Chapter 377\u00a0<\/p>\n
Third Person\u2019s POV\u00a0<\/p>\n
A few more days passed. That morning, the rain in Mooncrest finally stopped.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Back in the Stormridge Pack from Northhaven, Matriarch Duskgrave could hardly stay seated.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMrs. Beck, is it still raining in Mooncrest?\u201d she asked impatiently.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo more rain,\u201d Mrs. Beck replied with a smile, clearly reading the Matriarch\u2019s excitement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finished\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen let\u2019s go! If we leave now, we\u2019ll arrive by noon. I can finally see my future granddaughter-in-law this afternoon!\u201d she beamed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just thinking about the girl who had managed to make Lucien-the stoic Alpha Prince-fall in love made Matriarch Duskgrave feel younger.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A she-wolf who could melt Lucien\u2019s cold heart must be obedient, well-mannered, and incredibly rare.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEverything\u2019s ready, Matriarch. Let\u2019s set off,\u201d Mrs. Beck said, gently helping her up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The two departed immediately. The whole journey, Matriarch Duskgrave couldn\u2019t stop talking about Riley- her voice light with joy, lips curled into a constant smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But once they arrived in Mooncrest, joy quickly turned to disappointment-Matriarch Duskgrave fell ill from the sudden climate change.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was old, after all, and her body couldn\u2019t handle the strain.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mrs. Beck grew anxious. \u201cMatriarch, shall we call the young Alpha to pick you up?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo!\u201d she waved a hand. \u201cWhat if Riley comes with him and sees me like this? Pale, bedridden, weak-what kind of first impression would that be? She\u2019ll think Lucien\u2019s a clingy boy tied to his granny. What if she backs off? Lucien\u2019s not the kind to fall in love twice!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mrs. Beck blinked. \u201cIt can\u2019t be that serious\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is. We can\u2019t lose her. We finally have a Luna candidate. I\u2019ll never forgive myself if I scare her away.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
With that, she insisted, \u201cLet\u2019s go to Mooncrest First Pack Hospital. Once I\u2019m recovered, we\u2019ll call Lucien. I want to meet her at my best.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mrs. Beck had no choice but to help her toward the hospital, while the Matriarch muttered, \u201cCurse these old bones, messing up such a precious moment.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Riley\u2019s POV\u00a0<\/p>\n
The past few days had been\u2026 peaceful.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My head injury had almost healed. I should\u2019ve been discharged already, but I wasn\u2019t ready to go back to that suffocating place-the Ebonclaw Pack estate. Not yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/1\u00a0<\/p>\n
14:29 Wed, Dec 31\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 377\u00a0<\/p>\n
So I stayed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I lay there, staring blankly out the window, just watching the gray sky part to reveal fading sunlight.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Two nurses came in to change my bandages.\u00a0<\/p>\n
072\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finished\u00a0<\/p>\n
When they peeled the gauze away, I didn\u2019t flinch. Pain didn\u2019t register anymore. I\u2019d long since learned to ignore it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As they worked, they chatted, assuming I wasn\u2019t listening.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cA miracle, truly.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRight? Five years as a coma patient\u2026 and she\u2019s awake.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe can\u2019t move yet, but her mind\u2019s back.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWon\u2019t be long before she fully recovers.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I turned so fast, one of them jumped.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid I hurt you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I locked eyes with her. \u201cThe girl you\u2019re talking about\u2026 is her name Tessa Blackmaw?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
They blinked in surprise. \u201cHow did you know?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t breathe.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tessa was awake.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I laughed. Then I cried.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you okay?\u201d one asked, clearly startled.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m happy,\u201d I choked out. \u201cJust\u2026 happy for her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
They finished dressing my wound and left, exchanging a glance, but asking nothing more.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tears streamed down my face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Five years of lies.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Five years of pain.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Five years in prison for a crime I didn\u2019t commit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett pushed her. Not me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But I was the one who took the fall.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now, Tessa was awake. She could speak. She could tell the truth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I had to see her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
214\u00a0<\/p>\n
14:30 Wed, Dec 31\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 377\u00a0<\/p>\n
972\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finished\u00a0<\/p>\n
I had just stood up when Mia walked in carrying a thermal lunch container.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMiss Riley, where are you going?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I turned to her, my voice trembling with emotion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMia, Tessa\u2019s conscious. She can prove I didn\u2019t lure her into the Black Forest with fake messages that night at the Halston Academy banquet. It was Scarlett.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mia gasped. \u201cAre you sure?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI heard the nurses. I need to see her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut Riley\u2026 the Duskcliff family still blames you. If they find you near her room, they might think you\u2019re trying to harm her again.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I faltered. For a second.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then realization hit me like thunder.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If I knew\u2026 then Scarlett might know too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And Scarlett? She\u2019d kill to keep Tessa silent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo. I have to get there before she does. Tessa needs protection. She\u2019s not safe.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mia looked at me, worry in her eyes, but she nodded. \u201cI\u2019m going with you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
We ran.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But just as we reached Tessa\u2019s room, someone blocked the door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I froze.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Ebonclaw Pack\u2019s driver. Scarlett\u2019s personal lackey.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The same man who drove me to the auction. The one who\u2019s served her since she was a pup.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If he was here\u2026 then Scarlett was already inside.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My rage boiled over.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I stepped forward, voice like steel. \u201cMove.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He just stared down at me with scorn in his eyes and sneered like I was dirt under his boot.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett was ahead of me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
C\u00a0<\/p>\n
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