《THE WRONG MATE (One month of lies)》全部章節：第 91 章 - 第 100 章

Celeste’s POV The night air inside the pack borders always had a way of pulling thoughts out of me whether I wanted it or not. I walked slowly along the quiet road separating Arizona’s territory from the allied northern route, letting the cold seep into my skin just enough to keep my mind sharp but not numb. The guards had offered to escort me, of course they had, ever since everything with Hazel had escalated into something uglier than anyone wanted to admit, but I had refused them. I needed silence more than protection, at least for a while. The wind moved through the trees in steady breaths, brushing against my hair as I kept my hands folded loosely behind me, forcing myself to stay present instead of drifting into everything that had happened over the past hours. Adrien’s eyes when he finally realized the bond wasn’t a lie. I rejected the bond because I don't need him anymore. I exhaled slowly, letting the air leave my lungs in a controlled rhythm. Even now, none of it f

Adrien’s POV The entire pack had already heard by morning. Word spread faster than wildfire whenever an Alpha made a public arrest, especially when the accused was someone as deeply connected to the pack as Hazel. By the time I arrived at the enforcement hall, the atmosphere across the territory felt heavy, tense, restless beneath the surface. Guards stood outside the massive stone building with sharpened alertness while servants and lower-ranked wolves whispered quietly among themselves the moment I passed. Nobody stopped me, nobody questioned me, but I could feel it. The disbelief, and the shock. Because everyone knew Hazel, or at least they thought they did. I walked through the long corridor toward the holding chambers beneath the enforcement wing, my boots echoing heavily against the polished floor while exhaustion pressed hard against my skull. I hadn’t slept properly in days, and honestly, I no longer remembered what peace inside my own mind felt like anymore. Every

Celeste’s POV I thought Grey Hollow would be the worst of it. After everything we witnessed there, after seeing frightened families packed inside the infirmary and children fighting for their lives while healers desperately searched for answers, I genuinely believed we had reached the center of the outbreak. I was wrong . Three days later, another report arrived. Then another, then three more before sunset. What had started as an isolated tragedy was spreading across multiple settlements tied to my foundation. Within a week entire groups of orphans were falling ill while civilians who received supplies through the same routes began showing identical symptoms. High fevers. Internal bleeding. Wolf suppression, and eventually death. By the time panic began spreading faster than the poison itself, I was standing inside a northern infirmary watching a healer slowly pull a white sheet over another child. Nobody spoke. The room was full of frightened families and exhausted staff, ye

Adrien’s POV Every warning had been there, every sign, every lie, and somehow I had ignored them all. Not because the truth had been hidden from me, but because I hadn’t wanted to see it. Now that everything had been exposed, every memory felt different. Conversations I once dismissed carried new meaning, and moments I had overlooked now replayed endlessly in my mind. The more I remembered, the worse the guilt became. Hazel had poisoned Celeste’s wolf, she had manipulated rogue attacks. She had lied about the mate bond, and I had believed her. Goddess. I had believed every word, Alabaz stirred uneasily inside me. “You failed her.” I closed my eyes briefly.nI didn’t need him to tell me who he meant. Because there had only ever been one person. Celeste. The guilt followed me everywhere now. It waited in every quiet moment and crawled into every thought. No matter how many times I replayed the past, the ending remained the same. I had failed her. By the time we returned to A

Celeste’s POV We both turned to Adrien’s direction, and I was stunned at his outburst. So he was eavesdropping at our conversation? So he heard everything Lucian had said about courting me? Lucian stared at Adrien calmly, Adrien was giving her a murderous glare. If look could kill Lucian would be six feet beneath the ground. But Lucian didn’t mind, or give a fuck about anybody. The corner of his mouth lifted slightly. “And why not?” I could feel Adrien’s surge violently beneath his skin. “Because she’s my mate.” He yelled angrily. The words echoed through the courtyard, and hit more harder in my eardrum. His chest rose and fell rapidly. He was clearly jealous and furious. For a brief second, nobody spoke, not even me. Then Lucian laughed softly, Adrien I had said something ridiculous. When he looked back at Adrien, his eyes were cold. “Then perhaps,” he said quietly, “you should have treated her like one.” The words hit harder than any punch, because there was no argument Ad