Rejected Luna: Mated to my Alpha Brother의 모든 챕터: 챕터 21 - 챕터 30

ALEXANDERI was fucking exhausted.I hadn’t slept more than three hours in the past few days and the exhaustion was finally starting to wear on me.The minute I left the hospital, I got a call that there was an incident at one of our sites. Some equipment was faulty and one of the workers was involved in a horrible accident. I’d been working overtime with the other directors, the lawyers and everyone in charge to make sure that this didn’t become a scandal.Every second we waited for the victim to get out of his coma felt like torture because if he died, his family had the right to sue us to oblivion. I wasn’t sure my reputation could handle one more backlash right now.My phone buzzed, and once I realized it was my lawyer, I immediately picked up. He’d only called twice since this whole debacle started, and it was because he had news to give.“Is it good news or bad news?” I asked, bracing myself for the worst.“Both,” he answered grimly. “He is awake.”“Thank the fucking goddess,” I

EVANGELINEA refusal was at the tip of my tongue.Six hundred thousand was a shit ton of money, but it wasn’t enough to keep me in this marriage, not for a moment longer. I couldn’t take any more of the insults and the disrespect that Alex dished out.“Please think about this,” she continued, stepping closer to me.She took my hand in hers and squeezed softly. Her smile was soft and disarming, the kind that reminded you of a mother’s love.“You know I always considered you a daughter. I was so happy when you decided to marry Alex because I knew you were a good girl. You are family, Eva, and if you agree to do this, then you will have my family’s protection. You know how invaluable it is. You’ll need it when you go back home.”She was winning me over until that last sentence. I snatched my hand away from hers and took a step back.“What do you mean I’ll need it?”She didn’t even hesitate before speaking. “You know that once you divorce him, you won’t have my family name to protect you.

EVANGELINEI was in the middle of attending to a patient when one of the other nurses told me I had a call at the front desk.Confused as to who it was, I dragged myself over.“Hello?”“Evangeline, thank the goddess you answered.”I hated the way my heart leaped at the sound of Alex’s voice. Had he finally realized I was moving out? Had he finally come to his senses?“I need you to bail me out of jail.”Just like that, my hope was shattered. “What? How the fuck did you end up in jail?”“Don’t yell, I don’t want anyone to hear. Margaret called me, she said she needed help. I found some rogues trying to rape her. I lost control and now I’m in jail.”I scoffed.Of course this was about Margaret. It always was. No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn’t escape the girl and her claws.“Get Margaret to bail you out then,” I snapped. “Where is she?”“Have some fucking compassion, Eva. She was violated. I’m paying for the bail, I just need you to sign the fucking document.”I should have sai

EVANGELINENo one spoke again for the next half hour.A maid served us in the office and we ate our meals while trying to ignore the stifling tension that filled the room. It was so thick that it could’ve been cut with a butter knife.The chief tried to fill the void at some point. He tried to bring up funny stories from the past, most involving Nicholas and I but he must have noticed the brewing awkwardness between us because after a while, he stopped trying.Speaking of Nicholas, I could feel his eyes boring holes into the side of my head. The only reason I didn’t meet his gaze was because I feared that by merely looking at him, he’d find out everything I was trying to hide. I never was able to lie to him growing up.“I don’t know why you even bothered trying to lie,” my wolf said disapprovingly. “He was clearly pleased when the divorce was mentioned.”“That’s exactly my point,” I shot back. “I don’t need to give him a reason to be happy, especially not one concerning me.”She sighe

NICHOLASIt was pathetic how quickly I drove to a bar after my argument with Evangeline.I tried to pretend it didn’t bother me, I smiled at the chief when he asked why she left abruptly, I pretended to know nothing, but as soon as I left, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. Perhaps I’d been a bit harsh on her, but it was what she needed.The bar was one of the more e4xclusive ones that served only wolves. We needed a higher dose of alcohol to get drunk, and it was dangerous to have humans around drunk wolves.I sat at the bar. Despite the fact that it was early, the bar was packed with people. “Whiskey on the rocks.”The bartender immediately sprung into action, pouring my drink for me. I lifted it to my lips when I heard the most agitating voice in the world. I recognized it immediately, and I hated the feeling of disgust and rage that bubbled up inside me upon hearing it.“I just closed the deal this morning,” Alexander bragged to the group of men that sat with him in the VIP sectio