From Betrayed Luna to Wolf Queen (Lillian) novel Chapter 218

Chapter 218 Snubbed at the Gate

Third–Person POV:

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Julian felt a chill run down his spine the moment he heard that last laugh through the phone.

Yeah, chilled–that was the word.

There was nothing good behind Lillian’s laugh, that much was clear.

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Eleanor and Hilda arrived at the Livingston Pack estate hoping to speak with Finn’s parents, but they didn’t even make it past the front gate.

The guards stationed there told them to wait outside while they checked with the Alpha inside.

Not being invited in immediately soured Eleanor’s mood.

“What kind of pack makes people wait outside like this?” she muttered under her breath.

If it were anyone else, fine–but the Graves Pack held equal standing with the Livingstons.

To keep the Luna of the Graves Pack waiting at the gate felt like a deliberate slight. Eleanor was so offended she almost turned to leave right then.

But Hilda caught her by the arm. “Mom, maybe the guards don’t recognize us. Let’s just wait a

moment.”

“You…”

Waiting meant lowering themselves, and Eleanor hated the idea. Yet, seeing how eager Hilda looked, she knew her daughter still had feelings for Finn.

But after what happened last time, hadn’t Hilda sworn not to show her face around Livingston territory again?

And now here she was, willing to stand outside and be humiliated.

Truth be told, Hilda regretted it too–deeply.

Why had she acted so high–and–mighty at Livingston Group that day? Finn had witnessed the whole thing, and it had only pushed him further away.

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She’d replayed that moment in her head a hundred times, each time wishing she could take it

back.

Eleanor shot Hilda a sharp look. “When Mrs. Blake visited, they let her right in.”

Now that she’d come in person, they had to be announced first? What was that about?

Hilda kept her voice low. “Just a little longer, okay?”

After embarrassing herself in front of Finn last time, Hilda didn’t dare make another scene on Livingston land.

So they waited. And waited. A full thirty minutes passed.

By the ten–minute mark, Eleanor was growing restless.

After half an hour, she’d had enough. “Is the person you sent to announce us back yet or not?”

“Not yet, ma’am. It’ll be just a bit longer,” the guard replied politely.

Polite, yes–but they were still left standing outside like unwanted guests. Both women were used to being treated with respect; this kind of waiting was pure torture.

Eleanor refused to ask if they could wait inside the guardhouse–that would have been even more demeaning.

But standing there minute after minute felt unbearable.

“Let’s go,” Eleanor finally snapped. “If they don’t care to hear what we have to say, fine. Let that little troublemaker ruin their family–see if I care.”

Fuming, she made to leave.

By then, an hour had passed. There was no way this wasn’t a deliberate snub from the Livingston Pack, and Eleanor knew it.

But just as she tried to shake off Hilda’s grip, her daughter gasped.

“They’re coming–someone’s coming!” Hilda whispered urgently,

The guard who had gone inside came jogging back toward them.

Hilda spoke first, “Well? Can we go in now?”

“My apologies, Mrs. Graves. The Alpha and Luna aren’t home today. I’m afraid you won’t be

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able to see anyone.”

“What?” Eleanor’s voice rose. “You made us wait an hour just to tell us no one’s home?”

Was this some kind of joke?

She’d stood there for a full hour, and now they were being turned away?

Eleanor was livid. She threw a harsh glare toward Hilda.

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The Graves Pack had been hoping to arrange a match with the Livingstons, but this kind of treatment made it clear how they were viewed.

“Mom, don’t say anything else,” Hilda pleaded softly, seeing Eleanor about to explode.

She’d already damaged her own image in front of Finn once; she couldn’t let her mother lose her temper here too.

Eleanor seethed. “They’re—”

“Nothing’s final yet. Please, just leave me some chance to fix this.”

After the humiliation Finn had dealt her that day, Hilda had been upset and angry too.

But on reflection, she knew she’d brought it on herself.

Mrs. Blake hadn’t even secured the arrangement before Hilda went and made a scene at Livingston Group–right in front of Finn.

She’d messed up once. She couldn’t let Eleanor blow up now and shut whatever remaining path she had to the Livingston Pack for good.

From the way she worried, it was obvious just how much Hilda still cared for Finn.

“You… you… Fine. Let’s go,” Eleanor said through gritted teeth.

She’d been ready to raise her voice and demand respect, but seeing how desperate Hilda looked as if her pride meant nothing–she forced her anger down.

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