From Betrayed Luna to Wolf Queen (Lillian) novel Chapter 119

Chapter 119 Shifting Dynamics

Chapter 119 Shifting Dynamics

Third–Person POV:

The moment Eleanor remembered that Lillian had grown up in an orphanage, she dismissed the thought entirely.

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Ever since Lillian had become Julian’s mate, she’d done nothing but stay home as a useless Luna–no real role, no actual job, nothing. How could someone like that possibly have any kind of reach inside Graves Group?

Even if she’d wanted to, she simply didn’t have the connections.

Iris sniffled, her voice thick with hurt. “She told me herself. Just now.”

“She actually called you?”

Iris didn’t answer. She just kept crying.

Watching her fall apart like this made Eleanor’s patience fray even more. The last thing she needed was Iris spiraling again–losing control, doing something drastic.

Not now. Not with everything else going on.

Word had come in about Margaret’s troubles in the Western Continent. The penalties she was facing were enormous. And with Iris acting like this on top of it all, Eleanor’s tolerance was wearing thin–whether she realized it or not.

“Iris,” Eleanor said, her tone noticeably firmer now, “your mother’s dealing with a lot over in the Western Continent. You need to hold it together.”

Iris‘ breath hitched.

Her mother’s situation wasn’t even resolved yet, and Eleanor was already-

“I want Ethan,” Iris said suddenly, looking up at her.

Eleanor’s jaw tightened.

That again.

For the past six months, every time Iris had one of her episodes, she ended up asking for Ethan, And Margaret had made it clear more than once that she hoped Iris and Julian would eventually get back together.

Back when Margaret was thriving in the Western Continent, that had been a different story.

Because Iris was her only daughter. Even if Margaret had benefited from her ties to the Graves Pack before, once her own empire was fully built, everything she had would eventually go to Iris.

And yes, that included the Graves Pack connection.

But now, with everything falling apart overseas, there was no telling whether Margaret could pull herself out of this. If she

couldn’t…

Then Eleanor had no intention of letting Iris anywhere near Julian.

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Chapter 119 Shifting Dynamics

She’d thought it through, and her answer was final.

“It’s been six months, Iris,” Eleanor said flatly. “It’s time to pull yourself together.”

Iris stared at her.

Hilda stared at her.

Both of them looked at Eleanor like they’d never seen her before.

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Eleanor’s expression didn’t soften. If anything, it hardened. “You’re a mother now,” she said, her voice heavier. “Two pups. You can’t keep letting your emotions run wild like this. Do you understand?”

ris said nothing.

‘Don’t let her emotions run wild.”

So Eleanor was saying her grief over Ethan was an act? That she needed to stop pretending?

few months ago, Eleanor had encouraged the idea of Iris and Julian getting back together. Had she changed her mind now?

t finally clicked.

Her mother’s words before she left Gilneas City came rushing back. “Eleanor is practical. The most practical woman I know.

If I fall, you won’t have an easy life in that pack either.”

She hadn’t wanted to believe it.

Because since she’d married into the Graves Pack, Eleanor had always been the one who treated her best. Always favored her.

But now… Her mother had been right.

Margaret’s situation wasn’t even fully decided yet, and Eleanor was already making it clear–Iris shouldn’t hold her breath when it came to Julian.

ris stayed frozen, silent.

Eleanor didn’t wait for a response. “Get some rest,” she said. “Think about your future. The pack won’t forget what you’ve given hem.”

But as for Iris and Julian–that depended entirely on how Margaret’s mess in the Western Continent played out.

Iris‘ chest felt like it was caving in.

Eleanor turned to leave. “Hilda. Let’s go.”

“I–I’ll stay with her-”

Eleanor cut Hilda off with a single cold look.

Hilda swallowed whatever she’d been about to say. “Right. Coming.”

ad back at Iris. “I’ll check on you in the morning, okay? Get some sleep.”

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Chapter 122 Desperate Calls

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Finn.

He was getting bolder. More blatant. It seemed he didn’t value their years of friendship at all anymore.

Thomas shook his head. “We tried to track them. The trail went cold fast. They were definitely covering their tracks.”

Julian’s rage burned hotter.

He’d been poisoned. Hospitalized. And she hadn’t even bothered to check on him–hadn’t asked about him once.

Instead, the moment he was admitted, she’d run straight to Finn?

Julian ripped the IV needle out of his hand in one sharp motion.

Thomas took a step forward. “You haven’t finished the-”

But Julian was already on his feet, moving toward the door like a man possessed.

Thomas hurried after him.

As he walked, Julian dialed Lillian’s number.

It didn’t go through. She’d blocked him.

The phone nearly cracked in his grip.

He dialed Chloe again.

Chloe was ripped out of sleep for the second time that night.

The moment she answered, she snapped. “Are you out of your mind?!”

She didn’t care who was on the other end of the line. Right now, she was two seconds away from losing it completely.

“Where is she?” Julian’s voice was even rougher than before, frayed at the edges.

He was already in the car, speeding through the city. Lillian wasn’t in detention. She’d been picked up halfway there.

The thought made his chest feel like it was caving in.

Chloe was fully awake now, fury burning away the last traces of sleep. “Why do you care where she is? You upset she’s not locked up? That things didn’t go the way you wanted?

“Julian, you’re really something else. Teaching her a lesson in there? I never realized before how much your pack likes to make people suffer.

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