Chapter 135
Chapter 135:
“I don’t care how much it costs,” I snarled into the receiver, my claws elongating and biting into my own palm. “Dig into Kain Blackwell’s past. I want every record from his college years with Fletcher Banks. And find out exactly who ‘A.W.’ is. He has those initials tattooed over his heart. It’s a woman, and I want her name p>
“Understood, Mr. Davenport. We are on it p>
I ended the call and tossed the phone onto the desk, right beside a glossy brochure for a Mating ceremony in Lake Como that Kira kept pushing on me. I ignored it, my bloodshot eyes locking back onto Adelina’s face in the security photo.
Everyone has a secret. And I will burn his world down with it.
Kira POV
The sterile glass and steel of Jase’s penthouse office reeked of his sour, metallic frustration. I marched in, my heels clicking sharply against the hardwood, and slammed the glossy Lake Como brochure directly over the security photo of Adelina he was obsessing over.
“We need a date, Jase,” I demanded, crossing my arms. “The Davenport Pack needs their Luna officially Marked p>
Jase scowled, shoving the brochure aside. “The market is too volatile right now, Kira. We need perfect timing. I can’t just drop everything for a ceremony p>
“Timing?” I scoffed, my cloying jasmine scent spiking with irritation. “Or are you just too busy stalking that wolfless bitch p>
His eyes flashed with a dangerous Alpha warning, but I wasn’t backing down. I pulled out my phone, hit play, and tossed it onto his desk. The screen showed the mall security footage I had bribed out of a human guard — Jase screaming as a seven-year-old pup bit him, then cowering beneath the cold stare of Kain’s undercover Warrior.
Jase’s face drained of color. His Inner Wolf let out a visceral roar of absolute, suffocating humiliation. “Where did you get that?!” he snarled, lunging up from his chair.
𝘑𝘰𝗶𝘯 o𝗎𝗿 𝗰o𝗺𝗺𝗎ո𝘪𝗍у o𝘯
I forced tears into my eyes and let my voice tremble. “I’m trying to protect you, Jase! I bought it so no one else would see how she humiliated you. And this is how you treat me p>
The emotional blackmail worked. Exhausted and cornered by his own shame, Jase dragged a hand down his face. “I’m sorry, Kira. Just — give me a little more time p>
I snatched my phone back. “Don’t make me wait too long, Jase p>
I turned and walked out. He thought he was the Alpha in control. But I had just found his leash.
The moment the elevator doors slid shut, I opened the private mind-link to my mother.
He’s still obsessed with her, I hissed, pacing the small metal box. He won’t commit to the Marking.
Patience, Kira, Carolyn’s voice echoed back, cold and calculating. Remind him what the Davenport Pack loses if he rejects our alliance. What is he doing now?
He hired investigators to dig into Kain Blackwell’s past, I replied, a wicked smile spreading across my lips. He’s looking for a weakness.
Then we help him find it, my mother declared. We destroy the Lycan King’s reputation, and Adelina’s shield shatters with it. She will have nothing left.
Adelina POV
The faint, ethereal fragrance of the Moonpetal Lilies filled my Alpha office, but it couldn’t soothe the sudden, heavy rumble vibrating in my skull.