The Triplets' Regret: Bowing to Their Luna의 모든 챕터: 챕터 41 - 챕터 50

He was too close. The scent of sandalwood and pure, aggressive Alpha pheromones flooded my senses, making my own wolf stir in restless agitation."Show me," I said quietly, turning my head just enough to look at him over my shoulder. "The document you found.""First, you show me what you found. Everything."I reached back toward the chest, but Thad moved faster. His large hand clamped down on my wrist. He did not squeeze hard enough to bruise, but the grip was absolute. Iron-clad. A jolt of electric heat shot up my arm, a visceral shock that made my breath hitch."Thad..." I warned, glaring down at his hand."You have been hiding things from me." He pulled me slightly closer, his silver eyes locking onto mine. "Yesterday, you promised to show me everything. But you held back. You are still keeping secrets.""I kept things back because I needed time." I twisted my arm, trying to break his hold, but he easily absorbed the movement. "Because I needed to understand what I was dealing with

"What..." Thad choked out, his fingers tracing the thick, raised lines of scar tissue mapping my spine. He traced every jagged edge, every brutal mark of survival. "What is this? What is happening to me?""The bond." I squeezed my eyes shut, fighting the urge to lean back into his chest. "The bond your mother tried to bury under years of torture.""It is not supposed to be like this." Thad dropped his forehead against my shoulder. I could feel his violent shivering. His hand flattened against my back, covering the scars completely. His heartbeat thudded wildly against my skin. "I am supposed to hate you. I am supposed to want to destroy you. But when I touch you...""What do you feel?" I asked, my voice breaking."Everything." He wrapped his other arm around my waist, pulling me flush against his solid frame. "I feel the fire. I feel the smoke. I feel you refusing to let go. Refusing to let us die."I felt something wet hit my shoulder. He was crying. The ruthless, arrogant Alpha was

"I can see that." I kept my chin leveled, scanning the room before letting my eyes lock onto Evelina. "Though I am not certain why a servant would be summoned to an elder's council meeting."Jaren offered a faint, humorless smile. "The answer is simple. This is not about your status. It is about your recent discoveries."The entire room tensed. The silence became a physical pressure pressing down on my shoulders."Discoveries?" I tilted my head, keeping my voice dangerously soft. "I am not sure what you mean."Evelina stepped forward. She pressed her hands to her chest, her face twisted into a picture of profound concern. "Cassia has been assigned to cleaning the old storage areas. She discovered some old documents. Documents believed to be of vast historical significance to our pack."My blood boiled instantly. The audacity of it. She was trying to hijack my discovery. She was spinning the narrative, positioning herself as the noble overseer bringing lost history to the council. And

"Cassia." Elder Markus leaned heavily on his cane, his weathered face pale. "These are incredibly severe accusations.""They are severe crimes." I met his ancient eyes without flinching. "And I have the paper trail to prove every single one."I pointed to the paper in front of him. "That is a medical log from eighteen years ago. It documents the heirs' exposure to a neuro-toxin that caused memory disruption and forced emotional volatility toward specific targets. Me."I pointed to the next sheet. "That is a hit list. Thirty-seven names. Each crossed out with red ink, accompanied by a clinical note describing how they were murdered or disappeared."I pointed to the third. "A letter from Helena Vane, the previous Duchess. She died under mysterious circumstances right before she could expose this exact conspiracy. In this letter, she details her fears for her life."I finally looked down at the paper trembling in my own hand. "And this is the official kill order for my mother. Cassandra

The days following the council meeting dissolved into a thick fog of paranoia and whispered speculations. The entire pack felt the tremors of what had transpired in that chamber. The accusations hurled against the Duchess, the brutal exposure of Evelina's scheming, and the indisputable evidence laid bare for the elders had irrevocably shifted the hierarchy. People walked differently through the estate corridors. They kept their heads down. They spoke in hushed, nervous tones. Most of all, they watched the Alpha heirs with cautious eyes, trying to guess what the brothers felt and what violent shift might come next.I tried to force myself into a routine of normalcy. I attended my daily duties. I completed my menial assignments. When passing pack members asked probing questions, I offered carefully measured answers that revealed absolutely nothing. Back in my quarters, the emerald dress Jaren had given me still hung in my closet. It felt like a monument to a reality I could not quite un