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Chapter 0024
“If you really loved her, you wouldn’t use the term ‘wolfless.‘”
I turned toward the voice and found Alexander approaching with a fiery look in his eyes.
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as you “It’s an inherently offensive term, and it’s not accurate. Her wolf is merely dormant due to illness, all well know since she is the daughter of a prominent Alpha and her first shift was well celebrated. Having a dormant wolf due to illness is temporary, even if it lasts for years, and it is something that Ella will no doubt recover from. It is in no way a defect.”
I felt my heartbeat flutter as I listened to Alexander’s defense of me. He was right, but more importantly, he was making David seem like a jerk.
“He’s right,” I said, turning back toward the cameras. “My wolf is with me still; she’s only dormant, and I’m following the advice of my doctor to recover from this illness and bring my wolf back to full strength. It’s only a matter of time before it happens. I am not wolfless, and I am perfectly capable of fulfilling my duties to my pack.”
The crowd around us applauded, which caught me off guard and made me blush with embarrassment. Alexander was still standing close behind me, which helped me feel a little more confident as I turned toward David.
“You’ve known about this for years,“I pointed out. “So if you had a problem with it, I really hope you wouldn’t have proposed to me anyway.”
This got a loud reaction from the crowd as I heard people murmuring to themselves about David’s pompous behavior.
Amanda had approached in the crowd, and I could see her frowning deeply; her unhappy expression mirrored
David’s.
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David left early from the banquet. He was so humiliated by Alexander’s speech and the crowd’s reaction to him that he couldn’t bear to stay. He and Amanda had met outside and headed back to his home.
During the drive, he watched his phone as people reacted to the news, not only of Ella’s illness but also of Alexander’s eloquent defense of her and his own unkind words.
He glared at the screen. He had practiced that speech and chosen the words carefully. He never expected using the word “wolfless” to cause a backlash against him.
When had people gotten so sensitive about word choices? There was no real difference between being wolfless.and having a dormant wolf–either way, it meant that Ella couldn’t shift and she was weak because of it
The whole point of tonight was to take Ella down a peg and damage her newfound self–confidence, but thanks to Alexander stealing the spotlight and making David look like a fool, that hadn’t happened.
David’s hatred of Alexander was growing by the day. It would make it all the more satisfying to defeat him in the race for Alpha King.
Amanda remained quiet during the drive, uncertain of what to say. David had a tendency to lash out when he was angry, and she didn’t want that anger to be aimed at her.
Suddenly, David’s phone began to ring. It was a call from Ea.
He answered it immediately. What’s wrong?” he asked.
“Nothing.” Ella replied. “You left so quickly that I was worked you might be upset. I just wanted to check on you!!!
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“I’m fine,” he said. “I’m just not very good at speaking to reporters like that, and I didn’t want to say something wrong again and have it taken out of context.”
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“I see,” Ella said with a bored tone to her voice. “Well, as long as you’re all right, I won’t take up any
time.”
The call ended, and David threw his phone on the ground. When had Ella gotten so cold? She didn’t care that he had left at all! She hadn’t even come after him.
“It’s okay,” Amanda said, reaching out to touch his arm lightly.
“How is it okay?” he demanded, whirling around to glare at her.
The sudden movement startled Amanda, but she recovered quickly and smiled at David. “I already have a backup plan ready to go,” she said.
