Chapter 276
Chapter 276:
I stared at the file icon. It was the recording from the academy’s detention room — the exact moment Kira Parrish had arrogantly confessed to locking me in that silver-lined storage closet when we were teenagers, laughing as she cursed me to lose my wolf forever. It was the root of all my trauma, the truth she had buried to maintain her flawless image.
“We play it at the ceremony,” I said, the fire of vengeance finally igniting in my chest. “Right in front of Jase, the Pack Alphas, and every single camera she invited to her perfect day p>
Kain’s lips curved into a predatory, ruthless smile. He leaned down and pressed a fierce kiss to my forehead.
“A wedding gift she will never forget p>
Blake POV
The air inside Jase’s top-floor Alpha Office at Davenport Tech was suffocating, thick with his scent — a bitter mix of blind ambition and a sour metallic tang.
“You invited the Pack media? All of them?” I slammed my hands onto his massive glass desk, narrowly missing a thick, cream-colored seating chart stained with black ink. “Jase, this is supposed to be a sacred Mate-bond ceremony under the Moon Goddess, not a damn PR stunt p>
𝖳𝘩𝘦 𝗺𝗼𝗌𝘵 р𝗼𝗽𝘶𝘭𝘢𝗋 𝘯оv𝖾l𝗌 𝘰n
Jase didn’t even look up from his monitor. “It’s the wedding of the year, Blake p>
I stared at my cousin, my Alpha, feeling a sickening wave of pity and disgust. My gaze drifted to the framed, grainy photograph on his desk — Jase holding a younger Adelina during the agonizing throes of her first shift. He kept it there as a trophy, a delusion that he was her savior. He had no idea what he had actually done to her.
Tears of sheer frustration pricked my eyes, but I swallowed them down. “Fine.” I took a step back toward the heavy metal door, my heels clicking sharply against the cold marble floor. “I’m going to buy a black dress. If I have to attend the funeral of your dignity tomorrow, I might as well dress the part. Just don’t come crying to me when the sky falls p>
I walked out, pulling the door shut behind me. Through the glass partition, I watched him pick up that old photograph. A second later, his phone buzzed. A soft, sickeningly devoted smile touched his lips as he read Kira’s text. He was completely, hopelessly blind.
Adelina POV
I adjusted the bodice of my midnight blue gown, the heavy silk feeling like armor against my skin. The Alpha Office inside The Wolfe Hotel’s penthouse was calm and meticulously ordered, filled with the steadying scent of wild roses and an impending storm.
Kain stood by the massive mahogany desk, his golden eyes tracking my every movement. He picked up a small, crystal-encrusted clutch from the vanity and walked over to me.
“The false bottom is secured,” Kain rumbled, his fingers brushing mine as he handed it over. The familiar, electric jolt of our bond shot up my arm. “The micro-mic is inside. It will easily bypass the Pack’s security scanners at the venue p>
“Good.” I clicked the clutch shut, testing its weight. “If Kira tries to spin another lie before the video plays, I want every single word recorded. She built her entire life on my trauma. Tomorrow, she loses everything p>