Chapter 288\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Finished\u00a0<\/p>\n
Both Magnus and Aysel were well aware of Ivy and Olivia\u2019s frantic attempts to pull every string they could to save their fathers and brothers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe others are hiding faster than prey scenting a hunt,\u201d Skylar remarked lightly as she posed as a live model in Aysel\u2019s studio, watching the brush move. \u201cNo one dares extend a claw. I heard James\u2019s judgment is about to be finalized. Still-your Alpha really did shake the entire pack hierarchy. People outside are secretly calling him Lord Yama of the Wolves.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Darkmoon Pack was no small, insignificant clan.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A lineage that vast-rooted deep in old blood and ancient territory-had been torn out completely by Magnus Sanchez without so much as a howl.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Most wolves believed the Darkmoon Pack deserved it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Others whispered that the pack had simply been unlucky-its only mistake being crossing paths with Magnus.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cUnlucky?\u201d Aysel replied calmly, her hand steady as she layered color onto the portrait. \u201cMagnus delivered them to judgment, yes-but they committed the crimes themselves. If they hadn\u2019t been greedy, if they hadn\u2019t left claw marks behind, how could they have been ensnared? At most, Magnus acted as a just wolf enforcing pack law.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Some wolves forgot-\u00a0<\/p>\n
Twenty years ago, Raya and her child had suffered fates worse than death.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And the Darkmoon Pack\u2019s sins ran far deeper than what had surfaced so far.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Skylar shivered dramatically.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlright, alright. Your mate-filter is at least a hundred and eighty meters thick.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Say one word against Magnus, and Aysel would defend him to the death.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If others called him a demon king, she\u2019d praise his horns.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If they called him a monster, she\u2019d say he was magnificent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Frankly, Skylar thought the gossiping wolves had too much idle time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTsk, tsk-at least restrain yourselves,\u201d Skylar added suddenly, sharp-eyed. She spotted the marks\u00a0<\/p>\n
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hidden beneath Aysel\u2019s collar when she leaned forward. \u201cWith that density and force\u2026 was. Alpha Magnus planning to chew you apart and swallow you whole?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Aysel instinctively covered her chest, rare embarrassment flushing her face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Magnus had been especially possessive lately.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They had been excessive-but she truly couldn\u2019t withstand the shameless persistence of a certain Alpha wolf.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her gaze drifted. She changed the subject smoothly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo\u2026 how are things on your side lately?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
At the mention of home, Skylar sneered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSame old mess. My dear stepmother finally figured it out-my old man may be foolish, but he won\u2019t hand the Frostfang legacy to an outsider with no blood tie. So she\u2019s changed tactics. Now she\u2019s all sweetness and obedience, trying to squeeze out as much value as possible.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Aysel fell silent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Because of Skylar, she\u2019d spent plenty of time in the Frostfang estate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That so-called white-moonlight stepmother was skilled-one soft word, and Skylar\u2019s father turned into a lovesick pup.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Watching those two perform a middle-aged mating farce every day was enough to make anyone nauseous.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cStill,\u201d Aysel said softly, \u201cbe careful. I\u2019m not afraid of open moves-only of poison in the dark.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Skylar waved dismissively.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s fine. I\u2019m almost done wrapping things up. Once I secure all the shares, I\u2019ll send the old man to a retirement lodge. If that mother and son are truly devoted, they can be bundled together and sent along.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
More importantly-\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her bond with Aysel was her strongest shield.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The stepmother and her son understood that too. That was why they\u2019d changed strategies.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you need anything, say the word,\u201d Aysel said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Skylar laughed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Finished\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen have I ever been polite with you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just as Aysel completed the final stroke-\u00a0<\/p>\n
Knock, knock.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Magnus stood outside the studio door, dinner prepared, calling them downstairs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Skylar stretched, rolling her shoulders.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI won\u2019t stay for dinner. I have a meeting with a collaborator later.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSave the last portrait for me,\u201d she added.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Aysel nodded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll have it framed for you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Downstairs, Skylar saw the dining table-richly laid, enough for three.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Though Magnus was always jealous of her, he respected how much Aysel cherished Skylar.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So he never treated her coldly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He complained that Skylar stole Aysel\u2019s time-but in action, he always left them privacy and treated her properly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Skylar smiled, satisfied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Let outsiders fear Magnus as much as they liked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
To Aysel, he was sincere-fiercely, deeply sincere.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Compared to Damon Blackwood, who used to earn Skylar\u2019s scoldings regularly, Magnus more than passed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As Skylar stepped out the door, she glanced back once more.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Through the floor-to-ceiling window-\u00a0<\/p>\n
With no guest staying for dinner, Magnus effortlessly lifted Aysel onto his lap, circling her possessively as he peeled shrimp for her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Aysel accepted the feeding naturally, happily.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The harmony was so palpable it made onlookers smile unconsciously.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Skylar shook her head.\u00a0<\/p>\n
67\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finished\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Moonvale Pack truly lacked fortune.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They had lost a daughter like Aysel.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now, they would never taste the blessing of a son-in-law like Magnus Sanchez either.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With Magnus\u2019s fiercely protective nature-if he could extend courtesy even to Aysel\u2019s closest friend-\u00a0<\/p>\n
Had the Moonvale Pack treated Aysel properly in the past, they would have already risen beneath the moon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u53e3\u00a0<\/p>\n
730\u00a0<\/p>\n
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