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Chapter 20: Ultimatums
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Scarlett’s POVI woke with a pounding headache, reminding me I’d overdone it with the vodka last night. The bitter cold and nerves had pushed me to drink too much, and now I was paying the price.The memory of Lucian and Maxwell’s private conversation weighed on my mind. It gnawed at me, the feeling of being shut out, especially when it concerned my life. I didn’t like being left in the dark, not when my fate was involved.After freshening up quickly, I found myself restless, my head too full of anxious thoughts to sit still. Even though the guys had lifted the chore duties, I decided to keep busy. The idleness was suffocating, and besides, I’d noticed that their staff never entered their rooms. It felt intentional, so I took it upon myself to clean up.Once I finished, I scanned their bookshelf, hoping to find something to read. Something light, with no hint of romance. The last thing I needed was a reminder of love or mates—I was living my own twisted version of that already.But no
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Scarlett’s POVLucian’s eyes flicked over me, sceptical yet intrigued. “And how do you plan to reach the West? To survive out there, penniless, without protection?” His voice carried a biting edge as if daring me to falter.I met his gaze steadily. “I’ll walk as far as I can. Someone will show me kindness eventually.” I could see a flicker of disbelief in his eyes, a scornful smirk. “And I’ll make sure no one knows I’m a Vladislav.”He let out a mocking laugh. “You think you’ll survive on determination alone, trudging through the cold on foot?”“Determination is a strong force,” I replied evenly, and he stopped laughing, a glint of surprise dawning in his eyes.“You’re serious,” he murmured, finally grasping my resolve.Maxwell stepped in. “Of course, she’s serious, Lucian. You can feel it, can’t you?” Lucian sat heavily on the couch as if caught off guard, leaving me standing, the weight of my words settling in the air between us.“When Clay gets here…” Lucian paused, considering. “I
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Maxwell’s POVThe realization hit me like a freight train. Scarlett—despite everything we’d heard, everything we’d believed—was a virgin. There was no lie in her eyes, no deception. All this time, we’d treated her with contempt, lashing out, blinded by false assumptions and resentment. We’d unleashed anger on an innocent, all because we’d thought she’d betrayed the mate bond. If this was true, then we had committed an unspeakable wrong against her, punishing her for things she’d never done.The entire picture began to shift, and I was left questioning everything we’d been led to believe. Who had Thomas really been following? Who was that girl Vladislav introduced to us, letting us believe she was Scarlett? Nikolay had deceived us in life, but it seemed we’d let him keep deceiving us even in death. And David—he’d handed her over like some tool, without a shred of dignity, furthering her shame instead of honoring her.Stasia, for all her loyalty, had been a mistake—a painful, repeated m
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Maxwell’s POV“Maxwell, if you have grievances, take them out on me. Leave Stasia out of this,” Lucian said, positioning himself protectively in front of her.“When you get her out of here, I will,” I shot back, my voice cold. “There’s no place for her in this apartment. And if you insist on forcing her to live with us, then I’ll take my part of the North and leave. Enough of this ‘brotherhood’ nonsense, Lucian. You’re selfish and heartless, thinking only of yourself.”Lucian’s eyes narrowed in anger. “All this…for a tainted whore?”The rage surged inside me, and I stepped closer, refusing to let his words go unanswered. “Don’t you dare call Scarlett a tainted whore again. She’s better than your social-climbing mistress, who, by the way, wasn’t a virgin when you first brought her here.” Stasia’s face crumpled, tears streaming down as she realized the disdain we all felt for her now. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Scarlett rise quietly from her seat and make her way to the door, de
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Maxwell’s POVClay stepped into the room, and it hit him immediately—a thick, almost stifling tension filled the space, weighing down on every corner.His brows furrowed as he tried to make sense of the strange atmosphere.“What… what happened here?” he asked, voice edged with confusion. His gaze wandered slowly around the room, taking in the fragments of what he didn’t yet understand. Then, as if a realization dawned on him, he looked up. “Where’s Scarlett?”I noticed Lucian’s eyes flick in my direction, a silent cue that did little to comfort me. So, with a sigh, I confessed.“I told her to rest in your room,” I said, almost bracing for his reaction. I fully expected him to object, maybe even demand an explanation, but he didn’t. Instead, his response was different—unexpected, even.“It’s about time,” he murmured, and his words tugged at something deep within me, filling me with a pang of shame I hadn’t anticipated. He didn’t know the things I knew, the secrets that had slowly poiso
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Maxwell’s POVScarlett stepped back from the door, her eyes darting to mine with a mixture of curiosity and unease. I offered her a gentle smile, hoping to ease her nerves. Clay and I entered, glancing around the small, modest room. It was simple, far from the opulence she must have known in the South, but she seemed to find peace here. Her expression was calm, as if grateful for the small space and its quietude. She didn’t need luxury; she needed a haven.“Scarlett,” I began softly, wanting to break the silence, “when’s your next birthday?” The question made her eyes shift away, as if she knew why I was asking. If anything between us was to bloom into something deeper, she’d have to be of age, and we’d have to wait until then. I felt an odd impatience twist inside me, wanting to skip ahead to a time when there’d be no such barriers.“Four months,” she replied, her voice low, and I nodded, feeling the weight of those four months like stones in my chest. But I’d wait. I had to wait. So
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Scarlett’s POVThree days had passed since Maxwell and Clay arranged for me to have my own room. On the surface, it seemed like a small, kind gesture, but in my world, kindness was a fleeting thing, like magic—a trick that dazzles for a moment and vanishes without a trace. It didn’t take long for Maxwell to piece together that I was a virgin, and I could only hope that knowledge would put an end to the degrading names. For three days, I stayed in that small, quiet space, trying to savor the peace while it lasted. The omegas brought my meals, but I saw the way they looked at me—distant, almost disdainful. They had little respect, but for once, I didn’t care.I learned that Maxwell and Clay had traveled, which explained the eerie silence surrounding me. The absence of their protective presence meant I was left alone with Lucian, and that thought haunted me.I knew Lucian resented me more than either of them, a cold, calculated hate that made the air feel heavier whenever he was nearby.
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Scarlett’s POVLucian’s words struck like daggers, each one sharper than the last. “Clay and Maxwell might care for you, but I don’t, and I never will. I didn’t bring you here to dine with us—you’re beneath me. I don’t eat with people like you. I brought you here to set your boundaries.” His tone was icy, his gaze filled with disdain. Each word was designed to hurt, to remind me just how little he regarded the bond we shared.A shiver of anger and pain shot through me, but I held back my tears, swallowing them down. He was the one who disrespected the bond, not me. He was the one flaunting his lust for someone else. And now, with Clay and Maxwell gone, I was forced to endure every word, every bitter drop of his contempt, without an ounce of protection.“Stasia has moved in today,” he continued, gesturing to her with an approving glance that turned my stomach. “I don’t want you entering this place again. She’ll handle the chores here, and I’m sure Clay and Maxwell will agree. Make your
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Lucian’s POV“I’m sorry, Maxwell,” I murmured, desperation clawing at my voice. “I swear, I’ll do whatever it takes to make things right.”He looked at me, his face streaked with tears, his eyes hollowed by sorrow and anger. “You can’t bring her back, Lucian,” he whispered, his voice shaking. “You can’t… you can’t fix it. Don’t you see that?” He buried his head in his hands, the weight of grief pressing down on him until his shoulders slumped forward, defeated.“We took everything from her,” he continued, his words choked with guilt. “She had nothing, Lucian—no money, no security, no one. We stole it all. Nikolay was right to keep her from us… he saw what we were, what we’d do to her.” His voice cracked, and he wept openly, the kind of raw, unfiltered grief that comes when there’s nothing left to lose.“Please, Maxwell,” I urged, reaching for something—anything—that might bridge this chasm between us. “I know you felt it, too. She’s out there somewhere, and we can find her. I’ve been
Scarlett (Second Edition) Chapter 78: Regret 2
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