Chapter 73


    Graham POV


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    “What? No! Never!” I blurted.


    She chuckled humorlessly. “Zoe confessed she murdered my father because our packs would have


    merged once he passed away, as dictated by thews. She also asked you to give me an anti–


    pregnancy shot for a period of two years so that I couldn’t have babies with you. And she did all this


    just for her own ambitions–to be the Luna of three packs without having to fight.” She shook


    her head. “She yed you right from the beginning and you got yed wlessly. I am so happy


    that you got what you deserved–a pathetic bitch like Zoe.”


    A shudder ran down my spine. Zoe had confessed? At first, my mind went numb, and I stared at her


    with a nk expression. I said through my clenched teeth, “This is all a f**king lie! Zoe was never


    involved in killing your father. He died of a heart attack!” I swallowed saliva down my throat. “Zoe


    needed my protection because she


    was abused.”


    “Stop lying!” she yelled. “For goodness’s sake, stop lying. You and Zoe killed my father to usurp my


    pack! You thought you were doing it and only you and Zoe were involved in it?” She let out a rough


    exhale. “Well, let me inform you—she did it at Alpha Liam’s behest. You thought you could make


    her your Luna after throwing me in dungeons, all while making it appear like a natural consequence


    of a jealous Luna? But did you know that she would have returned to her husband?”


    I nched. “No, Zoe loves me. And you have no witness about your father,” I said, my voice turning


    to whisper.


    “Oh, don’t worry,” Kylie replied with red eyes, as if she was stopping her tears. “I will p a case of


    murder against you and your Zoe in the Head Council! You will soon hear from me.”


    Logan held her hand and brushed her knuckles. He tugged her to sit in the car, but she resisted,


    turned to look ‘over her shoulder at me and said, “That pup isn’t yours. It belongs to Alpha Liam. I


    am a she–wolf and I know


    how to add up the dates. Just do some math and you’ll know.” Saying that, she went to sit in the


    car.


    My mind went into a loop of turmoil.


    Asher signaled his warriors to remove the blockade, and I saw their cars zipping past us. She


    threatened me of pping another case on me about her father’s murder. How could Zoe confess


    this to her? And why? It made little sense. Was Zoe under pressure when she confessed it?


    I returned to my pack with more regret than ever. It waste in the night and I didn’t want to meet


    anyone. My pack was silent, as if they were mourning the loss of the dead. I went to my room,


    which felt like an empty nest now. I wanted to think of Zoe, but all I was thinking about was Kylie.


    I poured a ss of whiskey for myself, but I gulped it in one go and picked up the whole bottle


    instead. The burning sensation of whiskey did nothing to quell my dread and misery. I felt like a


    husk. I remembered how Kylie used toe to me in times of mncholy and my mood would lift.


    She was my mate and losing my mate was gnawing at my soul. My wolf had receded in the corners


    of my mind, refusing toe out, mourning the loss of his mate. I was sure that after marrying and


    marking Zoe, he would return, but after what Kylie said to me today, I wondered if there was any


    truth in Zoe’s im.


    If Zoe wasn’t pregnant with my pup, then all that I cherished would be lost in vain.


    I tipped my head up and closed my eyes. My thoughts ran to how Zoe helped me in killing Alpha


    Jonas Kennedy. We had used an omega’s help who waster never heard of.


    I stabbed my fingers in my hair. Did Zoe really y with me? Kylie had definitely nted seeds of


    doubt in my mind. I started calcting the days when I met Zoe and when we f**ked each other.


    Zoe said that she was pregnant with my pup, then howe Kylie was so sure that she was


    pregnant with Liam’s pup? Goddess! If that was the truth, I would be damned. Frustration mounted,


    and I threw the bottle across the room with a roar.


    “Zoeeee!” I shouted, as if she woulde instantly and talk to me.


    I had never regretted so much in my life. I had lost my mate and Luna for a dream that wasn’t there.


    Or was it?


    Haze of confusion clouded my mind.


    Being my childhood sweetheart, I loved Zoe a lot. I couldn’t believe that she could deceive me. I


    know Alpha* Liam abused her, but… I grabbed my hair with my hands. She never showed me


    where he whipped her or hit


    her. I recalled how Kylie was bruised when I hit her, but Zoe never had those kinds of marks.


    Ever since I became the Alpha of the Lunar pack, I wanted it to grow stronger and bigger. With both


    Kylie and Zoe ‘ on my side, I dreamt of being the happiest wolf. But Kylie thwarted my ns.


    “Kylie. Kylie. Kylie.” I took a deep breath in. She depended so on me after her father’s death. I loved


    when she looked at me with all her love. It was never the same with Zoe. “F**k!” The weight of


    losing my mate hit me like a ton of bricks. I rubbed my chest and then thumped it to shake out the


    feeling of sorrow and distress.


    Suddenly, the door opened and Asher walked in with a tablet in his hand. “Alpha Graham, you must


    see this recorded video.”


    “What is it?” I asked, as he handed me the tablet. He yed it and my eyes grew wide in shock. It


    was a video of security footage in which Zoe was running to meet someone at my pack’s boundary.


    She handed over a man envelope to a man standing beneath a tree. When I pinched the picture


    out, I was surprised to see that it was


    Liam staring back at me.