Chapter 305
Chapter 305
Third Person’s POV
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Caelum did not bother to hide his disdain. His voice was sharp as a blade when he spoke, echoing in the steel–walled chamber of SilverTech Forgeworks.
“Yes. I intend to charge you,” he said flatly. “You lied to me, claiming it was for a funds. verification. Then, using my WolfComm device while my trust was down, you siphoned fifty million credits. Fifty million, Aurora. You knew SilverTech’s chain of resources was already stretched thin. That money was to put out the fire that could burn the whole forge. Instead, you handed it off to that man named Lee. Now those funds won’t return for three moons. Do you have any idea how much damage you’ve caused me p>
Aurora’s breath trembled, but she stood her ground. “I only did it because I didn’t want our bond to break apart. I wanted to preserve what we had p>
Caelum’s eyes narrowed, colder than winter frost on the battlements of the Silverfang stronghold. “A bond? Tell me, Aurora–did we ever truly have one? You scorned me once. Every confession I made, you cast aside as though I were beneath you. Then when I rose- when I became Alpha, when SilverTech thrived–you came crawling back. It wasn’t me you wanted. It was the title. The power. The glory of being Luna of the Silverfang Alpha p>
His words lashed like a whip. Aurora flinched, though she forced herself not to bow her head. Her hand instinctively brushed her lower belly, protectively cupping the fragile life within. “No matter what you think of me, I carry your child now,” she said. “You cannot deny that p>
“Ah, the child.” His voice sank low, dangerous, like thunder before a storm. His piercing gaze dropped to her stomach, hard and cruel. “You haven’t rid yourself of it yet p>
Aurora’s eyes blazed with fury. “This is our child. Of course I haven’t p>
“You’d do best to rid yourself of it,” Caelum snarled, stepping closer, towering over her like a predator closing in on a cornered wolf. “Or don’t blame me when I rid you of it myself p>
Her pulse thundered in her ears. “Never. I will not kill my cub p>
“Then I’ll kill it for you p>
His growl tore through the chamber, and before Aurora could retreat, his boot lifted and drove toward her stomach. She curled instinctively, shielding her womb with both arms. The blow sent her sprawling across the polished stone floor, the air ripped from her lungs in a strangled gasp.
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Pain burned through her body, yet when her eyes lifted to meet his, there was something unexpected in them. A spark of triumph.
Her lips curved into a broken but defiant smile. “Every word you just said… every strike you just gave me… has been recorded. Transmitted straight to my den terminal p>
Caelum froze. His breath caught, the rage in his eyes flashing into alarm.
“You think I would come here unprepared?” Aurora rasped, forcing herself upright, clutching her belly with one arm. Her other hand pointed toward the small leather satchel lying innocently on the table beside them. “That satchel carries a micro–lens. It caught everything. If you don’t withdraw your charges, those recordings will spread like wildfire through the packs. The Alpha of Silverfang, striking a pregnant she–wolf, threatening his own blood. Imagine how the Coalition would feast on that p>
Snarling, Caelum lunged to the satchel, tearing it open. His sharp eyes immediately caught the glint of the micro–device hidden in the seam.
She wasn’t lying.
His fangs bared, fury twisting his expression. “You would use even the life inside you as a weapon against me p>
Aurora staggered to her feet, her body trembling but her voice steel. “And you dare question me, Caelum Grafton? You, who would murder your own cub? Do not speak to me of honor when you’ve cast it away p>
His chest heaved, eyes flickering between rage and something darker–fear of exposure, fear of disgrace. After a long, burning silence, his growl subsided into a venomous hiss. “Fine. I’ll withdraw the charges. But hear me, Aurora–if that recording ever leaks, if it ever touches another’s ears, I will hunt you to the ends of the wilds and end you myself p>
Aurora let out a bitter laugh, clutching her belly as she limped toward the door. “Your threats no longer frighten me. Do what you will. But you’ll never silence me forever p>
The heavy doors of the SilverTech chamber closed behind her. Each step she took was laced with pain, but also with clarity. She had seen the truth of Caelum Grafton at last.
She had once believed his coldness toward Freya Thorne was a moment of cruelty, that he had abandoned Freya because their bond had failed. But now she knew. If Caelum could discard Freya without a second thought, he could discard her too. Alpha or not, savior or not–without leverage, without usefulness, she was nothing to him.
How foolish she had been, believing that bearing his child would bind him to her. That motherhood would grant her immunity. She had believed his bloodline mattered. But it did
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not. Not to Caelum.
He could cast aside a cub as easily as a trinket.
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Later that night, Aurora staggered into the healers‘ ward at Bluemoon’s outpost infirmary. The pain in her abdomen gnawed at her with every breath. She lay back as the healer examined her, her hands trembling as she awaited the verdict.
The healer’s face darkened. “The child lives,” she said at last. Aurora’s heart nearly burst with relief. But the healer’s next words struck her like ice water. “Aurora, your womb is… fragile. If
another.” you lose this cub, there is a chance you may never carry
Her blood ran cold. “What p>
Before she could process the truth, her WolfComm rang, vibrating harshly in her palm. She answered with shaking fingers.
“My daughter!” Emilia’s voice cried out from the other end, panicked and broken. “The court’s men— they came to the house. They’ve seized everything Caelum ever gave you. The jewels, the gifts–all gone p>
Aurora’s hand slipped. The WolfComm clattered to the infirmary floor, the healer rushing to steady her before she collapsed.
The jewels. Her last lifeline. She had planned to sell them, to use their worth to hire a defender strong enough to face Caelum in the Tribunal.
Now they were gone.
Her final hope stripped away in an instant.