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Chapter 13 Confrontation

Chapter 13: Confrontation and Revelation

Chapter 13: Confrontation and Revelation

(Elena’s POV)

A tall, well–built Alpha leaned against his black sedan, smoking a cigarette. The blue white smoke blurred his face, but his deep golden eyes swept over the men’s coat draped over my body, inscrutable.

Nathan instinctively glanced at me, then turned to Marcus. “Alpha Marcus, are you waiting for someone?”

The thought that Marcus might be waiting for me seemed absurd. Why would he care about my whereabouts after orchestrating tonight’s humiliation?

Marcus raised his head, exhaled smoke, and crushed the cigarette under his foot. His gaze turned cold as he looked at Nathan.

“Young Master Sterling, do you enjoy meddling in other people’s business so much?”

The four words “meddling in other people’s business” hit my heart like a hammer. My lips went pale as the realization struck me like lightning.

Tonight’s scheme orchestrated by Sophia might truly have been Marcus’s idea. The thought made run cold, my hands and feet freezing.

blood

Nathan noticed my distress and narrowed his eyes, turning to Marcus. “How is saving a damsel in distress considered meddling?”

Marcus frowned, and just as Nathan was about to say more, I weakly pulled at his sleeve. “Big Brother Nathan, please take me home.”

I couldn’t bear to hear any more. The betrayal cut too deep.

Sensing my trembling, Nathan agreed without further argument with Marcus.

As we were about to leave, Marcus called out coldly. “Elena.”

I stiffened. He never called my name in public, always avoiding acknowledgment of our mate bond.

Confused by his sudden change, I hesitated. What game was he playing now?

calling you?” he demanded

palm reopened slightly from my clenched fist. Suppressing

Marcus, what is

“Come here,” he commanded.

he added threateningly. “Don’t make me say it

to Nathan, who understood my predicament. He whispered that I could contact him

I

toward Marcus, each step feeling like I was walking

narrowed eyes. “Are you so eager to betray our mate

Chute 13 Gorditation

at the corner of my mouth, frowning.

happened? Shouldn’t

displeasure flashed. He seemed especially irritated

wore

disheveled state

“Who did this?”

with unshed tears. I pulled out the crumpled document from

to trick me into attending that dinner,

the document

so much, we can sever our mate bond anytime. Why do you need others to insult

staring at me. The silence

might suffocate if I

dare leave, I’ll withdraw the lawyer defending your brother,”

fists clenching tighter. David’s fate hung in the

hadn’t turned back, he sneered and blocked

that’s impossible. The Sterling family can’t interfere with

completely collapsed, my voice becoming hoarse and choked. “Marcus,

want!”

coat into a trash bin. He removed his own suit jacket and walked

from above. Despite my resistance, he forcibly brought me to

Car

(Marcus’s POV)

driver, turned and nodded

to stare blankly out the window. I glanced at her and

drive.

Estate, Elena quickly got out and rushed toward the Residential

hurry to get

“Investigate what happened tonight”

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