Alpha’s Regret After Putting Me In Jail novel Chapter 104

Chapter 104: You knew

Chapter 104: You knew

(Celeste’s POV)

Each step felt like a punishment. My body was screaming, but there was no reprieve. Every move sent jagged pain through my wolfsbane–burned skin, and my silver–scarred wolf was

whimpering so softly I could barely sense her anymore.

“Just… keep moving,” I whispered to myself, almost pleading.

Each step back to the Winter Pack house felt like the longest distance I had ever traveled. The

air pressing against me was cold–it bit at my wounds beneath my clothes. Marcus had

ensured no visible marks would betray his actions, but the searing pain beneath the surface

was my proof.

His violet eyes burned in my mind. His voice echoed relentlessly: “We’ll continue after I rest,

little mate.”

I clenched my fists, focusing on each step instead of the lingering dread. Nina. I had to reach Nina. Her silver–gray wolf would understand. She would help.

But as I neared the pack house, I felt my wolf stir ominously. A scent hit me like a wall, sharp

and bitter in its strength. My nose burned as moon–blessed wine filled the air.

Then, he appeared.

Lucas. His tall frame stumbled slightly as he stepped into view, his golden eyes glazed with

drunken abandon. He reeked of alcohol, the kind the guards sometimes drank during pack

celebrations.

“You,” he drawled, his lips curling into an unkind smile as his wolf’s aggressive aura surged

around him. “Look… who’s finally back.”

My legs wanted to move, to keep walking, but Lucas blocked my path. His broad shoulders and tense stance told me there was no slipping around him.

“Don’t do this,” I muttered softly, keeping my head low and my voice steady.

Lucas tilted his head, his smile widening in mockery. “Don’t do this?” His laughter was sharp

and unkind. “Did Marcus tire you out already, sister? Are you too exhausted to talk to your dear

brother?”

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The word “brother” made my chest ache in ways I didn’t want to acknowledge. It felt like venom now–like something used to wound me instead of bond us together.

I pushed toward him, keeping my focus ahead, refusing to engage. But Lucas’s hand shot out too fast. His claws latched onto my arm, tight enough to send fresh waves of burning pain through the silver–burned skin.

“I’m talking to you, Celeste,” he snarled. His voice had turned sharper, louder, cutting through. the cold night like a blade. “Don’t you dare walk past me!”

The pain was unbearable. My body wanted to cry out, but I bit the inside of my cheek to hold it

back.

“Let me go,” I said as evenly as I could manage, though my voice shook despite all my effort.

But Lucas didn’t release me. His claws pressed against my burned skin slightly harder, and his golden eyes bore into mine with rage that I didn’t recognize anymore.

The faint sound of footsteps reached my ears. Scarlett’s voice followed, sugary and false as

always. “Lucas, please,” she said sweetly as her emerald eyes focused on me with practiced

concern. “You shouldn’t handle her so roughly.”

Her wolf radiated a delicate show of “concern.” I could feel it weaving through the tension like

a spun thread. But beneath the surface, her satisfaction bled faintly into the air, just enough

for my enhanced senses to detect it.

“Release her,” Scarlett insisted. “That’s Marcus’s mate you’re holding, after all. You wouldn’t

want to upset His Highness, would you?”

At Scarlett’s carefully placed words, a bitter growl rumbled from Lucas. His grip on my arm

tightened briefly before releasing with a shove, almost sending me to the ground.

“Marcus’s mate,” Lucas mocked, spitting the words like they were poison. His wolf’s aura

surged angrily, pressing against my already shaky form.

“Is that what she is now?” Lucas’s laughter followed, cruel and hot. “Marcus’s mate… yet still

crawling back here.”

“Lucas, enough,” Scarlett pleaded softly, her voice trembling just enough to sell the

performance.

But Lucas ignored her–or maybe her words just fed him further. His golden eyes were sharper

now. Anger flickered hot, almost wild, across his face.

“You belong there!” he shouted suddenly, his voice sharper, colder. His hand gestured toward

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the trees–the direction of Marcus’s hunting grounds. “You belong in the Dark Forest… with the other broken wolves!”

His words felt like stone slamming into my chest.

The “broken wolves.”

The pack’s whispered term for Marcus’s victims.

The words carried a weight, one Lucas knew, and he was flinging it at me deliberately.

“No,” I whispered, my voice cracking. “Lucas…”

“You knew,” I said hoarsely, my throat raw from screaming hours before in Marcus’s den. “You

knew about the hunting grounds.”

I hated the desperation in my own voice, but I couldn’t stop it. The pain, the hours of torture, the cruel realization that Marcus’s den wasn’t unique suddenly converged.

Lucas froze for a moment. His glazed eyes blinked as his focus shifted. He tilted his head just

slightly, and his wolf’s sharp senses stirred.

Finally, he smelled it.

The blood. It clung to me faintly, a metallic tang that even the cool air’s breeze didn’t wash away. His gaze shifted toward the dried blood near my temple–the only mark visible from

Marcus’s torture.

For a moment, confusion flickered in his expression. His golden eyes wavered as recognition

began to creep in.

moved a step closer, ignoring the sharp burning agony it cost me. My body cried out with

each shift, but my voice was louder than the pain now.

“You knew,” I pressed, trying to keep my ground. “You knew what Marcus does there, didn’t

you?”

Lucas didn’t respond. His wolf bristled almost nervously, but he didn’t meet my gaze.

Before I could say more, he growled low in his throat and shoved me again.

This time my legs gave out completely. My body collapsed onto the cold stone path, and I couldn’t catch myself in time. The impact sent fire coursing through my back where Marcus’s

earlier lashes crisscrossed my skin.

“Celeste!” a familiar voice gasped sharply.

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Victoria stood at the top of the steps leading to the pack house. Her green eyes were wide

with alarm, darting between me and Lucas.

Her wolf’s whimper filled the air, vibrating faintly as she stepped closer. The conflict between

her maternal instinct and her deeply rooted guilt burned as brightly as her wolf’s aura.

“Lucas, stop this,” she ordered softly, though there wasn’t the sharp disciplinary tone an Alpha’s mate should have held.