Marked By the Pureblood Alpha (Deanna and Luis) novel Chapter 168

**Chapter 168: The Nude Photos**

As Zelena’s gaze fell upon him, a tempest of fury erupted within her, a storm of emotions that threatened to consume her whole. The memories of betrayal and resentment flooded back, igniting an inferno of feelings she fought desperately to contain. Her fists clenched tightly, sharp nails digging into her palms as she battled the urge to hurl herself at him, to unleash the torrent of rage that had been building inside her for far too long.

Beside her, Maggie was a coiled spring of indignation. “I can’t believe that jerk is here too,” she hissed, her voice low and fierce, resonating with Zelena’s own feelings of outrage.

Zelena took a deep breath, trying to steady the frantic pounding of her heart. With gritted teeth, she replied, “When my family’s Stormwind Pack ran our design studio, we were among the elite, ranked in the top three across all of Lycanland. Then Felix swooped in, stealing everything from us. He had the audacity to rename the studio, and now he’s competing for this Skyline Construction project like he’s entitled to it.”

Deanna, ever perceptive, sensed the turmoil roiling within her friend. She reached out, squeezing Zelena’s hand with reassurance. “Don’t worry, Zelena. We will create a magnificent new studio in the future, one that will outshine anything he has ever touched.”

Zelena nodded, though a tempest of emotions churned in her chest. She was resolute; she would not allow her feelings to cloud their path forward. With determination, she stood up, excusing herself to the restroom, hoping to splash some cold water on her face and regain her composure.

But as she stepped out of the restroom, her heart plummeted at the sight of Felix loitering just outside the door. He was smoking, the tendrils of smoke curling around him like a dark shroud, and when he noticed her, he extinguished his cigarette with a flick of his wrist, a gesture that felt almost theatrical.

Felix’s lips curled into a mocking smile as he clicked his tongue. “Zelena, that look in your eyes when you see me—you’re terrified, aren’t you?”

“Felix, you jerk!” she shot back, venom lacing her words like a poison.

His laughter was cruel, slicing through the air with a sharpness that made her skin crawl. “Go ahead, hurl your curses at me. Didn’t you once profess your undying love? Remember when you said losing me would shatter your wolf?”

Zelena’s eyes blazed with fury as she spat, her words deliberate and cutting. “I wish I had been blind! Then I would never have been deceived by a worthless piece of trash like you.”

“Fooled?” he echoed, a cruel grin twisting his lips. “You and your father always acted so high and mighty. You deserved to experience the pain that we lower-class wolves endure. My father was an elder of the Stormwind Pack, a position of respect. What happened to him? Your father banished him from the territory. What I did was merely payback!”

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