Chapter 300
Chapter 300:
Kain instantly went rigid. His breathing hitched, turning heavy and ragged, and I heard a deep, satisfied rumble vibrate from his Inner Wolf straight through his chest. Fighting a losing battle against the primal surge of the mate-bond, he abruptly shoved himself off the bed and practically sprinted into the master bathroom.
The moment the glass shower door slid shut and the water turned on, my eyes snapped open. My heart hammered wildly against my ribs. The rumors were a lie. His tenderness wasn’t an act. He wasn’t indifferent. The foundation of our mating contract had just completely shattered.
Jase POV
The air in the Alpha Office at Davenport Tech was thick and gray with stale cigar smoke. I stared at my sister, my voice cracking into a pathetic, gravelly rasp.
“Just give me your phone, Blake. She’ll answer you p>
“No,” Blake said, her eyes entirely devoid of sympathy.
Rage flared hot in my chest. I slammed my fist onto the heavy desk, rattling the crystal ashtray overflowing with crushed stubs. “I need to explain it to her! I thought Kira was the girl in the vault! If Adelina just listens p>
𝖣𝗼ո’𝘵 𝗺𝗶ss 𝗇e𝗐 𝗿е𝗅𝗲aѕеѕ о𝘯 ѕ.𝘤о𝗺
Blake looked at me with pure, icy disgust. “You don’t love Adelina, Jase. You love the illusion of a broken Omega who needed you to save her.” She stepped closer, her words slicing into me like silver-laced daggers. “Kain’s Inner Wolf saw a Queen, even when she was wolfless. All you ever saw was a reflection of your own ego p>
I opened my mouth to argue, but the words died in my throat.
“Have some Alpha dignity,” she spat, turning on her heel and walking out, leaving me alone in the ruins of my own arrogance.
I stared at the empty doorway, my Inner Wolf howling in blind denial and rage. Blake was wrong. Kain Blackwell didn’t see a Queen. The entire continent knew the Lycan King preferred men. This whole marriage was a calculated business arrangement — a theatrical performance designed to humiliate me and steal what was rightfully mine. Adelina was just blinded by her own pain and his manipulation. If I exposed him, if I ripped away the Lycan’s mask and forced her to see the truth, she would realize her mistake. She would come back to me.
I snatched my car keys off the desk, my blood boiling with frantic desperation. I was going to The Wolfe Hotel.
Adelina POV
Monday morning sunlight streamed through the glass walls of the Alpha Office at The Wolfe Hotel, but it did nothing to warm my skin. I stared at the spreadsheet on my monitor, the numbers blurring together. My mind was still trapped in the master bedroom at Blackstone Tower, haunted by the terrifying, undeniable heat of Kain’s kiss. The foundation of our safe contract had shattered, leaving me navigating a dangerous new reality.
The heavy glass door of my office suddenly rattled.
Carmella darted inside, slamming the door shut and leaning her weight against it. Her scent of rosemary and rain was sharp with absolute panic. “Adelina, security breach. He used an old Davenport override code p>
Before she could finish, a receptionist’s panicked shout echoed in the hallway. The glass door was violently shoved open, the metal doorstop groaning in protest as Carmella was pushed aside.