《After Rebirth, I Made That Bastard Live To Regret It》全部章節：第 1 章 - 第 9 章

By the time the list was done, Lucas's face had gone gray.I tilted my head, all innocence. "Lucas, didn't you say the money was for your father's treatment? Was he getting his treatment at the casino?""And didn't you tell me you owed five hundred thousand? But this gentleman…"The black-haired man supplied it flatly. "Ron.""Ron says you only owe three hundred thousand."Lucas couldn't get a word out. He just glared at Ron, livid.I let my voice rise, sharp with anger. "Wow, Lucas. I was going to bail you out, and you tried to swindle me?"The crowd caught up at last. Heads turned toward Lucas, the looks now openly scornful.I steadied my tone. "I've changed my mind. I'm not paying off a gambler's debts. Who's to say you won't go right back to the table?"Catherine saw the tide going wrong and rushed forward, grabbing my hand, breaking into loud sobs."Hazel, you can't just leave him to die! If you hadn't been sabotaging him at the company at every turn, with his abilities, he'd have

When I got home, I pulled up my résumé. This time I wasn't limiting myself to companies inside our pack's territory. I started looking at the top firms worldwide.Then my phone rang.Lucas.I forced down the irritation and picked up.His voice came through, stiff and sharp. "Did you actually quit? Because of a couple of comments? Are you serious?""You're upset I was with Catherine today, that's all. I already said I'd be with you. What more do you want?""Look — get your dad to help me land this new project. Once I close it, I can clear my debts. Then we can finally be together properly."The sheer brass of it made my stomach turn.I kept my voice flat. "You're the one who said we'd be together. I never agreed. Get this through your head: from now on, there is nothing between us. Fated mates don't have to end up together. Stop bothering me."I hung up before he could speak.That night, I got an email from an anonymous address.It was a photo. My mother's grave. A timed explosive sitti

In the video, Lucas stood at his father Kane's bedside, hands in his pockets, face cold.Tears streamed down Kane's aged face. His voice was weak, pleading. "Lucas, I'm not asking you to use the money you've earned. I still have the house. Sell it. The healer said the sale would cover my treatment."Lucas didn't even soften the blow. "I already sold the house. I lost the money.""I owe the casino another million right now. I was going to come ask you for more, but it looks like there's nothing left to take."Kane nearly choked. He stared at his son in disbelief. "What did you say? You — you lost my house? That money was supposed to save my life!"Lucas's eyes glittered with calculation, with greed."Dad, you're an old wolf already. Even if we treat you, how much longer have you really got?""I'm different. I'm still young. I am not spending my whole life at the bottom of this pack!""If I win at the casino, I can change everything. I might even climb out of being an Omega someday!""Sh

I didn't want to look at Lucas another second. I turned to leave.Lucas thrashed against the warriors. "No! You can't do this!""I have a child! Catherine is carrying my child!"I stopped.So Catherine's little fall had been an act after all. The baby was just fine.There was an unwritten rule in our pack — set by my father, out of compassion — that to keep a pregnant she-wolf stable, to keep her from losing the child to grief or weakness from being separated from her mate, the male was required to remain at her side until the baby was born.Which meant that even if Lucas was sentenced to death tomorrow, the sentence couldn't be carried out until the child was delivered.But all of that depended on the child in Catherine's belly actually being his.I turned back to him, my mouth tilting up just slightly."Lucas. Are you really that confident the baby Catherine's carrying is yours?"He blinked. "What's that supposed to mean?"I raised my voice so the whole room caught it."You probably