After She's Terminal The Alpha Regrets (Elaine and Lucas) novel Chapter 26

Chapter 26

Chapter 26

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“It was Elaine’s fault.”

“Oh?” Lucas set the paper he’d been reading down. “First I’m hearing of this.”

“Because of her, Matthew acted out. She pushed him. I want to apologize on her behalf. But since it is not Matthew’s own doing, surely this degree of punishment is severe. You should punish Elaine instead, not Matthew.”

Lucas had heard sparse details of what had happened, but he hadn’t dug to much into it. Aaron had told him the situation was handled, though with some degree of complaints. It’d been a good opportunity for Aaron to handle something on his own. Lucas had simply given him the authority and left the matter to be settled.

Seeing Elaine’s father here brought up far more questions about what happened.

“You want me to punish Elaine instead,” Lucas repeated slowly.

“You’ve been far to kind, Lucas. She’s been getting out of hand as of late. Surely you’ve noticed.” Walter gave him a knowing look. Lucas’ eyes merely narrowed but he did not interrupt. “It’s time she relearned her place. My suggestion is to bring her back here, drag her if you have to, and to be–”

“And to what?” Lucas asked, his voice tense. A warning in his tone. Walter was steering into dangerous waters

with his words.

Walter cleared his throat, adjusting the collar of his shirt. “Make her see sense.’

Lucas drummed his fingers along the desk as he studied Walter. The implication behind those words was clear, but Lucas was having trouble believing it.

Elaine was close with her family, wasn’t she? But what her father was implying did not align with what he’d thought of her. As some kind of spy. An informant trying to control him. To bring wealth and power to her family.

“Make her see sense,” Lucas repeated slowly. “Care to elaborate?”

“You know what I mean. She’s been far to comfortable in this household and is now acting out. Got my son put in prison–”

“And is she not your daughter?”

Walter’s jaw tightened, hands folded behind his back as he worked for a response. Lucas’ brow furrowed. Anger flickered behind his eyes.

“She is. But that does not excuse her from punishment.”

“So

desk.

you want me to drag her back here and what? Beat her?” Lucas snapped the last words. He stood up from his

“I didn’t say that.”

“You didn’t have to.”

Walter swallowed thickly, hands tightening their grip on each other.

Lucas rounded the desk. “You barge into my home. Into my office. You make threats to my Luna?”

“Come, now, you can’t seriously–”

“Enough!” Lucas yelled, looking over the older wolf. Walter flinched. “You do not threaten the Luna of your pack.

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Never again.”

Walter blinked in surprise. “I was not threatening her. Lucas–”