Chapter 213: He Knows Everything

    Chapter 213: He Knows Everything

    (Elena ckwood’s POV)

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    He said I was cruel to him. My eyes dimmed as I calmly met his deep golden gaze.

    “What is my crueltypared to half of what you did to me back then?”

    The words hung in the air between us like a de. I watched his expression shift, saw the

    way his jaw tightened at my usation.

    (Marcus ckwood’s POV)

    I had anticipated her response. The bitter truth of it didn’t make it hurt any less.

    I smiled faintly, though there was no warmth in it. “So you always hated me. Even staying by

    my side was just to fulfill the promise my mother made to you, right?”

    Elena’s face went pale. Her green eyes widened in shock, and I saw the exact moment she

    realized what I had just revealed.

    I knew. I knew about the promise Victoria had made to her.

    Elena was stunned, her lips parting slightly as if to speak, but no words came. Her eyes

    darted away from mine, unable to hold my gaze.

    That small gesture confirmed everything Isabe had told me. The dodging, the guilt written across her features – it was all the proof I needed.

    She wasn’t here because she wanted to be. She was here because she had been promised an

    escape route.

    The knowledge felt like a knife twisting in my chest, but I forced myself to remainposed. I couldn’t let her see how deeply her betrayal cut.

    I sat back in the driver’s seat, my palm supporting my forehead as I fought to suppress the

    emotions threatening to overwhelm me. The pain, the rage, the devastating sense of loss–1 pushed them all down, buried them deep.

    “You can leave now,” I said quietly, not looking at her.

    Elena remained still beside me. I could feel her presence, could hear her shallow breathing in

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    the confined space of the car.

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    The silence stretched between us, heavy with unspoken words and broken promises.

    I couldn’t stand it anymore. The weight of her presence, the knowledge of her deception, the way she just sat there saying nothing.

    “Go!” I suddenly yelled, my voice echoing in the small space.

    Elena flinched at my outburst, her body jerking away from me. For a moment, she looked like she might say something, might try to exin or defend herself.

    But she didn’t. She simply gathered her things and reached for the idoor /ihandle.

    I watched her prepare to leave, and despite everything, despite the anger and hurt coursing through my veins, I found myself reaching out to stop her.

    My hand grasped at empty air. She was already gone, the car door mming shut behind her.

    I stared through the window as she walked away, her figure growing smaller with each step. My chest tightened painfully, and I felt a familiar metallic taste fill my mouth.

    The salty, fishy taste of blood coated my tongue as I watched the woman I loved disappear

    into the crowd.

    (Elena ckwood’s POV)

    I didn’t return to the hotel. Instead, I gged down a taxi and gave the driver Jane Ports‘

    address.

    The city lights blurred past the window as we drove through the evening traffic. My hands

    trembled slightly in myp, the confrontation with Marcus reying in my mind.

    He knew about Victoria’s promise. But how? And what else did he know?

    When the taxi pulled up outside Jane’s apartment building, I paid the driver and made my way to her door. My legs felt unsteady, as if the ground might give way beneath me at any

    moment.

    Jane opened the door after my first knock, her face lighting up with surprise and amusement.

    “Our Healer Elena has nowhere else to go?” she teased, stepping aside to let me in.

    I entered her cozy apartment, the familiar warmth of her home wrapping around me like a

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    “Isn’t it because I can’t go home?” I said with self–deprecating humor.

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    The truth was, I didn’t want to go back to the hotel. I couldn’t face the possibility of running into Hugo Ashworth, not after what had happened with Marcus. I didn’t know what I would say to him, how I would exin theplicated mess my life had be.

    For now, Jane’s ce offered the peace and quiet I desperately needed.

    “Rachel is on night duty today,” Jane said, moving toward her kitchen. “Perfect timing – I was

    getting bored being alone.”

    She returned with a bottle of red wine, holding it up with a questioning look. “Want to join me

    for a couple of drinks tonight?”

    I nodded, grateful for the distraction. “Sure.”

    (God’s POV)

    Meanwhile, at the Crimson Moon Hotel, Alexander ckwood received an urgent call from

    his secretary. He rushed back to Marcus’s suite, his heart pounding with worry.

    What he found when he entered the bedroom made his blood run cold.

    Marcus sat against the headboard, his face deathly pale. Blood stained his lips and the front

    of his shirt, evidence of a severe coughing fit.

    His condition looked even worse than before, more fragile and deteriorated than Alexander

    had ever seen.

    “How could it be like this?” Alexander demanded, turning to the pack doctor who had

    been speaking with his secretary.

    The doctor’s expression was helpless, his hands spread in a gesture of defeat. “Alpha Marcus has been smoking again these past few days. Tobo is extremely harmful to lung

    disease patients who have undergone infusion therapy.”

    He paused, his voice growing more serious. “If he continues to act so recklessly, his

    condition will only worsen. I cannot stress enough how dangerous this behavior is.”

    Alexander’s frown deepened, lines of worry etching themselves across his forehead. “I’ll make sure to watch him more carefully.”

    He instructed his secretary to escort the doctor out, then turned his attention to the other staff members who had been present.

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    The driver and Elite Guards were preparing to leave as well, but Alexander stopped them with

    a sharp gesture.

    “What exactly happened today?” he demanded, his voice carrying the authority of his

    position.

    The driver stammered nervously, clearly ufortable under Alexander’s intense scrutiny.

    “I… I don’t know, sir.”

    “You were with him today,” Alexander pressed, his displeasure evident. “How could

    know what happened?”

    you not

    Alexander’s face showed his growing irritation. He believed the driver was deliberately hiding something, protecting Marcus from consequences.

    Just as the driver opened his mouth to attempt an exnation, Marcus interrupted from the

    bed.

    “He really doesn’t know,” Marcus said quietly. “You don’t need to make things difficult for him.”

    The driver shot Marcus a grateful look before quickly leaving the room with the guards, eager to escape the tense atmosphere.

    Alexander put his hands on his hips, struggling to suppress his anger. His son’s reckless

    behavior was pushing him to his limits.

    “How did you promise iyour /imother?” he asked, his voice tight with frustration. “You know

    your own physical condition…”

    “I’m fine,” Marcus replied tly.

    “Coughing up blood and you say you’re fine!” Alexander exploded.

    But even as the words left his mouth, understanding dawned on his face. He turned to look at

    Marcus with newprehension.

    “Is it because of Elena?”

    Marcus’s silence stretched for a long moment before he finally answered. “It has nothing to

    do with her.”

    Seeing Marcus deny it so quickly, Alexander began pacing back and forth across the room. His agitation was palpable, his movements sharp and restless.

    “Besides her, what else could it be?” he demanded. “Marcus, when did you be like this!”

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    He couldn’t allow his proud son to be tormented like this because of a she–wolf. The very idea was uneptable to him.

    Marcus rubbed the bridge of his nose, exhaustion evident in every line of his body. “It really has nothing to do with her.”

    “It better not be!” Alexander flung his hand dismissively and stormed toward the door.

    As he reached the threshold, he turned to his secretary who waited in the hallway. “Keep an

    eye on him. Don’t let him touch another cigarette.”

    The door mmed shut behind him, leaving Marcus alone with his thoughts.

    Hearing themotion outside gradually fade, Marcus turned his gaze toward the window. The city lights twinkled in the distance, but his expression gradually dimmed as he stared out

    at the night.

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