After Severance,Alpha Fell in Love With Ex-Luna

Chapter 103: Fragments of Memory

Chapter 103: Fragments of Memory

(Marcus Blackwood’s POV)

Victoria Blackwood'’s silence stretched between us like a chasm. | could see the conflict in her eyes, the way she

weighed her words carefully

“Marcus,” she finally said, her voice heavy with reluctance. “Sthings are better left forgotten.”

“But | need to know” | pressed, leaning forward in the uncomfortable hospital chair. “Something happened to

me, didn’t it? Something significant enough that everyone was forbidden to speak of it.”

Victoria sighed deeply, her shoulders sagging with the weight of years of secrecy. She moved to sit besidein

the sterile corridor, her presence both comforting and unsettling.

“You were eight years old,” she began quietly. “It was a k***¥*++xg incident that nearly destroyed our family.”

The words hitlike physical blows. Eight years old. The age when most of my early memories bechazy

and fragmented.

“Every tyou tried to remember what happened, you would suffer terrible headaches, Victoria continued.

“The trauma was so severe that it was affecting your health, your ability to function normally.”

| closed my eyes, feeling the familiar pressure building behind my temples. Even now, trying to grasp those

memories felt like reaching through thick fog.

“Elder Margaret was desperate to help you,” Victoria explained. “She found a Master Healer who specialized in

memory work. The healing ritual was... extensive.”

“They erased my memories,” | said flatly.

“They helped you forget the trauma,” Victoria corrected gently. “And Elder Margaret made it cle was ever to

speak of it again. She wanted to protect you from reliving that pain.”

| struggled with the fragmented images surfacing in my mind. Darkness. Fear. And something else - a presence

that had felt safe in the midst of terror

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The sound of footsteps interrupted my thoughts. A doctor in surgical scrubs approached us, his expression

professional but tired.

“I'm looking for the family member of Sophia Rivers,” he announced.

| stood immediately. “That's me.”

Before | could explain the complexity of our relationship, Victoria interjected smoothly. “We're distant

cousins. I'm her mother figure since her parents aren't available.”

The doctor nodded, accepting the explanation without question. “Miss Rivers is out of danger. She lost a

significant amount of blood, but we were able to stabilize her condition. She’ll need rest and monitoring.”

Relief flooded through me, followed immediately by confusion about why | cared so much.

After the doctor left, Victoria turned towith sharp eyes. “Marcus, you have a mate. Why are you so

concerned about this woman?”

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| remained silent, unable to articulate the tangled emotions in my chest

“Elena would understand,” | finally said, though the words felt hollow even to me.

Victoria scoffed, her expression incredulous. “No she-wolf could understand her mate being devoted to another

female. Unless she doesn't love him at all.”

The words hitlike a physical blow. After Victoria left, | clenched my fists, her observation echoing in my

mind

Did Elena truly love me? | had always assumed that since she was my fated mate, she belonged toby

right. But belonging and loving were different things entirely.

The thought of Elena loving someone else sent a chill through our mate bond. The possibility that her heart

belonged elsewhere made my chest tighten with an emotion | didn’t want to name.

Hours passed before | was allowed to see Sophia. She lay pale against the white hospital sheets, but her

eyes brightened when she saw me.

“Marcus,” she whispered, her voice weak but filled with relief.

“You're awake,” | said, moving closer to her bedside. “How are you feeling?”

“Why did you

u save me?” Sophia asked, tears gathering in her eyes. “You both seeas a sinner now.”

| studied her face, searching for answers | couldn’t quite grasp. “If you were truly innocent, you wouldn't have

tried to kill yourself.”

Sophia choked back a sob. “Everyone at the hospital is callinga mistress who killed Elena’s parents. | was

jealous of her, yes, but | never wanted to harm anyone.”

“Don’t do this again, | warned her firmly. “You have Oliver to think about.”

“Oliver has no future with a mother like me.” Sophia lamented, her voice breaking.

| started to leave, but her hand shot out, grasping my wrist with surprising strength

“Please don’t leavealone,” she begged. “I'm scared. | keep having nightmares about the kidnapping.”

The word stoppedcold. | stood perfectly still, my mother’s words echoing in my mind. In the depths of my

fragmented memories, there was a vague figure - someone who had been there during those dark moments.

Could that figure have been Sophia?

After a long silence, | carefully removed her hand from my wrist. “Contact the Elite Guards if you need

anything”

“You don’t seem as happy as | expected, Sophia said quietly. “Don’t you wantto be the one who saved.

you?

| said nothing and left the room.

Outside the hospital, my phone rang. Amber Stone’s nflashed on the screen.

“Alpha, we found Heidi Cross,” she reported efficiently

Instead of returning to Moonhaven Estate, | decided to handle this matter immediately. Heidi Cross had been

hiding and squandering money, but she had secretly returned to the Northern Territory to seek help from her

brother Harold Thornfield.

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| found them in a private room at an upscale hotel. Heidi was wrapped in scarves and sunglasses, clearly afraid

of being recognized by other pack members.

When Harold Thornfield entered, Heidi removed her disquise and greeted her brother desperately.

“You fool!” Harold scolded her harshly. “You and your husband have caused nothing but trouble You almost

costmy position as Director of the Northern Territory Revenue Authority

“He’s my mate,” Heidi defended weakly.

“We disowned him when he went to jail,” Harold retorted coldly. “I won't lose face for the family or hinder my re-

election because of his stupidity.”

Amber Stone entered the room, and Harold quickly left, abandoning his sister.

“You're betrayingtoo, Heidi accused, her voice breaking.

| stepped into the room, my presence immediately commanding attention. “Heidi.”

She looked embarrassed, caught in her pathetic attempt at hiding.

“Are you willing to cback after hiding for so long?” | asked sarcastically.

“I was just on vacation,” she lied weakly.

“Connor Walsh confessed everything.” | revealed calmly. “He'll spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.”

Heidi trembled, knowing the torture Connor had endured at my hands. She had accepted Sophia’s arrangement

to leave the Northern Territory, hoping the matter would fade away.

Fear made her face go pale. “Please, I-”

“I won't treat you like Connor,” | assured her. “But you might lose your freedom like your husband.”

Heidi was anxious, not knowing what to say.

“Tellthe truth, and | won’t make things difficult for you,” | promised.

“I was forced by Sophia,” Heidi revealed desperately. “She promised to help my husband if | helped her 1

thought | had your approval since you seemed to favor her.”

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