Chapter 208
Chapter 208:
All the color drained from Kira’s face. Her cloying jasmine scent curdled into pure, unadulterated terror. She finally understood.
“From now on, you keep your mouth shut,” I commanded, pocketing her phone. “Or I will personally throw you at his feet p>
Kira crumbled, burying her face in her hands. I stared down at her, realizing the bitter truth. We were no longer a power couple. I was now the warden to a liability, trapped in a cage built entirely on fear.
Bryan POV
The study of the Parrish Estate was suffocating. I paced behind my mahogany desk, the stale scent of my cigars entirely overpowered by the sour stench of my own panic. The half-empty crystal decanter of scotch on the side table offered no comfort.
“How could she do this?” Carolyn wept from the leather armchair, dabbing her eyes. “She’s a monster, Bryan. She mutilated our daughter p>
“Shut up, Carolyn!” I roared, slamming my fist onto the desk. My Inner Wolf was whining, terrified of the shadows in my own home. “This is your fault! Your defective daughter brought the wrath of the Lycan King to my dining room p>
I couldn’t fight Kain Blackwell. If I tried, Parrish Holdings wouldn’t just be bankrupt — my entire bloodline would be erased. I needed a scapegoat. I needed to sever the rotting limb to save the body.
𝖩𝗼і𝘯 𝘁𝘩𝗼𝘶s𝘢ոd𝗌 𝗼𝘧 𝗳𝗮𝘯𝘀 on ѕ.𝗰𝘰𝘮
“We have to cut her off,” I muttered, my mind racing. I turned to Carolyn. “We are issuing a public decree to the Continental Pack Council. Adelina is mentally unstable. She attacked Pack members unprovoked. I am officially banishing her from the Silvermoon Pack p>
Carolyn gasped, a fleeting sliver of maternal instinct making her hesitate. “Banish her? Bryan, she’ll be a Rogue. She’ll have nothing p>
“Do you want to be torn apart with her?” I snarled, stepping closer. “If we don’t disown her, Kain will hold us responsible for whatever war she starts next. Choose, Carolyn — your status as Luna, or the Omega who just held a silver whip to your throat p>
Self-preservation won. Carolyn swallowed hard and gave a slow, trembling nod.
I immediately picked up my phone and dialed my lead attorney. “Draft a statement,” I ordered. “Title it An Alpha’s Tragic Choice. Adelina Wolfe is exiled p>
Adelina POV
The Elder Sanctum was a quiet, sterile tomb. The rhythmic beeping of the heart monitor was the only sound tethering my grandmother to this world. I sat in the dim light beside her bed, holding her frail, cold hand.
The adrenaline from the Parrish estate had faded, leaving me hollow and exhausted. My biological family had betrayed me, leaving me entirely alone in the dark.
Suddenly, the heavy wooden door swung open.
A powerful, crisp scent of citrus and loyalty cut through the smell of dry herbs. Fletcher Banks stepped into the room, moving with the silent, lethal grace of a true predator. Behind him, four elite Warriors clad in Blackstone Pack tactical gear filed into the corridor, seamlessly replacing the Silvermoon guards.
Fletcher stopped at the foot of the bed and offered me a deep, respectful bow.