The Alpha's Silent Bride: Seventh Time's The Charm novel Chapter 33

Chapter 33: 033: Kill Mara?

~ RONAN ~

I can’t shut down Kael’s annoying voice screaming "I told you so" in my head for the past few minutes. I hate to admit it, but he’s right. He’s fucking right.

"I don’t need you to restrain me," I growl under my breath. "I’m going to rip her apart piece by jagged piece..."

I agree. I fucking agree.

I gave Mara a warning to stay the fuck away. Twice. Once should’ve been enough — twice is just suicidal.

I march straight to her room, fury boiling in my veins. Without thinking twice, I kick the door open with a loud bang, the bolt snapping under the force.

Two pairs of eyes snap toward me. Mara shoots to her feet. My mother stands up as well, her expression changing from surprise to deep concern the second she sees my face. Mara’s goes deathly pale.

"Ronan," my mother says carefully, stepping forward. "What’s happened? You look—"

I don’t answer her. Instead, I cross the room in three long strides and grab Mara by the throat.

"How fucking dare you."

Her eyes go wide with terror, her hands immediately coming up to claw at my wrist, her feet barely touching the ground as I lift her and slam her back against the wall hard enough to crack the plaster.

"I fucking warned you," I growl, anger seething through my veins. "I warned you to stay away from her, and I was explicit about that. And what did you do?"

Mara chokes, her face turning a bright red as she struggles to fucking take in air, her nails digging into my forearm, drawing blood, which I don’t give two fucks about.

"You hired rogues," I continue. "You orchestrated her kidnapping, and you put my Luna in danger. You know what that means, don’t you?"

"Ronan!" My mother’s voice cuts through my rage. "Let her go. Now."

My eyes remain fixed on her, ignoring my mom’s screams and protests.

"I’m going to fucking kill you," I say simply. "That’s what it means."

"Ronan, I said let her go!" My mother grabs my arm, trying to pull me back. "I didn’t raise you to hit women. Let her go."

I finally turn my head to look at my mother. Just one look is enough to make her step back slightly... the shock that crosses her face.

"She tried to have Roselle killed. She fucking engineered the kidnapping and assault of my Luna, and she was nearly murdered because of her." I squeeze tighter, rage consuming me just at the thought of it.

My mother’s face goes white. "Ronan, please—" Mara gasps out, her voice strangled and desperate. "I didn’t know she was asking me for help—"

"Bullshit," I snarl. "You knew exactly what you were doing."

Mara lets out a choked sound, her hands still clawing uselessly at my wrist.

"Calm down, Ronan. We need to talk." My mother’s voice trembles as she takes a cautious step forward. "Put her down. You can’t kill her. We have our word to uphold with her family."

I don’t even look at her. "You’re going to kill her if you keep strangling her," Mom shrieks, panic breaking through her composure.

My grip tightens. "That’s exactly what I’m planning to do."

Mara’s eyes widen further, terror flooding her features as her struggles grow weaker.

"Ronan." My mother’s voice drops, firm and commanding. "Listen to yourself."

I finally glance at her, my chest heaving with rage.

"You can’t kill her. She’s from the Wolfhart family, and you can’t spill their blood without cause and a proper investigation. You can’t."

A bitter laugh tears from my throat.

"Without cause?" I repeat.

Mom swallows hard, holding my gaze despite the fury rolling off me.

"You can punish her," she says carefully. "If she’s guilty, she’ll answer for it."

The muscles in my jaw flex. Mara lets out another strangled gasp, her face nearly purple now.

"Ronan," my mother pleads, taking another hesitant step forward. "Put her down."

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