All Chapters of Dear Ex Mate, You're Mine to Ruin: Chapter 141 - Chapter 147

Lillian’s POVI opened my eyes the next morning and lay there for exactly three seconds before the full weight of yesterday’s mess hit me.From somewhere down the hall, I could hear Celeste trying to explain to one of the maids why she absolutely had to bring her new remote-control car to breakfast, and why the breakfast table was actually a perfect racetrack. That was the exact remote-control car Dorian had bought her, completely ignoring the fact that she was five years old and lived in a house packed with expensive things. He'd also bought her a matching helmet, an art kit with about four hundred different pieces, a giant stuffed bear that was almost as tall as she was, and a bunch of other bags I hadn't even gone through yet because I decided to go to sleep last night before my head exploded.I had specifically told him not to overdo it.Dorian was already awake next to me. He clearly heard the toy car drama unfolding in the hallway, which was why he was wisely pretending to be

Dorian’s POVFor a split second, the air in the room completely vanished. A dark, ugly rage flared up inside me, hot and violent, and it took everything I had not to lose my mind right then and there. I stared at the elder standing before me, my claws itching to break through my skin. The sheer nerve of this man, standing in my council room, screaming at me about a party after everything we had just done to clean out the traitors.I leaned forward, my voice dropping into a low, lethal growl that made the air vibrate. "You have exactly three seconds to remember who you are speaking to," I said, my eyes locking onto his. "Say another word, and I will strip you of your title, denounce your family, and make sure you never set foot in this territory again."The elder’s face drained of color. The anger that had fueled him seconds ago evaporated, replaced by pure terror. But I wasn't in the mood to wait for an apology.I stood up, crossed the distance between us before he could even blink,

Dorian’s POV"That's absolute nonsense," I said, my voice cutting through the growing murmurs around the stone table like a sharp blade. I leaned forward, forcing my expression to stay completely frozen, even though my chest was tightening with every passing second. I couldn't let these men see a single crack in my armor. "If a lethal pack like Shadow Creek was genuinely mobilizing a full army against Fangshade, my outer border sentries would have caught it immediately. Nothing like that happened. My territory is secure."The Alpha who had spoken just looked at me, his expression frustratingly calm and steady. He didn't blink under my intense stare. "The rumors aren't fake, Alpha Dorian. I wish they were. The old Alpha of Shadow Creek is dead. He was found slaughtered along with his vanguard. His oldest son just took over the title days ago, and from what my scouts tell me, the boy is desperately scrambling to put back together what's left of his pack's broken hierarchy. They are in t