Chapter 88
Bix felt the weight of everyone’s surprised stares upon him once the truth about his identity was revealed, but it was Oran’s burning gaze drilling into his face that proved unbearable. Try as he might, avoiding it was no easy feat.
A tense silence enveloped the yard as Willow glanced between them and Reuben, whose eyes remained fixed on his two friends with meaningful intensity. Restlessness hung in the air as she observed the others, including Ella. However, Walter’s chuckle shattered the silence as he addressed Adam, “Trading
babies for your own personal gain, manipulating and using others to shield your own daughter… I’m not surprised by the evilness in her personality,” he remarked, his gaze shifting to Ella. To his surprise, she displayed no animosity toward Walter for the first time, which caught him off guard.
Ella blinked big wet eyelashes, taking a few hesitant steps closer to Walter. “It sounds like a bitter truth,” she acknowledged, placing her hand over his that held the silver dagger against Alpha Adam’s chest. “I have to admit that you were correct when you said that evil can sense evil,” she added, surprising Walter, his arm obediently lowered until they both rested at his side without his knowledge.
“What are you saying, Ella?” Alpha Adam panicked, grasping her hands in his own. “You’re not evil, my dear. I have wronged you with my greed, binding you with a marriage treaty you never wished to sign. You only agreed to make me happy. None of this is your fault. It’s dad who’s responsible for everything…”
“I had only one father, and he died years ago. I had an uncle just a few hours ago, but I’ve lost him too…” Ella slowly withdrew her hand from Adam’s grip, leaving him in stunned shock. “Ella… don’t say such things,” Adam weakly pleaded.
Meanwhile, Walter stood there frozen,.his heart quickening at the sight of Ella’s defeated and broken figure, now oddly silent.
“Yet, I am the one that will have to pay for your sins…” Ella murmured, gathering her luggage.
“What? No! ELLA! DON’T GO!” Adam yelled frantically, but Ella didn’t halt her departure. She did not even look back as her tears continued to flow like a river. There was no way she would stay in Emerald Bright Pack when she could not even face Bix. “DON’T LEAVE! PLEASE, JUST DON’T!!!” He collapsed to his knees, the weight of his loss crushing him. The daughter he had spent his life trying to protect was
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now lost to him, she did not even care whether she lived or died after his dark deed
ruined everything with his own hand.
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were exposed. He
Walter snapped out of his daze as Ella began to leave the yard. What did she mean by paying for Adam’s
sins? Frowning, he recalled the current devastated state of the Opal Moon Pack.
The Opal Moon Pack, once the second strongest after the Emerald Bright Pack, found itself in turmoil
once Reuben severed ties due to Alpha Adam’s attempted murder of Willow. With the collapse their
alliance, other packs that had feigned friendship now revealed their true colors. Bereft of treaties and
protection, the Opal Moon Pack was vulnerable to exploitation. Alphas from powerful packs set their
sights on their land, territory, business, and dwindling wealth.
With Alpha Adam’s left arm rendered useless by Reuben’s assault, he could no longer lead, leaving Ella
to assume the role of Alpha. She now faced the daunting task of navigating all these challenges alone.
Stepping beyond the boundaries of the Emerald Bright territory would expose Ella to ruthless Alphas,
many of whom she had rejected for their unwelcome advances. Now, she stood as an unprotected
target, vulnerable to robbery and violence of the beasts waiting outside for her.
Despite the looming dangers ahead, Ella made the decision to depart the territory, burdened by the
weight of her father’s betrayal and the guilt of unknowingly usurping Bix’s position since birth.
Walter’s hands shook at his sides when her back began to disappear from view. She was walking to her doom. He stepped toward her but stopped with a frown.
“I don’t care what happens to her. Children must pay for their parents‘ actions, she is evil,” he muttered
to himself, climbing into his car to depart from the pack.
However, as he started the engine, his mind conjured images of her being taken by all those Alphas
“beyond the territory. He envisioned her struggles, her tears, and her broken state.
“Fuck!” he furiously punched the steering wheel before speeding away. However, he abruptly stopped the car upon spotting Ella walking alone and lost in the woods with her luggage. Exiting the vehicle, he approached her and grabbed her arm. “Go back,” he demanded.
“Leave me alone,” she murmured, pushing his hand away.
“I said go back!” Walter growled, seizing her arms and pulling her closer to his chest. “There are wild
help, but not for free,” he replied.
The slight hope that had risen in Ella’s heart was instantly crushed. “I have nothing to offer you at this ‘moment. Our business is going bankrupt, and the pack has nearly lost all wealth due to current attacks. But if you promise to help my pack, once I regain control over our business, I will make sure to repay
you…”
“I don’t want your money,” Walter interjected. “I have enough to buy you and your pack a hundred
times over.”
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