Chapter 536

Ron:

“She was terrified. When he came to her place, she was already unwell. Maybe her hormones were out of balance. Then Graham told her she would be arrested, that her cases would drag you into them as well.” Byron was speaking softly, trying to explain everything to me in the best way possible.

“At that moment, he did not give her a chance. Ten minutes later, he forced her down onto her knees. I do not even want to imagine how she felt when he left.”

We were sitting on the chairs with the table between us, and I could not lift my head. The fire seemed to consume me. Everything Byron told me made me feel like a failure as an alpha.

My Luna was out there being played, twisted, and broken. And I was angry instead of empathetic toward her.

“You know when they did the same to Madeline?” he paused, and I shot my head up in confusion.

“Yeah. Before Yuvonne, it was Madeline. They asked her to come to Graham’s mansion if she did not want Baxter to die. They always target the person Lunas love the most.” he made my heart skip a beat.

“Madeline went there, but she got too scared when the two surrounded her like hyenas. She tried to get out, but they were ready to risk everything. They did not care that they were committing a crime. Thankfully, Madeline was saved. Their Lunas came, and it turned into a huge scandal.”

As he paused, I sensed there was something else he wanted to say.

“Do you know who saved her?” he asked.

“It was Yuvonne. That was the last time she was allowed outside. After that, they made sure she was arrested and could not set foot outside.”

Byron continued, making my fists clench. Sadly, she was alone, trapped in a mansion. No one was allowed inside when she needed help.

“And Ron, we had to do so much to even for the first meeting with you. We had to hire a new lawyer and become that lawyer’s assistant just to reach you,” he mumbled.

For the last few minutes, Byron has been explaining everything that happened outside, and I sat there listening.

I felt like a douchebag. Sure, she caved to an evil man, but she was lonely and miserable.

“I want to meet her once,” I uttered, feeling my heartbeat rise at the mention of her name.

“She’s not allowed,” Byron replied bluntly.

“Why not? She’s still my Luna, and the cases against her have been discarded,” I explained, trying to understand why she was still not allowed.

“Her reputation is scarred, and even though the cases were dismissed, she’s seen as manipulative. So they are not allowing her anywhere. She’s pretty much just existing in the shadows how.”

Every word from Byron felt like a blow to my chest. I kept watching him, tears forming in my eyes.

He explained everything to me, how

her mother used to shapeshift, how she wanted Yuvonne to take the crown from my grandmother, how Yuvonne genuinely wanted to e change yet was accused of thing she could not deny because of her past and her mother’s actions.

More than that, I did not fucking care anymore. I just wanted to give her a hug.

“Can you tell her that when we meet again, I will not reject her?” I asked, watching Byron nod.

The fact that a man once named the worst Alpha was more composed and understanding than the so-called good ones, like I believed I was, made me sit there in shame.

“Anyway, I had to come here to tell you because she was going through a rough patch, and we had to put her to sleep. But I will give her your word. Do not worry.”

He rose from the chair after speaking.

“Please take care of her,” I whispered, watching him nod again.

He told me about Valeria, and more than ever wanted to leave. I also told him about Elgin and how he was the one who showed me the video and asked forty pack in

exchange for my freedom

I watched him leave as I sank into my seat. I thought about Madeline and how she had come to help me.

I had been so bitter. I really had no idea what happened to me in those moments or why I fucked up so badly. But at least now I have woken up.

And I was going to make sure I got out of here. So I could kill Graham with my own hands. I did not even fucking care if I went back to prison for it.

It was not an easy night. I spent it shifting in my bunk bed, missing Yuvonne and wondering how she must be now.

I had been through a lot here, but that particular night, something was not right.

There was a strange agitation in my body, like something bad was happening out there.