Atticus’ POV:

Although I wanted to reject the mate connection with Eloise, she sounded very dissatisfied with me right now.

Why would she think of me this way? She was the one who had done something unforgivable before.

“I’ve never lied to anyone. I promise you as an Alpha.” I looked at her and said seriously.

“Why did you tell her this… ? She won’t believe it,” my wolf sneered.

“Judging from her expression, she’s already hurt. She won’t believe you so easily.”

Just as my wolf spoke, she looked at me with a complicated expression and sighed.

“Alright, what do you need me to do?”

She finally stopped being calculative about these things.

Jude handed her a stack of documents.

It was an event I was going to participate in next. The Stone Pack’s Alpha’s son was about to come of age, and all pack Alphas were invited to attend this dinner.

If he was lucky, he could find his mate here. If he were unlucky, he would end up like me.

“If there’s a way, I wouldn’t have to trouble you,” I said helplessly.

The fact that I was injured was still a rumor. However, if I didn’t attend the event, everyone would realize this was true.

Moreover, her attendance would also dispel other rumors.

“In theory, only werewolves will attend this banquet, but we have reason to believe those people will still appear,” Jude added.

“So, I hope you… Can be there.”

“But this has nothing to do with me, so I think I can still choose not to participate.” Eloise flipped through the documents and frowned.

I wanted to refute her, but I suddenly realized that what she said was right. This had nothing to do with her, especially when she had already determined that she had nothing to do with my pack.

How did things turn out like this? I didn’t even have a reason to convince her.

“Of course, it is, my dear. This is the best opportunity to remove our charges. I don’t want my family to be in danger because of this.” Soren was almost pleading.

It was indeed a very suitable way, but what was the relationship between them? It was not his place to say that.

He was too close to Eloise. I couldn’t accept them being that close.

I coughed a few times, which successfully made my heart beat faster. The medical equipment kept beeping. The doctors were like a group of sardines as they squeezed into the room. They only let me go when they were sure I wasn’t in any condition to make things worse.

“You should keep calm so that the wound doesn’t worsen. Injuries caused by salt need a long time to heal… “The doctor carefully observed the emotions of the people around him and then whispered.

“If you have a mate and keep her by your side, it will speed up the process.”

Jude looked like he was about to burst out laughing.

This was truly terrible, especially in front of them. My hand that the silver weapon had slashed was still in pain. I could only endure it and not cry out in pain.

“This looks very painful. If it really hurts, you can scream.” Eloise frowned as she looked at my wound.

“We are no longer mates, but we are not enemies, right?”

I looked at her with a frown. I was surprised that such words would come out of her mouth.

But no matter what, it did make me feel a little better.

“Alright, this is indeed too painful.” I sighed.

Her expression relaxed a little. However, she continued to read the documents and put them down after ten minutes.

“Yes, but you have to pay me more.” She looked at me with a smile.

“What do you think about doubling it?”

How much more did she want? What she had been offered now was more than enough!

“If you think the price is unacceptable, you can find someone else to help you with this. I still have work to do, and I’m very busy.” She smiled and waved her hand.

She could tell that I needed her to handle this.

I’d never thought of her as such a loathsome person..