CHAPTER 243
A week had passed since the Alpha Summit disaster, and I still couldn’t believe how spectacularly Lucas and Clara’s lives had fallen apart. Everything had spread like wildfire across every pack teritory. Lucas and Clara were now the most hated couple in werewolf history
Last I heard. Clara was admitted to Silverstone Medical Center after Lucas pushed her during a heated argument. The fall affected her pregnancy. And Lucas? He’d completely vanished.
But despite all the satisfaction I should’ve felt watching their downfall, I was frustrated. They still had no idea about my double identity. They never realized that the woman they’d tormented was the same one who orchestrated their demise. My revenge felt….incomplete
I was lost in these thoughts when Dominic strolled into my room without knocking, that imitating smirk playing on his lips.
“Ever heard of privacy?” I closed my laptop.
He leaned against the doorframe, “I have something to show you.”
I rolled my eyes, “And that couldn’t wait until after I finished working?”
“Nope,” he replied. “I want to grant one of your wishes today.”
I raised an eyebrow, “My wish is for you to leave me alone for twenty minutes.”
Dominic laughed, “Always so difficult Come on, get dressed. We’re going out”
“I’m not in the mood, I protested, but he was already pulling me up from my chair.
“Trust me, you’ll want to see this,” he insisted. “Or would you rather stay cooped up in here brooding over people who aren’t worth your
lime?
I sighed dramatically, “Fine, Give me fifteen minutes.“”
Thirty minutes later, we were driving through downtown Blackthom, Dominic
ic was vibrating with excitement, which only made me more
suspicious.
“Where are we going?” I asked for the tenth time.
“Patience was never your strong suit he teased. “We’re almost there.”
He finally parked in front of a large building covered with a massive tarp. When we finally stopped, Dominic insisted on covering my eyes with his hands B
“This is ridiculous, I protested.
“Just a few more steps,” he guided me forward. “Ready? Open your eyes.”
I opened my eyes and gasped. Standing before me was a beautiful three–story building with floor–to–ceiling windows and elegant stone accents. A sign above the entrance read “Evelyn’s Fashion House
My knees nearly buckled. Years ago, before Lucas, before everything fell apart, I’d dreamed of owning my own fashion design studio. It had been my passion, my secret ambition that I’d abandoned when I left with Lucas.
“How did you…” I couldn’t finish the sentence as tears welled in my eyes.
Dominic stood beside me, watching my reaction carefully. “Do you like it?“%
I couldn’t speak, Instead, I tumed to him in anger. “Why are you doing this? Why are you torturing me??
His smile faltered, “Torturing you? I thought you’d be happy.
“Happy?” I laughed bitterly. “You’re making me feel things I don’t want to feel! How did you even know about this dream?“)
“Your grandparents mentioned-
“Another lie,” I cut him off. “Just like you never told me the truth about saving me. About the kidney”
Dominic froze. “How did you find out about that?%
“Dr. Nelson told me everything,” I cut him off. “How you brought me to the hospital five years ago, how you donated your kidney to save me. Why? Why did you do that and then disappear?“8
“You really don’t want to know this, Evelyn,”
I demanded, “Tell me everything. Now”
“We’ve been mates since five years ago,” he said quietly. “The night I found you on that road. “I
I froze. “What?
“My parents, before they died, instructed me to marry the Blackthorn heir–you. I’d never seen you before, only heard your name. One night, I was driving and saw someone collapsed on the road. I pulled over to help, and the moment I touched you, I felt the mate pull.” My mind raced, trying to process this information. “But… I felt the mate pull in the hospital, With Lucas.“8
Dominic shook his head. “You felt it with me. I was there when you woke up briefly. But I left to get coffee because I was confused. I wanted to fulfill
Il my parents dying wish, not be distracted by a mate bond. I didn’t know you were the same person they wanted me to
marry.”
“So when I woke up fully..”
“Lucas was there.” he finished. “By the time I got back, you were gone. I searched everywhere, but you’d disappeared with him.”
“He knew we were mates. He saw me carrying you into the hospital. He heard the doctors talking about the mate bond. He took advantage of your confusion and weakness.”
“Remember the blue roses that would appear at your apartment in Silverstone every
year
on your birthday?” he asked. “The ones Lucas
always claimed he didn’t send?”
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“So when I woke up fully
“Lucas was there,” he finished. “By the time I got back, you were gone. I searched everywhere, but you’d disappeared with him.”
“He knew we were mates. He saw me carrying you into the hospital. He heard the doctors talking about the mate bond. He took advantage of your confusion and weakness.”
“Remember the blue roses that would appear at your apartment in Silverstone every year on your birthday?” he asked. “The ones Lucas
always claimed he didn’t send?%
“That was you?” I whispered.
“I found you three years ago,” he admitted. “But you seemed… happy with Lucas. I didn’t want to disrupt your life if you’d found
contentment.”
I didn’t know what to say. All this time, I’d been trapped mei
d with L
Lucas, thinking we were males,
s, when my true mate had been searching for
My phone chimed with a notification, breaking the heavy silence between us. I pulled it out, seeing a message from the hospital.
“It’s my test results from my check up after fainting,” I mumured, opening the email.
My heart stopped as I read the words: “Pregnancy test Positive
“No” I whispered. “This can’t be happening.”
“What is it?”
Hooked up at him in horror Tm pregnant, With Lucas’s baby.”
Miles away, Lucas sat in his car near the border, staring blankly at the road ahead. He had nowhere to go, his reputation destroyed, his position as future Alpha ruined
Marcus approached the car, knocking on the window with a folder in his hand.
“Sir, I have the reports you wanted Marcus said as Lucas rolled down the window.
“And?” Lucas asked dully.
“You won’t believe this, Marcus handed him the folder. “Evelyn Bennett is actually the Blackthorn heir
Lucas flipped through the documents, his eyes widening as he connected the dots the pendant, her claim about returning to her birthright, her sudden disappearance coinciding with the heir’s appearance.
“Son of a bitch,” he muttered. “She played us all,”I‘
“We need to go back” Lucas decided suddenly
Marcus looked alarmed, “Back to Blackthorn? Sir, that’s dangerous. After what happened at the summit-
“She’s my only key to becoming Alpha, Lucas interrupted. “If she truly is the heir, then I need to get to her.”
“But that won’t make her accept you. It’s more complicated now.
A devilish smile spread across Lucas’s face. Not if I blackmail her.“”
He pulled out his phone and dialed a number. “Dr. Nelson? It’s Lucas. I need your help with something. If you don’t cooperate. I’ll make sure Clara and your unborn child never see the light of day. Are we clear?
