From Betrayed Luna to Wolf Queen (Lillian) novel Chapter 153

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Chapter 153 The Hypocrite

Lillian’s POV:

The mention of people who’d betrayed Julian brought back a memory.

Not long after Julian and I got together, I saw with my own eyes how he dealt with that guy–literally took his hand.

I was stunned speechless.

Later, I found out that man had been at Julian’s side for years, but ended up selling out pack secrets to a rival pack.

Julian’s expression darkened even further when I brought up “the ones who betrayed him“.

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let out a cold laugh. “Were you this forgiving back then? Did you just let it slide? And now you’re telling me to let things go?”

Third–Person POV:

At that moment, Julian felt like the air in the room was growing thin.

illian pulled her hand back. “Believe me or not about the pups–but when it comes to you and Iris, I’m not generous enough to ust move on.”

Break the bond. End all of this.”

Her voice lowered slightly as she said it.

she just wanted to cut through the emotional mess between them.

is for the rest of the grudges… those would still need to be settled, one way or another.

leeing how resolved she looked, Julian closed his eyes.

le stood. “Breaking the bond… isn’t happening.”

ame line as before.

lot wanting to keep arguing, he turned and headed for the door.

ust as his hand touched the knob, Lillian spoke up, “So I haven’t been making enough trouble lately?”

ter eyes were fixed on Julian’s rigid back, her tone thick with sarcasm.

ulian froze mid–motion,

Don’t even think about causing more trouble,” he said tightly.

rouble–he’d already made sure none of her messages could get out again.

Vith that, he yanked the door open and left.

Once alone, Lillian let out a bitter chuckle. “Don’t cause more trouble?”

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Was she the one who needed to hear that?

Shouldn’t that be said to the Graves Pack? Or to Iris? Why wasn’t anyone telling them to stop?

Not long after Julian walked out, Eleanor called.

Over the phone, Eleanor’s voice was strained. “Lillian, can’t you be reasonable? Just let Julian come to the hospital.”

Lillian went quiet for a beat.

Reasonable?

“Luna Eleanor, you’ve lived all these years and still haven’t learned common sense yourself. What exactly do you want me to be reasonable about?”

Someone who didn’t understand basic decency was preaching to her about reason. Pitiful.

“Will you really be happy if the pup dies?” Eleanor’s voice broke–clearly, the little one wasn’t doing well.

Lillian stayed silent for another moment.

At the hospital, Eleanor was at her wit’s end, too.

All she’d done was try to gently correct Iris–remind her that Ethan was gone and she needed to face reality.

Then Iris spiraled into another depressive episode.

On top of that, Eleanor had just learned Margaret had gotten involved with some high–ranking official out Western Continent.

There was a real chance she might actually clean up this whole mess.

So once again, Eleanor’s attitude toward Iris shifted–fast.

She still didn’t approve of Iris being with Julian, of course.

But she also didn’t dare treat Iris the way she treated Lillian.

Now, with Iris breaking down over Ethan and the pup fading, Eleanor was exhausted.

She desperately wanted Julian by her side–someone steady to lean on.

When Lillian didn’t answer, Eleanor pressed, “I’m asking you! Would it make you happy if that pup died?”

Lillian snorted. “What does that pup living or dying have to do with me?

“So what? I didn’t give birth to it. Do you seriously expect me to have some kind of motherly bond with it? Your Graves Pack really does have some twisted rules”

Hearing the venom in Eleanor’s tone, Lillian fired back without hesitation.

Eleanor’s breathing grew heavy over the line

Lillian went on, “Why don’t you go ask every high society family in Gilneas–what kind of family would marry their daughter to your second son, knowing she’s expected to care for his older brother’s pup like her own, and grieve for it harder than the actual

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father?

“Let’s see who’d be willing. Only someone as blind as me would do it. And too bad I don’t come from some powerful lineage, so you think you can dictate what I’m supposed to feel.

“Ethan’s pup is fading, so I’m supposed to be worried and heartbroken? I married Julian to be his mate, not to be your Graves Pack’s servant.

“Do I really have to carry the weight of your whole family’s drama, too?”

Eleanor listened, so furious she nearly choked.

“You–you-”

Lillian cut in, “What? Want to say I wasn’t like this before? Well, Ethan wasn’t dead six months ago either.”

Back when her own mate was still alive, Iris hadn’t been this unhinged.

But ever since Ethan’s death, Iris had been one nonstop performance.

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And with all that drama, who wouldn’t develop an attitude?

But of course–the Graves Pack was like this.

When Lillian was quiet and compliant, they pushed her around as much as they could.

When she finally stood up for herself, they accused her of having faked it all along.

So they could throw their power around, but nobody else was allowed to lose their cool?

Eleanor seethed, “You’ve gone too far.”

Lillian replied coolly, “Right. In your eyes, I don’t even have the right to go too far.”

Eleanor shot back, “You know you don’t. What do you even have? You don’t even have a pack behind you.”

Lillian went silent for a moment.

There it was–the same excuse they always used to put her down.

Finally, Lillian said, “Fine. Iris has the Hayes Pack, so you play favorites. As if her precious Hayes Pack will stay on top forever.”