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Bix felt the weight of everyone’s surprised stares upon him once the truth about
his identity was revealed, but it was Oran’s burning gaze drilling into his face
that proved unbearable. Try as he might, avoiding it was no easy feat.
A tense silence enveloped the yard as Willow glanced between them and
Reuben, whose eyes remained fixed on his two friends with meaningful
intensity. Restlessness hung in the air as she observed the others, including
Ella. However, Walter’s chuckle shattered the silence as he addressed Adam,
“Trading
babies for your own personal gain, manipulating and using others to shield your
own daughter… I’m not surprised by the evilness in her personality,” he
remarked, his gaze shifting to Ella. To his surprise, she displayed no animosity
toward Walter for the first time, which caught him off guard.
Ella blinked big wet eyelashes, taking a few hesitant steps closer to Walter. “It
sounds like a bitter truth,” she acknowledged, placing her hand over his that
held the silver dagger against Alpha Adam’s chest. “I have to admit that you
were correct when you said that evil can sense evil,” she added, surprising
Walter, his arm obediently lowered until they both rested at his side without his
knowledge.
“What are you saying, Ella?” Alpha Adam panicked, grasping her hands in his
own. “You’re not evil, my dear. I have wronged you with my greed, binding you
with a marriage treaty you never wished to sign. You only agreed to make me
happy. None of this is your fault. It’s dad who’s responsible for everything…”
“I had only one father, and he died years ago. I had an uncle just a few hours
ago, but I’ve lost him too…” Ella slowly withdrew her hand from Adam’s grip,
leaving him in stunned shock. “Ella… don’t say such things,” Adam weakly
pleaded.
Meanwhile, Walter stood there frozen,.his heart quickening at the sight of Ella’s
defeated and broken figure, now oddly silent.
“Yet, I am the one that will have to pay for your sins…” Ella murmured, gathering
her luggage.
“What? No! ELLA! DON’T GO!” Adam yelled frantically, but Ella didn’t halt her
departure. She did not even look back as her tears continued to fiow like a river.
There was no way she would stay in Emerald Bright Pack when she could not
even face Bix. “DON’T LEAVE! PLEASE, JUST DON’T!!!” He collapsed to his knees,
the weight of his loss crushing him. The daughter he had spent his life trying to
protect was
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now lost to him, she did not even care whether she lived or died after his dark
deed
ruined everything with his own hand.
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Walter snapped out of his daze as Ella began to leave the yard. What did she
mean by paying for Adam’s
sins? Frowning, he recalled the current devastated state of the Opal Moon Pack.
The Opal Moon Pack, once the second strongest after the Emerald Bright Pack,
found itself in turmoil
once Reuben severed ties due to Alpha Adam’s attempted murder of Willow.
With the collapse their
alliance, other packs that had feigned friendship now revealed their true colors.
Bereft of treaties and
protection, the Opal Moon Pack was vulnerable to exploitation. Alphas from
powerful packs set their
sights on their land, territory, business, and dwindling wealth.
With Alpha Adam’s left arm rendered useless by Reuben’s assault, he could no
longer lead, leaving Ella
to assthe role of Alpha. She now faced the daunting task of navigating all
these challenges alone.
Stepping beyond the boundaries of the Emerald Bright territory would expose
Ella to ruthless Alphas,
many of whom she had rejected for their unwelcadvances. Now, she stood
as an unprotected
target, vulnerable to robbery and violence of the beasts waiting outside for her.
Despite the looming dangers ahead, Ella made the decision to depart the
territory, burdened by the
weight of her father’s betrayal and the guilt of unknowingly usurping Bix’s
position since birth.
Walter’s hands shook at his sides when her back began to disappear from view.
She was walking to her doom. He stepped toward her but stopped with a frown.
“I don’t care what happens to her. Children must pay for their parents‘ actions,
she is evil,” he muttered
to himself, climbing into his car to depart from the pack.
However, as he started the engine, his mind conjured images of her being taken
by all those Alphas
“beyond the territory. He envisioned her struggles, her tears, and her broken
state.
“f**k!” he furiously punched the steering wheel before speeding away. However,
he abruptly stopped the car upon spotting Ella walking alone and lost in the
woods with her luggage. Exiting the vehicle, he approached her and grabbed her
arm. “Go back,” he demanded.
“Leavealone,” she murmured, pushing his hand away.
“I said go back!” Walter growled, seizing her arms and pulling her closer to his
chest. “There are wild
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dogs waiting for you outside. You’ll be eaten,” he warned.
“Why do you care? Isn’t this what you wanted from the beginning?” she asked,
her voice barely above a whisper. “You hate me. You wanted to expose me. You
wanted to get rid of me. Haven’t you achieved everything you desired?” she
questioned.
Walter’s hands trembled slightly at the sight of her tears, revealing her true
beauty. The sharp facade she always presented to others had been washed
away by tears, revealing a genuine vulnerability that pierced Walter’s heart. “I
have yet to obtain everything I desire…” he murmured, locking eyes with her
teary gaze. “You haven’t satisfiedyet,” he whispered, his hand gently
caressing her cheek.
Ella’s b*dy instantly shivered at his touch, her skin turning cold as she stared at
him. “What do you mean?” she questioned, her voice trembling.
He wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her closer until her ch*st bumped
against his. Ella gasped
in panic. “What are you doing?!” she squeaked, attempting to push him away by
placing her hand on his
chest, but her efforts were in vain.
“Do you wantto save you and your pack?” he asked, leaning down closer to
her face.
Ella stared at him, surprised by the unexpected offer. The Opal Moon Pack held
the last memory of her
parents that she had, one that she couldn’t bear to lose no matter the cost.
With the lives of over a
hundred innocent pack members in her hands, she couldn’t afford to let any of
them die. “Can you. really help me?” she whispered.
Walter’s lips curled into a smile, though disgust lurked behind it, unnoticed by
Ella. “Of course, I can
help, but not for free,” he replied.
The slight hope that had risen in Ella’s heart was instantly crushed. “I have
nothing to offer you at this ‘moment. Our business is going bankrupt, and the
pack has nearly lost all wealth due to current attacks. But if you promise to help
my pack, once I regain control over our business, I will make sure to repay
you…”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“I don’t want your money,” Walter interjected. “I have enough to buy you and
your pack a hundred
times over.”
Ella fell silent, sensing the insult behind his words that she reluctantly
swallowed. “Then what do you
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want?” she asked, only to feel his hand sliding down to her rear.
“I have never fucked a shifter before. Lettaste you,” he offered.
Ella’s face paled instantly. “That’s impossible!” she panicked, struggling to free
herself from his grasp.
“Letgo!”
Walter’s expression darkened. “Why are you acting innocent? You are making it
seem like I’m trying to
rape you?” he released her in disgust.
“I am not a whore who sleeps around for money!” she snapped.
“Though you’re no longer a princess either, and all too soon you’ll find that you
are willing to sell yourself for money too,” Walter retorted.
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Ella froze under the weight of the truth in his words. Her eyes welled up again,
she could no longer argue. She had known from the beginning that this moment
would come, but she hadn’t wanted to accept it. Yet, when he had said those
things to her, she could no longer see the fiicker of hope that had been
lingering around the corner. “You’re the worst,” she whispered, wiping her tears
and grabbing her luggage to leave.
Walter stood motionless, watching her pass by. For the first tin his life, he
felt deeply disturbed by a woman’s tears, especially when that woman wasn’t
human but a despicable she–wolf. A werewolf destined for the fate she was
heading toward, so why… why was he so furious over her departure?
Consumed by his own anger and wild thoughts, he charged at Ella. “What are
you doing?!” she screamed as he lifted her up and threw her over his shoulder.
“Stay quiet,” he growled, tossing her into the passenger seat. Ella slid back as
he suddenly leaned in, gripping her chin tightly. “Before I change my mind and
punish you for callingthe worst,” he added, staring into her fearful eyes and
full red lips before pulling away and slamming the door shut.
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