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Chapter 141

BellaTheorone followed silently from behind, saying nothing as he merely stared at me while I led Jaxon and Peony towards the direction of the pack healer's office.His presence lingered at my back like a silent question.He hadn't interrupted me during lunch. He hadn't questioned my sudden interest in the assassins. He simply watched.Observed.Theorone was many things, but he wasn't blind.I could practically feel his gaze on me every time I spoke, every time I deliberately steered the conversation in a certain direction. He knew I was doing something.He just hadn't figured out what.Or perhaps he had.The thought made me glance briefly over my shoulder.His expression remained unreadable.The healer's office came into view moments later.The large wooden doors stood partially open, allowing the scent of herbs and medicinal roots to drift into the corridor.My footsteps slowed.I was sure the two bodies would already be on the table waiting.Waiting with the marks revealed on thei

Chapter 142

BellaI waited until the corridors quieted before I moved.The healer’s office had been too exposed, too many eyes lingering on too many reactions that should not have been seen. I needed distance. I needed silence. Most importantly, I needed Jaxon away from Peony and Theorone’s reach before anything else could escalate.So I sent a servant ahead with a simple instruction that carried more weight than it should have.Tell Jaxon I need to speak to him privately.No explanation.No context.Just certainty.He arrived later than expected.Of course he did.Jaxon always liked to arrive like he was doing you a favor by showing up at all.I stood in the small unused corridor behind the east wing, where the light barely reached and the air always felt slightly colder than everywhere else. It was quiet enough to think. Quiet enough to lie if I needed to. Quiet enough to tell the truth if I had no choice.I heard his footsteps before I saw him.Slow.Measured.Deliberate.“You asked for me,” h

Chapter 143

TheoroneI waited until Bella and the others had left the healer’s office before I stepped back inside.The room still carried the faint scent of herbs and blood, a reminder of everything that had been revealed within those walls only moments earlier. The healer straightened immediately when he saw me, his posture tense in a way that told me he already knew I had not returned simply for idle conversation.“Alpha,” he greeted carefully.I closed the door behind me, not loudly, not with force, just enough to signal that whatever happened next would not be observed by anyone outside.“Sit,” I said.The healer hesitated for only a second before obeying. He was an old man, one who had served this pack long before I took leadership. He had seen war, betrayal, and silence used as weapons. That made him useful, but it also made him careful in a way I did not have patience for.I did not sit. Instead, I remained standing, watching him.“I want the truth,” I said evenly.The healer swallowed. “

Chapter 144

BellaI attended Theorone's pack wolves training as the morning sun broke fully over the grounds, casting long shadows across the open field where the warriors gathered.The air was sharp with early energy, the kind that belonged to discipline, sweat, and controlled aggression. Wolves stood in formation, some already partially shifted, others rolling their shoulders as they prepared for full transformation. The sound of claws against earth mixed with low growls and distant commands from trainers, creating a rhythm that felt both chaotic and structured at the same time.I stood at the edge of the training ground, observing.Watching.Learning.This was not my pack, but I had learned long ago that strength always spoke the same language, no matter where it came from. Theorone’s wolves were disciplined in a way that reflected him. Controlled. Efficient. Quietly dangerous.One by one, the men shifted.Bones cracked in controlled bursts. Fur erupted across skin. Eyes darkened as instincts

Chapter 145

BellaI was leaving the training grounds when I felt it before I saw it.That familiar shift in the air. That subtle pressure that always seemed to announce Jaxon’s presence before his voice ever did.I slowed my steps but did not stop immediately.The sun had begun its slow descent, casting long amber streaks across the training field. The wolves had already dispersed, leaving behind an emptier space that felt almost too quiet after the earlier chaos. I should have been thinking about Theorone, about his strange silence, about the way he had looked through me as though I no longer existed in his world.Instead, I was interrupted.“Leaving so soon?”His voice came from my right.Calm. Amused. Entirely too comfortable.I stopped walking but did not turn immediately.When I finally faced him, Jaxon was standing a few steps away, hands loosely tucked behind his back like he had all the time in the world to spare. His expression carried that familiar confidence that always made me want to

Chapter 146

Bella I went to Theorone’s chambers long after the sun had begun to dip behind the distant ridges, carrying both food and medicine I had no real excuse to be holding other than the fact that I could not ignore what had happened earlier in the day. The silence between us had not faded since the training grounds. If anything, it had grown heavier. Each step I took down the corridor felt like I was walking into something I did not fully understand, but I refused to turn back. The servants lowered their heads as I passed, none of them daring to question where I was going or why I carried a tray meant for an Alpha who had made it clear he did not want to be disturbed. When I reached his chamber door, I paused for a moment, listening. Nothing. No movement. No voice. No indication of life beyond the heavy stillness on the other side. I raised my hand and knocked. Once. Then twice. “Theorone,” I called softly, steadying my tone even though I already felt the weight of unease pres

Chapter 147

TheoroneThe silence in the corridor outside my chamber felt heavier than it had any right to be.Bella stood there looking at me as though I had just spoken a language she did not recognize, and in a way, I understood why. I had not been fair to her today. I had not been present. I had been deliberate in my distance, and I had thought I could carry it without consequence.I was wrong.Because now she was here, still refusing to leave even after I pushed her away, still holding onto that stubborn resolve that always made things worse for me in ways I could not control.My hand had fallen from her arm, but the sensation of it lingered longer than it should have.I looked away first.Not because I was weak.Because if I kept looking at her like that, I would lose control of what I had been holding back since the training grounds.“You asked why I have been ignoring you,” I said finally.Her expression shifted slightly.“Yes,” she replied cautiously. “I did.”I exhaled slowly.It felt li

Chapter 148

BellaFor a moment after Theorone's confession, neither of us moved.The corridor seemed to fall into complete silence around us.The servants were gone. The distant sounds of the pack house felt muted. Even the wind that had been drifting through the stone halls moments earlier seemed to have disappeared.All I could hear was my own heartbeat.Loud.Unsteady.Impossible to ignore.I stared at him, trying to process the words he had just spoken.I love you.Not a joke.Not teasing.Not one of his usual attempts to provoke a reaction from me.A confession.Raw and honest in a way I had never seen from him before.And suddenly, all the strange pieces from the day began fitting together.The distance.The silence.The way he had ignored me during training.The coldness in his eyes whenever I tried to approach him.It had never been hatred.Never annoyance.It had been hurt.Jealousy.Fear.The realization struck me so suddenly that I almost laughed at myself.This entire time I had been

Chapter 149

JaxonThe slap should not have bothered me.That was what I told myself as I paced across the room, crossing the same stretch of floor so many times that I could have done it blindfolded. Yet no matter how many times I repeated those words in my head, the sting remained. Not on my face. Not on the skin she had struck. It lingered somewhere far deeper, lodged inside my pride like a blade I could neither remove nor ignore.The chamber felt smaller than usual tonight. The walls seemed closer. The air felt heavier. Every breath scraped against my chest, and every thought circled back to the same moment.Bella.Pulling away from me.Bella.Looking at me as though I disgusted her.Bella.Choosing him.My jaw clenched so tightly that pain shot through my temples. A growl rose in my throat before I swallowed it down. The memory replayed itself mercilessly, refusing to leave me in peace.Her eyes.Her voice.The certainty in her words when she told me the kiss meant nothing.Nothing.As though

Chapter 150

BellaMorning arrived, and everyone was gathered in the middle of the Northern Area's duel arena. It wasn't the day meant for the contest between Theorone and Jaxon, but the day before it.Every wolf present seemed ready and completely absorbed in the entertainment being presented before them—a mock duel of what they anticipated would happen tomorrow.I didn't know which side I wanted to support, so I stayed silent and watched.A black Direwood wolf seemed to be contesting in place of Moonstone Pack, while the wolf representing the North was brown.A massive fight had broken out between the two wolves, their bodies colliding in a chain of endless struggles as each tried to overpower and defeat the other.I watched, clutching my neck as I silently anticipated the brown wolf's victory.Beside me, many people cheered for the black wolf.There were only a few wolves from Moonstone Pack here. I wondered how it was possible that such a huge number of wolves were cheering for them. Still, I

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