bChapter /bb38/b: The Alpha’s Jealousy

Chapter 38: The Alpha’s Jealousy

(Elena’s POV)

Before Catherine Hayes could react, I walked past her and left the estate. The ck gold card remained on

the table, untouched.

I reflected on how I would have been overjoyed to receive such a gift from Marcus in the past. I would have

seen it as a sign of his care, proof that he valued me as his mate.

However, I was no longer that naive she–wolf. Those days of desperate hope were behind me.

I had arranged to meet Nathan Sterling at the Crimson Moon Tavern. Upon my arrival, Nathan was already. waiting at a corner table, looking rxed in his casual attire.

He greeted me with a yful remark about my choice of venue. “Elena really knows how to find restaurants.

Very romantic.”

I countered with a slight smile. “I couldn’t afford anything too expensive, nor could I offer something cheap

that wouldn’t suit your status as Young Master Sterling.”

Nathanughed at my practical response. “You always think too much about these things.”

As we ordered dinner and moonlight wine, I felt a sense of ease I hadn’t experienced in a long time. The

conversation flowed naturally, without the tension that usually apanied my interactions.

I realized that in my six years of mating, I had lost touch with my friends and my own life. Everything had

revolved solely around work and waiting for Marcus to notice me.

“Fortunately, it’s not toote to stop the loss,” I thought to myself.

(Marcus’s POV)

At the ckwood Consortium, I concluded a lengthy meeting with foreign investors and returned to my

Alpha’s Command Chamber. The negotiations had been sessful, but my mind was elsewhere.

I read a message from Catherine Hayes about Elena refusing the unlimited spending card. My expression

turnedplex as I processed this information.

I wondered if Elena was determined to defy me at every turn. Were my attempts topensate her with

money not enough?

I tried to connect with Elena through our mate bond, but found myself blocked. She had shielded herself from

mepletely.

Annoyed by this deliberate rejection, I immediately called Elena’s phone.

(Nathan’s POV)

When Marcus’s call came through Elena’s phone, Elena was on stage ying the piano. The soft melody filled

the tavern as she performed for the small audience.

I noticed the caller ID showing “Alpha” and answered the phone myself.

“Alpha Marcus?” I said into the device.

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Marcus’s voice was sharp and demanding. “Who is this? Where is Elena?”

I recognized his voice immediately and couldn’t resist taunting him. “Elena is not avable right now. She

can’t answer your call.”

Marcus hung up abruptly, the line going dead.

I nced at Elena on stage, confirming my suspicions about theirplicated rtionship. Her graceful performance contrasted sharply with the tension I’d just heard in her mate’s voice.

I wondered if she might be Marcus’s weakness.

(Elena’s POV)

After my performance, I returned to the table, my ears flushed from the attention. I hadn’t yed piano in public for years.

Nathan praised my ying warmly. “That was beautiful. You’re very talented.”

I admitted with embarrassment, “I’m out of practice. I used to y more regrly.”

He joked about doctors being as dull as “Old Theodore,” referring to Professor Theodore Ashworth. I was aware of the professor’s connections to the Sterling family, so I didn’t reply to hisment.

As we finished our meal, I went to pay the bill, only to be told it had already been settled.

I questioned Nathan about it, reminding him that I was supposed to treat. “I said this meal was my responsibility.”

Nathan dismissed my concern with a wave. “I’m joking. I can’t really let a girl pay for my meal, right?”

“But…” I started to protest.

“Just owe me a favor first,” Nathan interrupted, guessing what I was going to say. “I’ll ask you for itter.”

As Elena and I exited the building, I offered her a ride home. She seemed hesitant to trouble me further.

I proposed a solution to ease her difort. “I can have my driver take your car back home, and you can pay

the usual driver service price.”

She agreed to this arrangement, seeming relieved by thepromise.

I dropped Elena off at the entrance to Moonhaven Estate. The imposing gates and manicured grounds spoke

of wealth and power.

“Is it here?” I asked, though the answer was obvious.

Elena confirmed and transferred me the equivalent of a driver’s fee through her phone. After watching me ept the payment, she opened the door and got out iof /ithe car.

As I watched Elena enter the estateplex, I instructed my driver to leave.

(Sophia’s POV)

From my white sedan parked nearby, I watched Elena get out of Nathan’s car and enter theplex. My hand

tightened on the steering wheel, my face grim with rage.

I recognized the car from the Advanced Healing Arts Research Symposium. It was Young Master St distinctive vehicle.

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“That b***h is indeed having an affair with Young Master Sterling!” I hissed to myself,

A n began to form in my mind. This information could be very useful.

(Elena’s POV)

I entered the estate and found Marcus waiting for me in the Great Hall. He was leaning against the bar,

casually dressed, looking as if he had been waiting for some time.

I was surprised, noticing that Marcus had beening home earlier and more frequentlytely.

Marcus looked at me with a dark expression. “Willing toe back?”

I retorted with a sarcasticugh. “I wouldn’t know you were deliberately waiting for me toe back.”

“I am indeed waiting for you,” he said simply.

Marcus tapped his finger on the table, his eyes dark and unreadable. “Are you happy being with Young Master

Sterling?”

I realized he knew about my outing with Nathan. However, he didn’t care about me personally. He was worried I would embarrass the ckwood family.

“I don’t think it’s Alpha Marcus’s business who I’m with,” I replied coolly.

As I walked past him, Marcus grabbed my wrist and pulled me against the bar.

Before I could react, he pressed his body against mine, his breath near my ear. “Did I tell you to stay away

from that Sterling?”

A surge of bitterness rose in my chest. “Nathan and I are innocent, but you…”

I didn’t voice the usation about Sophia and Oliver..

“What about me?” he demanded.

“Never mind.” I wanted to avoid further entanglement and tried to break free.

Marcus moved closer, causing me to freezepletely. He asked nonchntly, “Not struggling anymore?”

The memory of the pain from the night he forced himself on me while under the influence of wolfsbane still

haunted me. I couldn’t endure him even in his normal state, let alone when he was drugged.

The thought of their intimacy only brought me pain and deepened my resistance towards him. The body and

mind are more resistant to him.

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