Chapter 21: DON’T KEEP
WAITING!
ELLA.
It was impossible.
There was no way anyone could have known about the birthmark on my body unless they had seen —truly seen —up close, without barriers, without distance.
My breath ca out uneven as that realization settled in.
Could I really be Theresa?
The thought lingered, heavy and unsettling, refusing to be ignored. Everything around
pointed to it, the way they spoke to , the certainty in their voices, the familiarity in their actions.
And now... this.
But if that was true... then why couldn’t I rember?
Why was my mind blank when it ca to them?
Fragnts of confusion collided within , each question leading to another, none of them answered.
If we were lovers...then why were we separated?
The thought made my chest tighten slightly, a strange discomfort settling deep within . None of it made sense. Nothing aligned. It felt like I was standing in the middle of soone else’s story, trying desperately to understand a plot I had never lived.
And yet...
There was sothing more unsettling.
I hadn’t even fully processed the fact that he had seen
like that, bare, vulnerable and now he was asking to see
again as though it was nothing.
Was Lurgard insane?
My fingers curled slightly at my sides as I steadied myself, my heart still racing from the intensity of the mont.
I wouldn’t allow it.
I couldn’t.
But the look in his eyes...it told
everything I needed to know.
He wasn’t fully in control.
There was sothing else beneath the surface, sothing darker, more primal. He was fighting it, I could see that much. Fighting to hold himself back, to keep whatever was inside him from taking over completely.
And that made it even more dangerous.
I had to think.
Quickly.
Anything—anything that could stop him.
And then it ca to .
"No," I said, forcing my voice to remain steady despite the tension building inside . "Until the divorce is finalized, I’m still married."
The words hung between us.
A perfect excuse.
Or at least... I hoped it would be.
He should have so dignity, right?
For a mont, he said nothing, but the look on his face...It changed. Sothing dark flickered there, sothing intense, almost violent. A surge of emotion I couldn’t quite place, but it made my breath hitch nonetheless.
And then it clicked.
They were Alex’s rivals.
Of course.
That alone was enough to ignite whatever anger was now burning in him.
Lurgard didn’t say another word.
Not a single one.
He simply turned and stord out of the room, his movents sharp, controlled, but filled with sothing he clearly wasn’t willing to show any further.
The door shut behind him.
Silence followed.
I let out a breath I didn’t realize I had been holding, my shoulders relaxing slightly as relief washed over .
I wasn’t bothered by the way he left.
If anything... I felt safer, more at ease with the distance between us because the truth was...this place was becoming dangerous.
Not just for
but for my pup.
My hand moved instinctively to my stomach, my fingers resting there protectively as my thoughts darkened.
If that was his reaction to sothing as simple as related to Alex’s na...
Then what would happen if he found out that marriage wasn’t the only thing relating
to Alex ?
That the life growing inside ...belonged to him as well—his enemy.
I didn’t waste another second.
The mont I got a hold of myself from the thoughts earlier, that sent a chill down my spine, I moved quickly, grabbing my pajamas and slipping into them without hesitation. My hands worked faster than usual, almost rushed, as though I expected soone else to walk in at any mont.
Once I was fully dressed, I pulled the covers over myself, wrapping them tightly around my body like a shield.
Only then did I breathe.
This place... it was draining .
ntally. Emotionally. In ways I couldn’t even begin to explain. Every second spent here felt like walking on fragile ground, like one wrong move would shatter everything around .
I needed a distraction.
Sothing, anything, to take my mind off everything that had just happened.
With a quiet sigh, I reached for my phone and unlocked it, hoping for a mont of peace, even if it was just for a few minutes.
But the mont the screen lit up, my expression changed.
Several ssages.
From Alex.
My fingers stilled slightly as I stared at his na, a mix of emotions rising within
before I even opened them.
Slowly, I tapped on the ssages.
> What the hell were you thinking, Ella? How could you seek help from my rivals?
My jaw tightened faintly.
> You are still my wife. Even if I rejected you just so I could mate Eva, doesn’t an I would divorce you.
A scoff escaped my lips before I could stop it.
The audacity.
The sheer hypocrisy of those words made sothing in
twist with irritation. This... was coming from the sa man who had ordered my death.
The sa man who had discarded
without hesitation.
And now he was talking about marriage?
Possession?
I shook my head slightly, disbelief flickering across my face.
If he wanted
gone so badly...
Then why not just divorce ?
Why hold on to sothing he had already tried to destroy?
My eyes moved to the next ssage.
>Just co back already. We can make things work. We can go back to what we were.
"Asshole," I muttered under my breath, the word slipping out before I could hold it back.
I felt it then—irritation bubbling beneath the surface, clouding my thoughts, pushing
toward sothing impulsive.
Before I could rethink it, before I could stop myself...my fingers moved.
I typed.
>The only thing I want from you right now is for you to sign the divorce papers, Alpha Alexander Blake. Don’t keep
waiting.
I paused for only a second, staring at the ssage and then I hit send.
A small, almost unintentional smile crept onto my lips as I lowered the phone slightly, watching the ssage go through.
For the first ti in a while...I felt like I had taken back a little control.
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