PREGNANT AND BANISHED のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 21 - チャプター 30

Lana's POV.My stomach dropped.“Five?” Asher repeated, his voice dropping lower this time.The guard nodded vigorously. “Yes, Alpha. And more servants are starting to show symptoms.”The hallway suddenly felt cramped. Too hot, too terrifying.The boys held onto my hands tightly as fear spread through the mansion like wildfire. Even from upstairs, I could hear screams echoing from different corners of the estate. People were dying fast.Asher ran a trembling hand through his hair before turning back to me.“Do you see what’s happening now?” he snapped suddenly. “This is exactly why I brought you here!”His voice boomed through the hallway.The boys flinched at the sound. I froze.Shock washed over my face.“Asher—”“No!” he exploded. “This pandemic is sweeping through the entire pack while you stand here refusing to help!”Anger surged within me.Refusing to help?After everything he had put me through?“You think this is my fault?” I shot back.“I brought you here to stop this!” he y

Lana's POV.Amelia’s face was a mix of humiliation and rage. For a moment, she stood there in the hallway, fists clenched at her sides, while Asher’s aura was around us like a storm. “Leave now and don’t come to me until you have the document.”The servants immediately bowed their heads. No one dared to make a sound. Even the guards averted gazes.Amelia’s eyes slowly turned toward me.The hatred in them made my stomach twist. If looks could kill, I would have dropped dead on the spot“You’ll regret this,” she hissed bitterlyThen she spun on her heel and stormed away, her heels clicking angrily. The hallway stayed quiet long after she was gone.As soon as she vanished, Asher turned to me. My breath hitched. Those eyes of his. I knew them well.Years ago, before betrayal, before pain, before everything shattered, those same eyes used to look at me as if I were his whole world. It was so gentle and protective, filled with a love so profound it scared me.My chest tightened painfully

Lana’s POV The phone hit the ground and shattered instantly. The sound alone made my soul leave my body. Crack! The screen exploded into fragments, the battery flying off in one direction while the back cover skidded across the floor. For one awful second, the whole world went silent. Then the guard erupted. “My phone!” he yelled. My heart nearly stopped. “I—I’m so sorry!” I bent down quickly, trying to gather the broken pieces with shaky hands. “It just slipped!” “Slipped?” the guard snapped, his anger boiling over. “Do you have any idea how much that phone costs?” Panic surged through me. “Please, keep your voice down,” I whispered urgently while attempting to piece it back together. “I’ll buy you a new one!” “You’ll buy me a new one?” His voice rose even higher. “How? That phone was brand new!” My pulse raced dangerously. The last thing I needed was for Asher to catch wind of this. “I promise I’ll replace it,” I pleaded, desperation creeping into my voice. “Just please

Lana's POV. I felt my breath hitch in my throat. Someone had made this. The realization hit me like a ton of bricks.I stared at the symbol on the report, my fingers gripping the paper so tightly it crumpled that in my hand. The crescent marked with claw scratches, I recognized it. Years ago, Jasper had shown me files about some shady underground experiments. Wolves had vanished. Some came back sick, while others were just gone. Every single report bore that same symbol. Back then, no one could pin down who was behind it. And now, here it was, buried in a report linked to a plague. This was no coincidence. Someone had set this in motion. Someone wanted wolves to perish.My heart raced in my chest as I forced myself to keep reading. The following pages were filled with statements from family members, patrol logs, feeding schedules, medical notes, and supply records. But I tuned all that out and zeroed in on one thing which is the source. Where had the first infected wolf come into

Lana's POV."Murdered."The word hit the air like a stone splashing into a calm pond. I locked eyes with Asher for a solid three seconds, hoping for some follow-up — a correction, a clarification, anything really. But there was nothing."When?""Sometime last night." His jaw was clenched tight. "By the time my men got to his location, he was already cold."I turned away, pressing my fingers against the cool wall of the laboratory corridor. My mind was racing, already piecing together the puzzle.Murdered. Not escaped, not hiding, not bribed into silence. “Murdered.”97?"That's not just careless," I said slowly, turning back to him. "That's calculated. The person who did this knew we were closing in. They traced the investigation back to him before we even had a chance."Asher's face remained stoic, but I could see a flicker of something in his eyes."That's exactly what I think.""Which means they're keeping an eye on us." I lowered my voice, even though the corridor was empty. "They