Abandoned Luna Now Untouchable (Cecilia) novel Chapter 63

Xavier

Alpha Sebastian’s words lingered in the air, sharp and unsettling-almost like he had seen the future.

He seemed to know exactly how things would break up: that the marriage negotiations between our two packs would destroy our opportunity to do business together.

I watched as Alpha Gavin steadied himself, visibly shaken.

Alpha Gavin turned slightly, his eyes meeting mine across the room in silent communication.

If this project collapsed, both our packs would bleed financially.

*We were tied together on that project from the very beginning, whether we liked it or not.

I kept my expression carefully blank, refusing to reveal my thoughts.

Around the table, the faces of both our families had grown somber.

“Hah..*

The harsh laugh cut through the tense silence like a knife.

Everyone turned toward Cici as she fixed her gaze on me, slowly approaching until she stood directly in my path. The scent of her anger-bitter and acrid-flooded my nostrils.

“What good is loving Cecilia now?” she sneered, her eyes flashing dangerously. “She’s already found her replacement and crawled into Alpha Sebastian’s bed. Why else would he constantly defend her?”

[She’s delusional,] Kael growled in my mind, bristling at the accusation.

I felt my features freeze over, my voice emerging cold as winter. “They have no inappropriate relationship.”

I’d harbored my own suspicions before. But after reading Cecilia’s conversation with Harper last night, and considering Alpha Sebastian’s words, I believed it now.

Yet a nagging doubt persisted in my heart: with Alpha Sebastian so boldly championing her at every turn, would Cecilia eventually develop feelings for him? The possibility left a bitter taste in my mouth. I couldn’t bear to contemplate that future.

“Is she really so pure and innocent in your mind? You think she’s incapable of cheating?” Cici demanded, noticing my momentary distraction. Her fists clenched at her sides, her jaw tightening with barely contained rage.

I looked at her-really looked at her-and felt nothing but cold contempt rise within me.

“Wasn’t I the one who cheated? I admit my mistake. But Cecilia was always good-l was the one who betrayed her.”

The truth of my own words struck me like physical pain. People truly only appreciate what they had once it’s gone.

My mate-the woman who abandoned her dream career for me, who endured my family’s criticism, who stood firmly by my side through our marriage… She was brilliant, strong, gentle, never losing her temper. She was extraordinary in every way, yet gradually found her… boring. How foolish I’d been, trading paradise for purgatory.

Cici’s expression twisted grotesquely as my words sank in. “If she’s the good one, then I’m the villain? What about everything we shared? What was that supposed to be?” I stared at her with empty eyes, as though looking at something already dead. “You tell me…”

With a piercing scream, Cici grabbed a knife from the table and pressed it against her throat.

Her family lunged forward in panic, scrambling to wrestle the blade from her hand.

I didn’t even bother looking. I’d seen this same dramatic performance countless times over the past few days. If she wanted to die, that was her choice. I turned and walked toward the door, My face was full of disgust.

My parents rose from their seats, their expressions grave as they followed me.

“Come back!” Cici wailed behind us, her voice breaking with sobs. “You’ll regret this!

You’ll definitely regret this!”

I didn’t look back. Not once.

Now everything-both personal and professional-was tangled in an impossible knot.

Author

Contrary to what Alpha Gavin seemed to believe, Alpha Sebastian was far from omniscient.

He simply knew Alpha Xavier well enough-recent encounters had given him a working understanding of the man’s temperament.

Today’s move, though colored slightly by personal sentiment, was mostly calculated.

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