Chapter 92
92 The Ultimatum
Mateo’s POV
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She’d killed my little brother, and now she sat there coldly, not a trace of guilt on her face. Did she think that just because alpha Henry was protecting her, I wouldn’t dare touch her?
But my brother was dying! He was my only family left!
“Why did you kill him?!” I grabbed Aubrey by the collar.
If she said one wrong word, I swore I’d shift into wolf form right here and tear her throat out. She’d pay for his life with her own.
But facing my rage, Aubrey only frowned. “I didn’t. Your pack doctor is the problem. He didn’t even
Still lying.
That doctor was handpicked by me. For twenty years, he’d cared for Changsheng with tireless dedication. I saw him once travel through a blizzard for three days just to find a single rare herb.
“How dare you, Omega!”
I couldn’t hold back anymore. My wolf took over, and I lunged, jaws open, aiming for her neck.
Anyone who hurt Changsheng… deserved to die.
Bang!
Before I could react, a massive silver wolf slammed into me. The impact sent me flying.
As I flipped through the air, I caught a whiff of a familiar scent–alpha Henry.
He landed steadily and stood between Aubrey and me, growling low in warning. His black–and–purple eyes shimmered with a cold gleam.
That hit jolted some sense back into me. I shifted back into human form mid–air and landed on my feet. Right now, Changsheng was all that mattered. Even if he had just one breath left…
I rushed toward him–only for Aubrey to shove me back. She stood protectively in front of him, like a mother wolf guarding her pup.
“Calm down! Didn’t you say you trusted me? I’m not letting you touch him!”
She pushed me, and I wanted to laugh–but I couldn’t. My eyes, dark with fury, locked onto hers.
“The biggest mistake I’ve ever made, I hissed, “was trusting you. Letting you near Changsheng!”
His face had turned an ashen gray. My heart felt like it was being shredded by claws.
“If he dies… I’ll bury the entire Mary family with him.”
Aubrey’s POV
“I’d like to see you try!” alpha Henry’s roar shook the garden trees. He had returned to human form , but his alpha pressure hadn’t lessened one bit. I noticed his fingernails were still partially transformed.
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92 The Ultimatum
Despite Mateo’s threat, alpha Henry didn’t hesitate to defend me. I felt both touched and relieved .
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Good thing he came with me today. Otherwise, I probably wouldn’t have made it through. I’d used up all my energy treating Leon, and Ella had gone completely silent. Right now, I was at my weakest .
I reached out and took alpha Henry’s hand, speaking softly. “It’s okay. Trust me–I can handle this . It was the first time I’d spoken to him gently in days. His body stiffened, and the aggressive tension that radiated off him faded. He tightened his fingers carefully around mine, like he was afraid of hurting me . Only then did I turn to Mateo. Just looking at that eerily beautiful face made my blood boil.
I’d finally been ready to let go of my resentment–because I suspected I’d blamed the wrong person .
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“Mateo, let me make one thing clear,” I said coldly. “If he dies, I’ll let my whole family be buried with him . But right now, I need you to calm the hell down. If you lay a finger on me again, Leon will die for sure . ”
Alpha Mateo shook his head slowly. “Buried with him? Don’t flatter yourself… you’re not even worth a single strand of his hair.”
His alpha pressure made it hard to breathe. After losing contact with Ella, I’d become especially sensitive to this kind of dominance.
Just then, alpha Henry squeezed my hand. A warm, steadying force flowed through our joined fingers. His scent wrapped around me, creating a protective barrier.
I drew a deep breath, feeling a strange sense of peace. The way we stood shoulder to shoulder – it felt like a bonded pair standing united before the pack’s enemies.
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