Chapter 92
Chapter 92:
A cold, absolute fury settled over me. “Kain has given me more respect in a few days than you did in our entire lives,” I said, my voice dropping into a glacial, unwavering tone that belonged to a true Luna. “You don’t know how to treat a mate, Jase. You only know how to control a piece of property p>
His face twisted into an ugly snarl. He slammed his hand against the marble counter right beside my hip, trapping me.
“Prove it,” he challenged, his voice dripping with malice. “If you’re his precious mate, use the Mind-Link. Call him right now. Tell your devoted King you need him.” He leaned in, his breath hot against my cheek. “Oh, wait. You can’t. Because you’re a broken, wolfless pet, and he wouldn’t answer a defect like you even if you could p>
Cold dread pooled in my stomach. He had found the one weapon I couldn’t defend against. I was wolfless. The silence in my head was a permanent, humiliating void.
I clenched my jaw, refusing to let him see the tears burning at the back of my eyes.
Just then, a slight movement caught my attention. Through the frosted glass doors of the lounge, I saw Harvey Hester standing at his security post. He met my eyes, his expression tightening as he took in Jase’s aggressive posture. Subtly, Harvey’s hand dropped to his pocket, his thumb moving quickly across his phone screen.
Less than five seconds later, the suffocating tension in the room was shattered by a sound.
My cell phone was ringing.
I pulled it from my blazer pocket. The caller ID flashed brightly: Kain.
𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘯
I looked Jase dead in the eye, swiped the screen, and hit the speaker button.
“I was just thinking about you, my little wolf,” Kain’s deep, gravelly voice vibrated through the quiet lounge. The sheer, possessive warmth in his tone sent a heavy rush of heat straight to my core. “I’ve cleared my schedule. I’m coming to take you home p>
Jase physically recoiled. The color drained from his face, his jaw slackening in absolute, crushing defeat. The metallic stench of his arrogance dissolved into the pathetic scent of pure shock.
I didn’t break eye contact with my ex-fiancé as I spoke into the phone. “I’ll be right down, Kain p>
I ended the call. As I slipped the phone back into my pocket, a sudden, terrifying flutter erupted in my chest. Hearing Kain’s voice hadn’t just saved me — it had anchored me. The fierce protection in his words felt entirely too real, and heaven help me, my reaction to it was no act at all.
Without another word, I stepped around Jase’s frozen form, my heels clicking against the hardwood as I walked out to meet my King.
Adelina POV
I stepped out of the glass doors of The Wolfe Hotel Group HQ, the cool evening air hitting my flushed cheeks. The adrenaline from my confrontation with Jase was still humming in my veins, but the moment I saw the charcoal grey Aston Martin idling at the curb like a dormant beast, my racing heart found a different rhythm.