Semua Bab The Heartbroken Luna’s Choice: Banish Love: Bab 211 - Bab 220

Third Person's POVWhen Cassian pushed the door open after finishing the paperwork, he found Samantha "helpfully" draping a windbreaker over Trista's shoulders.The moment Samantha sensed his suffocating Alpha presence, her survival instincts kicked in, and she reflexively shrunk back behind Trista.Trista, however, was unnervingly composed. She took her time packing her comm-stone and clothes, acting as if she didn't even notice the static of tension crackling in the air.Cassian's icy gaze flickered between the two she-wolves before locking onto Samantha.A low, predatory rumble vibrated in his throat—a warning only another wolf could hear. "Why are you here?"Samantha went ghostly pale. As a low-ranking werewolf, she could barely find her voice under his pressure. "I... I just came to apologize to Luna Trista.""Are you done?" Cassian clipped out, his pupils vibrating with restrained fury.Samantha nodded frantically."Then get out." The words were as cold and jagged as an Arctic g

Third Person's POVCassian's grip on her throat tightened, his strength terrifying. "Samantha, you don't have the leverage to play these pathetic games with me. Don't even try it."Samantha saw the wall of suspicion in his eyes and broke down, sobbing for mercy. "Cassian, you know me! I have no family backing me, I'm a divorcee, I've had miscarriages... even if you killed me, I wouldn't dare have the same delusions I had six years ago!"Cassian's face remained deathly dark.Her legs went weak from the sheer biological pressure of his aura, and she collapsed to her knees."I was just trying to suck up to your mate! I'm tired of being a target for your family. I didn't mean anything else by it, I swear!"When Cassian continued to stare her down with those cold, predatory eyes, Samantha raised her hand to give a formal vow. "Cassian, I swear to the Moon Goddess on my child's life—if I have any hidden motives, let my son suffer the worst fate imaginable. Let his soul never reach the Sacre

Trista's POVI gave Samantha a dead-eyed look and completely ignored Madison's bait.Honestly, getting into it with a basic bitch who doesn't even understand the social food chain is a total waste of my life.I finished drying my hands and walked straight out of the restroom.Samantha made some lame excuse to ditch Madison and came jogging after me.Once she was sure we were out of range of any eavesdropping wolf ears, she finally let it rip. "Trista, are you for real? Are you actually gonna dump Cassian? Are you really gonna help my kid and me get our foot in the door?"I'd had a few stiff drinks, so my head was a little buzzy, but my mind was sharp as a tack.I stared into Samantha's shifty, calculating eyes for a beat and gave her a slow, confident smirk. "Bank on it."Samantha looked like hell, her face tight with suspicion. "Okay, so what's the play? How are you actually gonna help me?"That caught me off guard.I hesitated, rubbing my temples which were starting to throb from th

Third Person's POVFaced with Cassian's interrogation, Trista let a tiny, mocking smirk play on her lips."Honestly, Cassian," she said, her voice flat. "Compared to you, I think my attitude is actually pretty damn great."She didn't stop there. "Look, I know I messed up by leaving without telling you. I was focused on the situation with Isaiah and it slipped my mind. But the second I was done, I called you and sent a text. What else do you want?"Cassian's pupils constricted, his Alpha instincts flaring. "Your text said you were already home!" he corrected her, his voice dropping to a lethal chill.Trista shrugged, not even bothering to fight him on the small stuff. "I was at the front door of the building. Close enough. As an Alpha with a whole territory to run, you really shouldn't be obsessing over a few floors of distance."Cassian stared at her, his chest heaving as he struggled for air. The rage was visible in every jagged breath he took."And as for Isaiah answering my phone?

Third Person's POVTrista gestured for Samantha to sit before turning to Cassian with a shrug. "I ran into Samantha on my way over. Since she was sweet enough to play delivery girl for your meds today, I figured I'd return the favor and invite her to join us."Cassian's eyes darkened, a lethal Alpha aura radiating from him that made even the low-ranking wolves in the far corner of the restaurant feel like they were being suffocated."This was supposed to be our date," he gritted out, his jaw locked tight.Trista gave his back a patronizing little pat, the way you'd calm a temperamental Great Dane. "It's fine," she said flatly. "You might as well get used to this 'three-person' lifestyle. It's the new normal."She took her seat, cool as a cucumber.Cassian stayed standing, frozen in a mix of fury and pure panic.He tried to ping their mating bond, but he couldn't catch even a flicker of her emotions. It was like she'd gone completely ghost on him.Samantha sat there, her face going pal