All Chapters of Bound By Deception:The Alpha’s Betrayal : Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

Wade’s POV The days that followed were full of thoughts I couldn’t shake. The meeting with the Alpha King didn’t go well – not that I had any expectations from the same man who was encouraging my wife to sever our bond and divorce me. But, I hated that he was right about one thing: I didn’t love Jenn – not in the way she deserved. And if I was being honest with myself, I hadn’t loved her the way I should’ve. From the moment Morgan came into our lives, she immediately had a piece of me, something I could never give you, Jenn. As I sat in my office, staring out the window, I realized I’d been living a lie. Jenn deserved better than a loveless marriage, and Morgan deserved better than being the fated mate who tore my marriage apart.” My mind was made up at that point. I was going to do what was right. I looked up at the wall clock in my office, grabbed my car key on the table and walked out of the office and the pack house. It was time to tell Jenn that she was free, to let her fi

Jenn’s POV “I have a gift for you,” that was the first thing the Alpha King said to me when he met me on the morning of the Alpha’s meeting. His eyes sparkled with a resolve that made it hard to look away from him. When I asked him what the gift was, he simply said. “You’ll see.” Even now, several minutes later, my heart still hadn’t recovered from how fast it was beating while he was near. And he wasn’t even trying at all. My wolf – which was still quite weak – had stared in my chest when we were in his presence, pushing against my walls of control. Which was quite strange given that she’d never done that for any man before. Not even Wade and this was very new. Sighing, I pushed the thought out of my mind, focusing on distracting my emotions with the sprawling architecture and people in front of me. High ceilings arched high up, and a long obsidian table gleamed under the light of wrought-iron chandeliers. Seats were arranged in a wide crescent, each one occupied by an Alpha

Jenn’s POV Wade’s head lifted, a spark of vicious, possessive hope rekindling in his eyes. Liam looked at Morgan for a long, silent moment, as if studying an interesting insect. Then his gaze shifted to me. My own wolf, Athena, stirred in a deep, resonant answer, a silent hum of recognition. What is this? What is this pull I feel? “You’re right,” Liam said. “A faded mark from a broken bond is an insult. It is a shadow where there should be light. Which is why I will use this medium to announce one thing to all of you…” He stepped away from the head of the table and began walking slowly and deliberately around it. His eyes never left mine. In that moment, the Council, Wade, Morgan, the entire world blurred and faded. There was only him, and the path he was cutting through the space between us. “Alpha Jenn Vale is my fated mate and how have I waited for the day when I can finally announce this to the world!” Gasps echoed, sharp and sudden. Wade shot to his feet, his chair crashi

Jenn’s POV A shiver that had nothing to do with cold raced down my spine. “I know,” I breathed, the words finally finding their way out. “Athena… she’s known for a while, I think. She’s been so quiet, but now, she’s… settled. For the first time in years.” His thumb stroked my cheek. “She was protecting you. And the pup.” The reminder of my secret sent a jolt through me, and my hand flew instinctively to my still-flat stomach. His gaze followed the movement, softening. “We will protect you both. With everything we are.” For a dizzying moment, the future unfolded before me – not as a terrifying blank void, but as something tangible. A life where I wasn’t fighting for scraps of my mate’s attention. A life where my strength was welcomed, not seen as a challenge. A life where the man looking at me as if I were the entire universe was, in fact, my destined counterpart. The sound of approaching footsteps further down the hall shattered the cocoon. The Alpha King’s posture shifted insta

Jenn’s POV My eyes followed the Alpha King until his back disappeared into the smoke, only then did I return my focus to Wade who was waiting patiently. I took off his belt, using it to stop the bleeding until healers arrived. Wade had no idea I was a healer and for some reason, I wanted to keep it that way. But the air smelled wrong and the skin around the injuries were sizzling and turning purple. It could only be one thing – wolfsbane. They may have infused it into the bomb to do maximum damage. Just who were they? “He doesn’t know you like I do,” Wade said suddenly, snapping me out of my thoughts. “No one does.” He hissed as I pulled a large shard of glass out of him. “You think you know me so well,” I said without looking up. “Yet here we are.” I didn’t look up to see the look on his face, and honestly, I didn’t want to. If anyone asked me, I’d say I was okay with where we were now. This was meant to happen. Wade was quiet for a long time before he spoke again. “I don