NovelEnglishChapter 116
Goddess, what a bloody fucking fool | was!
“Alexander, snap out of it.” Liam's voice was sharp as he stormed up to me, rippingout of my thoughts. “The
doctor said she’ll die. Your mate will die. My friend will die. Alexander, if you don’t do something, I'll fucking kill
you.”
As he spoke, his fangs flashed, eyes glowing a dangerous hue. My own wolf bristled in response. The threat was
clear enough even if he hadn't said the words.
“But she doesn’t wantto mark her. She asked for a divorce.”
“Because she thinks you don’t want her!” Liam's voice rose, then he caught himself and lowered it again.
“Alexander, she’s been dying for months, and she thinks you hate her. Of course she asked for a divorce. She
knew you wouldn't mark her, so she chose the other option.”
Dammit. For five years, I'd kept my distance because | couldn't trust her, couldn't risk letting her close. But now,
finding out that my distance had led to potentially losing her permanently
“I'll talk to her,” | said. “I'll see what she wants, and whatever it is, I'll do it.”
Sof the fury seemed to deflate from Liam’s shoulders, but only a little. He was still angry with me, and
rightfully so.
This was my fucking fault, after all. | was the one who had distanced myself from Ella for five years. | was the
one who had refused to mark her. | was the one who had forced her to sleep on the opposite side of the mansion
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtand made her eat dinner alone and made her feel like she had nothing and no one.
“Do the right thing, Alexander,” Liam growled. “Don’t let her die because you're too stubborn to admit you
fucking care about her.”
I nodded, then quickly left him in the parlor and headed back upstairs. The doctor and Lilith had finished their
examination, and Dr. Evelyn was packing up her medical bag when | stepped into the room.
“How is she?” | asked.
“Stable for now, but Alexander...” Dr. Evelyn's face was serious. “I need to ask you something, and | need you to
be honest. Has Ella mentioned anything about her wolf lately? Any concerns about her health?”
My throat felt tight. “She tried to tellmonths ago that something was wrong. | didn't listen.”
The doctor nodded grimly. “I see. Well, she’s resting now. Let her sleep-she needs it. But you
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Chapter 116
two should probably talk when she wakes up.”
When. Not “if”. That was a good thing, at least.
After Dr. Evelyn left, | sat in the chair beside the bed and watched Ella sleep. She looked so small under the
covers. The cherry blossom bracelet I'd bought her was still on her wrist, catching the moonlight from the
window, and the chain looked looser on her than it had just a few hours ago.
She'd been dying, and she had tried to tell me, and | was too much of a bastard to listen to her.
That night, | dozed fitfully in the chair, jerking awake every tElla shifted or made a sound. But she slept
peacefully through the night, never even waking for a moment.
It was just after dawn when Gabriel burst into the room.
“Alpha,” he said urgently. “We have a problem.”
| rubbed my eyes. “What kind of problem?”
“Trade dispute with one of the neighboring packs. They're claiming we breached our contract, and they're
threatening to take it to the Alpha Council. You need to go there and sort this out before it escalates and
potentially impacts your campaign.”
| looked at Ella, still sleeping peacefully in the bed. The campaign... Did | care about that right now?
“Alexander, this is serious,” Gabriel insisted. “If the Alpha Council believes you're an unreliable trading partner, it
could ruin everything.”
| closed my eyes, rubbing my temples. Gabriel was right, of course. The timing couldn't have possibly been
worse, but he was right.
Finally opening my eyes, | looked at Ella’s sleeping form, torn between my duties as Alpha and my
responsibilities as her mate. If | didn’t go, the trade dispute could spiral out of control and damage my campaign.
But if | left without talking to her...
“Fine,” | finally said, standing. “I'll go quickly. But I need you to do something for me.”
Gabriel raised an eyebrow.
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“When Ella wakes up, | need you to give her a message. Tell her...” | paused, trying to find the right words. “Tell
her | know about her condition About her wolf. And tell her that when | get back, I'll mark her if that’s what she
wants.”
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