Alpha's Regret After Putting Me In Jail novel Chapter 64

Chapter 64: Pack Bonds Shattered

Chapter 64: Pack Bonds Shattered

(Celeste’s POV)

My silver–scarred wolf whimpered faintly as the relentless burn of wolfsbane clawed at my raw wrists. My injured arm was now dulled to a throb, but the ache settled deeper–rage and

betrayal thickened the pain.

Nina stood close, her silver–gray wolf tense, her injured side shielded from sight as though

trying to still radiate strength.

Others might have seen her as a battered elite guard, but I knew better. Her protective stance

was deliberate, even now ready to spring to my defense.

The council room air felt like a crushing weight. Every wolf present seemed on edge, caught

between the intensity of the accusations and the suffocating dominance of the Winter Pack leadership crowding the chamber.

Familiar faces who once adored me now sat like lifeless shadows, their stares stripping away

any warmth, yet eager for the confrontation to unfold.

“The evidence couldn’t be clearer,” I said coldly, letting my voice slice through the suffocating

silence. “Five rare moon–blessed crystals are missing from Lucas’s private stash–the exact

p*****t those mercenary wolves bragged about receiving.”

Murmurs rippled across the chamber. Even the hesitant tones passing between wolves couldn’t offset Lucas’s boiling hostility.

Lucas’s golden eyes burned with anger. For the first time in the evening, his wolf flared to the

surface–not through shame or regret, but sharp–edged denial. His voice cut through the

tension with a snarl.

“You don’t understand!” he snapped, his nostrils flaring. “I did it to protect you! From him!”

The heat in the room intensified as he glared at Marcus’s absent figure, the name hovering

unspoken but powerfully present.

I met his gaze without flinching. “Stop lying. Protection was never your motive, Lucas.” My voice dropped low, dangerous. “Tell me, does betrayal taste sweet when it’s your sister you’re destroying? Or did jealousy make it easier?”

Lucas growled, his wolf recoiling. “Jealousy? You think this was about jealousy?”

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“Yes,” I said sharply, cutting off whatever further justifications he planned to weakly toss forth. “You couldn’t stand it, could you? That the sister you despised–the one you let rot in Moon Shadow Prison–might rise above you?”

I leaned closer, my tone biting with venom. “You were worried I’d outmatch

eclipse you by forging my own path, even after what this pack did to me.”

you.

That I’d

The truth rippled through the crowd, unspoken…but apparent. Packs thrived on hierarchy, and

Lucas’s pride had been built precariously on his place within it.

Lucas hissed under his breath, guilt flashing briefly before it was once again masked by anger. His wolf bristled, but he said nothing further.

The deafening silence grew sharper until Alpha James strode forward, his dominant presence

seizing control of the suffocating tension.

“That’s enough, Celeste.” His tone was laced with unshakable authority. “You will not continue

spewing baseless accusations against your brother and my heir.”

The weight of his words pressed against the room–or tried to. My silver–scarred wolf rose defiantly within me.

I turned my gaze toward him, dismissing his claim of authority without hesitation. “Baseless?” My laugh brimmed with bitterness that echoed throughout the chamber. “How predictable of you, Alpha. Defending your heir, even amid evidence as clear as daylight.”

The mention of evidence shifted some of the tension; those present couldn’t ignore the clarity of my accusations.

Victoria, ever the dutiful Luna, moved beside her mate, desperation clear in her pleading emerald eyes.

“Celeste, wait, please. Surely there’s been a misunderstanding,” she begged, her voice trembling, but her words mechanical, rehearsed. Perhaps she was hopelessly trying to smooth over the hurricane tearing through the pack ‘council.

My wolf snarled inwardly. I turned to face her then, taking one deliberate step closer until she faltered.

“Misunderstanding?” I echoed mockingly. “Should I misunderstand how Lucas arranged to have me kidnapped? How he tampered with Marcus’s messages to ensure I would be isolated?”

Her pale face twitched, and for the first time, her usually calm wolf’s aura faltered.

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“Or maybe,” I said, now directing my icy words at James, “I misunderstood when your ‘heir‘ nearly killed me with a silver staff at the Sacred Moon Temple?”

Gasps erupted, spreading like wildfire. A few wolves trembled, unable to mask their shock.

The faint burn of the fresh silver marks along my back throbbed against my consciousness. The pain didn’t overwhelm me this time–it fueled my resolve.

“You’ve spent years sacrificing me.” My voice cut sharply through the growing tension. “And

for what? To protect the heir you’ve molded in blood and privilege? Four years in Moon

Shadow Prison wasn’t enough punishment for your precious daughter, was it? You needed to

ensure I couldn’t rise above my station through this royal mating.”

No one spoke. Even the council wolves sat like stone statues, eyes darting nervously between

1. us.

For the first time in months, the Winters Pack command–the supposed leaders sanctioned by ancient bloodlines and power–were utterly still.

Lucas’s voice broke into the void, his tone trembling beneath his manufactured composure.

“Sister, please…” He stepped forward as if to close the gap between us. “You’ve misunderstood

everything…”

“Mistaken?” I spat coldly, interrupting him yet again. My fury boiled too high to let him

maneuver or spin sympathy.

The memory of those mercenary wolves–smug, carefree, their arrogance fueled by confidence

in p*****t–stilled me:

“They described you, Lucas.” My voice, soft and deadly, held the room in heightened suspense.

“Their story? About the future Alpha’s eyes gleaming with satisfaction while orchestrating the entire thing? Conveniently forgetting how wolfsbane burns deeper than any knife, I suppose.”

Lucus froze. His golden wolf wavered under the weight of my words, guilt flashing ever so

briefly before it was overwhelmed by renewed defiance.

Nina took one step forward, her sharp eyes trained on Lucas. “It’s true,” she declared firmly. “We both heard their laughter…the boasting. They were practically proud.”