Chapter 232
232 The Test
Third Person POV
Perry lifted the porcelain vial, uncorked it, and sniffed. No scent. He replaced the stopper, frowning slightly.
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As for the note’s claim–that this potion could sever any contract with the Moon Goddess–he dismissed it outright. Such a thing was impossible. And the woman he’d rescued had been nothing more than an ordinary omega without a wolf; how could she possibly possess such a miraculous potion?
Still, her sudden disappearance left him oddly disappointed. “I don’t even know your name… or which pack you’re from.”
He lingered a moment longer before turning away. He had already delayed too much. His alpha still needed him.
Not long after he left, the veiled woman slipped down from the branches of a tree nearby.
Her eyes were no longer dark but a vivid green, gleaming with life.
She was the southern continent’s most powerful forest witch—the very one who had developed the Lupine virus under Ulrich’s patronage. But when Ulrich himself fell ill, and the funds dried up, she had abandoned the project.
She hadn’t expected him to turn on her, to hunt her down like prey. She would have died if not for the foolishly loyal beta who had saved her.
So she had given him the potion. A true severing draught, rare beyond compare, capable of breaking even mate bonds. As repayment, it was more than enough.
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Cedarl.
Nathan had already summoned his men to bring forth a virus detector- prepared long in advance. Before everyone’s eyes, he used two vials of blood to prove its reliability.
“This one is infected blood. This one is clean.”
He explained with grim precision, then tested both samples. The diseased blood triggered a flare of red light, the normal sample a steady green glow.
The crowd murmured.
Satisfied the device was working, Nathan carefully sterilized it and turned toward Henry.
“Please, Alpha Henry. If your blood proves clean, I will personally deliver the King’s apology.”
The words sealed it. There would be no leaving without the test. sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ ꜰindηovel.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access s of novels early and in the highest quality.
Henry’s brows knitted, his violet eyes sweeping the hall. Every gaze was fixed upon him. Worse still, he could feel the beta warriors surrounding the villa outside–closing off every escape.
There was no choice.
He met Aubrey’s calm eyes, saw her subtle nod, and finally gave a cold, contemptuous snort.
“Fine. Let’s get this over with.”
With deliberate movements, he unfastened his ornate cufflinks. The violet
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in his gaze gleamed with menace, daring anyone to mistake his compliance for weakness.
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A warrior offered him a sterile lancet. Henry waved it away. With a flick of his fingers, a slim jeweled dagger shimmered into being.
He sliced his fingertip in a clean line. At once, beads of dark red blood welled up.
The watchers recoiled instinctively. Everyone knew–the blood of an infected wolf carried death.
Aubrey started to move toward him, but Henry’s glance silenced her. This, he would do himself.
He lifted the detector and let a drop fall upon it.
For a breathless instant, the hall was silent.
Then the device lit up.
Green.
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