Chapter 436
Chapter 436
3rd Person’s POV
“Why didn’t you say so sooner?” Tiara gasped, already springing to her feet. “Goddess, everyone keeps treating me like I’ll shatter because I’m pregnant. They barely let me eat anything sweet anymore.” She grabbed Lylah’s hand dramatically. “A little cheating won’t hurt the baby, right p>
Lylah laughed softly as she rose from her chair, allowing Tiara to tug her toward the door.
“Only a little,” she warned.
But Tiara was already dragging her away.
Their laughter echoed through the hallways like bells, warm and alive, leaving the two males behind as though they no longer existed.
Ezra’s expression darkened immediately.
His wolf bristled with displeasure as he watched Lylah disappear around the corner yet again.
‘I warned you before,” he said coldly.
Damon nearly stiffened under the weight of the Alpha’s gaze.
The last time this happened, Ezra had already made his position painfully clear: Damon needed to keep Tiara occupied so she would stop stealing Lylah away from him every chance she got.
But somehow, it had happened again.
‘My apologies, Alpha,” Damon said quickly, lowering his head while inwardly blaming Tiara for his suffering. “I’ll handle it better next time. I’ll speak to her later p>
The atmosphere surrounding Rowan Blackfang had only grown darker. Since the incident in the street, he hadn’t returned to Cora.
Instead, he buried himself inside his corporate tower, isolating himself within glass offices and cold boardrooms while the scandal spread through Lunaris like wildfire.
Every media outlet carried the same headlines.
The Alpha of Blackfang striking his Luna publicly less than a day after their mating ceremony.
His team worked nonstop trying to erase the footage. Rowan had hired the best digital specialists in Lunaris, experts capable of wiping scandals from existence within hours. Yet this time, the videos kept resurfacing.
Every deleted article reappeared somewhere else moments later, as though an invisible hand continued feeding the story back to the public.
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Someone powerful was keeping the scandal alive
A knock sounded against the office door.
Azrel stepped inside cautiously, carrying a sealed envelope Alpha, a letter arrived from Alpha Exdry
Rowan’s jaw tightened instantly. He already knew what this was about
No doubt Eldric had finally decided to confront him about what happened to his daughter
But when the envelope was opened.
Rowan’s expression darkened completely
Not once did Eldric mention Cora
Instead
“Alpha Eldric is demanding the return of the capital he invested in your project after the New Moon celebration.” the Beta said carefully. “He intends to move forward with another collaboration and expects full repayment by tomorrow p>
The room exploded with pressure.
Rowan surged to his feet so violently that the whiskey glass on his desk cracked
“How dare he?” His voice came out low and feral. “It was Eldric who pushed for that investment. He rushed to repair the alliance between Ironcrest and Blackfang. He pushed his daughter toward me-pushed this mating ceremony p>
His wolf roared beneath his skin, fury rattling through his bones.
“And now?” Rowan laughed harshly. “Now that everything is collapsing, he plans to pull his money and leave me to drown alone? His nostrils flared.
The more he thought about it, the more something twisted violently inside him
Rowan remembered the argument between Eldric and Cora at the Lunaris Business Venture-the cold hostility between father and daughter, the strain that had clearly existed long before the mating ceremony
He hadn’t cared enough to question it
Now, he understood.
Eldric had known Cora would eventually collapse under the weight of her lies-and still pushed her onto Rowan before abandoning the wreckage for Blackfang to clean up
Rowan’s eyes flashed gold.
He stormed out of the office and drove straight toward the apartment.
The Betrayed Princess Rising
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