Chapter 161 A Vow in Silence


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    Hearing Aubrey say, in her own voice, that there was no longer any possibility between us sent a sharp stab straight through my chest.


    It was the same as being rejected by my fated mate to my face. In the back of my mind, my wolf, Callen, whined restlessly. “<i>I </i>feel like something’s wrong with <i>our </i>fated mate<i>,</i><i>” </i><i>he </i>rumbled<i>, </i><i>unsettled</i>. <i>“</i><i>I</i><i>… </i><i>I </i><i>don’t </i>feel <i>right</i><i>.</i><i>” </i>


    That clusive alpha–ranked she–wolf? She was strong enough to take on an entire pack alone and skilled. enough to vanish without a trace. I doubted she was in any real danger.


    I was the one who was worse off–infected with a virus no one could cure, and now… losing the woman I loved.


    “Alpha…” Perry, my guard, spoke in a low, consoling tone. “Once you recover, you’ll still have a chance. You’re our alpha- your word isw. You could just hold another banquet to dissolve the sibling bond, right?”


    “Who?!” Aubrey’s sharp hearing picked up the words instantly.


    The door swung open, and I forced my expression back under control. Whatever cameter could wait there was no point in drowning in thoughts of the future now. I might not even live to see the day a cure was found.


    But if… if I did survive…


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    No matter what it cost, I would undo this sibling bond. Even if it meant venturing into the Moon Goddess’s birthce – that fatal, forbiddennd where no one had ever returned alive.


    I drew a slow breath, stepped into the room, and the first thing my eyesnded on was Aubrey’s bare back- and the ugly wound marring it. Anger red in me all over again.


    “How bad is it?” I asked Xavier.


    “Why are you both here? Is the banquet over?” Aubrey asked, clearly surprised.


    I frowned, but before I could say anything, Perry answered with an easy grin. “Without you, what’s the point of a banquet? And Alpha was worried about you, so we left early.”


    Aubrey nodded faintly at that.


    Xavier finally answered my question. “Didn’t hit the bone, but the cut’s deep. Alpha, what happened to the attacker?”


    I gave a short, cold huff. Did he really think I’d let anyone who hurt her walk away?


    Seeing the curiosity on Aubrey’s face, I lowered my voice. “She attacked you deliberately – and poisoned the pool with wolfsbane. I’ve already punished her.”


    I kept my tone even, but Perry, behind me, let out a dramatic breath, rubbing his forehead. “You should’ve seen it, Ms. Aubrey – Alpha was furious! He stripped Mariana of her beta rank right there, made her an omega, then kicked her straight into the pool! You should’ve heard her scream… Moon Goddess, it was brutal.”


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    Chapter 161 A Vow in Silence


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    Aubrey, however, nodded with clear satisfaction. “Good. Saves me the trouble of dealing with her myself.”


    At that, the corner of my mouth tugged upward. If she was pleased, then so was I.


    My eyes dropped to Xavier’s hands, watching him smear the ointment on her wound with far too little care. “You all go out,” I said. “Xavier, what’s needed here? I’ll do it.”


    “No need,” Aubrey objected immediately.


    But Xavier, of course, followed my orders. He grinned and handed me two containers. “Blue ointment first, then the white powder. Wrap it up, then one injection and you’re done.”


    I took them without hesitation, ready to start.


    Realizing she couldn’t escape, Aubrey eyed me suspiciously. “You’re not nning to give me the shot yourself, are you? You think you can even find the vein?”


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