8 Years Later, Omega Luna Rejects Her Alpha의 모든 챕터: 챕터 31 - 챕터 40

Third Person's POVLoretta accepted the gift with easy grace, then slid out of the car and headed home.From inside the car, Alistair watched her in silence, his unreadable eyes following her unsteady figure until she gradually disappeared into the darkness.Then, expressionless, he took out his phone, scrolled through his contacts, and dialed a number.The call was answered after just two rings.Alistair's face was grim as he said flatly, "Come out for a drink. It's on me."The next day, Brody didn't come to campus.After organizing all the teaching materials he needed for that week's public lectures, Loretta took a walk around campus.She happened to glance up and spotted an elderly man nearby. His hair was mostly gray, and he was holding a newspaper at arm's length, squinting at the print as though he could barely make it out.Loretta recognized him immediately.She hesitated, then slowly walked over. "Mr. Bennett," she said softly.Logan Bennett looked up, studying her through narr

Loretta's POVThat night, I had dinner with Brody and the others.The whole Aurelius Bank mess had finally been settled. Corbin had made some concessions, but at least he managed to hold the line.He didn't harp on Maeve too much. He simply told Brody to keep a closer eye on her before catching a night flight back to New York.The atmosphere at the dinner was pretty tense. Maeve had had quite a bit to drink and tried to blow up several times, but Maverick managed to rein her in each time, quietly reminding her that walls had ears."Pandora has Zane backing her now. Since we can't afford to mess with her, let's just avoid her whenever we see her," he advised.By the end of dinner, Maeve was completely wasted.Maverick was helping her out of the private room when they happened to run into Ezra, who was entertaining guests nearby.Brody looked at Ezra and said, "I'd like to thank you on Maeve's behalf for what you did today, Mr. G

Loretta's POVTwenty minutes later, I got out of Zane's car and took the subway downtown to meet Grace.Then, I ate the dinner she'd packed for me while telling her about everything that had happened today.Grace let out a soft sigh. "Since Luna Margaret already said so, you can't exactly defy her. Just stay at the Alpha's villa for now. It's only two months left anyway."I nodded.Then she added, "Levi talked to me today. He thinks we should hold our bonding ceremony before you leave for the UK.""Sounds good," I smiled.After dinner, I rested for half an hour before heading to the yoga studio.When the session ended, Hudson drove over to pick us up and dropped me off at the Blade Pack first.I asked him to find some time tomorrow to bring my car over, but he shook his head. "It's not safe for you to drive yourself right now. I'll hire a chauffeur for you."Grace chimed in, "Exactly. You're in the third trimester

Third Person's POVLoretta looked away with a faint smile. "The ginkgo leaves look beautiful today."With that, she stepped forward, setting the glass of water down in front of Logan.Logan watched her for a moment. "Brody said he recommended you for Cambridge.""Yeah," Loretta murmured softly. "I'll go next year, after the pup is born.""Does Zane agree?"Loretta's fingers tightened around her glass. She was quiet for a second before answering. "Once the pup's here, we'll probably reject each other."She stared at the floor, unable to meet Logan's eyes.If she'd listened to Logan and gone for her doctorate, her life would look different right now.She could have built a real career, instead of having nothing to show for herself professionally.She didn't regret it, though.Life was hard sometimes, and setbacks were inevitable.She got to be with her long-time crush. Though he'd given her nothing but

Third Person's POVWhile Loretta and Alistair were finishing up their work, Drake pulled Zane into the study."Sebastian is the one holding up the partnership agreement," Drake said, referring to Logan's oldest son, Sebastian Bennett, who was the current mayor of L.A."I asked him about it, and he claimed it was Logan's call."Zane didn't bat an eye. "The partnership isn't going anywhere. Logan is getting emotional."Drake frowned.They had been hammering out this deal for a long time; it wasn't going to fall apart.Logan was stalling the paperwork to send Zane a warning."Your mother mentioned that Logan singled you out at the Bloodmoon Pack's last family dinner," Drake added.Zane merely hummed in response.Drake lowered his voice. "You know Logan's temper. He used to think the world of you, but he's pissed about what you did. You're mated, Zane, and your pup is almost here. You need to act the part."Zan