After She's Terminal The Alpha Regrets (Elaine and Lucas) novel Chapter 31

Chapter 31

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Chapter 31

Elaine didn’t think she’d come back to this place. Yet here she was, walking up the steps to the front door, the rain now drenching her hair and sun dress, which she hadn’t changed out of. She reached for the handle, but the security didn’t stop her. They knew their Luna and wouldn’t dare touch her. Liam did, though.

He’d taken his own car, driving just as recklessly as she had to keep up. He had no idea what was going on, but the flash of hurt in Elaine’s gaze was enough for him to understand this was serious.

He grabbed her wrist. Somewhere in the distance, thunder rolled.

“Elaine…”

“Let go of me.”

“Please, just wait a minute. Tell me what’s going on.

“It’s…” Elaine sighed. “Not now.”

“You mentioned a foundation,” Liam prompted. “And your account has been frozen. I want to help, just please–”

“Let go.”

“Elaine.”

She wrenched her arm away from him, Liam didn’t try to hold on. He lowered his hand. “Now isn’t the time.”

He stepped forward. “Elaine–”

“Keep him outside,” she ordered with a brief glance to the flanking warriors. The betas moved forward to intercept Liam. He sighed heavily but didn’t try to fight them.

Elaine did her best to settle her nerves as she pushed open the door and stepped into the mansion she used to call home. It was smaller than she remembered. Funny. She could still recall a time when she’d first stepped into this very foyer, timid and afraid and looking at these tall walls like they might collapse on her.

She held no such fears now.

Lucas was waiting for her.

He stood at the end of the foyer, lowering his phone as she entered, taking in her soaked clothes and the puddle of water pooling beneath her feet on the tile. “Thought you might show up.”

“What did you do?”

“From the looks of it, you already know what I did.”

“Why?”

“Upset your spending money went away? No new dresses? No shoes?” Lucas asked, the mocking edge in his tone grated on her ears. Though the words gave her hope that he hadn’t found out about the foundation yet.

She still needed to get her money back.

Elaine stopped a few feet away from him. “You had no right!”

“I had every right. That is my money, after all.”

“You know that is not true. All of that is what I saved. It’s my right–”

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Chapter 31

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“You’ve lost that right. You do not get to continue using funds allocated by me when you’ve acted like such a childish Luna.” Lucas knew the words were harsh, especially after everything he’d learned about her and her family. But she needed to understand somehow.

It wasn’t working.

Elaine only felt her resentment grow for him. Stronger with each word he uttered. “Return the funds. Now.”

“Alright,” Lucas said. Too easy. Elaine didn’t trust that he’d simply agree now.

Anger wasn’t going to get her through this. Demands weren’t going to work. So she took a step back and took a deep breath.

“What do you want?”