All Chapters of SOLD TO THE ALPHA WHO HATES ME: Chapter 281 - Chapter 290

Alpha Bran’s POV Everyone was settled into their seats. The elders occupied the long curved table at the front of the hall while the victims’ families sat several rows below them. Aric stood at my right side while Lupin remained quietly at my left.Every elder present carried a grim expression, which was good for me because what they were about to kniw and see would change everything.I leaned back in my chair before mindlinking Lupin. “Present the case.”His eyes widened subtly as he looked toward me. He hadn’t expected that.Normally, Aric handled formal presentations during meetings like this. Lupin preferred remaining in the shadows where he could observe silently.Several seconds passed without him making any move. Everyone in the hall was waiting.I gave him a small nod of encouragement. Then he inhaled deeply before finally stepping forward. The hall remained silent as he stood before everyone.“As everyone here already knows,” he began calmly, “three young men from this pack

Alpha Bran's POV The meeting was over. I walked back into my office with Aric following closely behind me.The moment the door shut behind us, silence filled the room. I removed my gloves and tossed them onto the desk.Aric remained standing near the door with a troubled expression on his face.“Why didn’t you tell them?” he asked after a long moment of hesitation.I glanced at him, knowing what he was asking about, but pretended not to. “Tell them what?”“That I’m also a suspect.”My eyes rested on him briefly before I moved toward the cabinet beside my desk. “I’m not giving you mercy if that’s what you think,” I poured myself a drink before continuing.“I’m simply giving you time to come clean and tell me the truth yourself.”“I didn’t kill those men.”“I know.”His brows furrowed deeply as he stared at me.I leaned lightly against the edge of my desk while swirling the alcohol in my glass. “But I need to know one thing. Why did you visit them that night? And why did you strangle t

Grayson’s POVMy body went cold.The world around me faded. All I could see was Clara standing between those rogues with a blade pressed against her throat. And blood sliding slowly down her skin.Seeing her cry destroyed whatever control I had left.“Grayson…” she whispered shakily again.Fear punched straight through my chest.My wolf was going insane inside me, clawing violently against my skin to rip those men apart. Every instinct screamed at me to do something and kill the rogues. And destroy anything standing between me and Clara. But I couldn’t because one wrong move and they would slit her throat open.I forced myself to stay still even though every muscle in my body trembled with restraint.How did they find her? And why were they here?The rogue holding Clara smiled when he saw the panic on my face. He was enjoying this. The bastard was enjoying every second of it.“Well,” he mocked softly, “that expression is disappointing. I expected the Grayson to be calmer than this.”

Serafine’s POVThe lingering sound of soft sobs pulled me from sleep.I shifted slightly under the blankets, still half asleep while the faint sound continued through the quiet room.My eyelids blinked open. The room was still dim from the early morning light filtering through the curtains. I remained still, listening carefully until I realized the sound was coming from the other side of the room.I pushed myself upright quickly. “Clara?”She sat curled on the couch near the window with her knees pulled tightly against her chest. Her shoulders shook while tears streamed down her face.I threw the blanket aside and hurried toward her. “Clara, what happened?”She looked up at me with swollen red eyes before breaking down again.My chest tightened painfully as I sat beside her quickly and held her shoulders. “Clara, talk to me.”“It’s Grayson…” she cried.Fear settled heavily inside me at the name she mentioned.“What happened to him?”Clara struggled to breathe properly between sobs. It

Serafine’s POV Grayson’s expression fell after my words. His eyes lowered slowly to the floor while silence stretched heavily between us.Guilt twisted inside my chest at the sight of him looking like that.I sighed softly. “Don’t make that face.”Grayson remained quiet.I studied him for a few seconds before asking the question that had been sitting heavily inside my mind since I arrived. “Did you kill those men?”His head lifted sharply. He just stared at me for seconds before smiling.My brows furrowed. “Why are you smiling?”A quiet chuckle escaped him, though there was no real amusement behind it. “I just didn’t expect you to ask me the same question everyone else has been asking.”Confusion crossed my face. “What do you mean?”Grayson looked at me through the bars.“You and I have known each other for a long time, Serafine. We’ve gone through a lot together. I expected you to understand me more than anyone else.”I stood there stunned by his words.Something about the way he sai