The Breaking Point of Mate: Giving Up on My Alpha novel Chapter 91

Chapter 91

Melanie’s POV

The air hung heavy for a moment.

Daphne and Zara showed no sign of discomfort, as if they had anticipated my questions all along.

Daphne let out a soft sigh.

“Melanie, you know exactly what your relationship with Archer is like. Forcing an Alpha who doesn’t love you to remain in a bond isn’t good for either of you. Only by dissolving it can you truly have a chance to start over. I’m just—”

“Looking out for me, right?”

I cut her off.

I glanced between her and Zara, the corners of my lips lifting slightly.

“You’ve been using that line for years.”

“Don’t you ever get tired of it?”

I tilted my head.

“Or maybe next time, try a new script. At least it might sound more sincere.”

They fell silent.

I continued, “Though it probably wouldn’t make a difference anyway.”

“After all, care isn’t something you prove with words, is it?”

Just then, Theo returned.

He immediately sensed the strange tension in the air, his smile tinged with faint awkwardness.

I turned to him.

“Finished talking? We’re ready to leave.”

“Ah… yes, of course.” He nodded.

He inclined his head toward Daphne and Zara.

“We’ll be taking our leave now.”

Daphne smiled in response.

But when her gaze returned to me, that familiar sigh flickered in her eyes.

Ever since I was little, whenever I refused to follow their arrangements, they would look at me like that-

as if I were a stubborn, disappointing young wolf.

As if every fracture in the family could be traced back to my disobedience.

After returning to the Haines family with my mother all those years ago, I even developed a stress response because of it.

I was afraid of being blamed.

Afraid of hearing that sigh.

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So until I was twelve or thirteen–even though every member of the Haines family treated me with warmth and kindness–1 lived cautiously.

I didn’t dare make mistakes.

I didn’t dare express myself.

Once we stepped out of the banquet hall’s main entrance, the air felt noticeably clearer.

The tension locked in my shoulders and neck finally loosened. I could almost feel the lingering pheromone pressure from the hall peeling away from my skin, like the cold residue left behind after the tide recedes.

Theo slowed his pace, seeming to consider his words before asking, “You and the Haines family… is there some kind of conflict?

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His tone carried a careful hesitation, like a wolf testing the edges of unfamiliar pack territory.

Elmer and I exchanged a brief glance.

It lasted only a second, yet it felt like two wolves who had fought side by side, silently confirming each other’s stance.

I looked away first, my voice flat, nearly devoid of emotion.

“No.”

Because it had never been a misunderstanding.

It was a war tangled in blood, contracts, and betrayal.

Theo clearly misread my answer. He exhaled quietly, his tone growing earnest.

“That’s good. Misunderstandings only cause trouble.”

He paused, lowering his voice slightly, as if offering advice–or perhaps a warning.

“Given Archer’s regard for Miss Haines, the Haines family is likely to rise quickly within the upper ranks of the wolf community.

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“The Atkinson family–and Archer himself–aren’t enemies ordinary packs can afford to provoke.”

He hesitated again, weighing his next words.

“So even if you don’t intend to align with them, it would be wise not to stand against them either.”

As his words settled, my throat tightened.

Deep in my mind, my wolf, Frost, released a nearly inaudible growl, sharp and instinctive, as if pricked by an invisible thorn.

I curved my lips into a faint smile, though something hollow and absurd lingered beneath it.

Being kindly reminded by others to maintain a cordial relationship with another she woll

simply because my own mate showed her excessive favor.

In the entire wolf world, I was probably the only one trapped in such a ridiculous situation.

Elmer clearly couldn’t tolerate it any longer.

He let out a quiet scoff, his pheromones carrying a subtle edge of frost.

“Hilltop Tech doesn’t bow to any Alpha.”

His aura pulsed faintly as he spoke, radiating sharp, analytical confidence.

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The CUAP core language had kept Hilltop Tech firmly on the federal government’s protected technology list. Archer had attempted to interfere recently, only to be shut down by higher authorities.

And the project currently under development–if Elmer’s projections were correct–would soon be included in national–level strategic support.

Once that happened, Hilltop Tech’s scale would undergo a quantum leap within a year.

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