Chapter 123
Chapter 123:
I sat in the leather armchair, exhaling a thick cloud of cigar smoke. Grant sat across from me, swirling a glass of amber whiskey.
“She put the wall back up,” I muttered, the frustration bleeding into my voice.
Grant sighed, taking a slow sip of his drink. “Davenport shattered her trust, Kain. He made her believe she was nothing but property. Combine that with the deep insecurity of being a wolfless Omega, and she thinks she’s just a temporary asset to you. She’s terrified of hoping for more p>
I crushed the cigar into the crystal ashtray, the embers dying instantly beneath my force. I leaned forward, my storm-gray eyes locking onto my brother’s.
“I’m not playing a game, Grant,” I stated, my voice vibrating with a solemnity I hadn’t felt in centuries. “I’m going to make her my Luna. Truly. Without contracts or conditions p>
Grant nodded slowly, his expression hardening. “Then you need to handle the threats outside her walls first. My sources confirmed Jase Davenport hired human private investigators. He’s digging into your past, looking for leverage. It’s a coward’s move, but he’s desperate p>
A dark, lethal growl rumbled deep in my chest. My fangs grazed my lower lip as my beast surged to the surface. “Let him watch. He’ll see a predator he should never have provoked p>
𝗪𝘩𝘢𝗍 еve𝗋𝘺𝘰ո𝘦 𝘪s 𝘳𝗲𝗮𝗱і𝘯𝗀 𝘰𝗻 ѕ.c𝘰𝗺
I left the lounge and returned to the penthouse den. Without Adelina’s presence, the sprawling space felt like a freezing, empty tomb. I crossed to the obsidian coffee table and reached for the crystal decanter.
Then a clumsy, youthful voice echoed in my skull.
Uncle Kain?
It was Jaxon. The pup was practicing his newly formed mind-link, the psychic connection fragile but unmistakably clear.
I’m here, Jaxon, I replied gently, setting the glass down.
Uncle Kain, why did Auntie Adelina say you can’t come to the LEGO store with us on Saturday? Are you in trouble?
The innocent question twisted in my chest like a blade forged of pure silver. I closed my eyes, the pain sharp and suffocating. She wasn’t just enforcing boundaries in our bedroom — she was actively excising me from the life we were supposed to build together, cutting me out of her time with my own nephew to ensure the friends protocol held absolutely.
I stared at the empty room, my jaw clenched so tight my teeth ached.
She had built a massive fortress to keep me out. But she was about to learn that a Lycan King excels at a siege.
Jase POV
The crystal whiskey glass shattered against the pristine white wall of my penthouse, raining amber droplets onto the hardwood floor. I stared out the floor-to-ceiling windows at the Manhattan skyline. Blackstone Tower pierced the clouds like a black sword — a mocking monument to my humiliation.
My Inner Wolf clawed at my ribs, roaring with a toxic, metallic jealousy. Kain Blackwell had stripped me of my pride, my power, and my property. He had humiliated me in front of that human Headmaster and paraded Adelina around as though she were his true Luna. But no one was untouchable.