanced everything. Strength. Speed. Fury.Lucian attacked from the side, his black wolf trying to draw the creature's attention. It batted him away like he weighed nothing.More warriors joined the fight. Sarah. Tricia. Even Lucy, injured but determined.But nothing we did seemed to hurt it. Our claws and teeth couldn't penetrate its hide. The magic had turned Vivian into something nearly invincible."We need to separate the magic from the body!" Teddy shouted. "It's the only way to kill her!""How?" I screamed back."Silver! Pure silver through the heart! It's the only thing that can cut through death magic!"I shifted to human form. "Someone get me a silver blade! Now!"Tricia threw me her silver knife. I caught it, feeling the metal burn

(Lucian's POV)The rogue sat in our interrogation room, silver chains binding his wrists and ankles. He was young, maybe twenty-five, with scars crisscrossing his face and arms. A hard life lived on the fringes of wolf society."Name?" I asked."Ryan. Just Ryan.""You said you have information. Start talking.""First, I want a deal. Sanctuary in your pack. Protection.""Protection from what?""From what's coming. From who's coming."Hailey sat beside me, her exhaustion evident. The Council meeting had taken a toll. But she'd insisted on being here, on hearing what this rogue had to say."You need to be more specific," she said. "We don't make deals with vague threats."Ryan leaned forward as much as the chains allowed. "I was part of Vivian's army. But not because I believed in her cause. I needed money. She was paying well.""So you're a mercenary. Great. Very trustworthy.""I'm honest about what I am. Which is more than most can say." He paused. "But about a week before the battle,