Five Alphas Kneel for Me (Isabella) novel Chapter 570

Chapter 570.

Caleb remained silent.

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I watched him stare at the she–wolf before him, her face streaked with tears that carried the bitter scent of artificial grief. A knot tightened in my stomach; I couldn’t even begin to guess what was going through his Alpha mind. My wolf, Nala, paced within me, her hackles raised as she sensed the manipulation thick in the air.

It always came back to Wendy. Always.

He might be Caleb, the future Alpha of this pack, but she was still his mother–wolf. And I knew, with a painful certainty, that seeing her so utterly broken, so humbly pleading for her rank, would chip away at even his strongest resolve. His heart, I could practically feel it, was already softening, his pheromones shifting from defensive to pained.

How much?”

Wendy’s eyes, I noted, brightened for a fleeting moment, only to be quickly eclipsed by that heavy, familiar veil of sorrow.

She held up one hand. “Five hundred million credits for the initial phase.”

The air in the office suddenly grew heavy, the dominance of the Grant Pack’s Alpha lineage pressing in, thick and suffocating.

watched Caleb’s eyes, fixed on Wendy, slowly harden, a subtle shift that spoke volumes to my primal senses.

Five hundred million credits. The number hit me like a physical blow, a cold dread twisting in my stomach.

For Wendy. Always for Wendy. She just casually tossed out that five hundred million, as if it were a pittance, as if she had every right to demand it from he pack’s sovereignty. The audacity made my blood run cold.

could practically feel Caleb’s heart sinking, a heavy weight dragging his wolf down.

He remained silent, and I saw Wendy’s composure crack, her hope hanging by a thread of the blood bond she was so desperate to exploit.

Caleb?*

After a long moment, Caleb slowly exhaled, his breath hitching slightly.

Mom, let me think about it.”

Think about it? The phrase itself was a dismissal, a delay. My stomach churned, knowing the implication.

Those two words hit Wendy like a bucket of ice water, a sudden, brutal shock that I could practically feel through the vibration of her shifting aura.

watched as the color drained from her face, leaving her pale and ghostly, every last trace of hope extinguished.

Andrew’s deadline on the Howlnet was tomorrow at six PM!

How could she possibly have time to think?

I watched as Wendy’s eyes fixed on Caleb’s back. The very back she used to boast about, so full of Alpha pride, now seemed utterly cold, unyielding.

The last flicker of pleading and sorrow in her eyes twisted, instantly replaced by a hateful, almost manic glint.

‘Grant!‘

Her voice came out in a terrifying shriek, a sound that would have triggered a pack–wide alarm.

‘Do you look down on me too? Do you think 1, the she–wolf your father kicked out of this den, don’t deserve to be your mother–wolf anymore?

Caleb spun around abruptly, his face a mask of shock and hurt.

“Mom, I didn’t!”

“Didn’t?” Wendy sneered, her tears starting to flow again. But this time, they weren’t soft–they were scalding hot and laced with the venom of a wall who had lost her territory.

That’s exactly what you think! You and your father, and your good grandmother’s niece, Isabella–you’re the real family! I bore pups for the Grant Pack, toiled for over twenty cycles, and in the end, you have to think about it‘ even when I just ask you for a little wealth!”

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Finally, her voice raw, she shrieked:

Caleb, is your heart truly made of stone?!” Wendy shrieked, her voice cracking.

She advanced on him, each step closing the distance between them, her voice raw and hoarse with accusation.

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Caleb’s expression was just as grim, a silent question clouding his eyes. It was almost as if he was wondering the same thing I was: Was Wendy’s heart ruly made of stone? How could she push her own flesh and blood so relentlessly?

Mom, this isn’t about the credits,” he said, his voice tight. I knew what he really meant: he didn’t want to spend a dime of the pack’s future on strangers.

could almost hear Wendy’s voice, sharp and cutting, as she’d undoubtedly shriek, interrupting him. “What do you mean it’s not about credits?” she’d lemand. “Have you forgotten who carried you for ten months, who raised you through every messy stage of your first shifts? Now I just want to pave a vay for Lola, and you won’t even help me!”

Her every word, I knew, must have felt like a thousand tiny silver needles, each one mercilessly piercing Caleb’s heart.

could only imagine the raw agony on his face as he finally closed his eyes and whispered, “Mom, I’m in a difficult position too.”

What’s so hard about it?” Wendy scoffed. “You’re the future Alpha–heir to the Grant Pack. Is a mere five hundred million credits really that difficult for

ou?”

Caleb’s gaze locked onto her, steady and unwavering. “Mom, the Grant Pack sovereignty isn’t mine yet. And even if it were, five hundred million in iquid tokens isn’t a small amount.”

t wasn’t that he was being heartless, or even unwilling to give. I knew exactly why he wouldn’t. If he caved this time, it would set a precedent for an ndless stream of five–hundred–million–credit demands, and that would absolutely cripple the Grant Pack’s standing among the other clans.

ut Wendy wasn’t having any of it.“All this talk, it just means you don’t want to give me the wealth, doesn’t it?!”

le closed his eyes again, a silent, desperate plea for a moment to himself, trying to compose his wolf, to fight back the raw sadness I could almost feel adiating from him.

ut to Wendy, his resistance, his refusal to budge no matter how desperately she pleaded, just lit a fuse. I saw the pure madness ignite in her eyes.

he spun around violently, lunged for the desk, snatching the silver paper cutter from its surface–the cold metal lethal to our kind–and pressed it, ithout a flicker of hesitation, right against her own throat!

Mom!”

Caleb’s pupils instantly constricted, flashing a panicked amber, and I could almost feel his heart trying to claw its way out of his chest.

le lunged forward, but Wendy’s raw, guttural scream stopped him cold in his tracks.

Don’t you dare come any closer!”

he clutched the silver blade, pointing it accusingly at Caleb.

Caleb! I’m making this absolutely clear, right here, right now! If you ever want to call me your mother–wolf again, then you will transfer seventy

illion credits to my account. Now. Instantly. If you don’t…”

ler eyes were utterly deranged, the wolf behind them gone wild with desperation.

Then I’ll die right here, in front of your eyes! And I’ll watch you try to live with the guilt of driving your own mother–wolf to the Great Hunt! How vill you explain that to the Grant Pack? To the Pack Council? To the world?”

Vatching Caleb, it was like the blood had frozen in his veins. He stared at his mother–wolf, a look of utter unfamiliarity and profound terror etched cross his features that sent a shiver down my own spine.

Did she even realize what she was saying? What she was doing to the blood bond?

Mom… please put the silver down… Let’s just talk.”

Give me the money!”

Wendy screamed, pressing the blade deeper. A thin line of crimson blood immediately welled up on her neck, the silver burning her skin.

I’ll count to three!”

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“Three!”

Two!”

Caleb’s body swayed, as if all his Alpha strength had been violently ripped away.

As she started to utter the last word, Caleb lifted his eyes, and I saw them swimming with utter despair.

“Mom… whose pup am I, truly?”

Caleb’s question, raw and bleeding with anguish, sounded like a hammer blow that must have landed directly on Wendy’s heart.

For a split second, the hand holding the knife seemed to freeze.

But it was just that–a fleeting moment.

Was that regret I saw flash in her eyes? Or a flicker of guilt?

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Any hint of those emotions, however, seemed utterly powerless, crumbling instantly against the weight of five hundred million credits and the future she envisioned for Lola.

But her eyes snapped open, and in an instant, they were alight with that familiar, desperate resolve, a glint of something almost wild.

I’m only asking one thing,” she bit out,“Are you going to give it to me, or not?”

A chilling certainty settled on her face. He was her pup, her expression seemed to say. He could never truly disown her.

Withour this wealth, Lola wouldn’t be able to clear her name. She’d never truly live in the light of the pack!

ola was all that mattered now, I knew. She had to protect her first.

saw Caleb’s gaze land on her numb, unfeeling face. A cold wave of despair seemed to wash over him, as if his heart had just plummeted into a >ottomless abyss.

I can’t give you that money,” he said, turning his head sharply, refusing to meet Wendy’s eyes.

Y–you… what did you say? Wendy gasped, her voice thin with disbelief.

Her face twisted in utter disbelief. It was as if she couldn’t fathom that Caleb would truly just stand by and let her–and Lola–go down in flames.

Caleb turned his head, meeting her shocked, wounded gaze, and a bitter laugh escaped him.

Mom, you were the one who walked away from me first. I can give you the credits, but for Lola? Absolutely not. You can forget about that.”

Wendy’s voice hitched, ‘But the money is for me!”

heard him say, his voice firm, Mom, as your son, I’ll make sure your basic needs are met. But if you truly think I’m in the wrong and you insist on ushing me, then I’m prepared to give up my position as the Alpha–heir of the Grant Pack.’

Vendy’s voice sliced through the air, sharp with disbelief. What did you say? Say that again!’ I could almost feel her shock radiating across the tense

pace.

le started to say, “My cousin Logan would be more suitable than I am for the position-”

le didn’t even get to finish the thought before Wendy lunged at him, her hand flying our. The sharp crack of her palm connecting with his face echoed

n the tense silence.

Vendy’s voice was a furious hiss, thick with disbelief. “Caleb, you are absolutely unbelievable!” she spat, het eyes blazing You’ll stoop to anything just o keep those tokens from me!”

His head snapped to the side, a crimson line already blooming at the corner of his mouth where his lip had split open. It was a brutal blow, the kind that eft a sting even just watching it.

After the slap, Wendy didn’t linger. With a guttural cry, she flung the knife clattering to the ground. Finel” she raged, her voice taw “ll you’re going to be this heartless, then I just pretend I never even had you as a pup!”

Vendy stormed out of the office, and I found myself face–to–face with her.

was dressed in a simple white sundress, my face devoid of makeup, and I must have appeared entirely untouched by the world

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When Wendy saw me, her expression hardened. I knew her mind had instantly flown to Lola, still holed up in a hotel, and the profound injustice she felt. Her simmering fury visibly boiled over, her scent turning to pure, concentrated bile.

Wendy was about to brush past me, but then I spoke.

I’ll give you the money.”