Mated To The Alpha King (Raven and Ethan) novel Chapter 412

Chapter 412

Chapter 412

Alpha Ethan’s POV

It had been two days.

Two long, restless, suffocating days since the incident, and still, nothing.

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No solid lead. No name I could drag out into the light and crush beneath my heel. Just shadows, silence… and one name that refused to leave my mind.

Sophia.

My fingers tapped slowly against the polished wood of my desk, each sound echoing in the stillness of my study like a ticking clock counting down to something I couldn’t yet see.

Matthew stood across from me, calm as always, but I knew him well enough to catch the slight tension in his shoulders. He

had nothing. And he knew I wouldn’t like that.

“Why,” I said slowly, my voice low and controlled, “have you not gotten any information about the Sophia girl I asked you to investigate?”

Matthew inhaled quietly before answering. “Alpha… I’ve tried. Thoroughly.

There’s nothing no criminal record, no suspicious affiliations, no negative history we can use against her. It’s like…” He

hesitated.

“Like what?” I pressed.

“Like she doesn’t exist beyond what we’ve already seen.”

My jaw tightened.

Impossible.

No one was that clean.

No one.

“What about the CCTV footage from the club that night?” I asked, leaning back slightly in my chair, though every muscle in my body remained tense.

Matthew’s expression darkened. “Tampered with.”

Silence fell.

Cold.

Heavy.

“What do you mean, ‘tampered with‘?” My voice dropped dangerously.

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“The footage skips at critical moments,” he explained, “Right before even was attacked and immateddy for

Whoever did it knew exactly what they were doing. It’s been wiped clean in sections. There’s nothing sh

A bitter breath escaped me,

Of course.

Of course it had been tampered with.

Because this wasn’t random.

This was planned.

Calculated.

And precise.

“I murmured, my eyes narrowing slightly as I stared at nothing in particular. “That Sophia girl has a

1. ue.

He just nodded once. “I’ll keep dig

“You’d better,” I said sharply,

perfect. Find something.”

“I will.”

I leaned forward

the pack clini

Matthe

pping back to him. “I want everything, I don’t care how clean she looks; no one is

Singers interlocking on the desk. “And the man we picked up from that night, I’ll be going to rogate him myself.”

Understood.”

D

anat

ft the room, the door closing softly behind him.

again.

lence didn’t comfort me.

er did.

wly, my gaze shifted to the photograph sitting on the corner of my desk.

Sophia.

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I picked it up, my thumb brushing lightly over the surface.

She looked… peaceful.

Too peaceful.

Her eyes–soft, calm, almost innocent.

But I had learned long ago that the calmest faces often hid the darkest secrets.

“Who are you?” I whispered under my breath.

For a moment, I just stared at her.

Searching.

Questioning.

Trying to see something beyond the image.

But all I saw was stillness.

And it unsettled me.

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“Please…” I murmured, my voice quieter now, almost breaking beneath the weight of everything pressing against me. “Moon Goddess… I want things to go back to the way they were.”

The words left my lips like a silent prayer.

But deep down

I knew that wasn’t possible.

Not anymore.

Too much had changed.

Too much had been broken.

I placed the picture back on the table and exhaled slowly before forcing myself back into motion. Sitting still would only let my thoughts consume me, and I couldn’t afford that.

Not now.

I stood, organizing the files scattered across my desk, placing each one carefully where it belonged.

Control.

Order.

It was the only way I kept myself grounded.

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I picked it up, my thumb brushing lightly over the surface.

She looked… peaceful.

Too peaceful.

Her eyes–soft, calm, almost innocent.

But I had learned long ago that the calmest faces often hid the darkest secrets.

“Who are you?” I whispered under my breath.

For a moment, I just stared at her.

Searching

Questioning.

to see something!

image.

And it unsettle

“Please.

“Moon

wn

voice quieter now, almost breaking beneath the weight of everything pressing againct me. at things to go back to the way they were”

y lips like a silent prayer.

that wasn’t possible.

anymore.

oo much had changed.

Too much had been broken.

I placed the picture back on the table and exhaled slowly before forcing myself back into motion. Sitting still would only let my thoughts consume me, and I couldn’t afford that.

Not now.

I stood, organizing the files scattered across my desk, placing each one carefully where it belonged.

Control,

Order.

It was the only way I kept myself grounded.

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Once everything was in place, I stepped out of the study.

The moment I entered the hallway, the heavy tension inside me shifted slightly

“Dad!”

Three voices.

Bright.

Excited.

Alive.

I turned just in time to see them running toward me–small feet pounding against the floor, laughter echoing through the house like music I hadn’t realized I needed.

Lucian reached me first, followed closely by Lyra and Zara, all three crashing into me at once

I caught them easily, pulling them into my arms.

“Hey, kids,” I said, a genuine smile finally breaking through.

Lucian grinned up at me, his eyes full of mischief. Lyra and Zara clung to my sides, their energy infectious.

“Dad!” Lyra said, practically bouncing. “Can you take us to the mall?”

I raised a brow slightly. “And what exactly do you want at the mall?”

“It’s a new game!” Zara chimed in quickly. “It just came out, and all our friends already have it

“It’s really cool,” Lucian added, trying to sound serious but failing.

I chuckled softly, running a hand through his hair.

“Alright,” I said. “But I have somewhere to go first. When I get back, I’ll take you,”

Their faces lit up instantly.

“Really?!” they chorused.

“Really,”

“Yay!” they shouted, already running off again, their excitement trailing behind them like a spark,

I watched them go, the smile lingering on my lips.

They were the reason I kept going.

The reason I hadn’t broken.

The reason I couldn’t afford to lose.

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My expression slowly hardened again as reality crept back in.

There was work to do.

I stepped outside and headed straight for the car.

“My Alpha,” my driver greeted, moving to open the door.

“Take the day off,” I said, stopping him. “I’ll drive myself.”

He looked surprised but nodded. “Yes, Alpha.”

I slid into the driver’s seat, gripping the wheel for a moment before starting the engine.

The drive to the pack clinic was quiet.

Too quiet.

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My thoughts drifted again–back to Sophia, the tampered footage, and the unknown enemy moving behind the scenes.

And then-

My phone rang.

I glanced at the screen.

The doctor.

I answered immediately.

“Alpha…” His voice came through, tense and slightly shaky.

“What is it?” I asked sharply.

“I need your presence at the clinic. Urgently.”

My grip on the steering wheel tightened.

“I’m on my way.”

The call ended.

And something in my chest twisted.

By the time I arrived, the unease had settled deep within me.

I stepped inside, my presence immediately commanding attention.

“I want to see the doctor,” I said to the receptionist.

She nodded quickly, picking up the phone to confirm. After a brief moment, she looked back at me.

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“You can go in, Alpha.”

I didn’t wait.

I walked straight to his office, my mind already racing with possibilities.

What had happened?