Chapter 232
Chapter 232
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Aurora bit down on her lip, hatred flashing in her eyes. Lee’s words cut deep, and she knew they carried truth. The Grafton family already disapproved of her match with Caelum. If he were to discover now that she was not his true savior, he would cast her aside without hesitation.
Not yet. She could not let that happen.
For now, she needed to steady Lee, play along, and buy herself time. Later, she would find a way to silence him permanently.
“Fine,” Aurora said coldly, her voice taut with restrained fury. “I’ll agree. But this arrangement between us -no third wolf must ever know p>
“Of course,” Lee replied, smug satisfaction curling his lips.
Meanwhile, in the room next door, Lana pressed her ear tightly to the wall, a glass cupped against it in hopes of amplifying the muffled voices. Her wolf’s instincts were sharp, but the walls seemed impenetrable. After a long, fruitless attempt, she pulled back with a scowl.
“What the hell? Even a rundown roadside inn has walls this thick?” she muttered under her breath.
Kade shifted irritably on the chair. “You dragged me into a den like this for nothing? Just to listen to whispers through a wall?” His wolf aura flared, restless.
“We need to know what they’re talking about,” Lana hissed back, unwilling to admit her frustration. She had even bribed the innkeeper to confirm which room Aurora had entered.
Kade gave her a look of disdain. “Even if you listen all night, you’ll hear nothing worth a damn. If you want the truth, we should just smash the door down and drag her out.” His wolf craved confrontation, violence sparking in his eyes.
“That would only alert her, ” Lana argued.
Just then, a knock rattled the door. Lana and Kade exchanged wary glances. Finally, Lana rose, moving cautiously toward it. She cracked it open by a sliver-
And froze.
Her blood ran cold when her gaze inet the face she least wanted to see: Victor Ashford.
He stood outside, his expression carved from ice, his storm–grey eyes piercing through the narrow gap in the doorway. The aura of an Alpha/inheritor radiated off him, suffocating and relentless.
Panic clawed at Lana’s chest. Should she slam the door shut and pretend she had seen nothing? Or open it fully and face the storm head–on?
Before she could decide, the door to the next room creaked open Aurora stepped out, followed by Lee.
Heart jolting, Lana yanked Victor inside, slamming the door shut before they could be noticed.
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“ You-” Victor began, his brow furrowed.
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But Lana pressed her palm over his mouth, silencing him instantly. She gestured for him to stay quiet, tilting the door open just enough to peer outside.
Aurora’s voice slithered into the hallway, cold and sharp.
“One month. No more. If you dare appear before me again in that time, you’ll ruin everything. And if Caelum suspects, you’ll lose every coin p>
Lee only chuckled, the sound mocking and cruel. “One month, Aurora. If the marks aren’t in my hand, I’ll tell him everything. That you’re no savior, only a fraud p>
Aurora’s glare could have cut steel. She spun on her heel and stalked away, her wolf bristling with unease, leaving Lee smirking at her retreating figure. After a moment, he sauntered back into the room and shut the door.
Only then did Lana close their door fully. Her pulse still raced as she turned to Kade. “You heard that, didn’t you? Aurora’s hiding something big p>
“I didn’t catch the words,” Kade admitted with a lazy grin, his wolf lounging like a predator who knew the prey had already trapped itself. “But I can tell you this–you’re in deep trouble p>
Confused, Lana frowned–until she realized with horror that her hand was still pressed against Victor’s mouth. His skin burned under her palm, heat like fire searing into her. She yanked it away as though scalded.
Her laugh was nervous, brittle. “What a coincidence. running into you here again p>
Victor didn’t speak. He didn’t need to. His glacial stare bore into her, the weight of his silence more crushing than any words. His presence filled the cramped room with Alpha authority, making Lana feel like a criminal hauled before judgment.
“You’re here for Kade?” she blurted, desperate to deflect. “Then you two talk. I’ll just… go.” She reached for her bag, intent on escaping.
Victor’s voice cracked through the air like a whip. “I didn’t realize you’d grown so fond of my nephew. Last time it was stripping his clothes off. Now it’s sneaking into an inn together?” His eyes flicked between them, a flicker of something sharp–something jealous–hidden beneath his frost.
Kade nearly toppled off the sofa, “Lana, when the hell did you strip me p>
She flushed scarlet, “You were drunk and puking, I was helping you! That’s all p>
Victor’s lips curled in a razor–thin smile. “Indeed. Had I been any later that night, you’d have stripped him
bare p>
The air in the room thickened with tension. Kade’s gaze burned like fire; Victor’s cut like ice.
Lana stood caught between then, suffocated by the clash of two predators whose dominance warred in silence. Her wolf whimpered beneath their dueling auras, the pressure unbearable.
She wanted to scream. These two weren’t here to fight her enemies–they were here to torment her.
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So much for handsome men. Looks meant nothing when their presence felt like being dragged over hot coals, or drowned beneath ice.