Chapter 49
Chapter 49:
“Play along, my little wolf,” he whispered, his breath hot against my skin, meant only for my ears. “They’re all watching p>
He pulled back just enough to let me breathe, his arm wrapped securely around my waist. Over Kain’s shoulder, I saw Jase. His face was twisted into an ugly mask of pure agony and shattered pride, his fists trembling at his sides. The war was over, and Jase had lost. Yet as my heart hammered wildly against my ribs, Kain’s whispered command echoed in my mind, leaving me breathless and entirely uncertain of what was real.
Adelina POV
The heat of Kain’s lips still burned against mine when a pathetic, guttural snarl ripped through the clearing.
Jase lunged forward, his Alpha composure entirely shattered. His Inner Wolf was whining visibly in his bloodshot eyes, unable to withstand the crushing weight of Kain’s Lycan aura.
“What did he pay you?!” Jase roared over the deafening thrum of the helicopter blades. “Two years, Adelina! We had two years! And he buys you in two weeks with a title and a black card? Tell me you’re just using him to escape being a pathetic, wolfless Omega p>
I stepped out of Kain’s protective hold. The cold night air hit my skin, but my voice was remarkably steady.
“I left for my freedom, Jase,” I said, my words slicing through his delusion. “But I am staying because Kain looks at me and sees a Luna. He sees a person worthy of protection. To you, I was never anything more than a convenient, disposable Omega assistant p>
Jase’s scent instantly curdled into the rancid stench of rotting apples and pure defeat. Humiliated and stripped of his savior complex, he spat at Kain, “You’re a fraud! A manipulative tyrant p>
Kain moved. He didn’t shout. His voice was a lethal, quiet rumble that somehow overpowered the roaring engine, meant only for Jase’s ears.
𝘓𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯
“If you ever touch her again,” Kain warned, his storm-gray eyes devoid of mercy, “if you even dare to whisper her name in a Mind-Link, I won’t just break your hands like I did at The Box. I will short Davenport Tech into absolute liquidation. I will formally challenge you, slaughter your Alpha wolf, and leave you a nameless Rogue p>
Jase choked on his own breath, stumbling back as if physically struck. The threat of losing his Pack and his wealth paralyzed him completely. Kain didn’t give him another second of his time. His hand found the small of my back, guiding me into the dark cabin of the military chopper.
The heavy doors slid shut, cutting off Jase’s broken figure and the biting wind.
I sank into the black leather seat and slipped on the noise-canceling headset. As the chopper lifted into the night sky, leaving the Wolfe Creek Retreat behind, the adrenaline began to fade. I looked at Kain. He was staring out the window, his sharp jawline clenched tight.
“Thank you,” I murmured into the headset microphone. “For coming. And for the kiss p>