Chapter 333 The Price of Betrayal
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Chapter 333 The Price of Betrayal
Derrick’s POV:
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He looked down at me, the anger gone from his eyes. All that was left was cold indifference. “You’re right. Killing you won’t bring Grandpa back.”
He paused, his voice turning icy. “But I won’t let you die easily. I’ll destroy your wolf spirit and kick you out of Howlstead. You’ll spend the rest of your life in shame and pain, paying for what you did.”
Destroy my wolf spirit?
Kicking me out of Howlstead?
Panic finally hit me. This was worse than death. “Samson, you can’t do this! We’re brothers! We share the same blood!”
“Brothers?” Samson let out a short laugh. “The moment you hurt Grandpa, we stopped being
brothers.”
As soon as he said that, two werewolf enforcers in uniform walked in. They pulled out special soul-restraining cuffs and snapped them onto me.
The cuffs suppressed my wolf spirit instantly. I couldn’t fight back at all.
“Samson, you’ll regret this!” I struggled and shouted, but it was useless.
He didn’t even look at me. He only said coldly, “Take him to the castle’s hall. Make him apologize to Grandpa on his knees.”
The car stopped at the gates of Ortega Castle. I was dragged into the hall by the guards.
The funeral music and the sound of people crying hit me like a wall. Everyone’s eyes were on me-rage, disgust, and pity.
I didn’t dare lift my head. I didn’t dare look at my grandpa’s portrait in the center of the hall. I could only keep my head down.
“Derrick, you beast!” Josh lunged at me, but Alan held him back. “Let me go! I’ll kill him and avenge Grandpa!”
“He killed Grandpa! He’s the murderer!” Voices rose all around me, stabbing into my heart like needles. My whole body shook as I kept shaking my head. “I didn’t mean to… I didn’t want to
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Chapter 333 The Price of Betrayal
kill Grandpa… I only wanted to kill Samson…”
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“Apologize to your grandpa on your knees.” Amanda’s voice cut in, cold and sharp. I just moved when someone kicked my calf hard. My knees slammed into the concrete with a loud thud. Pain shot through my legs.
Samson’s voice came from behind me, filled with sadness. “Grandpa, you always taught me to care about family and protect our own. But he killed you. This time, I can’t listen to you.”
He pressed my head down and smashed it against the floor. Bang. Bang. Bang. Three hard hits. Blood seeped from my forehead, and my vision started to blur.
“Take him away,” Samson said, completely emotionless.
The guards dragged me out. As I passed Amanda, I used the last bit of my strength to look at her one last time before finally closing my eyes.
I knew I hadn’t just lost the right to inherit the Eclipse Pack. I had also destroyed my brotherhood with my own hands and lost the only place in the world where I truly belonged.
Amanda’s POV:
After Hugh’s funeral, the Ortegas seemed calm again—at least on the surface.
Everyone went back to their roles. Alan was busy cleaning up pack matters. Josh focused on his finals. Samson threw himself fully into the core work of the Eclipse Pack.
But I could feel it-underneath that calm was a cold, lonely feeling that wouldn’t go away.
Like now. I walked through the door after school and instinctively looked toward the corner of the living room. Hugh used to sit there at this time, in his wicker chair-either reading the newspaper with his reading glasses or playing chess. When he saw me, he’d smile and say, “Amanda, are you hungry?”
Now, the chair was empty. The small table beside it had no chess pieces. The whole living room was so quiet it made my chest feel hollow.
My nose stung. I quickly looked away, tightened my grip on my backpack straps, and hurried upstairs. Alice sighed. “Amanda, don’t be sad. Hugh is just watching over us from somewhere else.”
“I know,” I said. Still, my eyes burned. I get that death is a part of life. I knew how the werewolf clan’s cycle worked. But I couldn’t let go of the man who had always loved me, protected me, and treated me like his real granddaughter.
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Chapter 333 The Price of Betrayal
After Hugh passed away, Samson became incredibly busy.
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