Five Alphas Kneel for Me (Isabella) novel Chapter 554

Chapter 554

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A jarring, piercing screech ripped through the air as the spirit–cleaver started, and every single gaze in the den snapped to the stone. My wolf remained perfectly still, a cold, regal observer in the back of my mind, while the pheromones in the room shifted toward a sharp, metallic tension.

Leo, drawn by the commotion and smelling of stale blood–wine and desperation, wiped his hands and smugly pushed his way to the front of the crowd. He shoved past a few Omegas, his Alpha posturing far larger than his actual status.

He froze for a moment when his eyes landed on my face.

t wasn’t that he recognized me; it was just how young, how strikingly beautiful I was for a she–wolf in a place of such filth. I knew exactly what his volf was sensing–he thought I was an easy mark, a stray pup ripe for the picking.

mmediately, a sneer, thick with disdain and malicious glee, spread across his face.

A slip of a she–wolf like me, daring to try her hand at lunar–stone gambling?

le clearly thought I was utterly clueless, a naive fool who had wandered too far from her pack’s protection. He was practically gloating, his wolf pacing vith a hungry energy, eager to see me lose every mark I had.

The silver–tipped saw bit deeper, and then, a flash of dazzling green erupted from the cut.

A collective gasp rippled through the crowd, then a roar like a pack on a hunt: “It’s green!”

Holy shit! It’s lunar–ice! And Imperial Green at that!”

Gasps turned into awed whispers: “Great Mother! Such a massive piece! How much… how much is that even worth?!”

he crowd absolutely erupted, a cacophony of barks, shouts, and exclamations. Every single face around me was etched with a mixture of shock and

tter disbelief. And those who’d been mocking me moments ago? Their scents turned acrid–sour with sheer envy and disbelief.

ven the master cutter, who had been so dismissive earlier, paused. His hands, which had been so quick, became painstakingly careful as he saw the ibrant green within.

When he finally broke the stone open, a perfect, basketball–sized piece of Imperial Green Lunar–Jade was fully revealed, lying bare before us all lowing with a faint, pulsing light. Its translucence was incredible, its color vibrant, and it was utterly flawless.

Great Mother,” an experienced old Alpha gasped, sucking in a sharp breath, his voice trembling. “Conservatively, fifty million gold marks.” ive hundred thousand gold marks had just multiplied into fifty million! A hundred–fold profit, an absolutely insane return for any clan eo’s eyes, I noticed, instantly flared a predatory red.

deathly silence fell over the entire room. Every single gaze was magnetic, locked onto that fifty–million–mark Imperial Green. The air itself sexmod > hum with the pheromones of jealousy and greed.

eo’s breathing became incredibly ragged, almost a choke. His eyes were bug–eyed, staring relentlessly at the jade, and I could almost feel the interns uilding in his throat. He’d worked so hard, so deviously, to swindle a hundred million mark from Wendy, only to watch forty million of a vamÕ ight before his eyes in his own failures.

And here I was, this “little girl,” this kid, who’d just casually cleaved a stone and raked in fifty million? I could practically see the question burning in his yes, sizzling with disbelief and raw fury. His jealousy, a palpable thing, was clearly gnawing at him, eating him alive, threatening to drive his wolf ompletely insane.

barely registered the collective gasp, the way their jaws went slack. My wolf gave a bared, dismissive flick of her rail. My gaan flickered over the jade, leeting, indifferent sweep, and not a single flicker of joy touched my face

turned to Ali. “It’s decent enough,” I said, my voice flat. Have someone sell it off for us. Anywhere will do

Right away, Boss,” Ali replied, already cradling the stone in his arms as he turned and walked away

didn’t even bother to glance back, simply waving a dismissive hand, like I was shooing away a particularly annoying fly. My words were barely out efore I was already striding away, heading for another pile of raw stones. To me, that fortune in jade was no different than a random brick on the side of the territory road.

And just as casually, I pointed to a second stone, then a third. Each time the cutting machine whirred to a halt, a collective gasp rippled through the

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