The Silent Wolf: From Broken Mother to Shadow Queen Chapter 05

The Silent Wolf: From Broken Mother to Shadow Queen Chapter 05

“What the fuck did you just say?!”

Dorian shot up off the bed.

For a second, his heart seemed to stop. Then it slammed into overdrive, pounding like it might crack his ribs. His Alpha wolf surged inside him, claws scraping against his ribcage, shaking him to the core.

“Impossible. This can’t be happening!”

“Ellis is a good pup. He wouldn’t wander off during training. And Selka and I really did contact the enforcers. We told the media too, but even the reporters said there was no story.”

“Something this serious, and nobody told me? Did Christine pay you off too?”

Even now, his first instinct was still to blame me. To assume I’d bribed his own pack members.

But I’d already told him. The whole world had already told him.

He just refused to listen.

If he’d even glanced at the pack news, he’d have known I wasn’t lying.

His beta answered.

“Alpha, Luna Mallow has no reason to lie or bribe anyone.”

“Actually, the front desk got a ton of calls, but everyone assumed they were spam and ignored them. We even changed our public contact number afterward.”

Hearing that, Dorian’s wolf let out a low, dangerous growl.

“You’re telling me you can’t even tell a real call from a scam?!”

Silence on the other end, but it only made Dorian angrier. He hurled his phone down hard.

Then he seemed to deflate all at once, his legs buckling, nearly giving out.

He replayed everything in his head, all the way back to the moment Ellis first went missing.

He remembered me on my knees, begging the reporters not to tip off Crimson Thorn Pack.

And what had he been doing at the time? He’d thought I was just putting on a show. Called me dramatic. Called me pathetic.

Right then, Selka came out of the shower, hips swaying, and wrapped her arms around his neck from behind, her red lips trailing along his skin.

But his wolf didn’t react at all. Not even a little.

“Dorian, don’t treat me like I’ll break just because I’m carrying your pups.”

Looking at Selka’s alluring eyes, he pushed her away again.

“Selka. Tell me this is all fake. Those reporters you contacted, did they accuse you of spreading false information?”

“Why are you suddenly asking that?”

“Answer me. Yes, or no?”

The sudden Alpha command sent her heart racing. She swallowed hard and stammered.

“Yes.”

Getting the answer he’d expected, Dorian stared at her.

“You know what happens to someone who lies to an Alpha?”

But Selka said nothing, just watched him with those wide innocent eyes, though fear flashed through them.

Dorian didn’t call her out on the spot. He wanted to find out the truth himself.

If Ellis was really dead, if Selka had been lying this whole time, he wasn’t going to let her walk away from this.

He said nothing more. He stood, grabbed his jacket, and headed for the door.

Selka suddenly clung to him from behind.

“Dorian, it’s already dark out. What’s so urgent it can’t wait?”

“I already got dressed. I’ve been waiting for you.”

He didn’t answer. He just peeled her fingers off him, one by one.

At four in the morning, Dorian’s private jet landed at the pack house.

He couldn’t wait to push the door open.