After Betrayal: A False Heir for the Lycan King のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 4

ELODIE Tonight, my father was stepping down from his position as the Nightstalker pack’s Alpha and handing it over to my elder brother. As the only daughter of the family, this could be a spouse finding event for me and I was supposed to be moving around, putting my face out there but I haven’t moved from my seat since we’ve been here. I just sat there, my hand clenched around the white-wine glass until my knuckles turned white. Although music was banging all around me, everywhere still seemed deadly quiet to me. So suffocating that I could feel nausea rising up in my throat. I knew this part existed but I never wanted it to come true. I never wanted to be discarded off to some influential rich man for a business alliance, but it seemed there was no escaping it after all. To the world, my father, Dante Dawson, might only seem interested in my brother’s coronation but it was all just for tonight. Within the family, we all knew I wasn’t going to be spared if my net, so wide and spr

ELODIE“What test? There’s nothing wrong with me,” I said almost immediately. Although I kept my expression calm and almost serene, a flicker of annoyance crossed my face. “But if you continue to insist,” I added coldly, even as my voice nearly trembled, “You’ll be leaving me with no choice but to report this to the Alpha.” As soon as I said that, she stiffened, her mouth going dry. I took that chance and grabbed a hold of the doorknob, dragging it away from her That was actually an empty threat. Telling my father about the doctor would mean explaining why I was here to begin with. I couldn’t afford it. But she doesn’t know that, does she? So definitely, she was going to succumb now. Or so I thought. “I…I understand but why not wait a few hours?” She whispered almost unaudibly and when my brows furrowed in confusion, she continued. “Actually no patients are moving around currently. Maximus, the Lycan King of the Silver moon pack has an appointment scheduled for this exact time. H