Chapter 240
Chapter 240
3rd Person’s POV
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There was no restraint in Vale’s words. No trace of the gentle tone he once used with her. Only anger remained, sharp and unfiltered, laced with a deep, simmering irritation.
By the time he finished, the color had completely drained from Cora’s face, leaving her pale and stricken -like prey caught beneath the shadow of bared fangs.
‘W-what?” Her voice trembled, thin as glass on the verge of shattering. “Isn’t that too harsh? I was ill. That’s why I couldn’t return to Lunaris. If you remove my name from the publication… it will ruin my grade. My future as a healer will p>
‘Is that my concern?” Vale’s tone turned glacial. “What do you take me for, Coraline? Your caretaker who excuses every failure? Had you not run off to Blackfang on a whim, we wouldn’t be having this
conversation p>
The connection snapped.
Silence crashed over her.
Cora stared at the device in her hand, fingers tightening until her knuckles whitened. Her pulse pounded erratically beneath her skin, her wolf stirring in unease.
Something was wrong.
Corvin Vale had never spoken to her like that before. The old wolf had always been lenient-too lenient, some would say. Eldric’s generous ‘gifts’ had ensured it.
But now?
I was as though that invisible leash had been severed. As though all that fortune her father had poured nto Vale’s hands had suddenly lost all its power.
Professor Vale said he won’t forgive me if I don’t return to Lunaris by tomorrow…” she murmured, her Toice hollow.
Rage erupted instantly.
‘How dare he?” Daia snapped, her aura surging outward in a violent flare of dominance. A she-wolf baring her fangs over her threatened cub. “Who does that old wolf think he is, daring to threaten my daughter ike this p>
She turned to her mate, fury blazing in her eyes. “Eldric, you paid him well-more than well-to guide Cora, to be patient with her. And now this? Was it not enough? If he wants more, then give him more p>
Her lip curled. “As long as he doesn’t make things difficult for Cora p>
Eldric exhaled heavily, pressing his fingers to the bridge of his nose. “The gold I gave that old wolf was no small tribute. Do you think fortunes simply appear at my command p>
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“There must be a way,” she insisted, her voice tightening. “This is for our daughter p>
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Then, as if struck by sudden recollection, her eyes lit. “The foal you sold yesterday to that warrior…. the price was extraordinary. Use that p>
“No.” Eldric’s answer was immediate and firm. “That gold and those diamonds are already spoken for. I intend to reinvest and expand the Ironcrest stables p>
He straightened slightly, a calculating gleam entering his gaze. “Do you even realize which pack that female warrior came from? Moonclaw. If this first deal satisfies them, they will return-and when they do, we gain more than gold p>
His voice lowered, edged with ambition. “An alliance with a pack as powerful as Moonclaw opens doors most can only dream of p>
Cora said nothing.
Bitterness coiled deep in her chest, cold and suffocating.
Even now-when her future teetered on the brink-their thoughts circled endlessly around wealth, status, opportunity.
Never her.
‘It’s fine, Mother,” she said at last, her voice steady despite the tightness in her throat. “I’ll handle Professor Vale p>
But Eldric wasn’t finished.
‘I’ve already begun seeking new investments,” he added, almost absently. “Rowan has proven increasingly disappointing day by day. I can’t afford to remain idle p>
His gaze flicked toward his daughter, sharp and probing. “There are others worth backing. Even if it means paying off certain insolent parties.” A pause. Then, more pointedly- “Including that ungrateful girl p>
Cora’s breath hitched.
‘And you,” Eldric continued, his tone shifting, turning deceptively casual. “You’ve spent enough time in Lunaris. You hear things. See things p>
His eyes narrowed slightly.
“What are you hiding about Lylah’s mate p>
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