The Heartbroken Luna's Choice Banish Love novel Chapter 301

Third Person's POV

Trista was caught off guard by his decisiveness, standing there for a second before she could process it.

"Miss Holmes, you are the only person Sayer has been willing to get close to in three years," Elias explained.

"While you were away, he actually asked me to bring him to see you. I was hoping..."

"You don't need to say another word, Mr. Manwaring," Trista interrupted smoothly. "If it helps this little guy get better, Godmother it is."

Elias noticed the faint beads of cold sweat on her forehead. He reached out and took the child from her. "I didn't expect you to be so open-minded. On behalf of Sayer, thank you."

As they turned toward the building, a familiar voice called out to Trista.

Cassian was standing nearby. He walked over and handed her a bag of medicine. "I tried your comm-stone but you didn't answer, so I brought these over myself."

Elias greeted him politely. "Alpha Cassian. You and Miss Holmes are...?"

Cassian's gaze flickered over Trista with a complex mix of emotions. "She's my mate."

Elias frowned. "Then who was the woman in the hospital room the other day?"

"My apologies, Mr. Manwaring. The child who hurt your son is not of my bloodline," Cassian explained quietly.

"The mother is an old acquaintance. I didn't clarify things at the hospital because I just wanted to settle the matter quickly. I'm sorry for the misunderstanding."

Elias took a mental note. "I see. As long as Miss Holmes wasn't the one being 'misinformed,' then there's no harm done."

Cassian moved to take a step closer, but Trista immediately turned to Elias. "Let's go, Mr. Manwaring."

Whether she "misunderstood" or not didn't matter to her anymore.

His explanation was just a damage-control tactic because things had spiraled out of his hands. He was trying to soothe her to stop her from making a scene and embarrassing the pack.

Cassian's foot hovered for a second before he pulled back.

He stood there and listened as Trista matter-of-factly introduced Samantha to Elias as his "first love"—the star-crossed lover he'd been forced to leave because of family interference.

Finally, he heard her tell Elias that she was currently in the process of ending their mating.

Cassian froze, his heart sinking into his stomach.

Trista didn't want to waste breath on Samantha. Her eyes cut toward Samantha's neck like a blade. "Samantha, regardless of what happens with my broken bond with Cassian, I never intended to make life hard for you. I was just blind to who he really was. You're a low-rent grifter, but I honestly just don't want your filthy blood staining my office."

She leaned in, her voice dropping into the tone of a judge passing sentence. "The Ironthorn elders know. They know that kid has zero Alpha blood. If you have any brains left, you'll go crawl back to Cassian and beg for a way out before Howard wakes up. Because once Howard starts house-cleaning, you won't even get the chance to return to the Ancestral Wilds."

"How can you be so sure Algernon isn't his?" Samantha shrieked. Her voice cracked into a distorted, bestial growl of pure terror.

Trista arched an eyebrow, looking at her with pity. "Cassian told me himself. Don't believe me? Go ask him."

Samantha's knees gave out. She slammed against the door behind her with a dull thud.

Her fake aura shattered instantly, replaced by the sour, rotting stench of guilt.

She scrambled out of the office, not even bothered by how pathetic she looked.

Both Alaina and Trista were certain that Cassian was the one who leaked the secret.

Samantha's mind was a mess. Cassian had promised her protection before the Moon Goddess—why would he suddenly throw her to the wolves like this?

She had to find him. She had to get answers before the fallout burned her alive.