From Betrayed Luna to Wolf Queen (Lillian) novel Chapter 181

Chapter 181 Walking Away

Chapter 181 Walking Away

Third–Person POV:

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Julian closed his eyes for a moment, then opened them–a quiet decision settling in his gaze. He pulled out his phone and said to Lillian, his voice low and final, “If that’s how it’s going to be, don’t blame me for what happens next.”

As he spoke, Lillian watched him tap the emergency number into the screen.

He was really going through with it–calling the cops after everything.

Just before he could press call, Lillian’s phone buzzed in her hand.

A text from George flashed. “Miss, I’m parked outside. Should I come in and get you?”

“No.”

She typed back quickly, then slipped her phone into her jacket pocket.

When she looked up again, Julian still hadn’t dialed.

But in every way that mattered, he already had.

Lillian turned away from him and headed straight for the front door.

As she passed, Julian caught her wrist. His grip was firm, tense. “If you’re really innocent,” he said, each word deliberate, “I’ll make things right. I swear.”

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Lillian couldn’t help but laugh–a dry, brittle sound.

Make things right? Now?

If she actually ended up behind bars, or if she didn’t have Edmund backing her…

Once inside, she’d be lucky to survive long enough to ever see Julian’s idea of “justice“.

The whole promise just sounded hollow. Ridiculous, even.

“Don’t bother,” she said, the smile still lingering on her lips.

To Julian, that smile felt like a slap. His breath grew uneven, shoulders tightening.

Lillian said, “Calling the authorities right now would also help you smooth things over with the Graves Pack. I get where you’re coming from.”

The moment she uttered “I get where you’re coming from“, her smile grew even wider, laced with cold amusement.

Julian’s chest clenched even tighter in response.

“Where do you think you’re going?” he demanded, fingers pressing harder into her wrist.

“Since when is that your business?”

Chapter 181 Walking Away

“We’re still bound by the mate bond,” he bit out, voice rough.

Lillian met his eyes, her tone eerily calm. “That bond will be broken.”

Somehow, saying it now felt easier–lighter, even.

After everything that had gone down today, cutting ties felt almost simple.

Before Julian could respond, she pulled her arm free and walked out the door without looking back.

Outside, Eleanor’s earlier tantrum was evident–Lillian’s belongings were still scattered across the driveway.

She barely glanced at the mess as she made her way to the sleek sedan where George waited, engine idling softly.

Julian’s voice followed her, sharp with warning. “If you leave now, I won’t be able to protect you. You will end up in jail.”

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He was threatening her, plain and simple–implying that in this city, staying with him was the only way she’d stay safe. That no one else could shield her from what was coming.

Lillian paused, then turned just enough to look at him over her shoulder, a faint, cool smile on her face. “You give yourself too much credit.”

Maybe once, the Graves Pack could have destroyed her without a second thought.

Back then, if they’d wanted her locked up–or thrown into a psychiatric ward–she wouldn’t have been able to stop them.

That was why, even at her angriest, she’d never pushed too hard to sever the mate bond.

But things were different now.

She wasn’t afraid of the Graves Pack anymore.

And she wasn’t afraid of Julian, either.

Julian’s eyes narrowed, his hands curling into tight fists at his sides.

Without another word, Lillian slid into the passenger seat.

The moment the door closed, the car pulled smoothly away, picking up speed until it vanished from Julian’s sight.

He stood there, watching the empty street long after she was gone.

A cold, heavy anger wrapped around him, settling deep.

His phone rang–Thomas. “Alpha, you need to get to the office. Now.”

The company was already knee–deep in crises, and with the ongoing drama around Iris and the missing pup, everything felt close to breaking.

For a second, the image of Lillian walking away–calm, resolute, utterly done–flashed in Julian’s mind.

Suddenly, exhaustion hit him like a physical weight.

“What now?” he asked, voice strained.

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“Langley Group is going after every one of our projects in Bagon City,” Thomas said, tone grim,

Bagon City was a small, once–disputed town near the Western Continental border.

Julian’s expression darkened instantly. “Every single one?”

“Yes. All of them.”

The Bagon City development was a major contract Graves Group had secured just last year.

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Located in an area once divided among rival shifter clans, the place had been unstable for decades–until Graves stepped in with a full infrastructure proposal.

The project was massive, the profits even more so.

For Graves Group, it was a cornerstone of their growth plan.

But for an empire like Langley Group? A project like this shouldn’t even be on their radar.

It wasn’t much larger than the Nirvana Project, after all.

Yet Langley Group seemed to know exactly where Graves Group was vulnerable.

It was as if they were systematically targeting every major contract the pack held.

They weren’t just competing–they were hunting, takeover after takeover.

Langley Group… Finn’s side of the family.

Was this really all because of Finn? Was Edmund dismantling the Graves Pack over some personal grudge?

Julian’s jaw tightened, a storm brewing behind his eyes.

He headed straight for his car, speeding toward headquarters.

On the way, Eleanor called, her voice shrill with panic. Iris was spiraling again over the pup–hysterical, desperate, impossible to calm,

At this point, Julian felt completely trapped by the whole situation.

Truth be told, he didn’t know what to do anymore.

Lillian was refusing to cooperate, acting like she had nothing to lose.

And listening to Eleanor’s frantic rambling only made his head throb harder.

Finally, he cut in, voice flat but firm. “I’ll handle the pup situation. I’ll make it right. That’s a promise.”

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