Chapter 293\u00a0<\/p>\n
Third Person\u2019s POV\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was the first time Quentin had ever seen his elder brother this brutal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finished\u00a0<\/p>\n
The younger Blackwood wolf had already retreated several meters away, tongue clicking in disbelief.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tsk. If he had known this bonding ceremony would be so entertaining, he would have doubled the crimson gift he sent to Celestine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Blackwood elders were on the verge of losing their minds.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A death during a bonding ceremony-what kind of curse was this?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cStop it! Damon, stop!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alpha Blackwood roared, his voice cracking with fury and panic.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The enforcers from the Pack Tribunal-wolves summoned only to investigate a commercial crime-were completely stunned.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They had come to handle paperwork.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Not to witness an Alpha tearing another wolf apart.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCalm down! Alpha Damon, calm down!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSevere injury is a violation of pack law!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yet every time they tried to move forward, someone accidentally blocked their path-an elbow here, a shoulder there-leaving them trapped at the outer ring of the chaos, watching helplessly as the violence unfolded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the frenzy, Damon abruptly changed direction.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He released Dariusz, whose nose was nearly crushed flat, seized a wine bottle from the ceremonial table, and smashed it down onto Celestine\u2019s head as she was shoved toward him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Glass shattered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Blood bloomed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
All notions of dignity, all Alpha restraint-he discarded them all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/5\u00a0<\/p>\n
13:07 Mon, Dec 22\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 93\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was Celestine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was the one who had destroyed his bond.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His life.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His fate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDie! Damon snarled, voice raw and feral.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Blood streamed down from the bride\u2019s scalp, soaking her veil and white ceremonial gown. The hall crupted in shrill screams, echoing like panicked howls through stone and crystal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Celestine staggered, her vision swimming.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She stared at Damon-still swinging, still roaring curses as he attacked both her and Dariusz like a mad wolf stripped of reason.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bottles flew.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Goblets shattered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fists struck flesh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She dodged instinctively, clutching her head, terror ripping through her as she cried out toward the Moonvale Pack elders.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFather! Mother! Save me!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Alpha Remus and Luna Evelyn only watched her coldly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now that the truth was laid bare-now that they knew even Dariusz\u2019s supposed death had been part of Celestine\u2019s design-they remembered how foolishly they had once helped her steal Damon from Aysel.\u00a0<\/p>\n
How they had blamed Aysel for being \u201ccold-hearted.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
How they had excused Celestine\u2019s cruelty.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If Damon killed her here and now-\u00a0<\/p>\n
They would not lift a paw.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This was supposed to be the ceremony that crowned her happiness.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Instead, it had become her nightmare.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/5\u00a0<\/p>\n
13:07 Mon, Dec 22\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cru\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bed\u00a0<\/p>\n
Celestine covered her ears, endured the blinding pain, and staggered backward, desperate to\u00a0<\/p>\n
escape.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But as she turned, she ran straight into Jackson.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Damon and Dariusz were finally subdued pinned to the ground by Shadowbane enforcers- while the guests hovered at a safe distance, half-thrilled, half-terrified, snapping photos and whispering excitedly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jackson smiled pleasantly at Celestine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMiss Ward,\u201d he said lightly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere do you think you\u2019re going?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He tilted his head.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve only opened Alpha Damon\u2019s gift so far. Yours hasn\u2019t been received yet.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Celestine shook her head violently, backing away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
No.\u00a0<\/p>\n
No-she didn\u2019t want it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But whether she accepted it or not-\u00a0<\/p>\n
Was never her choice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was dragged back to the center of the ceremonial hall.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Blood soaked her veil, stained her gown, slicked down her hair. No one cared whether she lived or died.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The officers Fenrir had summoned stared blankly, minds overheating.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sibling betrayal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A lover faking death.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bride and groom attempting to kill each other.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Who were they even supposed to take first?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jackson, sensing their hesitation, smiled considerately.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo rush,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
3\/5\u00a0<\/p>\n
13:08 Mon, Dec 22\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 791\u00a0<\/p>\n
Since you\u2019re already here, you might as well handle a few more reports.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He clapped his hands.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At the entrance, backlit by shadow and torchlight, a thin young woman appeared-pushing a wheelchair-bound middle-aged man into the hall.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The guests murmured in confusion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Only Celestine recognized that face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The moment she did, all strength drained from her body.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The girl stopped before her, eyes burning with hatred and vindication.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCelestine Ward,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you remember me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She turned to the officers and the assembled wolves, her voice ringing clearly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYears ago, to steal a dance championship, she stole my choreography. Then she had me kidnapped and spread rumors to destroy me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I tried to sue her, she sent people to run my father down-leaving him paralyzed from the neck down-as a warning.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She looked back at Celestine\u2019s bloodied face, at her injured leg.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCelestine Ward,\u201d she said coldly,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cthe Moon turns. Karma hunts. Your reckoning has finally arrived.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before the echo faded, another woman entered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her face was mottled with bruises-fading, but still visible.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFor a single argument,\u201d she said bitterly,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cbecause I called you a thief who stole another\u2019s place, you forced my family to marry me to a violent, gambling brute.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She lifted her chin.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI divorced him. I\u2019m free now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
4\/5\u00a0<\/p>\n
13:08 Mon, Dec 22\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 293\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut Celestine Ward-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She smiled thinly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYour performance has only just begun.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The hall fell silent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
730\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u54c1\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u0e0a\u0e25\u00a0<\/p>\n
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