Chapter 118: He Has Som

bChapter /bb118/bb: /bHe Has Someone Else in His Heart

Chapter 118: He Has Someone Else in His Heart

(God’s POV)

“How did you know about my brother…” Elena was taken aback for a moment. “Did you hear everything yesterday?”

Hugo stood with his arms crossed. “I didn’t intend to listen. I just didn’t expect your mate to be Marcus ckwood.”

Elena remained silent as Hugo stepped closer. “If you need help, I can arrange for David to be transferred to a different facility. Somewhere Marcus can’t control.”

She questioned his motives immediately. “Why would you help me? We barely know each other beyond your

grandfather.”

Her voice grew sharper. “Why would you risk offending the ckwood family for someone like me?”

Hugo frowned, his jaw tightening. “Because I can’t stand that Alpha with the surname ckwood. Is that

reason enough?”

Elena firmly shook her head. “That’s between you two. I’ll solve my own problems.”

She straightened her shoulders, her voice gaining strength. “I’ve spent too many years relying on others. I

won’t make that mistake again.”

“Thank you for the offer, but I can handle my own affairs.”

She walked toward the elevator without looking back. Hugo watched from his balcony as her

His phone vibrated with an iing call from Damien Cross.

(Elena ckwood’s POV)

rove awayb. /b

Amber Stone escorted me to a magnificent hotel–style suite on the top floor of Shadowmere Private Healing

Sanctuary. The opulence was staggering.

“This suite costs one hundred thousand a night,” Amber exined as we entered. “It’s reserved for the

territory’s most elite families.”

The space was enormous. Six bedrooms, six bathrooms, four living rooms. Private balconies overlooked

manicured gardens.

Amber set up my fingerprint ess at the door. “The staff will address you as Luna ckwood and David’s

sister.”

An older caregiver approached us with a warm smile. “Wee, Luna. I’m Mrs. Ortiz, Mr. ckthorne’s primary caregiver.”

She gestured down the hallway. “Would you like to see your brother now?”

David’s room was a spacious master suite filled with advanced medical equipment. Monitors bbeeped /bbsoftly /bbtracking /bhis vital signs.

bMrs. /bOrtiz pressed a button and curtains bparted /bbto /bbreveal /bbfloor/bb–/bto–ceiling bwindows/b. bA /bbserene /bbswan /bbke /b

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bstretched /bbeyond the ss.

“Alpha Marcus specifically chose this room,” she exined. “The light is excellent, and he can bsee /bbthe /bbpark/b.

Her voice grew gentle. “Alpha Marcus said the liveliness of the park might one day awaken him.”

I approached the bed, my heart clenching. David looked so thin, his head shaven from surgery. But his muscles weren’t atrophied.

“He’s been receiving excellent care,” Mrs. Ortiz continued.

Just then, Marcus entered the room. Mrs. Ortiz immediately bowed. “Alpha Marcus.”

She excused herself quickly, leaving us alone.

Without ncing at him, I asked coldly, “Where is my bedroom?”

Marcus moved to my side, his voice unexpectedly gentle. “It’s next door. I chose it specifically for you.”

I turned and walked out without another word. He followed, a tight smile ying on his lips.

My room was equally luxurious, fully automated with voice controls. I dropped my luggage and prepared ito /i

leave for work.

Marcus grabbed my hand. “I’ll drive you.”

I pulled away sharply. “Whatever.”

He watched the warmth slip from his grasp, his lips tightening with disappointment.

Downstairs, I waited by the entrance. When Marcus drove up in his ck Phantom, hope flickered across his

face.

But I walked right past his car toward another vehicle.

Jane Porter leaned out of the driver’s window. “What are you doing at the sanctuary?”

“My brother is here,” I replied simply.

Jane was about to respond when Marcus got out of his car. The distinguished figure jogged her memory.

“I’ve seen him at family banquets,” she whispered.

Marcus stopped beside me, his arm wrapping possessively around my waist. “A new friend?”

bI /bsmiled faintly. “Yes, she’s the first friend I’ve made in Riverside City.”

I extracted myself from his grasp and faced him directly. “I’m going with my friend. There’s no need for you to drive me, Alpha Marcus.”

He stared at me, an unreadable smile ying on his lips. “As long as you’re happy.”

His expression remained calm but dim as our car drove away.

In the car, Jane couldn’t contain her curiosity. “Is he yourb…/bb” /b

“Soon–to–be severed mate,” I finished.

“He’s so handsome. You’re willing to sever the bond with him?” Jane asked, genuinely puzzled.

I bgazed /bout the window, a bitter smile crossing my face. “What’s the use bof /bbeing handsome? bHe /bbhas /bsomeone else in his heart.”

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My voice grew quieter. “We’re not suitable for each other.”

Jane clicked her tongue sympathetically. “He has someone else in his heart? Then this severing is a must!”

I simply smiled without responding.

For the next few days, I lived in the suite, maintaining cold distance from Marcus. He kept his promise not to touch me.

To the staff, I was “Luna ckwood.” The title felt hollow and mockingly ironic.

Our six–year secret mating was suddenlymon knowledge throughout the Northern Territory.

We were invited to aunch event for ckwood Consortium’s medical project. Marcus formally introduced me as his mate to the territory’s elite.

The crowd buzzed with shock and surprise.

“Alpha Marcus has a mate?”

“Howe we never heard anything about them being mated?”

I listened with a cold smirk. Of course you wouldn’t know. He kept it a secret for years.

The whispers soon turned sharper as several she–wolves noticed my bare fingers.

“Did you notice? Luna ckwood doesn’t seem to be wearing her Eternal Bond Mating Ring…”

They nced at Marcus’s ringed finger meaningfully.

Marcus’s eyes turned cold as he overheard them. He put down his ss and pulled me into his arms.

Leaning close, he smiled for the crowd. “I know you don’t like the original mating ring, so we’ll get a new one.”

I turned my head away from his feigned intimacy. “Do whatever you want.”

His smile faded, but he endured my indifference.

Another Luna tried to smooth the tension. “I know an excellent custom jeweler.”

She beamed cheerfully. “Alpha and Luna ckwood are still young. You should enjoy a few years of your mating before having pups!”

Marcus yed along smoothly. “Thank you for your kind words.”

I slowly raised my ss to my lips and took a deliberate sip.

Then I delivered my final, devastating blow with a cold sneer.

“Forget about having pups. I can’t get pregnant, and besides, there’s already one at home born to someone

else.”

The words hung in the air like a death sentence.

The lively atmosphere plunged into dead silence as all eyes turned to Marcus.

He stared at me, his hand gripping his ss so tightly that the veins ion /iits back bulged.

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