Abandoned Luna Now Untouchable (Cecilia) novel Chapter 43

Cecilia

I’ll log into the cloud and pull up the audio file now.”

Everyone went quiet as I opened my phone-but I could still feel eyes on me. Especially hers.

I stared at Amara in disbelief. First Xavier trying to sabotage my career, and now her?

Especially after I’d just thrown her a lifeline to save face in front of Sebastian.

“Do you want to resign?” Alpha Sebastian asked suddenly, his tone unreadable.Or was he testing me?

“Absolutely not!” I answered without hesitation.

Divorce from Xavier or not, he had no right to make decisions about my career.

Xavier’s face turned ashen with fury. Beside him, Amara shot me a look cold enough to freeze blood.

Alpha Sebastian, however, let a smile touch the corners of his lips. “Good to hear.” He glanced at his watch before continuing. “The doctor says your leg injury needs at least a week to heal. Would you prefer to return to Denver? I can arrange for my private jet to take you back early.”

‘That won’t be necessary,”I quickly replied. “TUl return with everyone else as scheduled.”

Having him fly his private jet just for me seemed… inappropriate, despite how tempting the offer was.

“Very well. We’ll return together then.”

The smile in Alpha Sebastian’s eyes deepened slightly, sending an unexpected flutter through my chest.

He told me to rest well and left with Beta Sawyer following closely behind.

Amara hesitated, clearly wanting to say something more to me. But finally she hurried after Alpha Sebastian instead.And shooting me one last venomous glare.

I sighed inwardly. It was becoming increasingly clear that any female within breathing distance of Sebastian was automatically categorized as competition in Amara’s book.

“Cecilia, are you seriously flirting with him right in front of me? Do you think I’m already dead?”

A furious voice erupted beside me, making me jump.

I turned to face Xavier’s thunderous expression. Right… I’d almost forgotten about my soon-to-be ex-husband’s presence.

“Alpha Xavier, please lower your voice. This is a hospital,” I said calmly.

“Don’t call me Alpha Xavier!” he snarled

“Fine then, Alpha Xavier,” I replied with a saccharine smile. “Please get out and remove yourself from my sight.” I lay back down and pulled the blanket over my head.

Xavier was so angry I could practically feel the heat radiating off him. But for all his Alpha status and dominance displays, he couldn’t do anything to me now.

Author

Cecilia remained in the hospital for three days.

And for three days, Alpha Xavier refused to leave her side. No matter how she ignored him or treated him like invisible air, he remained stubbornly present, adopting a shameless persistence that was both irritating and exhausting.

Throughout this time, his phone rang constantly. Some calls he answered; most he abruptly terminated.

His frustration was increasingly evident.

Cecilia had a theory:

[Perhaps the Shadow Pack had managed to bail Cici out? It wasn’t impossible.

If Xavier could be released so quickly, the Blood Moon Pack’s legal team was clearly effective. The Shadow Pack’s attorneys would be equally capable.]

In the afternoon, while Alpha Xavier was distracted, Cecilia locked herself in the bathroom and called Harper.

“Cecilia, where are you? Has Alpha Xavier tracked you down?” she asked urgently.

“I’m in Singapore. And yes, he found me,” Cecilia replied.

“Singapore? I thought you were in Iceland.”

“It’s… complicated,” Cecilia said, deciding not to mention her new position as Sebastian’s secretary or her injury. “What’s happening with Cici?”

Noting Beta Sawyer’s relieved expression, Cecilia realized the factory issue must have been successfuily resolved.

She’d wanted to ask about it when they visited two days ago, but Alpha Sebastian’s stern demeanor had deterred her. Now seemed like a good time.

“Has Thomas Dunn finally confessed?” she asked.

Beta Sawyer’s eyes lit up with surprise. “How did you know?”

Even Alpha Sebastian leaned forward with interest, eager to hear her reasoning.

“Just an educated guess,” Cecilia replied.

“They interrogated Dunn long enough to find out where I was being held, and I provided the recordings identifying the two ghost employees. ”

“Zoe also admitted to entering the room where I was kidnapped. Logically, with such compelling evidence, the investigation should have been wrapped up within hours.”

She kept going, her thoughts connecting piece by piece.

“But I knew it couldn’t be that simple. Zoe was acting weird. If they were just regular partners in crime, why would one protect the other?” She leaned forward slightly, eyes sharp.

“When Zoe found out Dunn had confessed, he should’ve freaked out. That would’ve made sense. But he didn’t. He stayed calm-too calm.”

“So what made him so sure Dunn wouldn’t turn him in?” She paused, then answered her own question.

“Maybe they had a deal. One takes the blame to protect the other. Even more likely, they planned everything before I ever showed up at the factory.”

“If something happened to me, you’d start an investigation and find Dunn’s name first.

He’d be the obvious suspect. He’d go down for it, and Zoe-the real one behind it all-would walk away clean. You’d think justice was served… and stop looking any further.” When she finished, Alpha Sebastian’s expression was unreadable. Then his brow furrowed at her final point.

“Cecilia,” he said quietly, his deep voice resonating with unexpected intensity, “never consider yourself unimportant. If you had disappeared… I would have never stopped searching.”

*froze, completely caught off guard by his words and the emotion behind them.