Chapter 156
Betrayed by Blood
Cain sat at the head of the long wooden table, his fingers tapping idly against the armrest of his chair. The voices around him droned on reports of border security, trade agreements, and minor disputes among the lower-ranking wolves, but none of it held his interest. His mind was elsewhere, tangled in the revelations of the night before.
Avery. ’He pushed me off the cliff to stay pack alpha.’
The words echoed in his head repeatedly, his fingers stilled, and his jaw clenched.
He had heard everything Lucas was quick to say about her, believing he had truly done his due diligence about it, but of course, everything he heard couldn’t be farther from the truth. Yet, he had believed them without a second thought. What was it he said again? ’The moon goddess cursed him with a mate like her.’
The goddess must’ve been laughing, mocking his stupidity and the rumors he heard. He had never once questioned where she came from or why she was practically dead when she arrived. She had been stabbed and looked drained of life when he met her, and not once did he think perhaps she wasn’t the evil mastermind he thought she was.
Her uncle had tried to kill her. He stabbed her and pushed her off a cliff. Her own blood had discarded her like she was nothing. And Cain, without even realizing it, had done the same.
The goddess was truly cruel for giving Avery a mate like him.
A muscle in his jaw twitched. His fingers curled into a fist. He had to make this right.
"Alpha Cain?"
Lydia’s voice cut through his thoughts. He blinked, turning his gaze to her. She stood near the end of the table, waiting for acknowledgment.