Chapter 449
Chapter 449:
I didn’t pull away from Adelina. I kept one arm securely wrapped around her waist, pressing a kiss to her forehead as I casually reached out and tapped the glowing screen.
The red text glared in the dim light.
ALERT: Tier 1 firewall breach attempt. Routing from dark web detected. Target: Offshore medical archives.
In a fraction of a second, the tender, devoted Mate vanished. The Lycan King awoke. The warmth in my blood flash-froze into absolute, murderous ice. Someone was actively trying to unearth the darkest, most lethal secret of the Blackstone bloodline.
I held my Queen tighter against my chest, letting her watch the beautiful, false northern lights, while my eyes remained locked on the glowing red warning on the screen.
Adelina POV
о𝗿𝗴𝖺𝗇𝗶𝗓𝗲 уo𝘂r 𝗹𝗂𝖻𝗋𝖺𝗿y оո
The Winter Solstice Charity Gala at the New York Public Library was a dazzling display of wealth and hidden fangs. Crystal chandeliers cast a warm, golden glow over the ancient stone walls, illuminating the hundreds of Alphas and human elites mingling below.
I stood beside Kain, sipping champagne as a human banker droned on about interest rates. The memory of the holographic northern lights from our bedroom weeks ago felt like a distant dream; next week, we were finally going to the real Tromsø.
Suddenly, a cloying, artificial perfume sliced through the air. Dr. Chloe Monroe slithered into our circle like a desperate snake. Ignoring me completely, she stepped far too close to my Mate.
“Kain,” she purred, reaching out with a crimson-painted fingernail to brush his tuxedo lapel. “I was hoping we could discuss your sleep architecture p>
Kain’s body instantly turned to granite. The atmospheric pressure plummeted, and his ancient cedar scent flooded the space with a freezing, suffocating killing intent. He stepped back, dodging her touch as if she were diseased.
“My health, Doctor, is perfectly managed by my Luna,” Kain stated, his voice a dark, subsonic rumble that silenced the immediate area. He looked down at her with absolute disgust. “I hear your clinic is facing imminent bankruptcy. Is that why you’re stalking former clients? Leave before I have security drag you out by your hair. Again p>
The faux sympathy on Chloe’s face shattered. Pale and trembling beneath the mocking stares of the surrounding elite, she let out a humiliated sob and fled into the crowd.
A fierce surge of pride and absolute security bloomed in my dormant White Wolf. Kain turned to me, the lethal ice in his golden eyes instantly melting into raw devotion.
“No ghosts in our home, remember?” he whispered, his breath ghosting over my lips.
I smiled, pulling him down for a deep, claiming kiss that left no doubt about who owned the Lycan King.
A few moments later, Kain was pulled away by a group of Pack Elders. I retreated to a quiet alcove near the grand staircase, and my phone buzzed in my clutch. It was a rapid-fire string of texts from Blake Davenport.
Addie, I swear, if this guy mentions fiscal responsibility one more time, my Inner Wolf is going to order the most expensive thing on the menu out of spite!