Chapter 44
Chapter 44:
I coldly yanked my arm free. “They were empty, Vincent. Because you made sure of it.” I raised my voice so every wolf in the room could hear. “But as of today, I have injected personal funds into the Pack. By 5:00 PM, all back pay will be issued, along with a ten percent loyalty bonus p>
The shift in the room was instantaneous. The scent of fear evaporated, replaced by a surging wave of hope and fierce loyalty.
“Where did you get that kind of money?” Vincent demanded, his voice trembling as he realized he had lost them.
“My Mate is investing in a Pack’s most valuable asset — its people,” I replied, my tone dripping with ice. “Not the parasites sucking its blood p>
A deafening roar of applause and howls erupted from the Pack members. They weren’t cheering for a wolfless Omega; they were cheering for their Luna. Vincent stumbled back, his authority completely shattered. I had established the new law: loyalty would be rewarded, and betrayal would be purged.
Jase POV
Thirty minutes later, I sat in my black McLaren on Fifth Avenue, the engine idling like a caged beast. The acrid, metallic scent of my own jealousy was choking me.
𝖱е𝘢𝗱 𝖿𝗿𝘦𝖾 𝗇𝗈𝘃e𝘭𝗌 𝗈𝗇 ѕ.𝖼o𝗆
Through the tinted windshield, I watched Adelina step out of Tiffany & Co., clutching that iconic blue bag. She looked elegant, distant, and utterly broken.
My stomach twisted into a violent knot. Kira’s lies echoed in my skull — Adelina, forced to sell herself to Kain Blackwell to pay off her father’s debts. And now, the ultimate sick joke: the plaything was buying a gift for her tyrant. It was the final stage of Stockholm syndrome. My Adelina, the woman who was supposed to be mine, was having her soul corroded by that monster.
My Inner Wolf clawed at my ribs, demanding blood. I wanted to rip Kain Blackwell’s throat out and drag her away from this golden cage.
Suddenly, a sharp pressure pierced my temple.
Jase, Dixie’s voice echoed through our Mind-Link. I just got the intel. Adelina is confirmed for the Wolfe Creek Leadership Retreat in the Catskills this weekend. Vincent is forcing the entire executive board to attend.
My hands gripped the leather steering wheel until my knuckles turned white.
Perfect, I replied through the link, my eyes never leaving Adelina’s retreating figure. Davenport Tech is their primary creditor. Get me an invitation.
I wasn’t just going to attend a corporate retreat. I was going to walk into that forest, expose Kain Blackwell’s atrocities to the entire Pack, and take back what belonged to me.
Adelina POV
The morning sun felt cold as it filtered into my father’s former Alpha office. His scent — a crisp blend of winter snow and pine — was barely a ghost now, suffocated by the sour, rotting stench of Vincent Parrish’s bruised ego.
Vincent stormed into the room and slammed a glossy brochure onto the mahogany desk. The Wolfe Creek Leadership Retreat.
“Mandatory for all executives this weekend in the Catskills,” Vincent sneered, leaning over the desk. “Unless the new ‘Luna’ is too afraid to face the Pack members she just brutalized p>
I didn’t flinch. I needed time to oversee the forensic audit, but Vincent was desperate to drag me into a hostile environment he controlled.